Month: February 2024
Percy Jackson proves it isn’t a Greek tragedy as storming Disney Plus show lands season 2 renewal
Rick Riordan, creator of the Percy Jackson and the Olympian series, has a message for fans of the books and the show: “Raise anchors. Hoist the mainsail. All hands on deck, demigods. We’re heading for the Sea of Monsters!” It’s a lovely way to confirm that season two of Percy…
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Slack Is Turning 10 Years Old, and Wow Has It Changed Everything
This week, we trace the first decade of Slack, and we examine how the chat app has altered both the workplace and our personal lives—for better or worse. Source
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Google’s AI now goes by a new name: Gemini
Google is famous for having a million similar products with confusingly different names and seemingly nothing in common. (Can I interest you in a messaging app?) But when it comes to its AI work, going forward there is only one name that matters: Gemini. The company announced on Thursday that…
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How to Get Gemini Advanced, Google’s Subscription-Only AI Chatbot
Google’s answer to ChatGPT Plus gives you access to Gemini Advanced, its most powerful chatbot yet. Source
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The Morning After: Apple has reportedly made multiple foldable iPhone prototypes
According to The Information, Apple has created two clamshell-style foldable iPhone prototypes, though they’re all in the early stages of development. If Apple were to move forward with foldable iPhones, they likely wouldn’t come to market until at least 2026. Companies have so far been unable to address the technical…
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Microsoft thinks it might have made a breakthrough on its cloud monopoly case
Microsoft has entered discussions with the Cloud Infrastructure Services Providers in Europe (CISPE) to address its ongoing antitrust case in Europe. The case relates to the company’s unfair dominance of the cloud market, which is reported to have been boosted by technical and financial limitations, causing customers to be locked…
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