TECHNOLOGY
Microsoft Edge for Linux now generally available for all users
Those who are running preview builds of Edge on Linux can get the latest stable version by running the sudo apt install microsoft-edge-stable command. Users new to Edge on Linux, for them the installer is now available on Microsoft's website. With the release of Edge for Linux to the stable channel, Edge is now available on Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, and Linux.
Microsoft gives customers access to OpenAI's powerful language model
OpenAI, an AI research and deployment company, introduced its groundbreaking ‘GPT-3' natural language model platform last year. Microsoft will also offer Azure OpenAI Service customers new tools to help ensure outputs that the model returns are appropriate for their businesses, and it will monitor how people are employing the technology to help ensure it's being used for its intended purposes.
Beats discontinues Powerbeats, Solo Pro, EP headphones
According to MacRumors, all three products are no longer available directly from Apple's online storefront and the Beats by Dre website. The brand launched Solo Pro in 2019 as the first Solo headphones with Active Noise Cancellation and Powerbeats were introducedA in 2020 with a design inspired by Powerbeats Pro.
Microsoft connecting people, places via metaverse: Satya Nadella
"As the digital and physical worlds come together, we are creating an entirely new platform layer, which is the metaverse," Nadella said during the company's annual 'Ignite 2021' conference. "We're bringing people, places and things together with the digital world, in both the consumer space as well as in the enterprise," he added.
Microsoft unveils Mesh tech for video chat app Teams
With this technology people can join virtual meetings, send chats, collaborate on shared documents and more. Now, everyone in a meeting can be present without being physically present, using personalised avatars and immersive spaces that can be accessed from any device, with no special equipment needed.
Instagram letting people publicly participate in Stories
According to Engadget, the company describes it as a way to create public threads in Stories. It also notes that it is the first time Instagram has added a way for people to publicly participate in the format. Effectively, the sticker acts as both a prompt for other people to upload their own Stories and a way for them to discover new people to follow.
FB verifies fan page on Elon Musk, takes it down
According to The Verge, it is unclear if Facebook took it down or the owners chose to make it unavailable.
To be clear, the page wasn't pretending it's Musk; it openly stated that it was a fan page in its About section, the report said. Musk owns a Tesla Roadster car 0001 (the first one off the production line) from Tesla Motors, a company in which he is an early investor. The Roadster is a battery electric sportscar with a 220 mile range.
Glance, Intel partner to showcase latest chip on smartphone lock screen
With over 150 million Indians spending an average of 22 minutes on Glance daily, the campaign has enabled Intel to generate product awareness and discovery among PC shoppers, through impactful storytelling, surfaced on the lock screens of millions of smartphones across the country.
Lenovo launches its first education-focused tablet
The Lenovo Tianjiao Pad is priced at 1,299 yen (approx Rs 15,100) and it will be available for purchase in the region starting November 10. The tablet features a dual-tone rear finish consisting of metal-plastic build with an IP52 rating, and comes in a single Silver White color option. It measures 258.4 x 163 x 7.5mm in dimensions, weighs 490 grams.
Squid Game cryptocurrency tanks to $0, scammers make $2.1 million
The SQUID crypto coin was trading at $0.003203, reports CoinMarketCap. The developers behind the crypto project have left the project after the price of its affiliated token crashed to nearly zero. They claimed on its official Telegram channel that its developers do not want to continue running the project due to the stress of dealing with scammers.
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