Introducing the top trending news from the world of technology. News that all technology enthusiasts should take note of.
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Instagram users can finally edit their DMs
We have some great news for Instagram users. Instagram has launched a feature that allows users to edit direct messages and DMs for up to 15 minutes after sending them. Thanks to this new and exciting feature, users can now fix typos, clarify messages, and fully edit messages even after they’ve been sent. Users simply long-press on the message they want to edit and select “Edit” from the menu. User can edit one message multiple times within her 15 minute window. This update will bring Instagram into alignment with other messaging platforms such as WhatsApp, which already offer similar editing features.
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Google’s Pixel Phone now has new and exciting updates
Google announced Monday that some Pixel smartphones will soon receive an update that includes improvements to the existing “Call Screen” feature. This new feature inserts a new “Hello” button. This is especially useful when callers are silent during call screening. When you tap the “Hello” button, Google Assistant politely asks the caller why they’re calling. You can then listen to their responses in real time and decide whether to answer the call, decline, or let them know you’re available. This new feature is only available on his Pixel 6 and newer models, including the Pixel Fold. Additionally, calls within the United States are currently limited to English.
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Why Elon Musk was sued by former Twitter CEO
Elon Musk, who sued OpenAI just a few days ago, feels he has standing to be sued. Musk is being sued by four former Twitter executives, including former CEO Parag Agarwal. They accuse the tech billionaire of allegedly failing to pay him a severance package after he was forced out of the company. According to the lawsuit, his severance package is close to $200 million. Musk has so far declined to comment on the issue. Musk’s $44 billion acquisition of Twitter last year involved a number of dramatic events, including the ouster of Agarwal and numerous employees. After the acquisition, Musk was accused of mistreating his employees and even not paying his vendors.
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Sergey Brin says Gemini AI is definitely messed up
A few days ago, Google co-founder Sergey Brin, who is known for keeping a low profile, commented on the recent controversy surrounding Gemini’s image generation capabilities. He said Gemini definitely “failed to produce the image.” He added that the problem was not simply due to insufficient testing, suggesting that a serious technical issue may have caused the issue. Last week, Google was forced to suspend its image generation feature after multiple users discovered historical inaccuracies and questionable answers. This event caused a huge embarrassment for Google, which had high hopes that Gemini would catch up with its ChatGPT in OpenAI.
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OpenAI starts “Read Aloud” narration to ChatGPT, allowing you to speak the output
OpenAI has released new and exciting features to its popular chatbot ChatGPT. This new feature is called “Read Aloud” and allows the user to hear his ChatGPT responses out loud. This new feature is available on his ChatGPT mobile app for iOS and Android. However, it is not yet clear whether this feature will be available in his web version. To enable this, the user must press and hold on his ChatGPT response and select the “Speak” option from the pop-up menu. Overall, this could improve the accessibility of ChatGPT and make the information more available.