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2 | These are the Daily Tech Headlines for Thursday, February 22, 2024. I'm Robb Dunewood. | |||||
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6 | Google today announced that it has disabled Gemini’s image generation of people while it tweaks the AI model so that it generates more historically accurate results. This news comes a day after the company apologized for ‘missing the mark’ after Gemini generated racially diverse Nazi-era German soldiers and depicted specifically white historical figures like the US Founding Fathers as people of color. "We are aware that Gemini is offering inaccuracies in some historical image generation depictions, and we are working to fix this immediately,” said Jack Krawczyk, Google Senior Director of Product. | https://www.pcmag.com/news/google-says-it-will-fix-gemini-ais-historical-inaccuracies | ||||
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8 | Microsoft and Intel announced that Microsoft will use Intel’s 18A manufacturing technology to make a forthcoming chip designed in-house. The companies didn’t identify the product at the event Wednesday when they made the announcement, but Microsoft recently announced plans for two homegrown chips: a computer processor and an artificial intelligence accelerator. “We need a reliable supply of the most advanced, high-performance, and high-quality semiconductors,” said Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. “That’s why we are so excited to work with Intel.” | https://finance.yahoo.com/news/microsoft-intel-manufacture-home-grown-163000246.html | ||||
9 | Match Group announced an enterprise agreement with OpenAI that includes over 1,000 enterprise licenses for the dating app giant and home to Tinder, Match, OkCupid, Hinge, and others. In a press release written with help from ChatGPT, Match said the AI tech will be used to help employees with work-related tasks and come as part of Match’s $20 million-plus bet on AI in 2024. Match Group says it will begin using the AI tech, specifically ChatGPT-4, to aid with coding, design, analysis, building templates, and other daily tasks. | https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/21/match-group-inks-deal-with-openai-says-press-release-written-by-chatgpt/ | ||||
10 | Indonesia’s president signed into law this week a requirement that digital platforms pay media outlets that provide them with content. The regulation is set to take effect in 6 months but Meta believes the law does not require it to pay news publishers for content they voluntarily post to its platforms. "Following multiple rounds of consultations with the government, we understand Meta will not be required to pay for news content that publishers voluntarily post to our platforms," said Rafael Frankel, Meta's director of public policy for Southeast Asia. | https://www.reuters.com/technology/meta-says-not-required-pay-indonesia-news-content-posted-voluntarily-2024-02-22/ | ||||
11 | Starting today Nvidia GeForce users can download the beta of the brand-new Nvidia app which merges the Control Panel and GeForce Experience into one, along with connections to other Nvidia apps and features. The user interface has been completely redesigned and logging into an Nvidia account to get updates is no longer required. The new app will allow users to modify game settings and driver settings in a single location, or set a global profile for all games and apps. Nvidia says it will eventually integrate all features from the Nvidia Control Panel into this new app, including display and video settings. | https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/22/24079529/nvidia-app-geforce-experience-control-panel-windows | ||||
12 | TikTok announced today that it is launching its “Add to Music app” feature in 163 new countries. First rolled out to the U.S. and UK last November followed by 19 additional countries a month later, the “Add to Music app” feature allows users to add songs playing on clips to music streaming services like Apple Music and Spotify. | https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/22/tiktok-launches-its-add-to-music-app-feature-available-in-over-160-countries/ | ||||
13 | The Xiaomi 14 Ultra, with its impressive one-inch camera sensor, has just launched in China. The phone features a variable aperture with 1,024 stops between f/1.63 and f/4.0. Prices start at ¥6,499 (around $904) for 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. There is also a 16GB of RAM and 1TB of storage variant which will set you back ¥7,799 or around $1,084. The special-edition titanium model will retail for ¥8,799 (around $1,224). Xiaomi only shared Chinese release details, but, an international launch should not be too far behind as the phone will be debuted at Mobile World Congress which starts Sunday. | https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/22/24079918/xiaomi-14-ultra-smartphone-china-launch-price-release-date-specs-details-cameras | ||||
14 | According to Nikkei Asia, Google plans to start producing Pixel smartphones in India by next quarter. The company intends to diversify its supply chain away from China amid U.S.-China tensions while seeking to capitalize on the booming smartphone market in India. Google will begin manufacturing Pixel 8 Pro phones in the April-June quarter, followed by the production of the Pixel 8 around the middle of 2024. | https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/22/google-to-start-making-pixel-phones-in-india-by-next-quarter-nikkei-.html | ||||
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16 | And finally, if Google hadn’t been telling you that a new look is coming soon to its login page, you may not have noticed. The company is showing off the more modern look and feel of its new sign-in page which looks mostly the same as the old one. The sign-in steps are all the same, except it has a light Material Design makeover that’s now aligned horizontally to work better across many screen types, including large and wide screens, like the ones found inside a Pixel Fold or on a Pixel Tablet. | https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/21/24079445/google-sign-in-password-login-redesign | ||||
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