Tag: spotify
Tech Digest daily roundup: OpenAI launches new, ‘more accurate’ chatbot, GPT-4
Image: Sky OpenAI has released GPT-4, the latest version of its hugely popular artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT. The new model can respond to images - providing recipe suggestions from photos of ingredients, for example, as well as writing captions and descriptions. It can also process up to 25,000 words, about eight…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Nokia launches phone with DIY repair kit
Finnish mobile manufacturer Nokia has partnered with repair specialists iFixit to release the smartphone G22, which comes with replaceable parts and toolkits so that customers can fix their phone themselves. The collaboration was born from the increasing demand for home solutions, as more people integrate repair into their lives, iFixit explained. "People want to fix things themselves, and we're happy…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Spotify rolls out a big TikTok-style change
It’s the TikTok-ification of Spotify. On Wednesday, Spotify unveiled a massive change to its design which users are not too thrilled about. Now, Spotify’s homepage will include a TikTok-like feed where users can scroll to discover new music, podcasts, books, and more. The homepage will feature vertical videos when possible for music covers and podcasts.…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Spotify rolls out AI DJ
I’m listening to Radiohead’s Creep on the radio. “You may not know this,” the DJ coos patronizingly, “but this song turns 30 this year.” So far, so titbit of trivia on FM drivetime. The only difference is this DJ is not a real person. AI DJ is the next move in Spotify’s never-ending goal to…
Average Brit spends £1,852 on subscriptions each year
Subscription services can provide us with easy access to just about anything, from streaming services and meal kits to wellness plans and music. But these subscription services add up quickly and can end up costing you thousands each year. It’s easy to lose track of all the subscription services you’re signed up for and end…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Google to launch ChatGPT rival called Bard
Google is launching an Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered chatbot called Bard to rival ChatGPT. Bard will be used by a group of testers before being rolled out to the public in the coming weeks, the firm said. Bard is built on Google's existing large language model Lamda, which one engineer described as being so human-like…
Tech Digest daily roundup: ChatGPT creator develops AI detection tool
A new tool has been launched to detect AI-generated text - in what could be a huge setback for students looking to cut corners. In a boost for teachers and employers, the start-up that created ChatGPT - OpenAI - now offers a way of determining content produced using artificial intelligence. Announcing the news in a blog post,…
Social media users swarm to Hive after Twitter takeover
In the wake of Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter, users have been fleeing to other social apps like open source microblogging platform Mastodon and niche communities like CounterSocial. Now, another social app called Hive is seeing a boost in sign-ups in response to the upheaval at Twitter. The app today finds itself in the top 20 on the U.S. App Store after seeing…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Space X will continue funding Starlink in Ukraine
Elon Musk says his rocket firm SpaceX will continue funding its Starlink internet service in Ukraine, a day after he said it could no longer do so. "The hell with it... Even though Starlink is still losing money & other companies are getting billions of taxpayer $, we'll just keep funding Ukraine govt for free,"…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Disney+ subscriber numbers edge past Netflix
Walt Disney edged past Netflix with a total of 221 million streaming subscribers at the end of the most recent quarter and announced it will launch a Disney+ option with advertising this December. In the just-ended quarter, Disney+ added 14.4 million Disney+ customers, beating the consensus of 10 million expected by analysts polled by FactSet, as it…