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Samsung may launch 83-inch OLED TV in September
The new TV is expected to feature a WRGB OLED panel from LG Display, reports SamMobile. For its upcoming TV (KQ83SC90A), the company has finished compatibility registration at the National Radio Research Institute. To manufacture, market and import broadcasting and communication equipment.
Radio host sues OpenAI for defamation after ChatGPT generated false info
Mark Walters sued the Sam Altman-run company after ChatGPT mentioned that Walters had been accused of defrauding and embezzling funds from a non-profit organisation, reports The Verge. ChatGPT generated the false information in response to a request from a journalist named Fred Riehl.
Twitter refuses to pay Google Cloud bill, trust and safety services at risk
According to a report in Platformer, unless Twitter pays up or works something out, "its access could be cut off on June 30th when their contract ends". Prior to Musk acquiring the micro-blogging platform for $44 billion in October last year, the company signed a multi-year contract with Google to host services related to fighting.
Zuckerberg hails Musk for making Twitter 'a lot leaner' which is good for industry
On the 'The Lex Fridman Podcast' show, Zuckerberg said that Musk "led a push early on to make Twitter a lot leaner". "I think that those were generally good changes. I also think that it was probably good for the industry that he made those changes because my sense is that there were a lot of other people who thought that those.
Conversion via app case: WhatsApp chats between child, cleric surface
The purported conversation happened in December 2022, in which the boy is told about the 'wudhu' (ablution) and Namaz time. In the chat, the student can be seen saying: "I am in school now... will not be able to offer Namaz", to which the cleric replies: "Today is Friday, it is very important to offer Friday prayer."
Ghaziabad conversion case exposes rampant misuse of gaming platforms
The game -- "Fortnite", which is similar to PUBG -- was allegedly being used by miscreants in brainwashing non-Muslim youth and motivating them to convert to Islam, the police said. The matter came to light when, on May 30, a Ghaziabad-based man complained to police that his child was being motivated through a gaming.
WhatsApp rolling out new interface for group settings screen on iOS
According to WABetaInfo, the group administrators that use the stable version of WhatsApp from the App Store can now experiment with a new interface for the group settings screen after installing the new update. Along with a redesigned group setting screen, the company is adding a new 'Add Other Participants' option that allows group administrators to choose who can add new members to the group.
Google patches new Chrome zero-day flaw used in exploit
"Google is aware that an exploit for CVE-2023-3079 exists in the wild," Google said in a blogpost.
The company has not released details about the exploit and how it was used in attacks, instead focusing on the severity and type of flaw. Access to bug details and links may be kept restricted until a majority of users are updated.
NASA mission to avert 'internet apocalypse' that could pause online access for months
According to Mirror, the US space agency's Parker Solar Probe (PSP) has achieved a significant milestone by navigating through the solar wind. Scientists have warned about the potential impact of an upcoming solar storm, commonly referred to as an "internet apocalypse", which could strike within the next decade. The spacecraft, which was launched in 2018, took a remarkable journey that brought it close to the sun's surface, where the solar wind is generated.
Meta 'talking' to Oprah Winfrey, the Dalai Lama to explore its Twitter-like app
Meta is in discussions with big celebrities to become early users of its Twitter alternative, like Oprah Winfrey, the Dalai Lama and DJ Slime, reports The Verge. The new standalone app will be based on Instagram and integrate with 'ActivityPub', the decentralised social media protocol,Athe report noted. The project was first named Project 92.
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