TECHNOLOGY
Nearly 80% of iPhone users now own an Apple Watch
Google Pixel users come in second with 71 per cent of Pixel smartphone users who own a smartwatch saying that they own the Google Pixel Watch, according to Counterpoint Research. Apple managed to achieve 56 per cent share of the US smartwatch market in 2022. Meanwhile, among Samsung smartphone users who.
Twitter to allow media publishers to charge users per article per click: Musk
After announcing new monetising features for content creators, the Twitter CEO is now aiming to help media houses amid a global meltdown that has seen several publications paying off employees and shutting down programmes. Rolling out next month, this platform will allow media publishers
Meta seeks OpenAI's help to create AI coding assistant for its engineers
According to 'Command Line' by The Verge's Alex Heath, Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth recently told employees about the plan, saying the cost for building an AI coding engineer is "crazy" at about seven cents per query. That's the only place in the company we're really considering working with Microsoft nd OpenAI, just because there's a natural.
Elon Musk isn't doing right for Twitter: Jack Dorsey
Dorsey now uses his new micro-blogging platform called Bluesky that is now available for Android users. Responding to a question from Bluesky user Jason Goldman regarding whether he felt that Musk proved the 'best possible' steward for the platform Dorsey said: "No. Nor do I think he acted right after realising his timing.
Global smartphone market to gain momentum only in 2nd half of 2023
Shipments will stabilise around the levels from 2022 as we move into the middle of 2023, according to market research firm Canalys. "Decline rates will start to improve soon, although this is more connected to the stark contrast between 2022 and 2023 shrinking," said research analyst Lucas Zhong.
ChatGPT shows better empathy to patients than doctors: Study
There has been widespread speculation about how advances in artificial intelligence (AI) assistants like ChatGPT could be used in medicine. The study, published in JAMA Internal Medicine, compared written responses from physicians and those from ChatGPT to real-world health questions.
Apple 'data' forced me to cut long opening scene: 'Ghosted' filmmaker
The Apple TV+ crime thriller 'Ghosted' stars Hollywood actors Chris Evans and Ana de Armas. The filmmaker, who had directed the 2019 biographical film 'Rocketman', told Deadline that he had initially planned a long and elaborate opening sequence. Fletcher then took the scene to the Apple team for approval.
Instagram to let users add songs to photo carousels
According to Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, the tool is already available in a "few countries with more to come." Instagram already allows users tag songs to individual photos but now, they will be able to add their favourite songs to the photo carousel as they swipe through the photo collection. Zuckerberg also said that the Instagram is testing a new way to add music to Notes.
Amazon building more 'generalised & capable' AI model to power Alexa: CEO
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said that ChatGPT is a good example of an application that's being built. "We'll build some of those applications ourselves. So for instance, we think one of the most compelling applications that are going to be built in generative AI have to do with making developers much more effective with coding assistance," he noted during the company's quarterly earnings call.
Former Indian-origin employee sent to jail for stealing $17 mn from Apple
He was charged in March 2022 for stealing around $17 million from the iPhone maker through mail and wire fraud schemes.Prasad, 55, from Mountain House in San Joaquin County, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to defraud the US on November 2, 2022.The remaining counts were dismissed at sentencing, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) said in a statement.
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