TECHNOLOGY
Mark Zuckerberg really burning midnight oil: Elon Musk
When a user tweeted, "BREAKING: After forgetting about his app for a week the CEO of that other app has finally made a post." Musk replied, "He’s really burning the midnight oil lol." Meta launched Threads on July 5 for iOS and Android users in 100 countries, and it is among the top free apps on the App Store.
Zuckerberg doesn’t seem to care about Threads: Elon Musk
After a user tweeted a screenshot of the last Zuckerberg’s post on Threads and wrote, “It has now been 6 days since the CEO of that other app has made a post. Did he give up on it already?”
Samsung may integrate ChatGPT into Internet Browser app
"There is a ChatGPT settings placeholder and another one for selecting the ChatGPT model," the report said. Users will likely be able to utilise ChatGPT to summarise already-existing web pages, which could serve as a useful browser highlight feature. The report further mentioned that the Samsung Internet Browser app does not currently have a functioning ChatGPT integration.
Threads reaches 150 mn sign-ups despite usage drop
According to Data.ai, the app has surpassed more than 150 million downloads worldwide, within seven days after its launch. "It did so 5.5 times faster than the second-fastest to that point, Niantic’s Pokemon GO, which has held the largest app launch title since it debuted in July 2016," the report said.
Microsoft to 'end' 'Xbox Game Pass Friends & Family' plan in August
"On August 15, 2023, the Xbox Game Pass Friends & Family preview program will end as we review what we've learned over the past several months and investigate how to build an offer which we can launch worldwide," the company Microsoft said in a support page.
Asus ROG Ally: Powerful handheld gaming PC with smooth performance
The ROG Ally has now been officially launched in India, which runs on the new Windows 11 so that you can continue your gaming experience while you're on a long trip, commuting, or just chilling in your backyard. We used the 16GB+512GB variant of ROG Ally for a week, and here is what we think about the latest device.
Reddit removes chat history prior to 2023
Reddit users asking why have been directed to a changelog update from June which announced feature updates to chats, reports The Verge. The update's main announcement didn't mention any information about data being removed, and discreetly placed a vague and short notice about the removal at the bottom.
We’ve negative cash flow due to ad revenue drop, heavy debt: Elon Musk
Twitter has reached all-time high in "device user seconds usage," and that almost all the advertisers who left have "either come back or they said they will come back." Still, the company is financially weak as several advertisers are yet to return to the platform after ditching it post-Musk takeover.
Twitter to soon share ad revenue from profile page views: Elon Musk
Elon Musk tweeted, "Soon, we will share ad revenue from profile page views, which should roughly double payouts." "Note, only views from verified users count, as it is otherwise trivial to bot scam the view count. " He also said, "We will increase the rate limit for verified users by 50 per cent. Should take effect within a few hours."
2nd gen Apple Watch Ultra may launch this year with 3D-printed parts: Report
According to the latest survey by Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the tech giant is actively adopting 3D printing technology. "My latest survey indicates that Apple is actively adopting 3D printing technology, and it's expected that some of the titanium mechanical parts of the 2H23 new Apple Watch Ultra will be made by 3D printing," Kuo said in a post published on Medium.
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