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Microsoft accidently releases Windows 11 upgrade to ineligible PCs
"Some hardware ineligible Windows 10 and Windows 11, version 21H2 devices were offered an inaccurate upgrade to Windows 11," the tech giant said in a support note. "These ineligible devices did not meet the minimum requirements to run Window 11. Devices that experienced this issue were not able to complete the upgrade installation process."
WhatsApp may bring 'schedule group calls' to future update
According to WABetaInfo, the feature is under development, so it is not ready to be released to beta testers. The feature will make it easier for users to plan a call with other members of the group. The feature will include a new context menu that introduces a scheduling option when the feature is enabled for users' accounts in the future, according to the report.
Google may add AI text-to-image generator to Gboard
In a recent APK (Android Package Kit) teardown, conducted by 9to5Google, the latest beta version of Gboard -- contains lines of code that mention an "Imagen Keyboard". This Imagen feature will appear in the shortcuts strip/page, like Clipboard, Translate, and One-handed. For people who are unfamiliar with Imagen, it is similar to the popular text-to-image generator DALL-E 2 -- which is owned by ChatGPT creator OpenAI.
Meta joins AI chatbot race with own large language model for researchers
However, Meta's Large Language Model Meta AI (LLaMA) isn't like ChatGPT-driven Bing at the moment as it can't yet talk to humans but will help researchers. Smaller, more performant models such as LLaMA enable others in the research community who don't have access to large amounts of infrastructure to study these models, further democratising access in this important, fast-changing field," Meta said.
Amazon Luna may add Epic Games' Fortnite
This week, an Amazon Luna user on Reddit discovered Fortnite in their library, but the game was quickly removed, reports 9to5Google. The game's listing in the Luna web app was marked as "Not Available," but a screenshot showed the latest version of the game with artwork from the Chapter 4, Season One trailer in place. According to the Reddit user.
New Apple MacBook Air may launch in April with latest features
According to display analyst Ross Young, the laptop is expected to be powered by the M2 chip and will likely support Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3, reports MacRumors. While a new 13-inch MacBook Air with an OLED display is rumoured to be released in 2024, the 15-inch model is expected to have a standard LCD display. Moreover, similar to the 13-inch MacBook Air.
Google awards record $12 mn to 700 bug researchers, Indian leads
The Android Vulnerability Reward Programme (VRP) had a record-breaking year in 2022 with $4.8 million in rewards and the highest paid report in Google VRP history of $605,000. Submitting an impressive 200+ vulnerabilities to the Android VRP, Aman Pandey of Bugsmirror remains one of our programme's top researchers said Sarah Jacobus.
ChatGPT-driven smart home voice assistant coming soon
Turn on the lights, how is the temperature, you might have asked such questions to your voice assistants like Alexa or Siri, but instead of such questions, imagine your voice assistant could also respond to nebulous comments like "I've had a tough day; What's a good way to relax? According to Alex Capecelatro, co-founder of the Josh.ai home automation system.
Twitter shuts off internal Slack, employees say didn't pay bills
The move left employees baffled and no one worked throughout the day on Friday as they were suddenly unable to communicate, reports Platformer. Employees also lost access to Jira, a tracking software that allows engineers to ship code and monitor progress on new features. While some employees communicated over email, some decided to just take.
Google lays off 100 robot workers used to clean its cafeterias
According to a Wired report, Alphabet's 'Everyday Robots' project -- an unit under Google's experimental X laboratories -- has been shut down by Google CEO Sundar Pichai. It had trained 100 one-armed, wheeled robots to help clean the company's cafeterias. Several of these robot prototypes were transported out of the lab and were doing useful duties.
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