Microsoft Edge will allow you to control the amount of RAM available for its use
Microsoft is working on a new feature for the Edge browser that will allow users to limit the amount of RAM used. The corresponding new settings section has appeared in the browser’s test builds. It contains a slider to allow you to limit Edge’s access to RAM.
Companies will have to pay from $61 for the first year for advanced Windows 10 security updates
Microsoft stops supporting Windows 10 from October 14, 2025. For those users (mainly corporate) who, for some reason, cannot upgrade to a newer version of the OS but still need a secure working environment, the company has provided an opportunity to receive security updates on a paid subscription basis.
X/Twitter gives blue ticks to people who have more than 2.5 thousand «friends» with a Premium subscription
Yesterday, several journalists wrote to X that blue checks — marks that used to be displayed on verified profiles and are now available to those who have signed up for a premium subscription to the social network suddenly returned to their profiles.
Meta’s generative artificial intelligence creates images of pairs of people of the same race, even when the queries are directly opposite
Meta’s generative artificial intelligence tends to create images of people of the same race, even if you explicitly specify otherwise. For example, for the queries «Asian and Caucasian friend» or «Asian and white wife», the image generator creates images of people of the same race.
Copilot in Microsoft 365 will offer access to GPT-4 Turbo «unlimited» and improved image generation
Microsoft 365 business subscribers will be able to use GPT-4 Turbo through Copilot (AI assistant) without daily session limits.
«Kyivstar TV» launched movies and TV series from Amazon with Ukrainian voice acting
The «Kyivstar TV» platform now offers video content from Amazon with Ukrainian dubbing. Thanks to this, Ukrainians can legally watch movies and TV series in Ukrainian created on demand by Amazon Prime.
Gmail is — 20 years old. April Fools’ Day «joke» Google, which has become the world’s most popular email service
On April 1, 2004, Google revolutionized email by launching Gmail.
ChatGPT can now be used without an account
OpenAI has started to open up access to ChatGPT to users without an account. The company described the move as part of its mission «to make tools like ChatGPT widely available so that people can experience the benefits of AI».
Settlement agreement for $5 billion: Google to delete Chrome data collected in privacy mode
Google has agreed to destroy or anonymize web browsing data records collected in Chrome’s privacy mode. The proposed settlement agreement in Brown v. Google would also require the company to provide greater disclosure about how it collects data in this mode and set limits on future data collection.
Not just in the EU: Microsoft to separate Teams and Office 365 for customers worldwide
Teams, which was added to Office 365 for free in 2017, later replaced Skype for Business and became popular during the pandemic in part due to video conferencing. However, in 2020, Salesforce, which offers a rival messaging app called Slack, filed an antitrust complaint against Microsoft over the merger.
Microsoft is testing a grid layout for programs in the «Start» menu in Windows 11
The new design is somewhat reminiscent of the «Start» menu in Windows 10X and the Microsoft Launcher on Android.
Adobe Firefly now generates images and styles from thumbnails — 10 examples of how to use Structure Reference
Structure Reference allows Adobe Firefly users to generate images and styles based on existing sketches or sketches without wasting time on text prompts that the model usually doesn’t understand the first time.
Telegram has launched a channel monetization program, but it does not work in Ukraine
The authors will be paid in Toncoin, but not in Ukraine.
Google DeepMind and Stanford develop AI data verification system — corrects 76% of false answers
One of the biggest drawbacks of AI-based chatbots is the so-called «hallucinations», when AI makes up invalid information, i.e., actually lies. Some experts say that this is one of the interesting features of AI, and it can be useful for generative models that create images and videos — but not for language models that answer questions from…
New York City’s AI chatbot gives false answers about city rules and business activities
The tendency of large AI language models to make things up when a user asks for help is well known. This is also the case with the «full-time» chatbot of the New York City government, which gives false answers to important questions about local legislation and municipal policy.
X Twitter allows adult communities
Social network X (formerly Twitter) has confirmed the possibility of creating adult communities (NSFW, not safe for work) on the platform, which were rumored the day before. У changes to X Communities states:
OpenAI has introduced Voice Engine, a model of voice generation based on the — pattern, which turns out to have already been heard by mass users
OpenAI introduced the results of the Voice Engine, a tool for realistic voice synthesis based on a 15-second sample and text, which has been in development for about two years. But there is no public access to it — due to the company’s obvious security concerns.
