AI-powered Jump ahead feature is being tested for YouTube Premium subscribers, allowing them to quickly navigate to interesting video segments
In March, YouTube started testing the new Jump ahead feature, and now it is available to a wider range of users via the youtube.com/new section. It is available to subscribers of the Premium version of the service.
Spotify blocks access to lyrics for free users – now only through paid subscription
Last year, Spotify launched an experiment and restricted some users of its free version of the service from accessing lyrics. After several months of testing, the company is ready to introduce this restriction for a wider range of users, reports ITC.UA.
Yelp launches AI assistant to help you communicate with companies
Yelp has announced a new AI-powered chatbot aimed at consumers and designed to help them communicate with relevant companies to complete their tasks.
Microsoft adds offline mode to OneDrive on the web — for now for certain categories of users
Microsoft is starting to roll out a new offline mode for OneDrive on the Internet for users of corporate and educational versions of the service. This is part of the OneDrive update, which also includes improvements to the user interface, folder colors, and more.
Google removes most 3D models of animals and other objects from Search
Over the past few years, Google has created a lot of 3D models of animals and other objects that can be viewed in augmented reality. However, Google recently removed the vast majority of these fun models from Search.
Multiview in YouTube TV (watching multiple streams on one screen) is now available on Android devices
Last month, YouTube TV added Multiview support to its iOS app. Now the feature is available on the Android platform as well.
YouTube is stepping up its fight against third-party apps that block ads
YouTube continues its fight against ad blocking. In June last year, the service conducted a small experiment in this regardthen in October launched a full-fledged attack on ad blockers. Now the company once again tightens restrictions in this area.
«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.
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…
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.
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.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is the dominant video card among Steam users, and the Ukrainian language ranks 14th
A March survey of Steam users showed a significant increase in the number of owners of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 graphics cards. Despite the fact that this model is about 3 years old, it currently dominates the discrete video cards with an indicator of 6.92%. Compared to the previous month, its share increased by 0.75%. The second place was taken by…
«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.
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.
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…
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».
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…
«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.
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.
Diablo IV, The Quarry, Ark: Survival Ascended, F1 23, and other games will be available on Xbox Game Pass
Microsoft published information on which games will appear in the catalog and be available to Xbox Game Pass users in the second half of March and early April.
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.
Steam sets a new record with over 36 million simultaneous players
Steam continues to set records for the number of simultaneous users for the third week in a row. Since the beginning of spring, user activity has been increasing every weekend, and this week it has set a new record.
NKEC amends MNP: prohibits restrictions and introduces an audible alarm instead of a voice warning
The National Commission for the State Regulation of Electronic Communications, Radio Frequency Spectrum and Postal Services (NCCS) proposes to introduce some changes to the Procedure for the provision of Mobile Number Portability (MNP) services.
*Ukrzaliznytsia launches online ticket sales to Austria and Hungary
«Ukrzaliznytsia» has announced the possibility of ordering tickets online for trains to Austria and Hungary. Online ticket sales for these destinations will start on March 18. At the first stage, online tickets will be available for the route Ukraine — Austria and vice versa.
Ukrtelecom in 2023: revenues over UAH 5 billion and almost 11,000 km of fiber laid (2022-2023)
«Ukrtelecom» reported for 2023 and announced further investments in the development of the FTTH/P network using GPON technology. We have selected the main points from the report of one of the largest Ukrainian fixed-line Internet providers.
GitHub has enabled push notification protection by default to prevent leaks
GitHub has enabled push protection for all public repositories by default. This is done to prevent accidental disclosure of sensitive information such as access tokens and API keys when submitting new code.
Ukrposhta launches delivery of medicines
Director of «Ukrpochta» Igor Smelyansky reported about the launch of a new project called «Ukrpochta.Pharmacy». In fact, we are talking about the delivery of medicines through «Ukrposhta», using its extensive infrastructure.
Diablo IV will be released on Xbox Game Pass in March. The service already has 34 million subscribers
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.