Exclusive Preview: Unveiling the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
December 05, 2023 – Sneak Peek at the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra In a recent media leak, the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra has been unveiled, shedding light on its industrial design and specifications ahead of its official launch. When compared to its predecessor, the most significant change in the Galaxy S24 Ultra is the…
OpenAI Unveils Revolutionary Sora Model: Generating Realistic Videos from Text
February 16, 2024 – OpenAI has unveiled its inaugural text-to-video model, dubbed the Sora model, which seamlessly inherits the visual fidelity and instruction-following capabilities of its predecessor, DALL·E 3. This revolutionary model empowers users to generate up to one minute of high-definition, smooth video footage solely based on textual descriptions. The Sora model exhibits a…
Voice Infringement Allegations: Scarlett Johansson Lashes Out at OpenAI
May 21, 2024 – In a recent development, the tech giant OpenAI has decided to temporarily suspend the “Sky” voice feature of its popular chatbot, ChatGPT. The decision comes in response to users pointing out a striking resemblance between the voice and that of actress Scarlett Johansson. According to a blog post by OpenAI, “Sky”…
Microsoft Pushes Upgrade Reminders to Ineligible Windows 10 Users
April 21, 2024 – Recently, Microsoft has begun pushing full-screen pop-up reminders to Windows 10 computer users whose devices do not meet the requirements for upgrading to Windows 11. According to user feedback, some have received upgrade reminders for Windows 11 after installing the latest patches. Microsoft first expressed gratitude for the loyalty of Windows…
Microsoft’s Phi-1.5: A Game-Changing 1.3 Billion-Parameter Language Model
September 12, 2023 – Microsoft Research Institute unveiled its latest innovation yesterday: the phi-1.5, a groundbreaking pre-trained language model boasting a staggering 1.3 billion parameters. This new model promises to excel in a wide range of applications, including QA (Question-Answer) systems, chatbots, and even code generation. Phi-1.5 draws its strength from a diverse range of…
FF Global subsidiary signs amended Shareholder Agreement with super voting rights
FF Global, a company made up of FF founding shareholders and former and current core executives, announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, FF Top LLC (FF Top), has signed an amended and restated Shareholder Agreement (the “Agreement”) with the company. According to the announcement, the newly signed Agreement will require the company to submit binding…
Yandex Changes Hands: Dutch Parent Company Sells to Russian Investors for $5.4B
July 16, 2024 – This week, a significant deal in the technology sector was finalized, as reported by Reuters. The Russian tech giant Yandex has reached an asset division agreement, with a consortium of Russian investors acquiring a majority of Yandex’s business in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $5.4 billion. Founded during…
Microsoft Expands Windows 11 Preview with Mobile Camera Integration
March 20, 2024 – Microsoft recently announced a significant update, introducing a new feature exclusively for Windows 11 Insider Preview members: the ability to use a mobile device’s camera as a PC camera. Initially rolled out to a select group of preview members on March 1st of this year, the tech giant has now declared…
Reassessing the AI Threat: Yann LeCun of Meta on AI’s Inferior Intelligence to Dogs
June 16, 2023 – Artificial intelligence (AI) has been a topic of great interest and speculation in recent years. As technology continues to advance at a rapid pace, there are ongoing debates regarding the potential impact of AI on society. At a recent Viva Tech conference in Paris, Yann LeCun, the Chief AI Scientist of…
Microsoft Appoints Pavan Davuluri as New Head of Combined Windows and Surface Team
March 26, 2024 – In a recent development, Microsoft has officially appointed Pavan Davuluri as the new head of its combined Windows and Surface team. This move comes after the departure of “Surface father” Panos Panay from the tech giant last year, which led to the temporary split of the Windows and Surface teams under…