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Jason Hiner/ZDNETI try to install a new iOS release as soon as it hits Apple's download servers. I like to get a few days of usage under my belt -- as well as get a chance to see what the early adopters think of it -- before I give it the thumbs up or thumbs down.This time things were a little more complicated by the fact that I was away, and a dead or misbehaving iPhone was the last thing I wanted to be dealing with.Also: Update your iPhone and turn on Stolen Device Protection ASAP. Here's why iOS 17 has, much like…

Learn how to use OnnxStream to generate images with Stable Diffusion XL Turbo on the Raspberry Pi!Images generated using SDXL Turbo on the Raspberry Pi, each taking ~3 minutes | Source: AuthorIn my last article, I shared how to run large language models and vision language models on the Raspberry Pi. This time around, instead of LLMs and VLMs, we shall run an image generation model — Stable Diffusion XL (SDXL) Turbo — on the Raspberry Pi 5. It’s another impossible sounding feat, but open-source wonders do exist, and…

An AI design startup/generator will swerve the likes of Stable Diffusion after raising $12mn (€11mn) to build its own foundation model. Recraft is billed as the first-ever AI tool for generating and editing vector art, icons, 3D images, and illustrations within a brand’s style guide.  By leveraging generative AI, the product creates layouts, fonts, colours, and illustrations. In the eight months since launch, Recraft claims to have attracted over 300,000 users. As a product for professional…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain When it comes to mental health at school, typically the focus is on helping students, especially as they emerge from the pandemic with heightened levels of anxiety, stress and emotional need. But as school officials seek to put resources toward student well-being, another school population is possibly being overlooked: teachers. …

Seasonal changes in subtropical circulation under greenhouse warming. a, b Changes in the 850 hPa streamfunction (shading) in the Shared Socioeconomic Pathway 5-8.5 (SSP5-8.5) experiment relative to the historical experiment during a the boreal winter (December–February; DJF) and b the boreal summer (June–August; JJA). The contours in a and b represent the climatology of the 850 hPa streamfunction in the historical experiment (interval: 5 × 106 m2 s−1).…

Instability is at the heart of technology, as new innovations constantly change the game. However, the last couple of years have been especially volatile as interest rates rose, VC funding free-for-alls dried up, and mass layoffs began.  Now things are beginning to stabilise, and organisations are hiring more strategically, jobs across tech sectors are a safer bet. Here’s where savvy job seekers are looking in 2024. AI The chaotic CEO changes at ChatGPT creator Open AI late last year don’t…

Used cars for sale at Lee Auto Mall on Wednesday, August 16, 2023. (Staff photo by Brianna Soukup/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images)Brianna Soukup | Portland Press Herald | Getty ImagesDETROIT – Used vehicle prices are expected to stabilize this year, after buyers of pre-owned cars and trucks got more relief in 2023 following a stretch of record prices.Automotive data firm Cox Automotive expects wholesale prices on its Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index, which tracks prices of used vehicles sold at its U.S. wholesale…

OnePlus started rolling out the stable version of the Android 14-based OxygenOS 14 to compatible phones globally over the past few weeks. Several OnePlus models in India have also received the update. Now, the company has confirmed that the stable OS update is available for OnePlus 8T and OnePlus 9R users in the country. The OxygenOS 14 update, announced in September 2023, includes the Trinity Engine that is said to enhance the performance and introduces the updated Aquamorphic Design 2.0 which refreshes the look of the…

The ASUS ZenFone 10 (review) is now receiving a stable Android 14 OS update in the global markets. Earlier in June this year, the Taiwanese brand launched the compact flagship smartphone packed with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, 144Hz display, gimbal cameras, and more. It shipped with Android 13 OS out of the box. Read on to know all the details below,  Android 14 arrives on ZenFone 10 ASUS is rolling out the stable version of the Android 14 OS to the ZenFone 10 units in the global markets, including those sold in the EU. In a…

Among the outstanding advances in image generation through artificial intelligence is Stable Diffusion, a powerful tool that has revolutionized the creation of visual content. Stability AI aims to maintain its leading position in generating images from text with the recent release of its Stable Diffusion XL 1.0 image generator. ‘XL’ refers to the fact that it has been trained with almost three times more parameters than its previous models. Today we will talk about this new model and what improvements it brings and also…