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| == DTH 2023 : DTH 3/31/2023==
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| These are the Daily Tech Headlines for Friday, March 31. 2023. I'm Rich Strofolino.
| | |OpenAI is [[collaborating]] with G42, an [[AI]] [[firm]] in the [[UAE]] [[backed]] by [[its]] [[sovereign]] wealth [[fund]], to [[build]] a [[massive]] 5-gigawatt [[data center]] in Abu Dhabi, [[representing]] a [[significant]] [[international]] [[expansion]] of OpenAI's AI [[infrastructure]] [[initiative]], Stargate. |
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| | As part of the [[agreement]], G42 will [[reciprocally]] [[invest]] the same amount in AI infrastructure within the [[United States]]. This substantial data center, much [[larger than]] any [[announced]] by OpenAI or its [[competitors]], could [[broaden]] the global reach of U.S.-[[developed]] AI software. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman [[emphasized]] that this project [[marks]] a step towards allowing [[crucial]] [[advancements]] to [[originate]] from [[diverse]] [[locations]] for global benefit. |
| IGN reported Thursday afternoon that the Entertainment Software Association canceled this year's E3, which was set to be the first in-person E3 since 2019. IGN said the ESA sent out an email to members saying that the 2023 version of E3 "simply did not garner the sustained interest necessary to execute it in a way that would showcase the size, strength, and impact of our industry." When asked if the event would return next year ESA President and CEO Stanley Pierre-Louis said, “We’re committed to providing an industry platform for marketing and convening but we want to make sure we find that right balance that meets the needs of the industry.” https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/30/23664044/e3-cancelled-isnt-coming-back
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| In an interview with the New York Times' Hard Fork podcast, Google CEO Sundar Pichai said the company would upgrade its Bard chatbot to use its PaLM large language model over the next week. At launch Bard used a "lightweight and efficient version" of its LaMDA model. Pichai said this new model is more capable, better at reasoning, coding, and answering math questions. https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/31/23664426/google-bard-ai-chatbot-upgrades-coming-soon-sundar-pichai
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| Italy's data protection authority opened an investigation into whether OpenAI unlawfully processed Italian citizen's data, as well as lack of controls for allowing minors to access its systems, like ChatGPT. It ordered OpenAI to temporarily stop processing Italian user data. OpenAI has 20 days to respond to this order. https://techcrunch.com/2023/03/31/chatgpt-blocked-italy/
| | |OpenAI tana [[haɗin gwiwa]] da G42, wata [[kamfani]] na fasahar AI a Hadaddiyar Daular Larabawa ([[UAE]]) da ke samun tallafi daga [[asusun]] [[arzikin]] [[kasar]], don [[gina]] [[katafaren]] [[cibiyar bayanai]] mai amfani da wutar lantarki har gigawatt 5 a birnin Abu Dhabi. Wannan aikin yana nuna wata babbar [[faɗaɗa]] ta kasa da kasa na [[tsarin]] gina [[kayan aikin]] AI na OpenAI mai suna ''Stargate''. |
| Audible confirmed it began "conducting limited testing" on inserting ads into audiobooks, podcasts, and original content. Right now the test offers "ad-supported access to a limited set" of titles for non-paying members. Audible says a maximum of eight ads will play within a 24-hour period. https://www.engadget.com/audible-is-now-testing-ads-in-your-audiobooks-for-some-reason-185337088.html
| | A cikin [[yarjejeniyar]], G42 za ta [[saka jari]] daidai gwargwado a cikin tsarin AI a Amurka. Wannan katafaren cibiyar bayanai – wadda tafi girma [[fiye da]] kowacce da OpenAI ko masu fafatawa da ita suka taɓa sanarwa – na iya [[faɗaɗa]] tasirin fasahar AI da aka [[haɓaka]] a Amurka zuwa sassa [[daban-daban]] [[na duniya]]. [[shugaban|Shugaban]] OpenAI, Sam Altman, ya [[jaddada]] cewa wannan aiki wani mataki ne na bai wa [[ci gaba]] [[mai mahimmanci]] [[damar]] samo asali daga [[wurare]] [[mabambanta]] domin amfanin duniya baki ɗaya. |
| Twitter launched Verified Organizations globally, which lets verified organizations vetted by Twitter designate verification badges to affiliated accounts. This costs $1000 a month, plus $50 for each affiliate account. BuzzFeed News reports that several news organizations won't pay for the feature, including the New York Times, Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, Politico, Insider and BuzzFeed itself, or allow journalists to expense an individual Twitter Blue subscription. Semafor will allow reporters to expense Twitter Blue, with CNN and others still weighing the decision. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1641596848921276417
