Month: February 2023
Tuesday’s top tech news: a new era for Microsoft’s Bing
And speaking of new Eras, my colleague Chris Welch has a scoop on Sonos’ upcoming speaker lineup set to debut in the coming months. We now know that they’re set to be branded as “Era,” with specific models including the Era 300 and Era 100. The former will apparently focus…
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The Twitch Community Has Been Rocked By A Deepfake Porn Scandal. “It Was Quite Horrifying,” One Victim Said.
The article reported that popular streamers Pokimane, Maya Higa, and QTCinderella were among those who appeared as deepfakes. Anita — who gained notice on Twitch for embracing her Tourette’s syndrome and educating her audience about it — was not mentioned, but she decided to do some investigating. “I typed my…
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Google Just Heated Up The AI Wars By Announcing Its Own ChatGPT Rival
Google is developing a brand-new “conversational AI” service called Bard, a rival to OpenAI’s ChatGPT, the company announced on Monday. Unlike Google Search, which presents you with a list of links when you search for something, Bard will be able to directly answer more complex questions. For example, it will…
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Microsoft Authenticator drops support for Apple Watch
Microsoft Authenticator is ending support for the Apple Watch. Unfortunately, this means you’ll no longer be able to conveniently log in to your connected accounts using just the wearable, as reported earlier by MacRumors. While the app’s 6.7.3 iOS update states that it “removes Microsoft Authenticator from Apple Watch,” it…
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Microsoft is holding a surprise event and it might be about Bing and ChatGPT
Audio player loading… Microsoft is holding a surprise, and secretive, launch event at its Redmond headquarters on Tuesday, Feb 7. It might be Bing ChatGPT integration‘s coming out to party or something else altogether, we just don’t know yet. The Windows 11 parent company sent out invites to a select…
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Elon Musk says Twitter API will be free but only for bots making “good content”
Audio player loading… Shortly after Twitter stated it will begin charging developers to use its API, company CEO Elon Musk is now somewhat reneging on that decision. Over the weekend, Musk tweeted that after responding to some feedback (opens in new tab), Twitter will offer a new “light, write-only API…
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