Instagram is rolling out several new features for direct messages (DMs) to make catching up with friends a more expressive experience, the company announced on Monday. It now enables users to customise chats by adding nicknames and brings a Snapchat-like location sharing feature which allows them to send their location…
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OpenAI Updates GPT-4o With Improved Creative Writing Ability, Reveals New Automated Red Teaming Method
OpenAI announced two ways it is improving its artificial intelligence (AI) models last week. The first includes releasing a new update for the GPT-4o (also known as the GPT-4 Turbo), the company’s latest AI model powering ChatGPT for paid subscribers. The company says the update improves the creative writing ability…
View More OpenAI Updates GPT-4o With Improved Creative Writing Ability, Reveals New Automated Red Teaming MethodGoogle Calendar Gets Full-Screen Task Lists Feature on Android for Easy Task Management
Google has introduced a new feature for its Calendar app on Android which aims to make managing tasks easier. The app lets users create tasks, edit them with details, create sub-tasks, and use them with Google Workspace products like Gmail and Calendar — synced across devices. The company introduced full-screen…
View More Google Calendar Gets Full-Screen Task Lists Feature on Android for Easy Task ManagementiOS 18.2 Adds Unified ‘Default Apps’ Section to Settings App With New Categories: Report
iOS 18.2 will introduce a new unified section that will enable users to set default apps across more than eight categories, including calling, messaging, call filtering, autofill, and NFC chip-compatible applications. Here’s how the new Default Apps feature works on iOS 18.2. Read More | Source: Gadgets 360…
View More iOS 18.2 Adds Unified ‘Default Apps’ Section to Settings App With New Categories: ReportOpenAI Planning AI-Powered Web Browser, Could Rival Google Chrome: Report
OpenAI is reportedly planning to build a native web browser powered by artificial intelligence (AI). As per a report, the AI firm is planning to take on Google Chrome with its own browser platform and has started discussing its plans with several website and app developers. Separately, the AI firm…
View More OpenAI Planning AI-Powered Web Browser, Could Rival Google Chrome: ReportGoogle Must Sell Chrome to Restore Competition in Online Search, DOJ Argues
Alphabet’s Google must sell its Chrome browser, share data and search results with rivals and take other measures – including possibly selling Android – to end its monopoly on online search, prosecutors argued to a judge on Wednesday. Read More | Source: Gadgets 360…
View More Google Must Sell Chrome to Restore Competition in Online Search, DOJ ArguesApple Safari Technology Preview 208 Released With JavaScript, Web API and Other Fixes
Apple released Safari Technology Preview 208 for macOS on Thursday. It is the latest update to the experimental version of Safari on macOS for developers where upcoming web technologies are first introduced for testing purposes before their public rollout on the standard web browser. As per Apple, Safari Technology Preview…
View More Apple Safari Technology Preview 208 Released With JavaScript, Web API and Other FixesGoogle Lets Users Share Files Directly With Gemini from Any Android App for Quick Analysis: Report
Google has rolled out a new functionality for Gemini — its artificial intelligence (AI) assistant on Android smartphones, according to a report. It lets users share a document with the AI assistant using the Android share sheet, negating the need for opening Gemini and then manually uploading a file for…
View More Google Lets Users Share Files Directly With Gemini from Any Android App for Quick Analysis: ReportApple Reportedly Working On AI-Powered Conversational Siri With ChatGPT-Like Capabilities
Apple is reportedly planning a major overhaul for its virtual voice assistant Siri that will make it more conversational. The Cupertino-based tech giant has already released the new interface for the voice assistant, and other features are expected to be added early next year that will make it capable of…
View More Apple Reportedly Working On AI-Powered Conversational Siri With ChatGPT-Like CapabilitiesYouTube Shorts’ Dream Screen AI Feature Upgraded With Video Background Generation Capability
YouTube first began testing a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature for Shorts dubbed Dream Screen in June. The feature earlier could generate AI-generated image backgrounds for the vertical short video format, but on Thursday, the company announced a new capability. Dream Screen can now generate video backgrounds alongside image backgrounds…
View More YouTube Shorts’ Dream Screen AI Feature Upgraded With Video Background Generation CapabilityGoogle Messages Rolls Out Merged Camera and Gallery UI, Adds Image Quality Selection in Beta: Report
Google Messages has rolled out a redesigned user interface (UI) for sending photos and videos via rich communication services (RCS) that merges the camera viewfinder and the gallery picker, according to a report. Instead of the combined view including the camera UI, up to four recent images, and the folders…
View More Google Messages Rolls Out Merged Camera and Gallery UI, Adds Image Quality Selection in Beta: ReportThreads Algorithm Updated to Show Users Less Recommended Content
Threads has updated its algorithm to show users more posts from people that they follow. Users will see fewer recommended posts, which are published by accounts that they don’t follow, according to details shared by Instagram head Adam Mosseri, who said that content creators on Threads will see a drop…
View More Threads Algorithm Updated to Show Users Less Recommended ContentSpotify Tests Video Clips, Author Pages and More Features for Audiobooks
Spotify has rolled out several new features in the pilot phase to improve the audiobook listening experience. One of the most notable changes is the introduction of video clips in audiobooks, enabling users to view a short snippet containing information about it or even a message from the author before…
View More Spotify Tests Video Clips, Author Pages and More Features for AudiobooksWhatsApp Rolls Out Voice Message Transcripts With Support for English and Other Languages
WhatsApp rolled out a new feature on Thursday that aims to make sharing voice messages more convenient. It introduces voice message transcripts on WhatsApp for Android and iOS platforms, enabling users to see a text-based transcription of the voice message received from others. The feature is said to come in…
View More WhatsApp Rolls Out Voice Message Transcripts With Support for English and Other LanguagesChatGPT Live Video Feature Spotted on Latest Beta Release, Could Launch Soon
ChatGPT might soon get vision capabilities. As per a report, evidence for the Live Video feature, which is part of OpenAI’s Advanced Voice Mode, was spotted in the latest ChatGPT for Android beta app. This capability was first demonstrated in May during the AI firm’s Spring Updates event. It allows…
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