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Fortnite gaming platform now available on Amazon Luna, Fire TV
Technology | May 05, 2023, 01:56 PM ISTAmazon Prime members can also start playing the game as part of their Prime membership and all other customers can play with an existing Luna+ subscription or by signing up for a free 7-day trial of Luna+, it added.
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Microsoft brings new AI-powered features to Bing, Edge
Technology | May 04, 2023, 05:27 PM ISTMicrosoft mentioned that it will soon build third-party plug-ins into the Bing chat experience, creating a platform for developers, for instance, if you're researching the latest restaurant for dinner in Bing chat, it will leverage OpenTable to help you find and book a reservation.
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TikTok creator fund requires 10K followers, 100K views now
Technology | May 04, 2023, 05:14 PM ISTIn a blog post TikTok said, "Beginning May 3, 2023, US creators with at least 10K followers and 100K authentic video views in the last 30 days are eligible to join the Creativity Programme Beta.
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5G smartphone share goes up by 45% in India as high-end 4G devices vacate space
Technology | May 04, 2023, 05:15 PM ISTThe ASP (average selling price) reached an all-time high of $265 and the share of higher-priced smartphones ($600 and above) increased to 11 per cent compared to 4 per cent a year ago.
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Google places Blue verified check marks on email senders
Technology | May 04, 2023, 01:53 PM ISTMark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta announced that a "Meta Verified" account will grant the verified badge to the users, which will increase the visibility on the platforms, prioritised customer support, and more.
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Meta warns about the new ChatGPT imposters on the platform
Technology | May 04, 2023, 01:25 PM ISTIn the Q3 2023 security report, Meta writes: "Over the past several months, we've investigated and taken action against malware strains taking advantage of people's interest in OpenAI's ChatGPT to trick them into installing malware pretending to provide AI functionality,".
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Airtel Payments Bank and National Payments Corporation of India collaborates for face authentication
Technology | May 05, 2023, 01:58 PM ISTEarlier, It was the Adhaar number by which the transactions were authenticated and the Iris or fingerprint match in the UIDAI records. The new service will enable the user to validate the transaction by taking on face authentication along with the Aadhaar number.
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Kamala Harris set to meet the CEOs of OpenAI, Microsoft, Google to discuss AI-risks and more
Technology | May 04, 2023, 10:06 AM ISTThe President last month said that AI "could be" dangerous but it remains to be seen how the technology will affect society.
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Google rolls out passkeys to sign in to apps, websites
Technology | May 03, 2023, 10:59 PM ISTAccording to the company, passkeys are a new way to sign in to apps and websites, easier to use and more secure than passwords.
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Nothing announces to release its Phone (2)
Technology | May 03, 2023, 10:42 PM ISTThe company stated that the Nothing Phone (2) will be powered by Snapdragon's 8 Series processor and will come with more advanced features. Also, the company stated that the second smartphone will also be available to purchase in the US for the first time.
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Why did Samsung block ChatGPT use on company-owned devices?
Technology | May 04, 2023, 12:08 PM ISTIn the aftermath of the data leak, Samsung also asked staff using generative AI tools elsewhere "not to submit any company-related information or personal data", which could disclose its intellectual property, according to the memo.
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Apple and Google launches an initiative to restrict unwanted tracking
Technology | May 03, 2023, 04:58 PM ISTSamsung, eufy Security, Tile, Chipolo, and Pebblebee have expressed support for the draft specification, which offers best practices and instructions for manufacturers. Samsung, eufy Security, Tile, Chipolo, and Pebblebee have expressed support for the draft specification, which offers best practice
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This new ChatGPT, Bard-like AI tool turn peoples' thoughts into text
Technology | May 03, 2023, 04:43 PM ISTThe new system has been developed by a team at the University of Texas at Austin and relies in part on a transformer model, similar to the ones that power Open AI's ChatGPT and Google's Bard. It might help people who are mentally conscious yet unable to physically speak.
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Meta adds new personalisation controls for Facebook reels
Technology | May 03, 2023, 01:14 PM ISTMeta's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg said, "We're making it easier to discover reels on Facebook by adding them to the top of the Watch tab and introducing new controls so you can give us feedback on the content you want to see more or less of."
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Microsoft Teams Payments app launched for small businesses
Technology | May 03, 2023, 12:39 PM ISTMicrosoft has introduced a new Payments app for the users of the US and Canada which will enable small businesses to easily manage and collect payments from within Teams on their desktop or mobile device during a meeting.
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Microsoft brings 2 new initiatives to empower Indian SMBs
Technology | May 02, 2023, 06:59 PM ISTMicrosoft introduces a website and helpline to help SMBs in India navigate their digital transformation journey.
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Google announces 'Startups Accelerator: Women Founders' who are using technology
Technology | May 02, 2023, 06:52 PM ISTApplications for the second edition of the programme are open until June 4. Additionally, selected participants will receive support from experts and mentors both from Google and external networks in areas such as technology, product strategy, people, growth and fundraising.
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Meta purged over 43 million bad pieces of content from India in March on FB, Insta
Technology | May 02, 2023, 06:44 PM ISTOf the other 4,946 reports where the specialised review was needed, Meta reviewed content and took action on 1,656 reports in total. The remaining 3,290 reports on Instagram were reviewed but may not have been actioned.
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Twitter Blue badge reappears for a few users: Know how
Technology | May 09, 2023, 04:45 PM ISTOn April 20, chaos prevailed on Twitter when CEO Musk removed all the legacy verified accounts with Blue check marks but allowed some celebrities to retain them. In India, if someone wants to have a badge then they have to pay Rs 900 a month (or Rs 9,400 a year) to get Blue Verified status.
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Meta seeks OpenAI's help to create AI coding assistant for its engineers
Technology | May 01, 2023, 08:00 PM ISTAndrew Bosworth (CTO of Meta) revealed that the company is also working on a "companion that is more about all of our code and our internal documentation, built on our own infrastructure".