Apple iMessage, Microsoft Edge and Bing Dodge EU’s Big Tech Crackdown

Apple iMessage, Microsoft Edge and Bing Dodge EU’s Big Tech Crackdown

Apple Inc.’s iMessage and Microsoft Corp.’s Bing search engine, Edge web browser and Advertising service will avoid strict new European Union rules reining in Big Tech platforms. A probe concluded that the services don’t hold a dominant enough position to be regulated under the EU’s Digital Markets Act, the European…

ChatGPT App Could Soon Be Set as the Default Assistant on Android Phones: Report

ChatGPT App Could Soon Be Set as the Default Assistant on Android Phones: Report

The rise of generative AI applications like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Microsoft’s Copilot have made existing standard AI voice assistants like Siri and Google Assistant feel obsolete. Where advanced chatbots can hold human-like conversations, respond to queries on multiple topics, and can now even pull real-time information from the Internet, AI…

ChatGPT Users Can Now Browse the Web as OpenAI Expands Data Access Beyond 2021 Cutoff

ChatGPT Users Can Now Browse the Web as OpenAI Expands Data Access Beyond 2021 Cutoff

ChatGPT users will now be able to surf the Web, Microsoft-backed OpenAI said on Wednesday, expanding the data the viral chatbot can access beyond its earlier September 2021 cutoff. The artificial intelligence startup said its latest browsing feature would allow websites to control how ChatGPT can interact with them. “Browsing…

Meta to Release Open Source AI Model, Llama, to Compete Against OpenAI, Google’s Bard

Meta to Release Open Source AI Model, Llama, to Compete Against OpenAI, Google’s Bard

Meta is releasing a commercial version of its open-source artificial intelligence model Llama, the company said on Tuesday, giving start-ups and other businesses a powerful free-of-charge alternative to pricey proprietary models sold by OpenAI and Google. The new version of the model, called Llama 2, will be distributed by Microsoft…

Microsoft to Charge More for AI Features in Office 365 Software, Make More Secure Version of Bing Search

Microsoft to Charge More for AI Features in Office 365 Software, Make More Secure Version of Bing Search

Microsoft on Tuesday said it would charge at least 53 percent more to access new artificial intelligence features in its widely used office software, in a glimpse at the windfall it hopes to reap from the technology. The company also said it would make a more secure version of its…

Bing Chat Gets New iOS Widget, Expand Text-to-Speech Support to More Indian Languages

Bing Chat Gets New iOS Widget, Expand Text-to-Speech Support to More Indian Languages

Microsoft announced new features and improvements to its AI-powered chatbot Bing Chat on Friday. Now, iPhone and iPad users can access Bing Chat through a dedicated iOS widget. This would allow users to directly engage with the chatbot without opening the app. Bing Chat already have a widget on Android….

Microsoft Beefs Up ChatGPT With Bing Search in Wide-Ranging AI Product Launch

Microsoft Beefs Up ChatGPT With Bing Search in Wide-Ranging AI Product Launch

Microsoft on Tuesday started making available to users a host of AI upgrades, including to ChatGPT, its search engine Bing as well as to cloud services – an expansive launch that seeks to narrow the gap with Alphabet‘s Google. Among key changes is the rollout of live search results from…

Bing Chat Updated With Chat History, Charts and Video Overlay Features: All Details

Bing Chat Updated With Chat History, Charts and Video Overlay Features: All Details

Bing chat has been updated with support for features like chat history, charts and visualisations, video overlays, privacy improvements, and the ability to export answers. Microsoft announced a few nifty upgrades for its generative AI tool earlier this month and has now confirmed that they are rolling out to users….

Samsung Considers Replacing Google With Microsoft’s Bing as Devices’ Default Search Service: Report

Samsung Considers Replacing Google With Microsoft’s Bing as Devices’ Default Search Service: Report

Microsoft’s Bing may replace Alphabet’s Google as the default search service on Samsung Electronics devices, according to a New York Times report Sunday. Suwon-based Samsung, the world’s leading smartphone maker, is considering making the switch, putting at risk roughly $3 billion (roughly Rs. 2,44,810 Crore) in annual revenue for Google, the…

Microsoft Adds Bing AI Chatbot to SwiftKey Keyboard on Android and iOS: All Details

Microsoft Adds Bing AI Chatbot to SwiftKey Keyboard on Android and iOS: All Details

Microsoft SwiftKey keyboard app is getting the new AI-powered Bing chat search engine based on the Generative Pre-trained Transformer (GPT) technology. With this latest integration, users can chat with the bot directly from their mobile keyboard, customise their texts and search for things without swapping between apps. Bing offers three…