Google Introduces Gemini GenAI Model for Highly Complex Tasks
Google on Wednesday spiced up the generative AI race by introducing Gemini, its most capable and general model yet with state-of-the-art performance across many leading benchmarks, in three iterations.
Google Purges 17 Deceptive Android Loan Apps From Play Store
Security Researchers found 18 deceptive Android loan apps that disguised themselves as genuine personal loan services.
NASA’s Psyche Asteroid Mission Delivers 1st Images, Other Data
NASA's Psyche spacecraft, which lifted off in October in search of gold, and diamond on an asteroid, has retrieved the first images -- a milestone called "first light", the US space agency announced on Wednesday.
Users Lose Audio from Their Old Instagram Videos
Meta-owned American photo and video-sharing social networking service Instagram has encountered a strange issue in which audio from videos posted on the platform some years ago has mysteriously vanished.
Discord Updates Its Mobile App with New Improvements
Discord has rolled out the updated mobile app experience globally with new improvements to help users and their friends chat and hang out on the go.
Microsoft’s Copilot to Get OpenAI’s Latest Model GPT-4 Turbo, DALL-E 3
Microsoft has announced several new features that will be added to its Copilot service soon, including OpenAI’s latest models.
Musk’s AI Company Seeks to Raise $1 Billion in Investments
Elon Musk’s AI company xAI is seeking to raise $1 billion in equity investments.
Twitch Plans to Shut down in South Korea over High Network Costs
Twitch, a popular US-based live game streaming platform, said on Wednesday it plans to shut down its South Korean service in February next year due to high network usage fees in the country.
Microsoft Creates ‘Deep Search’ Feature for Bing Powered by GPT-4
Microsoft has created a ”Deep Search” feature for its Bing search engine powered by OpenAI’s GPT-4 that will give users more relevant and comprehensive answers to complex search queries.
Hackers Infiltrate US Govt Agencies Using Adobe Coldfusion Exploit
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is urging immediate action from federal agencies to address a critical vulnerability in Adobe ColdFusion, CVE-2023-26360, actively exploited by hackers to gain initial access to government servers.
Google Develops AI-Powered Spam Detection To Make Gmail Safer
Google has developed an AI-powered spam detection system that can help spot “adversarial text manipulations” like emails with special characters, emojis, typos, and other characters that easily bypass Gmail defenses.
Europol Dismantles 10 Illegal Firearms Workshops
Europol has dismantled 10 illegal firearms workshops across Europe.
IBM, Meta Launch AI Alliance to Build Open, Responsible AI
IBM and Meta on Tuesday launched the AI Alliance in collaboration with over 50 tech companies, founding members, and collaborators globally.
Meta is Disconnecting Cross-Platform Chat Integration Later This Month
Meta has announced that it will be disconnecting Messenger and Instagram chat starting mid-December 2023.
CID Actor Dinesh Phadnis aka Fredericks Dies of Multiple Organ Failure at 57
CID actor Dinesh Phadnis died on Tuesday at the age of 57.
Sony PlayStation Users Report Accounts Being ‘Permanently Suspended’
Many Sony PlayStation Network users reported their accounts were being “permanently suspended" without any reason, leaving them flummoxed as they were unable to play PS4 or PS5.
UK Regulator Issues Age-Check Guidance for Porn Sites to Protect Kids
The UK's internet regulator Ofcom on Tuesday set out new guidance on highly-effective age checks to stop children accessing online porn services.
Global Crypto Market Hits $1.5 Trillion as Panic Buying Fuels Bitcoin Price
The world's biggest cryptocurrency Bitcoin touched a 19-month high above $42,000 which was triggered by some "panic buying", reports said on Tuesday.
Mark Zuckerberg Sells Nearly $190 Million in Meta’s Shares
Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg sold around $190 million in the company’s stock last month, the media reported.
Spotify to Cut 1,500 Jobs in Third Layoff Round This Year
Music streaming giant Spotify is cutting 1,500 jobs, or 17% of its workforce, in its third round of layoffs this year. The cuts come as the company tries to control costs and turn a profit.
