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Spotify launches AI-powered personalised music feature 'DJ'
Currently rolling out in beta, the new feature will deliver a "curated lineup of music alongside commentary around the tracks and artists we think you'll like in a stunningly realistic voice", the company said in a blogpost on Wednesday. The company defines the DJ feature as a personalised AI guide that knows users and their "music taste" so well that it can choose what to play for them.
MIT's custom, 3D-printed heart replicas look, pump like real one
The engineers developed a procedure to 3D print a soft and flexible replica of a patient's heart, including a patient's aorta -- the major artery that carries blood out of the heart to the rest of the body. The team led by mechanical engineering professor Ellen Roche said they can then control the replica's action to mimic that patient's blood-pumping ability via fabricated sleeves similar to blood pressure cuffs that wrap around a printed heart and aorta.
BGMI developer Krafton re-enters India with a new game
Dreamotion and Krafton announced pre-registration for an all-new Indian version of 'Road to Valor: Empires', a real-time player-versus-player (PvP) strategy game. The company said it has reimagined the game for the Indian audience, bringing several new updates including full-fledged Hindi language support to provide an immersive experience for the Indian gaming community.
WhatsApp is working on feature to let users edit messages on iOS beta
The new feature will give users up to 15 minutes to edit their messages to fix any mistake or include any additional information to the original message, reports WABetaInfo. This feature is currently under development and is not ready to be released to beta testers. The report further mentioned that the company might also bring a feature in a future update.
Instagram co-founders' new AI-powered news app 'Artifact' now open to all
Now, anyone can download and use the new application and no waitlist and phone number are required, the Artifact team wrote in a blogpost on Wednesday. The application is available for both iOS and Android users. With the new version of the application, users can connect their contacts and see articles that are popular in their network. By connecting your contacts.
China directs local internet giants not to use ChatGPT
Chinese regulators told Tencent and Ant Group, the fintech affiliate of Alibaba Group, not to offer ChatGPT services to the public, reports Nikkei Asia. There is a "growing alarm in Beijing over the AI-powered chatbot's uncensored replies to user queries". Tencent and Ant Group have been instructed not to utilise ChatGPT "either directly or via third parties", said the report, citing sources.
Google to now start calling 'Chat' as RCS on Messages app
According to SamMobile, users enrolled in the Google Messages beta programme are seeing different terminology used in different places in relation to RCS chat. The input field at the bottom of RCS-enabled conversations, which previously read 'Chat message', now appears to read 'RCS message'.
Noise, Fire Boltt surpass 5% of global smartwatch market share each, enter top 5
Noise (5.6 per cent market share) and Fire Boltt (5.5 per cent) showed remarkable growth in the global market. Although the Indian market's growth slowed in Q4 and failed to beat Huawei (6.7 per cent market share), it is attracting discussions on whether it will be able to threaten Samsung's position beyond Huawei next year, according to Counterpoint Research.
Apple iPhone 15 Pro to be equipped with 8GB of RAM
The tech giant will "bump up the capacity and specifications" of RAM for the upcoming iPhone 15 models, reports MacRumors. For comparison, the iPhone 14 Pro models come equipped with 6GB of RAM. However, the standard iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus smartphones are expected to remain at 6GB of RAM, but might be upgraded to faster RAM, as iPhone 14 Pro models were last year.
YouTube Music now let users create customise radio stations
Users can access the new "Radio Builder" feature by navigating to the "Your music tuner" section of the YouTube Music homepage in the iOS or Android application, reports The Verge. Users can choose up to 30 artists when creating a custom station, and can also specify whether they want to hear music just from those artists or from artists that are similar to those they have chosen.
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