Facebook and Instagram to get paid verification as Twitter charges for two-factor SMS authentication

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Facebook and Instagram users will soon have to pay to get verified on the social media platforms, as Meta follows in the footsteps of rival platform Twitter. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced in a Facebook post on Sunday that the service will launch first in Australia and New Zealand later this week. The company said it would cost US$11.99 per month on the web or US$14.99 on iOS and Android (or in Australia, $19.99 on the web or $24.99 on iOS and Android). Zuckerberg said that in addition to the…

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Meta heats up Big Tech’s AI arms race with new language model

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Meta’s LLaMA, short for Large Language Model Meta AI, will be available under non-commercial license to researchers and entities affiliated with government, civil society, and academia Meta Platforms Inc. said on Friday it was releasing to researchers a new large language model, the core software of a new artificial intelligence system, heating up an AI arms race as Big Tech companies rush to integrate the technology into their products and impress investors. The public battle to dominate the AI technology space kicked off late last year with the launch of…

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Chinese Apps Remove ChatGPT As Country Scrambles To Launch Own Version

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Though ChatGPT is not officially available in China, residents have been using virtual private networks and foreign phone numbers to help bypass restrictions. OpenAI’s ChatGPT, which was launched in November last year, has exploded in popularity worldwide and has become the fastest-growing consumer application in history. The chatbot has been grabbing eyeballs with its ability to have natural conversations with users and answer a range of questions. Needless to say, the software’s success has already ruffled some of the biggest technology firms, prompting Alphabet Inc and Microsoft Corp to hastily…

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How to use the built-in iOS authenticator app for Twitter and other services

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Here’s how you can use the built-in authenticator app on your iOS device and enable two-factor authentication for websites and services like Twitter. With Twitter recently announcing that SMS-based two-factor authentication will be limited to Blue subscribers, many are looking for alternative methods to secure their accounts on the social media platform. For the uninitiated, two-factor authentication (2FA) is used as an additional layer of security in addition to passwords. A simple example of this is text-message-based verification, where the user will be able to authenticate with a one-time password. Ever…

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WhatsApp is rolling out ‘Kept Messages’ feature: Details on how it works

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As per a report by WABetaInfo, the new Kept Messages feature will be helpful to users when they want to keep some messages from visible forever for everyone in a group chat. If users keep a disappearing message, it would not disappear from the chat even after expiring Meta owned WhatsApp is popular for bringing innovation to its features consistently. This time, the instant messaging platform has introduced a new feature called ‘Kept Messages’. What Is Kept Message Feature? WhatsApp’s latest feature can be used to keep messages from disappearing.…

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AI-powered Bing made several errors in its demo

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It made several mistakes during the demo, much worse than Google’s Bard mistake said US-based AI researcher Dmitri Brereton in a Twitter post. US-based artificial intelligence (AI) researcher Dmitri Brereton claims that Microsoft’s new AI-powered Bing search engine made several errors during its demo last week and generated made-up information. Unveiled on 7 February by chief executive Satya Nadella, the new Bing uses Generative Pre-trained Transformer 3 (GPT-3) and promises ChatGPT-like experiences to users within the search. At the unveiling event, Yusuf Mehdi, consumer chief marketing officer, also gave a…

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ChatGPT based add-ons to Chrome will make your life easier. Here’s how

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The AI based chatbot is not just capable of simply answering your toughest queries but it is an aid that can help you even in your day-to-day tasks such as drafting emails, preparing tweets for you and more. Here are seven ChatGPT based extensions that you can add to Google Chrome for enhanced productivity. The world of technology is taken by the storm after the arrival of OpenAI’s ChatGPT. The AI based chatbot is part of sophisticated systems that produces content from text to images – that is set to…

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Google unveils Bard, its ChatGPT rival: How does it work, where to access and more

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Google says Bard draws on information from the web to provide fresh, high-quality responses. At its core, Google’s chatbot is powered by LaMDA. In Short Google has unveiled Bard, its ChatGPT rival that leverages LaMDA (Language Model for Dialogue Applications), Google’s own language model. The announcement comes days after CEO Sundar Pichai revealed its development during an earnings call. Prior to the call, Google management called ChatGPT“code red” as the AI-powered platform received positive responses from users across the world. In a blog post, Google says that it is opening…

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Microsoft bakes ChatGPT-like tech into search engine Bing

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Microsoft is fusing ChatGPT-like technology into its search engine Bing, transforming an internet service that now trails far behind Google into a new way of communicating with artificial intelligence. Microsoft is fusing ChatGPT-like technology into its search engine Bing, transforming an internet service that now trails far behind Google into a new way of communicating with artificial intelligence. The revamping of Microsoft’s second-place search engine could give the software giant a head starts against other tech companies in capitalizing on the worldwide excitement surrounding ChatGPT, a tool that’s awakened millions…

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Apple foldable iPad could arrive as soon as 2024, says analyst

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Apple, the American tech giant, is said to be in the works of releasing a foldable iPad in the near future. This piece of news was reported by The Verge, a popular American technology news website, which cites a tweet from supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Kuo has expressed his positive outlook on the foldable iPad and believes that its release will greatly improve the product mix and boost Apple’s overall shipments. Kuo’s tweet, which was posted on Monday, has sparked a lot of excitement among tech enthusiasts and Apple…

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