| | |[[fasahar wucin gadi (AI)]] = [https://www.google.com/search?q=%22fasahar+wucin+gadi%22 questionable translation] |
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| According to a regulatory filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Virgin Orbit, a subsidery of Virgin Group aimed at launching small satellites, will cease operations immediately and layoff 675 employees, 85% of its staff. CEO Dan Hart informed staff "we’ve not been able to secure the funding to provide a clear path for this company." Since 2020, Virgin Orbit carried out six missions to launch two-stage rockets from a converted Boeing 747, four missions were successful. https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/31/23664437/virgin-orbit-layoffs-cease-operations-satellite-launch
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| In June 2022, the Chinese automotive company Geely acquired the smartphone maker Meizu. Meizu announced its first phones since that acquisition with its Meizu 20 lineup. All offer 2023 Android flagship specs. The standard 20 offers a 144Hz OLED screen, with the Meizu 20 Pro and 20 Infinity offer larger LTPO OLEDs with variable refresh rates up to 120Hz, with the Infinity offering slimmer bezels. The Meizu 20 starts at 2999 yuan ($436 USD), the 20 Pro at 3999 yuan, and the Infinity at 6299 yuan.
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| | |Discord is [[exploring]] new [[features]] to [[improve]] knowledge [[sharing]] in large [[communities]], including [[enhanced]] [[forum]] [[functionalities]] and AI-[[powered]] conversation [[summaries]]. This [[initiative]] [[aims]] to [[address]] the [[challenges]] of [[navigating]] [[extensive]] [[discussions]] and the [[limitations]] of [[real-time]] [[chat]] for [[structured]] [[information]], [[particularly]] for new [[users]]. While [[details]] are [[scarce]], Discord [[intends]] to make information more [[accessible]] without adding [[excessive]] [[burden]] on [[server]] [[moderators]]. |
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| | # https://www.theverge.com/apps/673208/discord-ai-forums-anniversary-gamechat |
| | # https://www.inoreader.com/article/3a9c6e773c4cdb25-discord-might-use-ai-to-help-you-catch-up-on-conversations |
| | # https://notebooklm.google.com/notebook/61817b11-4a06-44b0-8dc4-48fae1ee9ed5 |
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| | |Discord na [[nazarin]] sabbin [[fasaloli]] don [[inganta]] [[rabon]] ilimi a cikin [[manyan]] [[al'ummomi]], ciki har da haɓaka ayyukan [[dandalin tattaunawa]] (forum) da kuma [[taƙaitaccen]] bayani na [[hirarraki]] da fasahar AI ke [[sarrafawa]]. Wannan [[yunƙuri]] na nufin magance [[ƙalubalen]] da ke [[tattare]] da [[bibiyar]] [[dogayen]] tattaunawa da kuma [[gazawar]] tattaunawa ta [[ainihin]] lokaci wajen tsarawa da [[sauƙaƙe]] bayanai, musamman ga [[sababbin]] masu amfani. Duk da cewa ba a bayyana duka [[cikakkun]] bayanai ba, Discord na da niyyar sauƙaƙa samun bayanai ba tare da ƙara nauyi sosai ga masu kula da [[sabar]] ba. |
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| | |What are two major challenges Discord faces as it tries to grow, according to the source? |
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| The company also announced Flyme Auto, an in-car operating system. It offers a desktop with customizable widgets, supports multiple windowed apps on screen, and can sync with a mobile phone, displaying video content from a phone on a car's screen during a video call or syncing media playback when you leave the vehicle. https://www.gsmarena.com/meizu_20_series_debut_with_snapdragon_8_gen_2_-news-58078.php
| | # making it easy for users to catch up on conversations and sifting through large amounts of information, |
| --- https://www.reuters.com/technology/chinas-meizu-unveils-first-smartphones-since-deal-with-geely-founder-2023-03-30/
| | # and serving the needs of both large community servers and small, intimate servers. |
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| Huawei reported it grew revenue 0.9% in 2022 to 642.3 billion yuan (about $93.5 billion USD), stabalizing after a 28% drop in 2021. But its net profit saw a record annual decline, down 69% to 35.6 billion yuan. The company says its HarmonyOS was installed on 330 million devices at the end of 2022, up 113% on the year, even as revenue from its consumer business fell 11% on the year . https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/31/huawei-earnings-2022-biggest-profit-decline-since-2011-revenue-flat.html
| | |How does Discord propose using LLMs to address the issue of catching up on conversations? |
| The Browser Company launched an iOS-version of its Arc Browser. Rather than trying to be a standalone browser, it focuses on syncing the sidebar spaces from the desktop version of the browser. The app requires an Arc account to access it, which still requires an invite. https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/30/23662130/arc-mobile-browser-hands-on-ios
