Google on Friday labelled the US Justice Department’s plan to sell its web browser as “extreme” and legally flawed, cautioning a judge against stifling future innovation. In a court filing, the search giant proposed its own remedy, arguing the Chrome sale doesn’t match the illegal conduct involving exclusive contracts with…
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Microsoft Previews Real-Time Translation in Live Captions for AMD and Intel Copilot+ PCs
Microsoft is testing an artificial intelligence (AI) real-time Translation feature in Live Captions for Copilot+ PCs powered by AMD and Intel chipsets. Announced on Wednesday, the new feature is being previewed with the latest Windows 11 Insider preview build and is available via the Dev Channel. Additionally, the tech giant…
View More Microsoft Previews Real-Time Translation in Live Captions for AMD and Intel Copilot+ PCsChatGPT App for macOS Support Expanded to Apple Notes and Other Third-Party Apps
OpenAI added support for several note-taking and coding apps within the ChatGPT app for macOS on Thursday. The AI firm described this feature as agentic and highlighted that the chatbot will be able to read on-screen information in the supported apps and help users with queries. This feature is currently…
View More ChatGPT App for macOS Support Expanded to Apple Notes and Other Third-Party AppsGoogle Photos Developing Quick Edit Feature for Editing Media Before Sharing: Report
Google Photos may be developing a new feature which lets users edit photos and videos quickly before sharing them, according to a report. The feature is dubbed Quick Edit and is said to enable quick photo editing by automatically enhancing it. Further, it is reported to also have cropping functionality….
View More Google Photos Developing Quick Edit Feature for Editing Media Before Sharing: ReportRapido Reportedly Fixes Security Flaw That Exposed User and Driver Information
Rapido has addressed a security flaw that exposed user and driver personal information via a feedback form, revealing names, email addresses, and phone numbers, according to a TechCrunch report. Discovered by a security researcher, the issue has been acknowledged and resolved by securing the portal to prevent unauthorised access and…
View More Rapido Reportedly Fixes Security Flaw That Exposed User and Driver InformationInstagram Is Working on an AI-Powered Editing Tool That Can Reimagine Users’ Videos
Instagram is working on a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature that will allow users to reimagine their videos. The AI-powered video editing tool is built on Meta’s Movie Gen AI model, an early research project that can generate videos from text prompts. On Instagram, instead of letting users generate videos…
View More Instagram Is Working on an AI-Powered Editing Tool That Can Reimagine Users’ VideosWhatsApp Rolls Out New Calling Effects, Animations and Stickers Ahead of New Year
WhatsApp is introducing fun new features to enhance the texting and calling experience ahead of the new year, the company announced on Thursday. For a limited time, WhatsApp users will be able to take advantage of new calling effects with the New Year theme during video calls. Further, the instant…
View More WhatsApp Rolls Out New Calling Effects, Animations and Stickers Ahead of New YearYouTube Announces Crackdown on Videos With Egregious Clickbait Thumbnails and Titles in India
YouTube will take punitive measures against videos which have clickbait thumbnails or titles, the Google-owned company announced on Wednesday. This crackdown is claimed to be beginning in India and will especially exercise vigilance on YouTube videos which are based on topics such as breaking news or current events. The company…
View More YouTube Announces Crackdown on Videos With Egregious Clickbait Thumbnails and Titles in IndiaGitHub Copilot Free Version With 2,000 Code Completion Per Month Launched for All Developers
GitHub launched a free tier of the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Copilot on Wednesday. The platform’s Copilot is geared towards coding-related tasks and comes with several third-party agents, extensions and features such as multi-file editing. The free version of the chatbot comes with higher rate limits in code completions and…
View More GitHub Copilot Free Version With 2,000 Code Completion Per Month Launched for All DevelopersOpenAI Introduces New Phone Number for ChatGPT, Lets Users Access Chatbot via Phone Calls and WhatsApp
OpenAI introduced an official phone number for ChatGPT on Wednesday. People in eligible regions can make phone calls to this number to access the company’s chatbot and interact with it verbally. Additionally, people residing in the rest of the world can save the contact and text it on WhatsApp to…
View More OpenAI Introduces New Phone Number for ChatGPT, Lets Users Access Chatbot via Phone Calls and WhatsAppYouTube Partners With Creative Artists Agency to Help Celebrities Combat AI-Generated Deepfakes
YouTube announced its partnership with the entertainment and sports agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA) on Tuesday to protect public figures from deepfakes. With this partnership, the Google-owned video-streaming giant will offer early access to its AI-generated deepfake detection technology, while the celebrities will provide feedback to help YouTube improve its…
View More YouTube Partners With Creative Artists Agency to Help Celebrities Combat AI-Generated DeepfakesThreads Testing Schedule Posts Option; Instagram Allows Scheduling Direct Messages
Meta has revealed that it is testing a new feature for Threads that will allow users to schedule their posts. The release timeline for this feature has not yet been confirmed. Meanwhile, another Meta-owned social media site, Instagram, has quietly introduced a schedule option for direct messages. Users will be…
View More Threads Testing Schedule Posts Option; Instagram Allows Scheduling Direct MessagesGoogle App for iOS May Soon Get a Gemini AI-Powered Search Suggestions Feature
Google is reportedly testing a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature for its iOS app. As per the report, the Mountain View-based tech giant is working on a new feature that shows AI suggestions when a user begins typing a search query. These words reportedly add more details and context to…
View More Google App for iOS May Soon Get a Gemini AI-Powered Search Suggestions FeatureGemini for Android Gets New Model Switcher Feature, Gemini 2.0 Flash Option
Google has started rolling out the new Gemini 2.0 Flash artificial intelligence (AI) model to the Android app of the chatbot. The Mountain View-based tech giant released the first model in the Gemini 2.0 family on December 12. While the model was added to the web version of Gemini on…
View More Gemini for Android Gets New Model Switcher Feature, Gemini 2.0 Flash OptionChatGPT Search Is Rolling Out to All Registered Users for Free
OpenAI announced the rolling out of its search engine-based feature to all registered users on Monday. Dubbed ChatGPT Search, the feature enables users to find responses to their queries from the information available on the web across websites and blogs. The feature was first announced in July when a prototype…
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