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The app will now display suggested emoji that you can use as replies, which should hopefully mean less scrolling through your recently-used list.

Source: Meta
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Wednesday, Google explained that it monitors unusual patterns in user contributed content, for example a spike in one-star reviews for an establishment, and takes appropriate action to prevent abuse.

Source: Google
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Ubisoft is blaming an unspecified “technical error” for a fullscreen pop-up ad that appeared in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey this week. Reddit users say they spotted the pop-up on Xbox and PlayStation versions of the game.

Source: Verge
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Swiss privacy-focused company Proton has launched its end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) cloud storage service for Mac users, four months after it landed on Windows.

Source: Verge
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The board that fired Altman from his role as CEO of the ChatGPT creator has been almost entirely replaced following a rebellion by employees, cementing his position at the helm of the firm.

Source: NDTV
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Google launched its hand gesture detection feature on Google Meet that recognizes when your physical hand is raised and triggers the hand raise icon to notify participants in the video call that you have a question.

Source: TechCrunch
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#Google #AI #Meet

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North Korean state-backed hackers are distributing a malicious version of a legitimate application developed by CyberLink, a Taiwanese software maker, to target downstream customers.

Source: TechCrunch
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Similar to TikTok, downloads are available under the share button, and any reel you download will be watermarked with the poster’s Instagram name.

Source: Meta
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Bard’s YouTube extension can now handle complex queries about specific video content, like recipe quantities and instruction summaries.

Source: Verge
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Shortly after screenshots emerged showing xAI’s chatbot Grok appearing on X’s web app, X owner Elon Musk confirmed that Grok would be available to all of the company’s Premium+ subscribers sometime “next week.”

Source: TechCrunch
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Addressing complaints that YouTube videos are taking extra long to load on Firefox, YouTube says it’s down to its efforts to keep the ads flowing.

Source: Verge
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Eminem is coming to Fortnite as part of the game’s Chapter 4 finale. Epic Games has confirmed Eminem will appear during the live finale while players will get to purchase a few different skins modeled after the rapper.

Source: Verge
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Windows 10 users can now try out a preview of Copilot, the AI-powered feature that was previously only available on Windows 11.

Source: Verge
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Changpeng Zhao, the CEO of the Binance cryptocurrency exchange, has agreed to step down from his role and pay a $50 million fine.

Source: Verge
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Security researchers have found flaws in the way laptop manufacturers are implementing fingerprint authentication.

Source: The Verge
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Sam Altman is returning to OpenAI as its chief executive, the high-profile AI startup said Wednesday, capping an intense five days of discussions, debates and convincing following the sudden dismissal of Altman last week.

Source: TechCrunch
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