Meta AI Chatbot Testing in India Last week, Meta started testing its AI chatbot in India across WhatsApp, Instagram, and Messenger. But with the Indian general elections beginning today, the company is already blocking specific queries in its chatbot. Restrictions on Election-Related Keywords Meta confirmed that it is restricting certain election-related keywords for AI in…
Great news for gaming fans! Panic has just announced that its Playdate handheld is back in stock and available for purchase for a limited time. The Playdate, which launched in April 2022, has already sold an impressive 70,000 units, up from the 53,000 reported in its first year of availability. But that’s not all –…
Telegram CEO Defends Controversial Stance on Handling Sensitive Content Amidst the ongoing debate around social media platforms and their management of incendiary and graphic content related to Hamas and Israel, Pavel Durov, the CEO of Telegram, has sparked controversy by defending his messaging app’s decision to allow sensitive war-related coverage. Durov argues that Telegram can…
WhatsApp Rolls Out Channels Feature Globally WhatsApp announced today that it is expanding its Channels feature, aimed towards broadcasted messages, globally. The company said Channels will be available to all users in more than 150 countries over the next few weeks. Mark Zuckerberg Introduces WhatsApp Channels Mark Zuckerberg announced the roll out of the feature…
Instagram Testing New Feature to Share Feed Posts with ‘Close Friends’ Group Instagram users have been complaining for a while about the impersonal nature of the social network largely due to its algorithmic feed. The company has been trying to launch more avenues for users to share content with their friends. To that end, Instagram…
Vice President Kamala Harris Deepens Outreach to Southeast Asia at International Summit Kamala Harris Strengthening U.S. Commitment to Southeast Asia Vice President Kamala Harris is set to enhance her engagement with Southeast Asia at an international summit in Jakarta, Indonesia this week. Her attendance aims to address concerns over U.S. commitment to the region, especially…
Twitter Lifts Ban on Paid Political Ads, Following in the Footsteps of New CEO Elon Musk This week, Twitter confirmed it’s lifting its ban on paid political ads — a move it committed to earlier this year, shortly after Elon Musk took over the social network previously known as Twitter. The company had originally banned…
Best International Airlines in 2023 Introduction Bounce, a luggage storage company, compared 60 airlines from around the world to determine which of them is the best international airline. The factors Bounce considered for their ranking include: On-time arrivals Cancellations Flights Meal score In-flight entertainment score Seat comfort score Staff service score Free carry-on allowance Free…
Travel is back on the agenda after a Covid-19 hiatus, and today a mobile startup out of Canada is announcing a healthy round of funding to capitalize on that. Airalo — which uses software-based eSIM connectivity to provide a wide range of lower-cost mobile data packages, nearly 700 in all, for international travellers — has…
OpenAI Releases ChatGPT App for Android A few days after putting up a pre-order page on Google Play, OpenAI has flipped the switch and released ChatGPT for Android. The app is now live in a handful of countries, such as the U.S., India, Bangladesh, and Brazil. If you live in a country that isn’t part…
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