Tech
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Head of engineering for Trump’s Truth Social app resigns
The head of engineering for the company that operates former U.S. President Donald Trump’s Truth Social app told Reuters on Monday he had resigned, in a blow for the venture. Alex Gleason’s departure…
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Microsoft signs agreement to keep Call of Duty on Playstation
Microsoft has signed an agreement to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation following the acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer said in a tweet on Sunday. A deal to keep Cal…
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Elon Musk says Twitter’s cash flow still negative as ad revenue drops 50%
Twitter’s cash flow remains negative because of a nearly 50% drop in advertising revenue and a heavy debt load, Elon Musk said on Saturday, falling short of his expectation in March that Twitter coul…
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WhatsApp rolls out newest ‘official chat’ for tips and tricks
Meta-owned WhatsApp is rolling out an official chat where users can get tips and tricks. According to the app-tracking website, the new update is widely being released to more users starting today. …
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Alphabet shares soar after it announced plans to launch own AI chatbot internationally
Shares in Google parent Alphabet Inc were up 4.9% on Thursday after it said it was rolling out its artificial-intelligence chatbot Bard in Europe and Brazil, easing worries about overseas regulatory …
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Group sues Texas for banning TikTok for public university employees
A group on Thursday sued the state of Texas over its ban on public university employees from using Chinese-owned app TikTok on state-owned devices or networks, arguing it is compromising research and…
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China’s Huawei poised to overcome US ban with return of 5G phones
China’s Huawei Technologies is plotting a return to the 5G smartphone industry by the end of this year, according to research firms, signalling a comeback after a U.S. ban on equipment sales decimate…
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Shopify to launch AI assistant for merchants
Canadian ecommerce firm Shopify said on Wednesday it would soon launch an artificial intelligence assistant for merchants on its platform, the latest technology company to roll out such a feature. Th…
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Twitter, ChatGPT back up after brief outage
Twitter services recovered after a brief outage on Wednesday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com, while OpenAI’s viral chatbot ChatGPT was also back up, according to the company’s …
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Sony to boost gaming unit with $2.17bn R&D war chest for 2024 – Nikkei
Sony Group will infuse 300 billion yen ($2.17 billion) to expedite research and development efforts for its gaming segment for 2024, to catch up with its competitor Microsoft, the Nikkei reported on …