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In 3 months, Twitter's paid Blue service earns just $11 mn for Elon Musk
According to a report in TechCrunch, which quoted data from app intelligence firm Sensor Tower, the take-up of Blue service "has been fairly underwhelming". While $11 million is a small figure, we should caveat that this estimate does not cover web-based subscriptions. The figures cover the 20 markets where Blue has been.
Gordon Moore, Intel's co-founder and creator of Moore's law, passes away
Intel and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation announced that Gordon Moore died peacefully on Friday, "surrounded by family at his home in Hawaii". Moore and his longtime colleague Robert Noyce founded Intel in July 1968. Prior to establishing Intel, Moore and Noyce participated in the founding of Fairchild Semiconductor, where they played central roles in the first commercial production of diffused silicon transistors and later the world's first commercially viable integrated circuits.
ChatGPT bug may have exposed payment information of some users: OpenAI
According to the company, the Microsoft-owned company took ChatGPT offline due to a bug in an open-source library which allowed some users to see titles from another active user's chat history. "It was also possible that the first message of a newly-created conversation was visible in someone else's chat history if both users were active around the same time," said the company.
Twitter Blue subscription users may hide their paid check marks soon
App researcher Alessandro Paluzzi posted on Twitter that the micro-blogging platform is working on a control panel for verification settings. It will have an option, saying "Show or hide your blue checkmark on your profile."
Google searches for 'The Elephant Whisperers' skyrocketed 8,164% after Oscar win
The finding by African media company Celeb Tattler revealed that the online searches for "Mudumalai National Park" soared by 246 per cent worldwide after the Oscar win of "The Elephant Whisperers". "After making history at this year's Academy Awards, The Elephant Whisperers is receiving a huge boost in online searches. Not only being embraced by Hollywood - but also the world," said a spokesperson for Celeb Tattler.
Paytm launches upgraded payments platform powered by 100% indigenous tech
With this, the company said it has taken another step towards 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' to promote digital payments in the country. "By making sure that every component of our technology is made in-house, we have proved that India can build world-class technology software of scale," said Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Founder and CEO, Paytm.
OpenAI rolls out ChatGPT plugins that let chatbot browse internet
The company said that it will start providing access to plugins with a small set of users and plan to gradually roll out larger-scale access as they learn more. "Today, we will begin extending plugin alpha access to users and developers from our waitlist. While we will initially prioritise a small number of developers and ChatGPT Plus users, we plan to roll out larger-scale access over time," OpenAI said in a blogpost.
WhatsApp launches official chat on iOS, Android
According to WABetaInfo, the chat comes marked with a green badge, and also includes tips and tricks on how to use the app, as well as information on new features and updates. Verified badges ensure that the chat is legitimate, helping to prevent users from falling victim to scams or phishing attempts that imitate the official WhatsApp account.
ChatGPT has the power to change healthcare: Report
The report by GlobalData, a data and analytics company, said that the revolutionary technology is coming faster than most people in the industry currently recognise. It estimates the total Artificial Intelligence (AI) market will be worth $383.3 billion in 2030, with a robust 21 per cent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) from 2022 to 2030.
YouTube shuts Indian short video shopping app Simsim
Simsim is an Indian startup, which the streaming giant acquired in mid-2021, reports TechCrunch. Simsim was founded in 2019 by Amit Bagaria, Kunal Suri, and Saurabh Vashishtha. Through influencer-based videos in Hindi, Tamil, and Bengali, it assisted small businesses in making the transition to e-commerce.
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