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Messaging is no longer Android’s mess, it’s an iPhone problem: Talking RCS with Hiroshi Lockheimer

March 25, 2023
A few weeks ago, at MWC 2023, I had an opportunity to sit down with Hiroshi Lockheimer, senior vice president of Platforms and Ecosystems at Google, to talk about RCS messaging. While there was not a lot into the future of what Google is planning with Google Messages and RCS as a protocol, I did get a good look into how RCS came to be and how Google sees it. 9to5Google has a rebooted newsletter…
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Asus ROG Phone 7 will be officially announced on April 13

March 24, 2023
In an unexpected turn of events, Asus has just announced an April 13 launch event that will unveil the Asus ROG Phone 7, well ahead of schedule. Asus has kept up its series of “Republic of Gamers” smartphones for the past few years now, and they’ve been some of the…
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As OpenAI rival Character AI announces $1B valuation, reports of ‘industrial capture’ emerge

March 24, 2023
Join top executives in San Francisco on July 11-12, to hear how leaders are integrating and optimizing AI investments for success. Learn More The steady march of eye-popping investments into companies developing large language models (LLMs) continues. The New York Times reported today that OpenAI rival Character AI has raised a fresh $150 million in a recent funding round led by Andreessen…
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Check who can see your Android phone’s location

March 24, 2023
In recent Android versions, safety and privacy have been forefront in the majority of changes made, though are still ways that others can see your Android device’s location without acting in a malicious way. This guide will bring you through several location-sharing…
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Report: Bing sees 15.8% boost in visits following GPT-4 push, as Google sees a slight decline

March 24, 2023
Microsoft bet big on AI with the “new Bing,” and it seems the gamble succeeded, with Bing gaining new users as Google sees a slight decline. As reported by Reuters, Microsoft is seeing a boost of roughly 16% on page visits to Bing since the launch of its GPT-4-powered “new Bing” chat experience. The “co-pilot” seems to be drawing in a considerable number of new users, as Microsoft…
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Twitter expands Blue globally, will pull checkmarks from accounts that are actually verified next week

March 24, 2023
Months after launch, Twitter has now announced that the new Twitter Blue is available globally and that the company will pull checkmarks from “legacy” verified accounts on April 1. Available now, Twitter Blue has officially expanded to users of the social network across the globe. Previously, the subscription was limited to around 50 countries. The new Twitter Blue subscription most notably…
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