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Microsoft introduces new Bing powered by improved ChatGPT AI
The AI-powered Bing search engine and Edge browser are now available for preview at Bing.com, to "deliver better search, more complete answers, a new chat experience and the ability to generate content", the tech giant said in a blogpost on Tuesday. According to the company, these tools act as an "AI copilot for the web".
OnePlus launches flagship smartphone 11 5G, TV in India
The OnePlus 11 5G comes in two colourways -- Titan Black and Eternal Green -- and is available for purchase from online and offline stores at a starting price of Rs 56,999 from February 14 onwards. The OnePlus TV 65 Q2 is priced at Rs 99,999, and will be available for open sale in March 2023 in India, said the company.
ChatGPT owner OpenAI gets into top 50 global sites as visits hit 672 mn
According to SimilarWeb data, over the last 28 days, OpenAI has become the 44th globally-ranked website. Over the last month, there were around 73.9 million visits from India and the US, representing about 11 per cent of all traffic. Other main countries that have visitors to the site are France, Canada, and Germany.
Pinterest reaches 450 mn monthly active users globally
"Our US and Canada mobile app users grew 5 per cent, accelerating from last quarter. More importantly, sessions continued to grow significantly faster than users, demonstrating deepening engagement per user as we focus on driving greater per-user monetization," Bill Ready said during the company's earnings call.
Microsoft discontinues Authenticator app for Apple Watch
The tech giant blamed this decision on watchOS being "incompatible with Authenticator security features," reports 9To5Mac. However, the iPhone's Authenticator application is unaffected by this change. In December last year, the company had announced that its two-step verification application will no longer support the Apple Watch as it will discontinue the application soon.
Quora opens up its AI chatbot app Poe for public use
Poe (Platform for Open Exploration) was initially available on iOS, but the company said that it will add support for all major platforms in the next few months, along with more bots. Poe functions similarly to a text messaging app, but for AI models users can communicate with the models separately.
Twitch rolling out new 'Chat History' feature
The company tweeted from its @TwitchSupport account on Monday: "Starting today we'll be rolling out Chat History for everyone! Catch up with what's happening on the channel - chat will load the last 50 messages or last hour of chat, whichever is less." On the post, when one user commented, "(Assuming I'm not dumb and understand this properly). So someone who's just come into the stream will have the last 50/last hour of chat available to read and know anything they missed, cus that is awesome."
Elon Musk amazed at Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra zoom
Marques Brownlee, an American YouTuber, wrote on Twitter: "I don't know who needs to take a 100x photo of the moon, but clearly the Galaxy S23 Ultra is the phone for you". To which Musk replied, "wow". Samsung had unveiled Galaxy S23 Series globally on February 1. Galaxy S23 Ultra comes with an all-new 200MP sensor with adaptive pixels which can capture images with epic details.
Amazon Luna to lose over 50 games
Luna will drop 53 games starting this week until the end of the month, including titles like 'Snake Pass', 'Retro Classic: Gate of Doom' and 'Bridge Constructor Portal'. "Our goal with Amazon Luna has always been to keep our selection as fresh as possible and to offer a wide array of high-quality, immersive games for our customers.
Jio True 5G now available in 236 cities, fastest telco to achieve the feat
The company announced the launch of its True 5G services in 10 new cities -- Hindupur, Madanapalle, Proddatur (Andhra Pradesh), Raigarh (Chhattisgarh), Talcher (Odisha), Patiala (Punjab), Alwar (Rajasthan), Mancherial (Telangana), Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) and Roorkee (Uttarakhand). Starting Tuesday, Jio users in these cities will be invited to a welcome offer.
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