Generating AI Images Uses as Much Energy as Charging Your Phone, Study Finds
Creating images with generative AI could use as much energy as charging your smartphone according to a new study Friday that measures the environmental impact of...
Amazon Echo Pop vs. Apple HomePod mini: Which Smart Speaker Is Best for You?
The Apple HomePod mini and Amazon Echo Pop are two popular and inexpensive smart speakers that offer music playback, smart home control, and more. I’ve used...
Seizing the AI opportunity in Europe
At the European Business Summit, Kent Walker shared how Europe can maintain its competitive advantage by harnessing AI. Source : Seizing the AI opportunity in Europe
What Is an MP4 File (and How Do I Open One)?
A file with the .mp4 file extension is an MPEG-4 video file format. MP4s are one of the more common video file formats used for downloading...
What Are Retro Game Upscalers and Are They Worth It?
There’s nothing quite like playing retro games on the original hardware they were designed for, but if you try to hook up your NES to a...
Windows 11’s Media Player Is Actually Good—Here’s Why You Should Use It
Microsoft has included a media player application in Windows for decades, but Windows 11 has a brand new one, simply called Media Player. If you haven’t...
Exclusive Cover Reveal of “Catalina” by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
Electric Literature is pleased to reveal the cover for the novel Catalina by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio, which will be published by One World on June 18th 2024. Preorder...
7 Books About Authorship Hoaxes
Public fascination with con artists, scams, and heists has been on the rise, with stories of Anna Delvey, Rachel Dolezal, Caroline Calloway, and Elizabeth Holmes splashing...
Most Parents Trust, Respect, and Feel Safe with Librarians: Book Censorship News, December 1, 2023
Earlier this fall, Book Riot and the EveryLibrary Institute teamed up to create and distribute a series of research studies exploring parental perceptions of the library....
How Dungeons & Dragons Can Help Members of The Neurodivergent Community
I’ll start by saying that I am not a medical professional. I am an autistic school librarian who has discovered Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) as an...
