Crypto News & Tech Updates

2023-07-21 18:33:25 Google is testing a tool that uses AI to write news stories and has started pitching it to publications. The tech giant has pitched the AI tool to The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal’s owner, News Corp.

The tool, internally codenamed “Genesis,” can take in information and then generate news copy. Google reportedly believes that the tool can serve as a personal assistant for journalists by automating some tasks in order to free up time for others. The tech giant sees the tool as a form of “responsible technology.” Buka / Bagaimana

2023-07-21 15:45:37 Stories feature is now available on Telegram

Refresh the app and tap Chats to view available stories.
The feature is currently available to Telegram Premium subscribers, and non-subscribers can only view and comment Buka / Bagaimana

2023-07-20 18:01:50 Apple is quietly working on artificial intelligence tools that could challenge those of OpenAI, Alphabet's Google and others, but the company has yet to devise a clear strategy for releasing the technology to consumers.⁣
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The iPhone maker has built its own framework to create large language models — the AI-based systems at the heart of new offerings like ChatGPT and Google’s Bard — according to people with knowledge of the efforts. With that foundation, known as “Ajax,” Apple also has created a chatbot service that some engineers call “Apple GPT.”⁣ Buka / Bagaimana

2023-07-20 10:00:27 Nearby Share program for Windows has left the beta stage and is now officially available for use on the computer to transfer files to and from Android easily Buka / Bagaimana

2023-07-19 18:00:36 Telegram raises $210 million through bond sales

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov stated that while some people suggest investing in houses or airplanes, he personally owns nothing except for Telegram, some bitcoins, and some Toncoin. This week, Telegram raised $210 million through a bond issue, with Pavel Durov personally buying approximately a quarter of it. Over the past two and a half years, Telegram has gained over 300 million users, attracting 2.5 million new registered users daily, and currently has over 800 million monthly active users. Buka / Bagaimana

2023-07-19 15:01:50 India is now one of Apple’s $AAPL top 5 iPhone markets for the first time ever

India overtook Germany and France for iPhone sales in Q2 and is now just behind according to Counterpoint Research via CNBC. Buka / Bagaimana

2023-07-19 13:00:36 Daily time spent on social media:

Philippines: 4 hours 6 minutes
Colombia: 3 hours 46 minutes
South Africa: 3 hours 43 minutes
Brazil: 3 hours 41 minutes
Argentina: 3 hours 26 minutes
Saudi Arabia: 3 hours 24 minutes
Mexico: 3 hours 20 minutes
Indonesia: 3 hours 17 minutes
Egypt: 3 hours 13 minutes
UAE: 3 hours 4 minutes
Malaysia: 3 hours 2 minutes
Turkey: 2 hours 59 minutes
Thailand: 2 hours 59 minutes
India: 2 hours 36 minutes
Singapore: 2 hours 31 minutes
Portugal: 2 hours 28 minutes
Russia: 2 hours 27 minutes
USA: 2 hours 14 minutes
Taiwan: 2 hours 4 minutes
Israel: 1 hour 58 minutes

World: 2 hours 27 minutes Buka / Bagaimana

2023-07-19 10:01:01 Microsoft $MSFT will release a new version of Facebook's $META AI language model "Llama 2" in a partnership that will make the software available to companies for the first time

Llama 2 will be free to developers building software on Microsoft’s Azure cloud-computing platform Buka / Bagaimana

2023-07-17 17:01:06 Free alternatives to paid AI tools Buka / Bagaimana

2023-07-17 15:00:50 After rolling out some unpopular features, Tumblr is now trying to “build in public” and be more transparent about the business behind the fandom-driven platform. Buka / Bagaimana