Following the confirmation that developers can no longer create third-party Twitter clients, the social network’s official app received an update on Friday with new features. Actually, these features are not exactly new, but Twitter is bringing them back to its app.
Twitter brings back option to pin lists and full-size previews
Last week, an update of the Twitter app for iOS brought back the…
Google to lay off up to 12,000 employees with immediate effect
January 20, 2023
Google’s parent company Alphabet is set to lay off around 12,000 employees with immediate effect.
Update: Sundar Pichai has now confirmed Google’s plans to “reduce” the workforce by “approximately 12,000 roles” in a dedicated January update post on the Keyword…
In announcing layoffs, Sundar Pichai said Google is “getting ready to share some entirely new experiences for users, developers and businesses.” One report reveals what those Google AI-backed products are, and it includes a “wallpaper maker for the Pixel…
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Announcements around generative AI-powered writing assistance show no signs of slowing this week, while a few sizable funding rounds fill out the top AI startup news.
Here are five companies that made headlines this week:
1. AI21 Labs launches Wordtune Spices to assist writers
AI21 Labs launched Wordtune Spices…
Apple Arcade launched with close to 100 titles and the service is seeing new games added regularly with over 200 games now in the library. Follow along with our guide on all the available Apple Arcade games.
New: Pocket Card Jockey: Ride On! – a solitaire game is the…
Achieving reliable generative AI
January 20, 2023
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The term “generative AI” has been all the buzz recently. Generative AI comes in several flavors, but common to all of them is the idea that the computer can automatically generate a lot of…
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The potential for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to improve human health cannot be understated, but it does face challenges.
Among the big challenges is dealing with siloed data sources, so researchers are not able to easily analyze data from multiple locations and initiatives, while still…
Apple TV+ service outage causing ‘content unavailable’ error on Apple TV, iPhone app goes offline
January 20, 2023
Update: Despite Apple’s System Status page still showing yellow for “Issue,” it appears Apple TV+ and Apple TV Channels are coming back online for many users.
Apple TV+ and Apple TV Channels are suffering from widespread downtime this evening. The services appear to be…
SoundCloud for Android now supports direct messages
January 20, 2023
Rolling out now, the SoundCloud app for Android is adding support for direct messages, ahead of iOS even offering the feature.
Direct messages on SoundCloud have been available for some time, but only on the platform’s web client. As Google itself highlighted on Twitter…
Google Meet hardware devices can now join Zoom calls
January 20, 2023
Announced last year, Google Meet and Zoom interoperability for enterprise customers with hardware devices is rolling out.
This is aimed at enterprise customers that own Google Meet and/or Zoom Rooms hardware devices for conference spaces. They can:
Join Zoom Meetings from Google Meet hardware devices
Join Google Meet meetings from Zoom Rooms
Once enabled, you can select Zoom (in the…
