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Meta creating team to build AI tools: CEO
On Monday, Zuckerberg posted on Facebook, "We're creating a new top-level product group at Meta focused on generative AI to turbocharge our work in this area." "We're starting by pulling together a lot of the teams working on generative AI across the company into one group focused on building delightful experiences around this technology into all of our different products."
WhatsApp rolling 'Call Link' feature on Windows beta
The new feature is available to beta testers within the calls tab, reports WABetaInfo. Users can choose the call type between voice and video, and then copy the link so that they can share it with their WhatsApp chats to invite people to join the call. The URL will be unique every time someone creates a new call link, so that no one can join users' private calls without their approval.
Meta launches new platform to remove minors' intimate images online
The social network said it financially supported the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) in the development of 'Take It Down', a platform that helps adults stop the spread of their intimate images online. "We've also introduced some new features that make it more difficult for suspicious adults to interact with teens on Instagram," said Antigone Davis, Global Head of Safety at Meta.
Musk may appoint Boring Company CEO Steve Davis as new Twitter head
The Boring Company is an infrastructure and tunnel construction services company founded by Musk. According to Platformer, Davis came to Twitter as part of Musk's transition team last year. Musk had tasked Davis with cutting $500 million in costs but he ended up cutting nearly $1 billion. His success in bringing costs down by any means necessary has led to growing speculation.
Users can now convert images into stickers on WhatsApp for iOS
The new feature eliminates the need for third-party applications to create stickers, reports WABetaInfo.After extracting a subject out of an image, users just need to paste it within a chat to create a custom sticker from an image. If the feature is available, the platform will instantly turn the image into a sticker that can be added to the user's collection of stickers.
Snap introduces AI chatbot powered by OpenAI's GPT tech
The "My AI" chatbot is available as an experimental feature for Snapchat+ subscribers and will be rolling out this week, the company said in a blogpost on Monday. "My AI can recommend birthday gift ideas for your BFF, plan a hiking trip for a long weekend, suggest a recipe for dinner, or even write a haiku about cheese for your cheddar-obsessed pal."
Twitter employees to soon receive stock awards: Musk
"This past week, we completed a difficult organisational overhaul focused on improving future execution, using as much feedback as we could gather from the entire company," Musk wrote in an internal memo on Monday obtained by The Verge. "Those who remain are highly regarded by those around them," he added. The memo, titled "Performance Awards", was Musk's first message.
Advanced AI like ChatGPT leads to new mobile threats, aids scammers: Report
According to the 2023 Consumer Mobile Threat Report by cyber-security research firm McAfee, cybercriminals can leverage malicious apps by sliding into your DMs, taking advantage of Bring Your Own Device policies, and targeting teens and tween gamers with phones.
Google services like Gmail suffers outage globally, in India too
Around 60 per cent people on downdetector.com, a website that tracks outages, reported problems with Google website while 35 per cent had issues with login. Some users experienced a temporary error (500), when their accounts were temporarily unavailable. Users went to Twitter to write about the Google services outage.
Lenovo updates 'IdeaPad Duet 3i' with bigger display, new processors
The new IdeaPad Duet 3i features a detachable 'Folio Case' that serves as both a cover and a keyboard, keeping the same design as its predecessor, reports Gizmochina. The refreshed 2-in-1 device comes with an 11-inch IPS touch display featuring a 5:3 aspect ratio, with the ability to display 100 per cent of the DCI-P3 colour gamut and delivering a maximum brightness of 400 nits.
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