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The New York Times

One interesting new feature, called Bard Extensions, allows the artificial intelligence chatbot to connect to a user’s Gmail, Google Docs and Google Drive accounts. (Google also gave Bard the ability to search YouTube, …

CNBC

Game developers like Japan’s Koei Tecmo have been using conventional algorithmic AI “for a long time,” Hisashi Koinuma, president and chief operating officer of Koei Tecmo Games told CNBC at the Tokyo Game Show. But challenges still remain when …

The New York Times

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has begun notifying more than 37 million people who can now apply to claim a portion of a $245 million settlement with the owner of Fortnite, Epic Games, the agency announced this week.

The New York Times

OpenAI released a new version of its DALL-E image generator to a small group of testers and incorporated the technology into its popular ChatGPT chatbot.

CNN

Not only are the Fire HD 10 Kids and Fire HD Kids 10 Pro redesigned with a lighter, slimmer body, but according to Amazon, they are also 25% faster than the previous generation — and will run upgraded versions of Fire HD 10.

USA TODAY

The first piece of hardware from Apple’s “Wonderlust” event is set to hit stores on Friday with the iPhone 15 range making its debut. The phones have been available for preorder for just under a week but Friday will be the first opportunity for …

CNBC

At its annual devices bonanza on Wednesday, Amazon introduced new hardware and software with generative artificial intelligence features. The new Alexa will have a more human-like voice and will be able to hold more natural conversations without being …

CNN

Amazon has just updated its Fire TV Stick 4K with a new 2023 model that promises faster performance and better Wi-Fi. The company also released a new version of its Fire TV Stick 4K Max, which features more perks, as well as a new Fire TV Soundbar.

ConsumerReports.org

iOS 17, available today as a free software update, upgrades the communications experience with The new iOS 17 features can run on any iPhone dating back to the iPhone XS. Photo: Apple.

TechCrunch

OpenAI today unveiled an upgraded version of its text-to-image tool, DALL-E, that uses ChatGPT — OpenAI’s viral AI chatbot — to take some of the pain out of prompting. Most cutting-edge, AI-powered image generation tools today take prompts …