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WhatsApp to Roll Out Automatic Album Feature for Channels
WhatsApp channels feature has received automatic album creation in the latest Android beta.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 17, 2023
1 min read
Wealthy, White Men Have Exclusive Access to OpenAI’s Tech: Report
Sam Altman-run OpenAI has come under fire for a 'glaring lack of diversity' and its new board now consists of just three white men, triggering debate over OpenAI's mission to "benefit all of humanity".
Bijay Pokharel,
December 17, 2023
2 min read
Geographic Biases Exist in ChatGPT, Reveal Researchers
Researchers have discovered limitations in ChatGPT’s capacity to provide location-specific information about environmental justice issues.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 17, 2023
2 min read
YouTube Adds Song Play Counts, AI Playlist Art Creator in Music App
YouTube has added play counts for every song in its Music app and broadened the availability of the generative AI creator for playlist art.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 17, 2023
2 min read
WhatsApp Tests Manage Emoji Replacement Feature on Windows
WhatsApp is rolling out a new 'manage emoji replacement' feature to some beta testers who installed the latest WhatsApp beta for Windows 2.2350.3.0 update from the Microsoft Store.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 17, 2023
1 min read
Insta’s New Feature Lets You Create Customizable ‘Add Yours’ Templates
Instagram has launched a new feature that will let you create customized “Add Yours” templates with GIFs, images, and text.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 16, 2023
1 min read
Meta Quest Users Can Now Use Microsoft Word, Excel & PowerPoint in Virtual Reality
Microsoft has launched the basic Office suite, which includes Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, for free on the Meta Quest store.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 16, 2023
2 min read
OpenAI Suspends ByteDance’s Account Over ‘Secretly Using’ Its AI Tech
Microsoft-backed OpenAI has suspended Chinese internet giant ByteDance's account after a report said TikTok's parent company is using OpenAI's technology to develop its large language model (LLM) in the generative AI era.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 16, 2023
1 min read
US FTC Looking into Our Subscription Cancellation Practices: Adobe
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is looking into Adobe’s subscription cancellation practices, the software giant has revealed.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 16, 2023
1 min read
Microsoft’s Bing Chat Made up False Scandals about EU Elections: Researchers
Microsoft’s AI chatbot Bing Chat, recently rebranded as Copilot, made up false scandals about real politicians and invented polling numbers, human rights organization AlgorithmWatch has revealed.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 16, 2023
2 min read
Activision Blizzard Reaches $54 Million Accord in Gender Discrimination Lawsuit
Activision Blizzard has agreed to pay $54 million to resolve a gender discrimination lawsuit filed by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH), according to a press release from California’s Civil Rights Department (CRD).
Bijay Pokharel,
December 16, 2023
1 min read
Spotify Testing Prompt-Based AI Playlists Feature
Spotify is testing a prompt-based AI playlist feature that will help users create their favorite playlists using AI technology and prompts.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 15, 2023
1 min read
‘Project Kuiper’ Internet Satellites Will Operate like a Mesh Network: Amazon
Amazon's ‘Project Kuiper’ internet satellite system has completed successful tests of an optical mesh network in low-Earth orbit.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 15, 2023
2 min read
Samsung Introduces New PC Series ‘Galaxy Book4’ Powered by AI
Samsung on Friday introduced its new PC series "Galaxy Book4" powered by artificial intelligence (AI), which includes -- Book4 Ultra, Book4 Pro and Book4 Pro 360.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 15, 2023
2 min read
Insta’s New AI Editing Tool Lets You Edit Image Background via Prompts
Instagram has launched a new AI media editing tool called "Backdrop" that will let you edit an image background of your choice through prompts for Stories.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 15, 2023
1 min read
Intel Unveils Next-Gen Products for AI Across the Spectrum
Intel on Thursday introduced a new portfolio of products to empower customers’ AI solutions across the data center, cloud, network, edge, and PC.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 15, 2023
2 min read
X Corp Purges over 300k Accounts for Policy Violations in India in Nov
X Corp removed a record 3,33,036 accounts in India between October 26 and November 25, mostly for promoting child sexual exploitation and non-consensual nudity.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 15, 2023
1 min read
Xbox Cloud Gaming Now Available on Meta Quest VR Headsets
Xbox has announced that its Cloud Gaming service is now available on Meta Quest VR headset devices.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 15, 2023
1 min read
Meta’s Threads Now Available for 448 Million European People
Threads is finally available to users in the European Union, Mark Zuckerberg announced on Thursday.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 15, 2023
1 min read
OpenAI to Train GenAI Models on Axel Springer’s News Content
Global media and technology company Axel Springer and ChatGPT developer OpenAI have announced a partnership to strengthen independent journalism in the age of artificial intelligence (AI).
Bijay Pokharel,
December 14, 2023
1 min read
