Intellovations, a company that runs the website Forecast Advisor, compares the accuracy of 12 of the largest weather forecasters in the US. Users enter their ZIP code, and the website provides a ranking of the services based on their accuracy over the past month and year. The website has become a useful tool for third-party
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Verizon has announced plans to extend its C-band 5G network to more rural and suburban areas by December 2023. During its quarterly earnings call, the telecommunications giant revealed that it will be concentrating on suburban and rural areas for the majority of its network expansion later this year. Although the specific areas to be covered
Netflix has announced that it plans to invest $2.5 billion in the creation of Korean series, films, and unscripted shows over the next four years. This amount is double what Netflix has invested in K-dramas since 2016, and it comes as no surprise, given the success of recent Korean productions like Squid Game, The Glory,
Google is planning to introduce new privacy controls for Chromebooks that will allow users to instantly block all apps and sites from accessing the computer’s camera and microphone. The move will provide an efficient software replacement for the physical camera and mic kill switch found on various PC laptops. New Camera and Mic Toggles The
OpenAI has introduced a new feature that allows users to turn off their chat history while using its chatbot, ChatGPT. According to the company, when this feature is turned off, previous conversations will not be saved, and the AI models will not use them for training. However, any new conversations will be stored for up
Google’s “search & other” revenues increased by only 1.87% YoY in Q1 2023, reaching $40.4 billion. This indicates a significant drop in growth compared to the 24.28% and 30.11% jumps witnessed in Q1 2022 and Q1 2021, respectively. This sluggish growth comes after years of rapid growth, and it suggests that the tech giant might
Respawn Entertainment, the developers behind the upcoming game Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, have announced a range of new accessibility features that are sure to please fans of the franchise. While many of these features are commonplace in modern video games, there is one option that sets Jedi: Survivor apart from the rest. Slow Mode One
Japanese startup ispace’s attempt at the first private Moon landing has failed after the lunar lander lost contact with engineers. The Hakuto-R Mission 1 lander was unable to communicate with engineers as it neared the Moon’s surface, leading to the conclusion that the landing could not be completed. The lander had been launched from Cape
Artifact, the news app launched by Instagram’s co-founders, has introduced a new AI feature that allows users to summarise articles in varying tones. The app, which is available on the latest version, enables users to summarise an article by tapping the “Aa” icon at the top of the screen and selecting “Summarise”. The summary appears
TikTok is currently developing a feature that will allow users to create AI-generated profile pictures, according to social media expert Matt Navarra, who shared videos and images of the feature with The Verge. The feature would be integrated into the TikTok app, which means that users will likely see more AI-made avatars on their feeds.