Tech Rookies Staff

‘I did not foresee at all the social-media application, nor its impact on society’: Inventor of the CMOS-based image sensor on how a technology designed to take photos in space has changed the way we view the world

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Camera technology has come on leaps and bounds throughout the 20th and 21st century, but one of the most important developments was the invention of the CMOS image sensor. This invention, dubbed the ‘camera-on-a-chip’, is the technology that allows everyone to carry high-resolution cameras around in their pockets. But the history of the CMOS can … Read more

The Godox C100 is the weirdest camera and the weirdest light meter I’ve ever used — it’s an intriguing concept, but it misses the mark on both counts

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Godox C100: two-minute review Well, this is a new one. Godox caught everybody by surprise when it announced the C100, a slim, rectangular point-and-shoot camera built around a transparent rectangular screen that also functioned as the viewfinder… and it also worked as a light meter for film photography. What, many asked camera nerds, was going … Read more

Expert finds this £3 Temu Wi-Fi extender is full of security issues, and definitely not the bargain you’d hoped for

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A £3 Wi-Fi extender carried hidden administrator access beyond ordinary user controls Every device running the firmware shared the same concealed administrator password Changing the visible administrator password could not disable the secret account A £3 Wi-Fi extender bought through Temu has exposed security problems that challenge the idea of cheap connected devices being simple … Read more

Mark Zuckerberg’s Muse personal AI agent is a work accessory designed by people who don’t do real work

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Just when it seemed the creeping presence of technology into our daily routine couldn’t get any worse, Meta has launched Muse, a new way for AI to take control of your life. Described as “The World’s First Personal AI Agent Built for Everyone”, Muse looks to be an hybrid work and home life AI assistant … Read more

‘ChatGPT will glaze anyone regardless’: I tried 5 ways to make ChatGPT flatter and agree with me — here’s what happened

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Sycophancy has become one of AI’s biggest problems. For years now users have reported that their favorite chatbots are overly agreeable. They often validate opinions, flatter people and sometimes tell them what they want to hear rather than what they probably need to hear. This is sometimes referred to as “glazing”. AI companies are well … Read more