More details have emerged about Samsung’s agreement with TFL (Transport for London) for the Circle to Search-inspired subway map the company had installed at key locations around the UK capital’s sprawling Underground. For two weeks, the circular Tube map replaced the classic London subway map designed by Harry Beck in 1933. The new design promoted […]
Read MoreMeta introduced a paid tier to Facebook and Instagram, which allows users in Europe to opt-out of ads for a fee. According to 28 privacy watchdog organizations, the model should be banned as it might be copied by other companies, completely undermining the GDPR, and would put us in a dangerous position where people would […]
Read MoreWe need to understand the value of nature if we want to protect it—and that should include paying ecosystems for keeping us alive, argues Ian Redmond, head of conservation for not-for-profit streaming platform Ecoflix and cofounder of Rebalance Earth, a company that aims to build a sustainable, resilient, and equitable economy. He’s trying to change […]
Read MoreA year ago to the day Google announced Bard – its AI-powered ChatGPT rival. Bard was powered by the LaMDA model, but Google switched to Gemini in December. Now the service will adopt the name of the model that powers it. Goodbye, Bard. Hello, Gemini. Gemini is now powered by the Gemini Pro 1.0 model. […]
Read MoreGoogle has announced that YouTube Premium and YouTube Music Premium now have more than a hundred million subscribers (including subscribers using the two paid services on a trial basis). According to the company, it gained over 20 million subscribers in just over a year. In 2021, the two platforms had 50 million subscribers combined, which […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Office Commercial products and cloud services revenue increased by 15% driven by Office 365 Commercial revenue growth of 17% With innovations in Copilot, Teams, and other commercial products Office365 users have increased. Microsoft’s push to innovate its commercial productivity offering with AI seems to be paying off. Microsoft’s most recent […]
Read MoreA footnote in the official Galaxy S24 announcement raised questions about Samsung’s plans for distributing AI features in 2025. Said note suggests that AI features similar to those introduced with the Galaxy S24 will not be free indefinitely and that the company may charge a fee for its AI tools from 2025 onward. But, according […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Samsung just unveiled its lineup of Galaxy S24 series phones at its Unpacked event, including S24 Ultra, S24 Plus, and S24. The phones ship a new and sleek design, nifty features, and Galaxy AI (an AI-powered experience designed to enhance intelligence and streamline the mobile user experience). While the Galaxy […]
Read MoreA couple of days ago, Microsoft launched Copilot Pro, a paid version of Copilot with additional features. Now, Amazon is also planning to take a similar approach with Alexa by launching a paid version of the service very soon. However, the company is facing a lot of obstacles in the journey. Here’s the full story. […]
Read MoreMicrosoft offers Copilot, the company’s generative AI chatbot, with its Edge web browser on mobile devices (Android and iOS) among other platforms. At the moment, Microsoft allows people to use all the functionalities of this service, including conversations and image generation, for free. That, however, might change in the future. In a teardown of version […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Microsoft has today announced a paid subscription service for its AI Copilot service. Copilot Pro launches today for $20 a month, available to anyone who wishes to subscribe. The paid service gets you priority access to the AI model, as well as access to Copilot inside Microsoft Office apps like […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Microsoft has today announced a paid subscription service for its AI Copilot service. Copilot Pro launches today for $20 a month, available to anyone who wishes to subscribe. The paid service gets you priority access to the AI model, as well as access to Copilot inside Microsoft Office apps like […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Baldur’s Gate 3 director and Larian Studios CEO Swen Vincke has confirmed Baldur’s Gate 3 isn’t coming to Xbox Game Pass, according to a report that appeared in Eurogamer. Vincke says that he believes “there’s a fair price to be paid” for the colossal scope of Baldur’s Gate 3, and […]
Read MoreSnapchat is doubling down on Generative AI features. Its latest feature is generating images through AI via text prompts and sharing them with friends. The messaging app is restricting this feature to its paid subscribers, though, so most people won’t be able to use this feature yet. Users who are subscribed to Snapchat Plus ($3.99/month) […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Microsoft has announced an “extended security update” (ESU) program for Windows 10. The ESU program will allow users to pay for monthly security updates beyond Windows 10’s end of support date. Windows 10 will reach end of life in October 2025. For the first time ever, both commercial and consumer […]
Read MoreAs a technology fan, I’m oddly mesmerized by cheap laptops. So when Cyber Monday rolls around, I’m always on the hunt to see if those cheap laptops are even cheaper than normal. I’ve found one, in the form of the ASUS VivoBook Go, which includes a unique hidden capacitive number pad in the trackpad and […]
Read MoreIf you’re looking to upgrade your network storage solution this Black Friday, you are most definitely in luck. Right now, Best Buy has an insane deal on an 18TB (yes, terabyte) NAS from Western Digital, roughly halving the price from $404 to just $199, while stocks last. That’s 18GB of storage per dollar. $200 for […]
Read MoreA few days ago, it was revealed that Google shares the advertisement revenue it gets from Google Search with smartphone brands to make them release more software updates and better maintain smartphones. However, it has now been revealed that the company also pays brands, including Samsung, to make some apps as default apps on Android […]
Read MoreGoogle CEO Sundar Pichai appeared in court yesterday in response to a civil antitrust suit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice in 2020. The Justice Department filed the suit against Google “for monopolizing search and search advertising.” Yesterday, October 30, the CEO testified that Google made a deal with Apple, Samsung, and other manufacturers […]
Read MoreThere’s an old saying “if you’re not paying for the product, then you’re the product” and Meta is now offering users in Europe more control over their data with no ad targeting on Facebook and Instagram in exchange for a monthly fee. Facebook and Instagram users in the EU, EEA and Switzerland can now pay […]
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