Google, Microsoft CEOs called to AI meeting at White House By: Agencies on May 3, 2023The chief executives of Alphabet Inc’s Google, Microsoft, OpenAI and Anthropic will meet with Vice President Kamala Harris and top administration officials to discuss key artificial intelligence (AI) issues on Thursday, said a White House official. The invitation seen by Reuters to the CEOs noted President Joe Biden’s “expectation that companies like yours must make […]
Twitter down for thousands of users By: Reuters on May 2, 2023 Twitter Inc’s services were down for thousands of users on Monday, according to outage-tracking website Downdetector.com. There were more than 3,600 incidents of people reporting issues with the social media platform led by Elon Musk, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collating status reports from a number of sources including user-submitted errors on […]
Several Slack features to improve your usage By: webdesk on May 2, 2023Slack has launched its next-generation platform with new features and capabilities to make it easier for developers to build and distribute apps on the Slack platform. The platform has a modular architecture based on workflows, functions, and other building components. They may be reused and remixed, and they integrate with all Slack traffic. It also includes new tools such as the Slack CLI and TypeScript SDK that simplify and clarify the most tedious parts of building on top of Slack. Developers […]
Mihoyo’s new video game tops download charts as big launches return to China By: Reuters on April 28, 2023HONG KONG: A new game released by “Genshin Impact” developer miHoYo this week has become China’s top downloaded app, reflecting pent-up demand as gaming giants restart flagship launches with a crackdown on the industry easing. The blockbuster debut bodes well for several other games due to launch this summer in the world’s largest video games […]
Belgium’s only cryptocurrency platform suspends activities By: Agencies on April 27, 2023The first and only Belgian cryptocurrency lending platform, Bit4You, said it was suspending its activities after CoinLoan, one of its main service providers, was declared insolvent by an Estonian court. CoinLoan, a crypto lending company based in the Baltic state, also no longer has the required registration as a custodian of virtual currencies, Bit4You said […]
WhatsApp users will be able to access their accounts from various phones By: webdesk on April 26, 2023WhatsApp will allow users to access their accounts from different phones in an attempt to ensure multi-device operation. When the feature is ready, customers will see a “link to existing account” option when installing the app on their smartphone. Upon opting for it, users will see a QR code that must be scanned by a […]
OpenAI rolls out ‘incognito mode’ on ChatGPT By: Reuters on April 26, 2023OpenAI is introducing what one employee called an “incognito mode” for its hit chatbot ChatGPT that does not save users’ conversation history or use it to improve its artificial intelligence, the company said Tuesday. The San Francisco-based startup also said it planned a “ChatGPT Business” subscription with additional data controls. The move comes as scrutiny […]
Google, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, 15 others subject to EU content rules By: Reuters on April 25, 2023BRUSSELS, April 25 (Reuters) – Alibaba’s (9988.HK) AliExpress, Amazon’s (AMZN.O) Marketplace, Apple’s App Store and 16 other tech companies will be subject to new EU online content rules as of August, EU industry chief Thierry Breton said on Tuesday. The other 16 companies are booking.com (BKNG.O), Facebook (META.O), Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O) Google Maps, Google Play, Google Search, Google Shopping, Instagram, Linkedin, Pinterest, Snapchat, […]
SpaceX wins approval to add fifth US rocket launch site By: Reuters on April 25, 2023The US Space Force said on Monday that Elon Musk’s SpaceX was granted approval to lease a second rocket launch complex at a military base in California, setting the space company up for its fifth launch site in the United States. Under the lease, SpaceX will launch its workhorse Falcon rockets from Space Launch Complex-6 at […]
Twitter’s checkmark verifies fraudulent, defunct, and scam accounts By: webdesk on April 25, 2023Twitter’s checkmark mess continues as more bogus, deceased, and unpaid accounts get verified. After the April 20th deadline, Twitter removed the blue checkmarks from accounts that had not paid for their Twitter Blue subscription. As a result of this conduct, several high-profile accounts, celebrities, and influencers lost their verification badges. While the crowd was enraged, […]