Microsoft’s new security system «catches» hallucinations in Azure customers’ AI programs
Microsoft’s Responsible Artificial Intelligence team has developed several new security features for customers of the Azure AI Studio platform.
HWiNFO 8.00 monitoring tool gained built-in OSD display and lost support for Windows XP
The developers have released a new version of the HWiNFO 8.00 system monitoring software. This version has lost support for the outdated Windows XP OS – the developers have focused exclusively on X64 systems. Although 32-bit systems are still supported, the official installer will only be compatible with 64-bit versions of Windows. Users can…
More than a quarter of YouTube affiliate program participants receive money from Shorts, but the payouts are small
A year after YouTube enabled monetization for Shorts, more and more creators are getting paid for this format. More than a quarter of the creators in the YouTube Partner Program are now earning money through YouTube Shorts. Given that more than 3 million creators participate in this program, this amounts to approximately 750 thousand Shorts…
Google to offer Gemini Nano local artificial intelligence on regular Pixel 8 smartphones
Google intends to provide access to the Gemini AI model for Pixel 8 smartphones. Previously, advanced AI capabilities were only available on the Pixel 8 Pro. As a reminder, both models are equipped with the same Tensor G3 processor, which was designed to accelerate AI performance. Thus, the overall experience with both gadgets should be similar.
Telegram will allow to limit the circle of authors of private messages for Ukraine, Russia and Belarus — Durov
Starting next week, Telegram is introducing the ability to limit the number of people who write personal messages to residents of Ukraine, Russia, and Belarus. About wrote Pavel Durov, owner of the messenger.
GPT Store «deflated»? In February, customized chatbots accounted for 1.5% of visits to the ChatGPT website
OpenAI expected personalized chatbots to boost its business, but recent data shows that few people are interested in them.
Claude 3 AI model surpasses GPT-4 for the first time at Chatbot Arena
Anthropic’s Claude 3 Opus Large Language Model (LLM) has outperformed OpenAI’s GPT-4 for the first time by Chatbot Arena.
Twitch bans broadcasting gameplay on breasts and buttocks
Twitch has updated its community guidelines and banned the focus on breasts and buttocks. According to the update, starting March 29, «content that focuses on intimate body parts for a long period of time will not be allowed».
iOS 18 with artificial intelligence and a new home screen — what to expect from the «biggest update» in iPhone history
It is expected that iOS 18 will be presented at this year’s Apple WWDC 2024 developer conference, scheduled for June 10.
Waiting for X Elite: Google has created Chrome for laptops with Snapdragon processors
Google has introduced a version of Chrome for Windows laptops running on Qualcomm Snapdragon processors. According to two unnamed partner companies, the Snapdragon version of Chrome demonstrates «significant performance improvements». The new version of Chrome is already available for download.
A patient’s account, online marriage, and services for veterans: Fedorov spoke about the expected services in the «Diia» app
Mykhailo Fedorov, the Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, spoke during the telethon about new services that will be available in the «Diia» app in the near future. According to him, users should expect to see medical services, including a patient’s office, appear.
MacPaw releases updated ClearVPN with one-click activation of online security and privacy
The Ukrainian company MacPaw has announced the release of a new version of ClearVPN — a VPN solution for anonymous connection. This version has an updated user interface. Now you just need to press one button to activate the service, and ClearVPN’s intelligent algorithm will automatically select the best server for a fast, reliable, and…
What do you think, Hollywood? 7 new videos generated by OpenAI’s Sora with tips from directors, writers and artists
OpenAI is constantly publishing new videos generated by Sora neural network based on conventional text prompts, but the tool is still not available to the public — except for a select group of artists who have been given the opportunity to test the new product.
Telegram offers a free premium subscription. But in return, it requires you to disclose your phone number to strangers
Telegram offers a new way to get a premium subscription for free. To do so, you just need to voluntarily provide your phone number to send one-time passwords (OTPs) to other users. While this may look appealing, at first glance, it’s not really a good idea — especially for a messaging service that is based on privacy.
MPs propose to regulate Telegram and other information sharing platforms
A group of MPs has registered a new draft law No. 11115aimed at regulating the Telegram messenger.
