TECHNOLOGY
ChatGPT officiates wedding of US couple in absence of priest
Reece Wiench and Deyton Truitt celebrated their wedding last weekend with the voice of the ChatGPT AI app leading the way, report Fox News."Thank you all for joining us today to celebrate the extraordinary love and unity of Reece Wiench and Deyton Truitt," the chatbot said.
Meta's Twitter competitor 'Threads' arrives on web
It offers a sneak peek into the upcoming Threads app, set to launch on iOS on Thursday and presumably Android too, according to The Verge. Mark Zuckerberg, Founder and CEO of Meta, has created his first thread using the app, and numerous other prominent brands and creators, such as Netflix, Gary Vee, and Instagram, have also been granted early access to this platform.
OnePlus launches new smartphone Nord 3, Buds in India
Starting at Rs 33,999, the OnePlus Nord 3 will be available in Misty Green or Tempest Gray colour variants to buy from July 15 across the company's official website, key online and offline stores, while the OnePlus Nord Buds 2r will be available in Deep Gray and Triple Blue colour variants at a starting price of Rs 2,199.
'Our subs don't implode': Subway's ad faces backlash on social media
The ad which reads: "Our subs don't implode" was displayed on the outdoor sign in a Subway restaurant in Georgia in the US. The move has faced widespread criticism from internet users, with many condemning it as 'distasteful'. "Subway, this is at your store in Rincon, GA (Georgia). Not only is it distasteful, it’s just sad.
ViewSonic launches portable touch screen monitor with OLED tech in India
The new monitor is available on Amazon and is priced at a maximum retail price (MRP) of Rs 75,000 and end-use-price (EUP) of Rs 49,999 plus taxes, the company said in a statement. The 15.6-inch ColorPro monitor comes with 1080p Full HD resolution and Pantone Validation for remarkable colour reproduction and immersive visuals.
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 may not come with rumoured dust resistance feature
The information came from the tipster @UniverseIce, who claimed that the Z Fold 5 will not feature an IP58 dust and water resistance rating, reports SamMobile. Instead, it will likely continue to come with an IPX8 rating for water resistance, similar to the Z Fold 3 and the Z Fold 4.
Meta's Twitter competitor 'Threads' may not launch in EU
According to Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) spokesperson, the regulator had been in contact about the new service and that it would not be rolled out in the EU “at this point”, reports Independent.ie. Threads is expected to launch on Thursday in the US and UK as an alternative to Twitter.
TECNO to unveil CAMON 20 Premier 5G: A game-changing camera phone for India on July 7
TECNO is now poised to make a strong impact with the launch of CAMON 20 Premier 5G on 7th July 2023, rumoured to be priced in the sub-35K segment according to industry sources. The CAMON 20 Premier 5G boasts a ground-breaking Industry-first 50MP Sensor-Shift Stabilisation with RGBW Pro.
Google to use public data for AI training, says its updated privacy policy
The tech giant changed the wording of its policy over the weekend and switched "AI models" for "language models". In its privacy policy archive page, Google updated the changes, saying: "For example, we may collect information that’s publicly available online or from other public sources to help train Google’s languageAI models and build products and features like Google Translate, Bard, and Cloud AI capabilities.
Mozilla releases last Firefox update for old versions of Windows, macOS
"In January 2023, Microsoft ended support for Windows 7 and Windows 8. As a consequence, this is the last version of Firefox that users on those operating systems will receive," the company said in release notes on Tuesday. Windows 7 and Windows 8 users will automatically be migrated to the ESR 115 version of Firefox so that they continue to receive important security updates.
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