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Google Messages E2E encryption for group chats currently limited to 21 people [Update: 100]

January 19, 2023
Google recently finished rolling out end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for group chats in beta, but the Messages capability currently has a 21-person limit. Messages widely rolled out encryption for 1:1 RCS conversations in June of 2021. It finally came to group conversations in December, though the functionality is still only for users enrolled in the open beta version of the app. So far, users have…
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How Microsoft can become the biggest winner of generative AI

January 19, 2023
Check out all the on-demand sessions from the Intelligent Security Summit here. Since the release of ChatGPT in November, there has been much speculation about the possible killer application of advanced large language models (LLM). A while back, there were reports that Microsoft will be integrating ChatGPT into its Bing search engine to get ahead of Google. There are also many discussions about…
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iOS 16.3 coming next week with these new features for iPhone

January 19, 2023
iOS 16.3 is set to be released next week, according to Apple. This update first entered beta testing in December and includes a handful of changes and features, though it’s a minor update in comparison to other updates from Apple over the last few months. What’s new in…
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iOS 16.3 brings iCloud Advanced Data Protection feature to all users worldwide

January 19, 2023
All users can now enable iCloud Advanced Data Protection, an opt-in feature to get end-to-end encryption for almost all data stored in iCloud, including messages, photos, and device backups. The feature is activatable once users upgrade to iOS 16.3, currently in developer beta, with a public release of the new software update expected to arrive next week. Under the default setup, Apple retains…
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ElectricNoir debuts Dark Mode as an AI-generated horror game

January 18, 2023
ElectricNoir is launching Dark Mode, an AI-generated horror anthology that is a kind of visual novel or game. The game uses generative AI technology to help generate some of its horror scenarios, and it uses a Scriptic platform to create a series of twisted tales in an interactive horror anthology. Nihal Tharoor, CEO of London-based ElectricNoir, said in an interview with GamesBeat that…
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