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Huawei's New Folding Phone Is Thinner Than an iPhone 14 Pro Max
The Mate X3, Huawei's latest book-style foldable, was just unveiled in China. Huawei's newest foldable phone, the Mate X3, is an impressively thin and light book-style foldable phone. It was unveiled Thursday alongside the non-foldable flagship P60 series. The Mate X3 has a 6.4-inch cover screen that unfolds to make way for a 7.85-inch inner screen. Despite the presence of two screens, the Mate ... Read more
2023-03-23 20:05:21
How to Sign Up For Bard, Google's AI Chat Service
Bard is Google's answer to ChatGPT. Google has opened up access to Bard, the search engine giant's new and experimental AI chatbot. As of Tuesday, the waiting list for the ChatGPT competitor is open for you to sign up for and try out before it's released to the general public. Bard uses natural language processing and machine learning to generate responses in real time. You can ask it to write ... Read more
2023-03-22 21:55:22
50 Years Later, Creator of Ethernet Wins Computing's Top Prize
The network technology first linked the computers of schools and offices. Now it connects us all to the internet. Bob Metcalfe has won the 2022 Turing Award, the computing industry's top prize, for creating the Ethernet standard that today connects billions of devices to wired and wireless networks. The idea behind Ethernet emerged in a May 22, 1973, memo Metcalfe wrote to his bosses at Xerox ... Read more
2023-03-22 21:54:30
TikTok CEO Will Urge Against Ban, Say It Has Solutions to Data Concerns
Testifying before Congress, Shou Chew will try to convince lawmakers that TikTok can safeguard US data. TikTok CEO Shou Chew will try to convince Congress that TikTok can protect US users' data and maintain safety for the millions of Americans who use the popular video app, according to prepared remarks shared Wednesday by the US House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Chew is scheduled to test ... Read more
2023-03-22 21:52:55
ChatGPT Bug Exposed People's Conversation History
A bug exposed the titles of some users' past conversations with OpenAI's ChatGPT to other people using the AI chatbot, according to a report from Bloomberg. OpenAI temporarily disabled ChatGPT on Monday while it fixed the issue. When someone is using ChatGPT, a chat history with the service shows up along the left-hand side of the website, letting people continue past conversations. OpenAI confi ... Read more
2023-03-22 21:51:24
Apple's Friday Night Baseball Will Require an Apple TV Plus Subscription This Season
Last year's free baseball deal will not carry over to 2023. Apple will once again be airing Friday baseball games this season, but this time expect to pay for it. After its inaugural 2022 campaign, the iPhone-maker will kick off its 2023 Major League Baseball streaming season on April 7 with a doubleheader featuring the Texas Rangers at the Chicago Cubs on Friday afternoon, followed by the San Di ... Read more
2023-03-22 21:50:21
TikTok's US future at stake as boss faces Congress showdown
Mr Chew is likely to face a barrage of questions on TikTok's relationship with China, what data it collects, and what it does with it. He'll also be quizzed on why several journalists were spied on by ByteDance employees - something TikTok has already admitted. Mr Chew will say user data is safe - away from the reach of the Chinese government. He knows politicians from all sides want to see the ... Read more
2023-03-22 21:47:56
ChatGPT Bug Reportedly Exposed People's Conversation History
Titles of past conversations with the AI chatbot were visible, but not the full conversations. A bug appears to have exposed the titles of some users' past conversations with OpenAI's ChatGPT to other people using the AI chatbot, according to a report from Bloomberg. OpenAI temporarily disabled ChatGPT on Monday while it fixed the issue. When someone is using ChatGPT, a chat history with the se ... Read more
2023-03-21 20:45:02
Stop All Your iPhone Apps From Asking You to Leave a Review
Here's how to get your iOS apps from constantly bugging you. Nearly every application you download on your iPhone will ask you for a review at one point. The request is a reasonable one. Ratings and reviews give developers direct feedback and help other people figure out if they should also download these apps. Ratings can make or break an app, which is why apps will annoy you with constant reque ... Read more
2023-03-21 20:44:18
New Beats Studio Buds Plus Reportedly Hinted At in iOS 16.4 Update
An upgraded version of the popular Beats Studio Buds could be on the way. There's a lot to unpack in the upcoming iOS 16.4 update, but as noted by 9to5Mac, among the 31 new emoji and previews of Mastodon links in Messages, there's apparently support for a new product: Beat Studio Buds Plus. Code within the iOS release candidate for developers that rolled out Tuesday indicates the new earbuds wi ... Read more
2023-03-21 20:43:51