Android 15 adds apps archiving, encryption key management, and TalkBack for Braille displays
Google has released the first beta version of Android 15, which includes several new features. Most of them will be of interest to developers.
«Ukrzaliznytsia» opened access to monitoring of tickets with the possibility of auto redemption through the application
«Ukrzaliznytsia» has announced the general launch of the ticket monitoring function with the possibility of auto-buyback. Earlier, the company tested the service with more than 3,000 users, received about 500 messages with suggestions and corrections, and is now ready to offer these features to all users of its app.
Ukrainian student creates Youtube audio translator into Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar
Taras Ivanov, a 17-year-old Ukrainian developer from the city of Selydove in Donetsk Oblast, created the service «Free Video Translator» —, which translates and dubs YouTube videos into Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar for free.
iOS update bug produces Palestinian flag emoji when asked about Jerusalem
Some users have noticed that in the latest iOS update, devices offer a Palestinian flag emoji when texting «Jerusalem».
Instagram will blur the nudes sent to teens in Direct
Instagram will test features that blur messages containing nude images. The main goal of this innovation is to protect teenagers and prevent contact with potential fraudsters.
Rakuten Viber announces AI feature based on ChatGPT that creates a chat summary
The most popular messenger in Ukraine, Rakuten Viber, has announced the launch of a new feature «Chat Summary», which will provide a summary of unread messages in a group chat (whether parental or home) on demand. It works on based on ChatGPT technology and now is being tested among 10% of iOS and Android users in Ukraine, the USA, Japan,…
Microsoft updates Xbox Cloud Gaming interface with social features from Xbox console
Microsoft has presented a preview of the new interface of the Xbox Cloud Gaming service. It includes social features and interface elements that can be found on the Xbox panel. The new interface offers access to the web version of Xbox group chat. This allows you to use a browser to join a call with friends instead of using special Xbox apps for PC…
Telegram achieved a positive cash flow in the first quarter and expects to turn a profit this year
Telegram is actively adding new users and may become a billionaire by the end of the year.
Pavetta and Dani from «The Witcher» unexpectedly find themselves in Duolingo
«The Witcher», or The Witcher, has gone far beyond a series of books and games: there are Netflix series, an official manga, anime, a board game, and even a cookbook, but now it has even appeared in the language learning app Duolingo. Reddit user GeraltAndYennefer noticed one of the questions in a Finnish course. Duolingo asks for the translation…
The official Cyberpunk 2077 mod for Opera GX is out
Opera GX developers have teamed up with CD Projekt Red to create a full-fledged theme for browser users in the style of the sensational hit Cyberpunk 2077. Spoiler alert: it turned out to be as authentic and atmospheric as possible.
Starlink alternative: «Kyivstar» will provide satellite Internet access services from OneWeb
Ukrainian telecom operator «Kyivstar» will become the official representative of the British company OneWeb in Ukraine. This will allow the company to provide high-speed broadband satellite Internet access. Thus, Ukrainians will get an alternative to SpaceX’s Starlink. Konstantin Vechir, B2B Director of «Kyivstar», told about this at the…
Ukrainian developers have created an app for stork tracking
Ukrainian developers have created a mobile application to track the number of storks.
X is not Twitter for you. Musk's site automatically changes the link from «Twitter.com» to «X.com»
Sometimes it’s easy to forget, but technically Twitter no longer exists.
Beeper, the multimessenger that Apple desperately fought for, has been acquired by Automattic (WordPress and Tumblr)
We haven’t forgotten yet Beeper — the same multimessenger that iMessage launched on Android, which upset Apple, so it acquired Automattic, which owns WordPress, Tumblr, Simplenote, and other services.
Meta updated Messenger — shared albums, HD photo support, and sending files up to 100 MB
Users can now create albums of photos and videos in public Messenger chats — to do this, select several individual images from the dialog (by tapping or holding) and activate the «Add to album» option.
Google gives Gemini 1.5 Pro «ears» and launches Vertex AI bot builder
According to the announcement at the Google Next event, from now on Gemini 1.5 Pro will hear its users — in practice, the model will be able to listen to uploaded audio files or extract information from calls and videos without the need to download transcripts.
Android 15 will feature Private Space. Here's how it works
Experts recommend installing a strong screen lock on your smartphone to prevent others from accessing your data. However, you can also turn on an extra layer of security in case you need to pass your phone to someone else. On Samsung devices, the Secure Folder feature (encrypted space for storing files and apps) is available for this purpose, and…
X (Twiter) launches authorization through an access key worldwide. But only for iOS
The social network X (Twitter) has expanded its support for authorization with an access key and made this option available to iPhone users worldwide. The company initially launched access key support for iOS users in the United States in January. Now, the X Security account has confirmed the global rollout of this feature, giving more people the…
Google has finally launched the Find My Device search network
After much testing, Google has finally launched its long-awaited Find My Device network. This technology uses a crowdsourced network of more than a billion Android devices to help people find lost gadgets. The basic functionality of this solution is similar to similar offers from Apple and Tile.
Microsoft is confident that Windows on Arm will finally be able to beat Apple in CPU performance, AI acceleration, and program emulation
Microsoft is preparing to unveil its vision of «AI PCs» next month at an event in Seattle. Informed sources said that Microsoft is confident that a series of new Windows laptops based on the Arm platform will outperform Apple’s M3-based MacBook Air both in terms of CPU performance and AI-accelerated tasks.
«Digital sovereignty». German authorities transferred 30 thousand civil servants to Linux
Authorities in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein have switched 30,000 civil servants from Microsoft Windows to Linux.
The generative tool Copilot creates ugly stereotypical images of Jews and anti-Semitic images
Generative AI tools are far from perfect. Last week was reportedThe Meta generative artificial intelligence tends to create images of people of the same race, even if you explicitly specify otherwise. For example, for queries such as «Asian and white wife», the image generator creates images of people of the same race.
Last year, Rakuten Viber blocked almost 40 thousand fraudsters and spammers in Ukraine — against 130 thousand in 2022
The Japanese company Rakuten (owner of Viber) has reported on counteracting phone fraudsters and spammers in Ukraine for 2022-2023.
OpenAI transcribed over a million hours of YouTube videos for GPT-4 training
According to The New York Times, OpenAI developed the Whisper audio transcription model and transcribed more than a million hours of YouTube videos to obtain high-quality materials for training the GPT-4 model.
Apple allowed game emulators in the App Store and made some other concessions for apps
Apple eases App Store restrictions and opens the market for retro game emulators. The company has officially announcedthat game emulators will be able to appear in the App Store worldwide and offer games for download. Games must be legal, and pirated content is not allowed.
Instead of «dream vacation», advertising AI depicts a 50-year-old woman naked on a bed
The American lottery Washington Lottery was forced to remove its advertising AI application after it mistakenly generated a nude image in response to a rather banal request.
Sorry, Sora. YouTube says that the OpenAI neural network does not have the right to learn on videos from the platform
It is not known for certain whether the new OpenAI neural network has used YouTube videos, but the video platform’s CEO assures that this would be a clear violation of the terms of use.
Android 14 QPR3 managed to enable the built-in improved desktop mode
Android usually lags behind macOS and Windows when it comes to desktop computing. The operating system lacks some features and a suitable interface to meet the requirements of the desktop user. This may change in the upcoming Android 15, with improved features managed to be included in Android 14 QPR3.
Google may make search paid — premium options will use AI
Google Search is considering charging for new premium features based on artificial intelligence. The addition of paid features to the search engine may be the first case of direct monetization of the company’s main product for ordinary users. It is reported by Financial Times, citing insiders.
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.
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