| | |Discord proposes using Large Language Models (LLMs) to summarize long conversations, making them more digestible and potentially shareable. |
| Google Photos began rolling out a new movie editor for ChromeOS. The app includes preset themes for movies that automatically selects clips from videos, includes a soundtrack tool, and other basic editing functions. https://9to5google.com/2023/03/30/google-photos-chromebook-movie-editor/
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| | |What is one potential drawback Discord is considering when developing solutions to make information more accessible? |
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| | |A potential drawback Discord is considering is that solutions making information more accessible could require a lot of extra work for server moderators and admins. |
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| | |According to Peter Sellis, what percentage of activity on Discord occurs in small, intimate servers? |
| | | |According to Peter Sellis, 90 percent of all activity on Discord happens in small, intimate servers. |
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| | |How does the source describe the structure of traditional forums compared to Discord? |
| These are the Daily Tech Headlines for Friday, March 24, 2023. I'm Rich Stroffolino.
| | |The source describes traditional forums as being more amicable to structured knowledge sharing compared to Discord's real-time conversation format. |
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| The laptop maker Framework announced its second modular laptop platform, the Laptop 16, which claims to offer the "holy grail" of upgradable graphics. It does this using a removable rear cover. This can slide out and be replaced with a much larger module. Framework designed a high-power bidirectional PCI-Express interface for the module, with enough throughput to support a GPU or a pair of SSDs. The laptop also features six swapable I/O card slots and an Input Module system that let's you hotswap the keyboard and mouse. No word on pricing or other specs, but it expects it to ship in "late 2023." https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/23/23652967/framework-laptop-16-modular-upgradable-graphics
| | |What company is mentioned as having the biggest Discord server and what is its primary function within Discord? |
| | | |Midjourney is mentioned as having the biggest Discord server, and its primary function within Discord is allowing users to generate AI images. |
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| Framework also announced its 13 inch laptop will soon have options for both 13th generation Intel chips and AMD Ryzen 7000 series CPUs. The laptop also received a larger 61 watt hour battery which promises up to 30% more run time, and louder speakers. And all of these can be bought as upgrades to the original Framework laptop. https://www.engadget.com/framework-brings-updated-intel-and-amd-chips-to-its-modular-laptop-170003842.html
| | |What trend does Sellis observe about the nature of online activities? |
| | | |Sellis observes a trend where everything is starting to look like a game. |
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| OpenAI launched an alpha for plugins for ChatGPT. This will allow developers to extend the chatbot's functionality by allowing it access to third-party sources, including the web. Right now ChatGPT's knowledge base is limited to around September 2021. Early testers include Expedia, Instacart, Kayak, Klarna, OpenTable, Shopify, Slack, and Zapier. OpenAI also released support for adding a sandboxed Python code intepreter to ChatGPT. https://techcrunch.com/2023/03/23/openai-connects-chatgpt-to-the-internet/
| | |How does Discord view its potential role in relation to games? |
| | | |Discord views itself as a potential social layer that can improve the engagement, socialness, and multiplayer capacity of any game. |
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| Utah governor Spencer Cox signed two bills into law regulating how minors in the state can use social media and regulating how companies can design apps. SB152 requires that as of March 1, 2024 social media companies verifiy ages of all users, set up systems to get parental permission for minors to open an account, restrict minors from using social media from 10:30pm to 6:30am without parental consent, and give parents the ability to access a minor's account. HB311 blocks these companies from implementing a “design or feature” that causes minors to become addicted to their platform. https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2023/03/23/breaking-utah-first-state-pass/
| | |What is Sellis's reaction to Nintendo's GameChat seemingly copying Discord's features? |
| | | |Sellis views Nintendo's GameChat as a sincere form of flattery, stating it's hard to imagine being more flattered than being copied by Nintendo. |
