TECHNOLOGY
HP prevents customers from using 3rd-party ink for security
According to the HP community forum, a recent firmware upgrade for printers has disabled the use of non-HP ink as part of the company's strict "dynamic security" policy, reports The Verge. Dynamic security, a part of HP's cartridge authentication process that was first introduced in 2016, is designed to "protect the quality of our customer experience, maintain the integrity of our printing systems, and protect our intellectual property."
Apple's new OLED iPad Pro may cost equal to MacBook Pro
According to a new supply chain report, the tech giant's new iPad Pro models with OLED screens, which are expected to release next year, will cost up to 80 per cent more than the current releases, reports AppleInsider. Particularly, it is rumoured that the 11-inch iPad Pro with an OLED display will cost 80 per cent more than the present model and will start around $1,500.
I'm not tech-elite but a mom who needs to pay salaries: Startup founder
Lindsey Michaelides, Founder and CEO at human-led, tech-enabled service provider Strongsuit, posted her ordeal on Twitter, saying the collapse of SVB might look like a 1 per cent problem that only affects the "coastal tech elites" but this "impacts small businesses made up of hard-working people making modest mortgage payments" and impacts "parents putting dinner on the table".
Samsung to soon launch next-gen Galaxy SmartTag: Report
The tech giant's first object tracker, Galaxy SmartTag, was released in 2021, reports SamMobile. The company has not released an updated version of the device in the two years since it was first introduced. However, now, Samsung will likely launch the second-generation Galaxy SmartTag lineup in the third quarter of this year.
Microsoft to unveil GPT-4 next week with AI videos
Andreas Braun, Chief Technology Officer at Microsoft Germany, recently confirmed that GPT-4 will be unveiled next week at an event called -- AI in Focus -- Digital Kickoff, reports Windows Central. "We will introduce GPT-4 next week, where we have multimodal models that will offer completely different possibilities - for example, videos," Braun was quoted as saying.
Players now need Windows 10 or above to play Fortnite on PC
As a result, Fortnite will no longer support Windows 7 and 8. 'Fortnite Status' shared the information on Twitter, saying: "As previously announced, starting with Battle Royale Chapter 4 Season 2, players will be required to use Windows 10 or higher in order to continue playing Fortnite natively on PC in an officially supported manner. Windows 7 and 8 will be officially.
Meta to begin laying off another 11K employees in multiple waves next week
According to a report in The Wall Street Journal, citing sources, Meta Platforms is planning "additional layoffs to be announced in multiple rounds over the coming months". It would be roughly the same magnitude as the 13 per cent cut to its workforce last year, the report said late on Friday."The company is also expected to shut down some projects and teams in conjunction.
WhatsApp rolling out 21 new emojis to some beta testers
According to WABetaInfo, it is no longer necessary to download and use a different keyboard to send these 21 emojis from the latest Unicode 15.0, as they can now be sent directly from the official WhatsApp keyboard. Earlier, the new 21 emojis were not visible within the official WhatsApp keyboard as they were under development, but it was possible to send them by using an alternate keyboard.
Microsoft Word gets 'Paste Text Only' shortcut
"You might be familiar with this shortcut Ctrl + Shift + V (Cmd + Shift + V on Mac) -- it's also called "keep text only" or "paste plain text" -- because of its popularity in other applications like Microsoft Teams, Word for the web, Google and Gmail. No matter what you call it, the Paste Text Only shortcut is now available in Word for Windows and Word Mac," Microsoft said in a blogpost.
Apple may delay under-display Face ID feature to 2025
According to display analyst Ross Young, the iPhone 15 Pro will not feature under-display Face ID because of technical issues, reports AppleInsider. This feature will likely arrive at the earliest on the iPhone 17 Pro. There have been rumours that the tech giant would be able to hide the biometric technology under the display ever since the iPhone X debuted the notch to house its Face ID system.
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