TECHNOLOGY
Paytm boosts merchant payments leadership with 79 lakh devices, adds 4 lakh in June alone
Driving payment monetisation, Paytm's subscription devices, Soundbox and PoS machines, continue to see an increased acceptance by merchants. The company continues to remain the market leader in merchant payments with the number of merchants paying subscription for payment devices has reached 79 lakh as of June 2023, an increase of 4 lakh devices in the month and 11 lakh devices in the quarter that ended on June 30.
OpenAI disables Browse with Bing in ChatGPT
This feature allowed ChatGPT to search the internet to help answer questions that benefit from recent information. "We have learned that the ChatGPT Browse beta can occasionally display content in ways we don't want. For example, if a user specifically asks for a URL's full text, it might inadvertently fulfil this request," the company said in a post.
Microsoft thinks Sony may launch PS5 Slim this year
As a part of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) versus Microsoft case, the tech giant filed documents which revealed this information, reports The Verge. "PlayStation likewise sells a less expensive Digital Edition for $399.99, and is expected to release a PlayStation 5 Slim later this year at the same reduced price point," the company said in the documents.
Twitter clarifies sudden move to ‘temporarily’ apply rate limits
The company said on its Business blog: "To ensure the authenticity of our user base we must take extreme measures to remove spam and bots from our platform." "That’s why we temporarily limited usage so we could detect and eliminate bots and other bad actors that are harming the platform."
Several Twitter rivals flex their muscles as Elon Musk restricts access
Before Twitter owner Elon Musk and Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg enter a full-on cage fight (both are apparently preparing for the Jiu Jitsu showdown), Instagram Threads is expected to launch on Thursday, according to an App Store listing for the application.
Garmin announces 2 new smartwatch series in India
The new fenix 7 Pro and epix Pro series will be available online on Amazon and Synergizer, and offline on Garmin Brand Stores, Helios and Just in Time, the company said in a statement. While the epix Pro series starts from Rs 1,11,990, the fenix 7 Pro series starts from Rs 1,00,990.
Twitter rival Bluesky reopens sign-ups
"We just enabled account sign-ups again, so any outstanding invite codes can now be used to create an account," the company said, according to the screenshot shared by The Verge. According to Bluesky's status page, the platform was experiencing "degraded performance" on Saturday last week.
Twitter says only verified users can access new TweetDeck after 30 days
The company tweeted from the @TwitterSupport account: "All users can continue to access their saved searches & workflows via https://tweetdeck.twitter.com by selecting 'Try the new TweetDeck' in the bottom left menu." All of the users' saved searches, lists and columns will carry over to the new TweetDeck.
Meta’s Twitter competitor 'Threads' to launch on Thursday
"Say more with Threads -- Instagram’s text-based conversation app. Threads is where communities come together to discuss everything from the topics you care about today to what’ll be trending tomorrow," Meta said. With the new application, users will be able to follow and connect directly with their favourite creators and others.
Apple cuts Vision Pro Mixed Reality headset production plans: Report
According to a report in The Financial Times, citing sources, Apple has reportedly asked its main Vision Pro assembler Luxshare to make fewer than 400,000 units next year. It is reportedly down from an initial internal sales target of one million. China-based Luxshare is said to be Apple’s main Vision Pro assembler, apart from several others. Apple or Luxshare declined to comment on the report.
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