Saturday, January 7, 2023

Sources: Microsoft is working on incorporating existing and future versions of OpenAI's GPT in Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and other productivity apps (Aaron Holmes/The Information)

Aaron Holmes / The Information:
Sources: Microsoft is working on incorporating existing and future versions of OpenAI's GPT in Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and other productivity apps  —  In a move that could change how more than a billion people write documents, presentations and emails, Microsoft has discussed incorporating …



Android 14 may change phone's share menu

Google's upcoming system software update, Android 14, will reportedly change Android devices' share sheet. Esper's Mishaal Rahman spotted that the tech giant developed an experimental, hidden copy of the share sheet that resides within Android 13. It was identical to the existing share sheet in terms of appearance and functionality, however, unlike it, it was a mainline module. https://ift.tt/YLe0rfZ

Samsung confirms to launch Galaxy S23 series on Feb 1

Tech giant Samsung's Colombia website has revealed that the Galaxy S23 series will be launched on February 1 this year. Moreover, the teaser on the website revealed the new camera design with pictures of leaves and lilacs in the corner, indicating at the names of the rumoured colours that recently leaked. https://ift.tt/A1xzqvm

Friday, January 6, 2023

Sources: Taiwan's space agency plans a low-earth orbit satellite communications project to help resist any attacks by China, inspired by Starlink in Ukraine (Kathrin Hille/Financial Times)

Kathrin Hille / Financial Times:
Sources: Taiwan's space agency plans a low-earth orbit satellite communications project to help resist any attacks by China, inspired by Starlink in Ukraine  —  Country wants to emulate Elon Musk's Starlink in wake of Ukraine war with low-Earth orbit start-up



Twitter hasn't paid severance to employees Elon Musk fired

Elon Musk completed his acquisition of Twitter in late October, and his first order of business was to fire half of the workforce. These sacked employees were expected to receive severance, but it appears they are still waiting for the same. Last year on November 4, Musk fired half of the employees across different teams and regions, and the firing continued for several weeks. Out of these 3,500 employees, 1,000 were posted in California, as per the documents filed with the state. https://ift.tt/vYQD3tK

Crypto exchange Huobi plans to lay off 20% of its ~1,100 staff, citing the "bear market"; CoinGecko: Huobi had the 8th largest exchange volume in November 2022 (Reuters)

Reuters:
Crypto exchange Huobi plans to lay off 20% of its ~1,100 staff, citing the “bear market”; CoinGecko: Huobi had the 8th largest exchange volume in November 2022  —  Crypto exchange Huobi plans to lay off about 20% of its staff, the company told Reuters on Friday …



Medvi, glorified by the NYT as a two-employee startup with $1B+ in revenue, is a warning about how AI can be misused for shady business and marketing practices (Gary Marcus/Marcus on AI)

Gary Marcus / Marcus on AI : Medvi, glorified by the NYT as a two-employee startup with $1B+ in revenue, is a warning about how AI can be...