The Windows «Disk Formatting» interface, created as a temporary one, has remained unchanged for almost 30 years
There is a common rule among developers: if something works well, don’t touch it. Perhaps it’s because of this rule that one of the most popular features in Windows operating systems hasn’t changed for almost 30 years – the «Format» command window. Although it was originally created as a temporary solution, the window…
Microsoft to improve text rendering in Chrome on Windows PCs
After years of complaints, Microsoft has finally made changes to Chromium that should improve text rendering in Google’s browser on Windows computers.
Opera records 164% increase in iOS — users (spoiler: DMA helped)
The Digital Marketplace Act (DMA), which came into force on March 7, provides for free choice of a given browser for EU users, among other things.
US authorities demand that Google disclose the identities of viewers of certain YouTube videos
The US federal government requested from Google the names, addresses, phone numbers, and activities of account users who watched certain YouTube videos between January 1 and January 8, 2023. People who watched these videos without logging in were also not safe, as the government also requested their IP addresses. Investigators are demanding that…
AI models can be easily distorted by buying $60 domains or editing Wikipedia — research
A group of artificial intelligence researchers recently discovered that for as little as $60, an attacker can tamper with the datasets generated by AI tools like ChatGPT.
Social network X Twitter will become the new YouTube — video app X for TVs
Recently, the publication Fortune reported that Elon Musk is planning to launch X Twitter as a video service on smart TVs. And now, researcher Nima Owji has published a video on X that demonstrates the interface of the future application.
Windows subsystem for Linux will get a graphical interface
It should be noted that we are not talking about the Linux GUI in Windows, but about the implementation of some functions of the Windows for Linux (WSL) subsystem in the Microsoft OS interface. The company has created a graphical implementation of some Linux distribution management tools, including selection and launch.
Most Windows games should «just work» on future laptops with Snapdragon ─ Qualcomm processors
During the Game Developers Conference, Qualcomm informed game developers that their games should already run on the wave of upcoming Windows laptops based on Snapdragon chips. To launch games, there will be no need to port games to the Qualcomm platform.
«Action» now contains educational documents
After a short period of testing, the Ministry of Digital Transformation has introduced full support for educational documents using the «Action» relationship. This means that users will no longer need to search through their school certificates and ask their relatives to help them find their diplomas.
AMD announces FSR 3.1 and releases AMD Software Adrenalin Edition 24.3.1 with support for Dragon’s Dogma 2
During the Game Developers Conference (GDC), AMD has unveiled a new version of its FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) 3.1 scaling and frame generation technology, which offers a number of key updates:
Steam has a new category of system requirements for games – Ultra
Currently, Steam lists two system configurations in the «System Requirements» section for games. One of them lists the «Minimum» system requirements needed to run the game. However, you should not expect high performance or picture quality in such cases.
Inner Monologue: Artificial Intelligence Has Been Taught to Think (Was It Really Possible?)
A new study shows that giving artificial intelligence systems «internal monologue» makes their results significantly better. Essentially, AI has been trained to think before it answers queries, just as humans think about what they have to say next before they speak. This is different from how popular AI language models such as ChatGPT behave. The…
OpenAI boss Sam Altman says the world «doesn’t need another copy of Google» because it’s «boring»
Instead, developers should focus on creating new ways for people to search and analyze information.
AMD adds Zen 5 support to GCC Linux compiler
AMD has added support for its upcoming Zen 5 microarchitecture-based processors to the GCC compiler. Znver5 is now a target in the GCC Git repository until the stable release of GCC 14.1. This move ensures that developers will have the necessary compiler support for Ryzen and EPYC processors based on Zen 5 before their release later this year.
Nvidia launches platform with generative AI to create humanoid robots
Generative AI will help robots perform actions based on input — a combination of text and speech, video, «human demonstrations» and previous experience.
Microsoft stops supporting 1024-bit RSA keys in Windows
Microsoft has announced that RSA keys shorter than 2048 bits will soon be deprecated in Windows Transport Layer Security (TLS) to provide increased security.
Roblox launches AI-based tools to improve 3D content creation
Roblox has introduced two new AI-based tools aimed at facilitating the creation of 3D content on its platform. At the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, the company demonstrated Avatar Auto Setup and Texture Generator, which promise to significantly speed up the process of creating avatars and texturing objects.
YouTube adds a tool for labeling content created by artificial intelligence
YouTube has announced that authors can independently label videos that contain artificial or artificially generated content.
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