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| During his testimony to the US House Energy and Commerce Committee, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew said that ByteDance employees in China could still access some US user data currently, but would not be able to do so after its Project Texas initiative was complete. Chew said all US data since October 2022 was stored in Oracle Cloud and managed by its US subsidiary US Data Security. As part of Project Texas, TikTok will delete US data on servers in Singapore and Virginia still potentially accessible by ByteDance. https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/23/tiktok-ceo-china-based-bytedance-employees-can-still-access-some-us-data.html
| | |Why does Discord prioritize not creating significant extra work for server moderators and admins? |
| | | |Discord prioritizes not creating significant extra work for moderators and admins because they are crucial to the platform, and it is wise not to upset them. |
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| United Airlines announced a partnership with Archer Aviation to launch a commercial electric air taxi route in Chicago, going from downtown to O'Hare International Airport. It's set to open in 2025. Archer estimates the flight will take 10 minutes and will be "cost competitive" although didn't offer any specifics. https://www.engadget.com/united-and-archer-will-open-an-air-taxi-route-to-chicagos-ohare-airport-in-2025-191352804.html?src=rss
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| Twitter announced it will start removing legacy verification checkmarks on accounts that haven't subscribed to Twitter Blue on April 1st. The company also announced that Twitter Blue subscriptions are now available globally. https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/twitter-revokes-legacy-verification-blue-checkmarks-april-1235561515/
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| Xiaomi reported its Q4 earnings. The good news is that it beat analyst expectations. The bad news, it saw it's fourth consecutive quarter of revenue drop, falling 22.8% on the year to 66.05 billion yuan, about $9.6 billion USD, its steepest decline ever. The revenue drop comes as the company struggled to sell smartphones in China. Canalys estimates it saw smartphone shipments drop 37% on the year in Q4, the steepest drop by any major brand. On its earnings call, the company did say it's "on track" to reach its goal of produciting its first electric vehicle in the first half of 2024. https://www.reuters.com/technology/chinese-smartphone-maker-xiaomis-fourth-quarter-revenue-profit-slides-2023-03-24/
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| The UK's Competition and Markets Authority, or CMA announced its narrowed the scope of its investigation into Microsoft's proposed Activision Blizzard acquisition. The CMA no longer believes the acquisition would diminish competition in console gaming. It's still investigating how the deal would impact the cloud gaming market. https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/24/british-regulator-softens-stance-on-microsoft-activision-deal-competition-concerns.html
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| PayPal expanded support for passkey logins to Android users in the US, but only on its website in Chrome. This follows support for macOS and iPadOS released in October. https://www.engadget.com/paypal-launches-passkey-logins-for-android-web-in-the-us-070157855.html
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| The U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency released a new incident response tool called "Untitled Goose Tool." This Python-based utility is designed to look at telemetry data from Azure, Active Directory, and Microsoft 365 to look for signs of malicious activity. https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-cisa-tool-detects-hacking-activity-in-microsoft-cloud-services/
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| Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says new AirPods referenced in the latest iOS 16.4 beta are a USB-C version of the AirPods Pro 2, expected to be released in mid 2023. Kuo also said Apple has no plans for USB-C updates to the AirPods 2 and 3. https://9to5mac.com/2023/03/24/airpods-pro-2-with-usb-c-kuo/
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| Netflix announced 40 games are slated for launch on its platform this year, with 70 in development with its partners and 16 currently in development in-house. Netflix launched its first games in November 2021 with 55 current titles overall. Ustwo’s Monument Valley 1 and Monument Valley 2 are among the games coming to Netflix, as is Ubisoft's Mighty Quest: Rogue Palace which launches April 18. Netflix has a 3-exclusive game partnership with Ubisoft, the first of which was Valiant Hearts: Coming Home, that launched in January.
