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The Signal messenger will keep your phone number private, and you can change your username

News Software 02-21-2024 comment
The Signal messenger is known for its privacy-related settings, despite the fact that before it was not possible to completely hide your own phone number. However, now Signal announcedYou will be able to create a unique username (not to be confused with your profile name) that you can share with others using a link or QR code — without having to…

Copilot bug in Edge: in response to the question "What do you mean", the chatbot talked about Mount Everest in English

News Software 02-21-2024 comment
Users Reddit have noticed a strange glitch in Bing chat that can be triggered by the phrase «What do you mean» (“What do you mean” in English). In response to this phrase, Copilot talks about Mount Everest.

We managed to do it in 100 seconds: Windows 10 managed to install in less than 2 minutes

News Software 02-19-2024 comment
Typically, installing Windows 10 takes 20-30 minutes (1200-1800 seconds). This process can be accelerated if desired. An enthusiast and developer NTDev decided to see if he could reduce the installation time by more than 10 times and keep it under 100 seconds.

«PrivatBank»: in 2023, Ukrainians paid for 7.8 million purchases worth more than UAH 3.2 billion via smart terminals

News Software 02-19-2024 comment
«PrivatBank» shared statistics on the use of the «Terminal» application, which allows you to use your own smartphone as a POS terminal.

Microsoft fixes bug in Edge browser that «stole» tabs and data from Chrome

News Software 02-16-2024 comment
The latest stable version of Microsoft’s browser contains an important fix that will disable automatic data import from Chrome.

Diablo IV will be released on Xbox Game Pass in March. The service already has 34 million subscribers

News Games 02-16-2024 comment
Diablo IV will be the first game from Activision Blizzard to appear on Xbox Game Pass. Its release in the service is scheduled for March 28.

Google introduces Gemini 1.5 AI model - a huge contextual window capable of processing several hours of video, but not for everyone

News Software 02-15-2024 comment
Soon after launch of Gemini, a large language model that Google hopes to bring to the top of the AI industry, the company is already announcing its successor. Today, Google is launching Gemini 1.5 and making it available to developers and enterprise users before a full rollout to consumers. The company is positioning Gemini as a business tool, a…

Kyivstar, Vodafone and lifecell to buy new 4G licenses in 2.3 GHz band

News Software 02-15-2024 comment
All three Ukrainian operators («Kyivstar», Vodafone Ukraine and lifecell) have informed the telecom regulator NCCIR of their interest in buying licenses for an additional 4G frequency band — 2.3 GHz. There is 40 MHz of spectrum available in this band.

Goose ─ Google has launched an internal AI model to help developers

News Software 02-15-2024 comment
As Google embeds artificial intelligence in every product it makes, it is also turning to AI to improve the efficiency of its own business.

Microsoft's Build 2024 conference starts May 21 ─ it will focus on artificial intelligence and Copilot

News Software 02-15-2024 comment
Microsoft has announced that its annual Build 2024 developer conference will be held in Seattle from May 21-23. The announcement also says to expect news about «II, Copilot and more».

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