Google rebrands Bard to Gemini, ads premium
Google is integrating Bard and Duet AI into Gemini, which will include a paid premium tier providing access to the company’s largest and most advanced language models On Thursday, Google…
Record $1.1bn in ransoms paid by cyber-hacking victims last year
Chainalysis discovered ransomware gangs targeting hospitals, schools, and organizations like BA and the BBC Research indicates that ransomware gangs made a “major comeback” last year, with victims of hacking attacks…
WhatsApp to soon enable cross-app chatting: Here’s how
WhatsApp plans to collaborate with other messaging apps, allowing seamless chatting across platforms. Learn more about this feature WhatsApp is preparing a significant update to enable its 2 billion users…
Apple wins AliveCor lawsuit on Apple Watch apps
The complaint also alleged that Apple “updated” its heart rate algorithm for its watches to prevent third parties from detecting irregular heartbeats and providing competing apps Apple convinced a federal…
Roblox’s AI can translate chat messages instantly
Roblox has introduced a new AI model that can instantly translate in-game chat messages. It supports 16 languages, including English, Japanese, Thai, and French, among others Roblox, the platform enabling…
Snap stocks drop due to worries about growth
The owner of Snapchat falls short of earnings predictions as it shifts focus to user growth in ‘monetizable’ markets such as North America and Europe Snapchat’s owner narrowly missed Wall…
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra review: AI-enhanced Swiss army knife
The titanium superphone boasts impressive speed, battery life, and unmatched camera zoom but comes with an ultra-high price tag Samsung’s newest smartphone integrates numerous cutting-edge AI features aimed at enhancing…
Labour to compel AI firms share tech’s test data
The party plans to replace a voluntary agreement with a statutory regime “to track the direction this is heading” Labour plans to mandate artificial intelligence firms to share their technology’s…
Mark Zuckerberg is set to receive $700 million in dividends from Meta
The parent company of Facebook will distribute payments to shareholders as it announces $40 billion in revenue for the last quarter Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, the parent company of…
Spotify’s new deal with Joe Rogan may be worth up to $250m
Since 2020, Rogan’s podcast has been exclusive to the app, contributing to the firm’s reported 80% revenue growth in 2021 compared to the previous year Spotify Technology announced a new…