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| These are the Daily Tech Headlines for Friday, March 17, 2023. I'm Rich Stroffolino Belkin [[confirmed]] to the Verge that it [[paused]] [[development]] of Matter smart home devices, saying it will “take a big step back, regroup, and rethink’’ its approach to the smart home. It said it will release Wemo products that support Matter when it can find a way to differentiate them. https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/15/23641930/belkin-matter-wemo-smart-home The US Federal Communications Commission finalized rules to require carriers to block text messages from "invalid, unallocated, or unused numbers." The rules also say carriers must establish a means for senders to inquire about blocked texts. The order does into effect 30 days after its published in the Federal Register. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/03/fcc-orders-phone-companies-to-block-scam-text-messages/ Volkswagen showed off a concept of an affordable mass-market electric vehicle called the ID.2all, aimed at a starting price of 25,000 euros with an estimated 279 mile range. The company expects to put the hatchback into production in 2025. VW says it will be front wheel drive and offer 10 to 80 percent charging in 20 minutes on DC fast chargers. https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/16/23643047/vw-id-2-all-ev-price-photo-specs Google’s Project Zero security team disclosed it reported 18 zero-day vulnerabilties impacting Exynos modems to Samsung, including four top-severity bugs that could remotely compromise a modem with no user interaction. Project Zero gave Samsung 90 days to patch the flaws, but no patches have been released. Samsung did confirm vulnerabilies in Exynos modems in a March security listing. Google said users can mitigate the vulnerability by turning off Wi-Fi calling and Voice-over-LTE. https://techcrunch.com/2023/03/16/google-warning-samsung-chips-flaws-android/ At its Reinventing Productivity with AI event, Microsoft announced Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Word will all start using OpenAI’s GPT-4 platform, with AI-powered assistance as part of Microsoft's new 365 Copilot assistant which is able to generate entire documents, emails and slide decks from scanned corporate files and recorded conference calls. Copilot will provide transparency about where it found the information it uses, with links to sources. Microsoft says it's already testing the new tools with 20 unnamed companies. https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/16/23642833/microsoft-365-ai-copilot-word-outlook-teams Twitter added a counter on iOS to show how many users bookmarked a tweet, although unlike Likes or Retweets, you can't see who bookmarked it. Help documents say Twitter "plans to expand" the feature. In other Twitter news, Platformer's Zoë Schiffer reports the company down-ranked some corporate accounts from TikTok, Snap, and Instagram, meaning tweets from them will largely not show up in the For You tab. https://twitter.com/zoeschiffer/status/1636519278534066176 --- https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/16/23643591/twitter-bookmark-counter-silent-likes-elon New Zealand banned installing TikTok on devices used to access its parliamentary network, citing cybersecurity concerns. The ban goes into effect at the end of March. https://www.reuters.com/technology/new-zealand-ban-tiktok-devices-linked-parliament-2023-03-17/ Amazon will shut down its Kindle Newsstand in September 2023. In the announcement, Amazon encouraged publishers to submit magazines and newspapers to Prime Reading or Kindle Unlimited. https://goodereader.com/blog/kindle/amazon-will-discontinue-newspaper-and-magazine-subscriptions-in-september SVB Financial, the holding company for Silicon Valley Bank, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. The filing state it believes it has about $2.2 billion in liquidity. The filing does not impact SVB Capital or SVB Securities, which are legally distinct entities. Any sale of the company or its assets would now be subject to court approval, although it also allows SVB FInancial to resume operations outside of the FDIC's control. https://techcrunch.com/2023/03/17/svb-financial-files-for-ch-11-bankruptcy-protection-says-it-has-2-2b-in-liquidity/ On a community web forum, Second Life developers said a mobile version of the game will launch later this year. Second Life launched in 2003 and has only been available on PCs. The app will be built on Unity, making it easier to releasing it on both iOS and Android. https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/03/20-years-later-second-life-is-launching-on-mobile/ Midjourney announced an alpha of version 5 of its text-to-image synthesis service, available for testing to subscribers on its Discord server. Early testers report "incredibly realistic" skin textures and facial features, more realistic eyes, and generating hands that generally have five fingers. https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/03/ai-imager-midjourney-v5-stuns-with-photorealistic-images-and-5-fingered-hands/ US employees at the Epic Games-owned music platform Bandcamp announced the formation of a union called Bandcamp United. The group authorized the Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU)’s Tech Workers Union Local 1010 division to represent it. That organizer also supported the Kickstarter United union in 2020. Bandcamp United asked Epic Games for a fair and timely election through the National Labor Relations Board. https://techcrunch.com/2023/03/16/employees-at-epic-owned-bandcamp-form-union/ 9to5Mac reports Apple began testing a new natural language generation feature codenamed "Bobcat" on the latest tvOS 16.4 beta. Currently the system is used for telling jikes with Siri on Apple TV. Code for the feature also appears across iPhone, iPad, and Mac software. . https://9to5mac.com/2023/03/16/apple-testing-siri-natural-language-generating-chatgpt/ A European Commission filing shows Microsoft offered remedies in an attempt to gain approval of its Activision Blizzard acquisition. The filing offered no specifics, but the company recentely entered into several long term licensing deal with Nintendo and Nvidia for access to the Call of Duty franchise. Sources tell Reuters the remedies will likely win EU clearance for the deal. https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/microsoft-offers-eu-remedies-seeking-ok-activision-deal-2023-03-17/ Qualcomm announced its Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 SoC, designed for midrange phones. Compared to the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1, this switches production from Samsung's to TSMC's 4nm process and uses a faster Cortex-X2 core for its main performance core. Qualcomm saying it can hit up to 50% better CPU performance and 2x GPU perormance compared to its predecessor. The SoC also supports dual SIM dual active, meaning both sims can access 5G or 4G radios at the same time. Handsets with the SoC are expeted later this month. https://www.anandtech.com/show/18775/qualcomm-announces-snapdragon-7-gen-2-premium-segment-gets-a-cortexx-core For more discussion of the tech news of the day subscribe to DailyTechNewsShow.com, [MWF] you can find show notes and links to all headlines there as well, [T-Th-Sat] and if you enjoy the show, remember to tell a friend to check it out! http://dailytechnewsshow.reddit.com Thanks for listening, we'll talk to you next time.
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| == DTH 2023 : DTH 3/7/2023 ==
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| These are the Daily Tech Headlines for Tuesday, March 7, 2023. I'm Rich Stroffolino.
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| TikTok announced a new monetization feature called Series, which lets creators post Collections of content behind a paywall. Each Series can include up to 80 videos, each up to 20 minutes long. The feature launched wil select creators, and will open up to more users in the coming months. At launch creators get 100% of Series earnings, but its unclear what a future revenue split will look like. https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/tiktok-series-creators-sell-premium-episodes-1235545326/
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| Salesforce released Einstein GPT, an OpenAI-powered tool that will generate sales emails, answer customer questions,and create marketing content. The company also announced an invite-only beta for a ChatGPT Slack bot, which can be used to summarize channel or thread content, as well as a general research tool. https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/07/salesforce-launches-chatgpt-slack-app-einstein-gpt-for-sales-service.html
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| Medium opened up its Mastodon instance to all paying Medium community members. Existing Medium usernames will be reserved on the me.dm instance until March 20th. Users will also received hand-picked user recommendation and Medium's Trust and Saftey team will handle moderation on the instance. The company also said it may roll out a "Share to Mastodon" button on Medium in the coming weeks. https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/7/23628642/medium-opens-mastodon-subscription-membership-twitter
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| SoundCloud began testing a vertical discovery feed on iOS and Android. With this, SoundCloud also rolled out 30-second previews, users can like these snippets to add the full version to a playlist. SoundCloud also redesigned the Feed tab, which features a new Disocvery page with algorithmically suggested content, as well as a Following page. The Discover page will show captions saying what likes or followed artists it used to determine the suggestion. https://techcrunch.com/2023/03/06/soundcloud-is-testing-a-tiktok-like-feed-for-music-discovery/
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| Sonos announced two new speakers. The $250 Era 100 is designed to replace the Sonor One speaker, with tweeters able to output stereo channels and a 25% larger subwoofer. The $450 Era 300 supports spatial audio and can be paired with a Sonos soundbar as rear surround speakers. Both support Bluetooth, USB-C line-in, and Trueplay tuning for room optimized audio. https://www.engadget.com/sonos-is-betting-big-on-spatial-audio-with-the-450-era-300-speaker-140041530.html?src=rss
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| General Motors announced details about its next-generation Ultra Cruise driver-assistance system. THe system will use lidar sensors behind the windshield and under the rearview mirror, with cameras on the side mirrors, and radar sensors on the bumpers, grill, taillights, and hood ornament. GM says this will cover 95% of driving maneuvers on 2 million miles of roads in the US, although GM still classifies this as a Level 2 system. https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/7/23627656/gm-ultra-cruise-sensor-radar-lidar-hands-free
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| Microsoft announced a new "experimental" feature for Edge called Video Super Resolution, which upscales 720p or lower quality video without DRM protection. It works on Nvidia RTX 20, 30 and 40 series cards and AMD Radeon RX 5700 through RX7800 cards. Currently some users of Edge's Canary builds can access the feature.
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| And Outlook for Mac is now usable for free. You could always download it but until now you needed a Microsoft 365 subscription or license to use it. Now you don't. https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/6/23627080/microsoft-edge-video-upscaling-ai-super-resolution-vsr
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| --- https://www.thurrott.com/cloud/280143/outlook-for-mac-now-free-to-use-on-macos
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| Bloomberg's sources say Meta plans to do another round of layoffs as early as this week, potentially impacting thousands of jobs. This comes after Meta cut 13% of its workforce, roughly 11,000 workers, back in November. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/meta-plans-thousands-more-layoffs-as-soon-as-this-week/ar-AA18iIeE
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| The autonomous trucking company Embarkk Trucks plans to cut 70% of its staff and shut down two offices. CEO Alex Rodrigues informed employees remaining staff will focus on winding down operations, saying "we have been unable to identify a path forward for the business in its current form." https://techcrunch.com/2023/03/03/embark-trucks-lays-off-workers-explores-liquidation-of-self-driving-truck-assets/
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| Weightwatchers announced it intends to acquire the digital health company Sequence for $106 million. Sequence offers telehealth doctor visits who can prescribe medication. Weightwatchers plans to create programs aimed at people using weight-loss drugs to emphasize additional exercise and diet options. https://www.wsj.com/articles/weightwatchers-moves-into-the-ozempic-market-with-telehealth-deal-6ae088b6?mod=djemalertNEWS
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| Samsung denied a report originally published in Business Korea that it began development on its own mobile CPU cores as part of a Galaxy Chip series, rather than using core designs from ARM. Samsung said the report is "not true" saying "we have long had multiple internal teams responsible for CPU development and optimization, while constantly recruiting global talents from relevant fields." https://9to5google.com/2023/03/06/samsung-denies-developing-cpu-cores-galaxy-chip/
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| Intel recently re-entered the discrete GPU market with the Xe GPU architecture. A lot of times we talk about their Arc consumer GPUs, but the company also introduced Max and Flex series GPUs for high performance computing and data centers last year. Now Intel updated its GPU roadmap, cancelling the follow up cards to its first generation Max and Flex cards. It also pushed back the released of what would have been the third-generation Max Series card to 2025, which will introduce a new “flexible chiplet-based architecture." These cards will introduce CPU cores to this chiplet design after 2025. Intel did not provide a release window for a follow up Flex Series card. https://www.crn.com/news/components-peripherals/intel-makes-cuts-to-data-center-gpu-road-map-delays-falcon-shores-to-2025
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| Apple announced it will launch Apple Pay in South Korea with support for in-store, in-app, and online purchases. The company also announced a new yellow color for the iPhone 14 and 14 Plus. https://9to5mac.com/2023/03/07/apple-pay-south-korea-launch/
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| --- https://www.apple.com/kr/newsroom/2023/03/hello-yellow-apple-introduces-new-iphone-14-and-iphone-14-plus/
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| The makers of the reMarkable 2 e-ink tablet announced a new $199 Type Folio accessory. It offers full size letter keys, offers two screen positions, connects over the reMarkable's magnetic accessory port, and comes in Ink Black or Sepia Brown colors. https://www.engadget.com/remarkable-2-type-folio-keyboard-hands-on-130057978.html
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| YouTube will discontinue overlay ads as of April 6th. These ads only appeared on YOuTube's desktop site. YouTube called them "disruptive for viewers" and said it will move to "higher performing ad formats on desktop and mobile devices."
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| https://www.androidcentral.com/apps-software/youtube-overlay-ads-going-away
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| Mark your calendars folks. Nothing will announce the Nothing Ear (2) wireless earbuds during a livestream announcement March 22. The Nothing Ear (1) was Nothing's first released product. https://gizmodo.com/nothing-ear-2-wireless-earbuds-announcement-1-stick-1850191945
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