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The New York Times Sues OpenAI and Microsoft Over Copyright Infringement
Arjun Sha
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The New York Times has sued OpenAI and Microsoft for using millions of Times' articles to train its AI models without paying any licensing fee. In the lawsuit, the NYT has alleged that GPT-4 produces verbatim output from the NYT articles with minor or no changes at all without any attribution. The NYT is seeking "billions" in damages from both OpenAI and Microsoft over the unlawful use of its journalistic work. The major American newspaper had tried to negotiate a deal back in April, but it didn't go anywhere.
On Wednesday, the US appeals court passed the order to halt the Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 sales ban. The ban was enacted after the US ITC ruled that the blood oxygen measuring feature on Apple Watches infringed on two of Masimo's patents, and the Biden administration did not veto the ruling. The sales will resume on the Apple online store by 12 noon PT today.
12 different RTX 40 Super GPUs have leaked by Videocardz. The new leak shows upcoming MSI GPU models including Suprim X, VENTUS 2X/3X, and Gaming X variants. The VRAM specification of RTX 4070 Ti, RTX 4070, and RTX 4080 Super has also been shown here. The RTX 4070 Ti Super will enjoy 16GB VRAM, while others remain at the same VRAM capacity as their 'non-Super' variants.
Genshin Impact 4.4 Will Bring Custom Artifact Loadouts, As Per Leak
Abubakar Mohammed
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As per a recent leak, Genshin Impact 4.4 is expected to bring one of the most awaited features in the game, which is Artifact loadouts. The feature will allow players to swiftly change artifacts sets for a character by creating and saving the loadouts beforehand.
The newest AMD PMC Driver brings support for AMD Zen 5 Processors. It seems that AMD engineers have been pushing many updates, and the latest PMC driver includes notes on 'Family 26 (1Ah) processors'. Reportedly, this a code-name for Zen 5 CPUs! These new processors will launch in 2024.
Shashank Shakya
In the year 2023, we saw our fair share of movies and TV shows, some being the best we have ever seen and others not being worth your time. However, there's a segment of underrated movies which kind of went under the radar even after being really good. So, I have made a list of movies from diverse genres that were left rather under-appreciated and one of them is even a Academy Awards 2023 nominee.
A new bug has been found in Counter-Strike 2 that lets players with Nvidia GPUs abuse the game. After enabling Nvidia game filters, players can literally see through smoke grenades. The effect can let any CS2 player easily score frags if they choose to abuse the new bug. It should be fixed soon as it was in the case of Valorant which faced the same issue.
Sagnik Das Gupta
Although Microsoft Copilot exists within Windows 11, Bing, and Edge alongside having a standalone website of its own, it did not have a dedicated app like ChatGPT. Well, that changes now as Android users can now download the standalone Microsoft Copilot app from the Google Play Store for free.
After EU, Japan Now Wants to Enforce Sideloading Regulations on Apple
Vikhyat Rishi
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After the EU, Japan is also said to be planning to enforce regulations requiring Apple to allow sideloading on iOS devices, enabling users to download apps from sources outside the App Store. This move challenges Apple's closed ecosystem, emphasizing user choice. The regulations are expected to arrive sometime next year and will allow the Japanese government to levy fines for violations.
Lenovo Legion Y7000P is an upcoming gaming laptop has been teased by Lenovo China. This laptop is expected to come with up to an Intel Core i9-14900HX processor, part of Intel 14th Gen CPU lineup built on Raptor Lake Refresh architecture. The teaser, which was shared on Weibo, is quite theatrical showing a man from the Legion stealing the Y7000P from Lenovo HQ. The Weibo post which shared this teaser also hinted towards the availability, and it is expected for Lenovo Legion Y700P to launch in early January 2024.
Apple Watch Sales Ban Now Official; US Govt. Refuses to Overturn ITC Ruling
Anmol Sachdeva
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Apple is now officially not allowed to sell Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 in the U.S. as Biden government has decided to not veto the ban. This makes the ban official. The ongoing patent dispute between Apple and Masimo is pertaining to patents on blood oxygen monitoring tech.
The FEVM FN60G Mini PC features an LGA 1700 socket on the B760 motherboard. It has support for 12th, 13th and 14th Gen Intel desktop processors. The GPU is configurable, with dedicated options from all three brands Intel, Nvidia and AMD. This new Mini PC has Apple Mac Studio-inspired aesthetics, and has very similar looks.
Forget Thunderbolt, Lenovo ThinkBook 14+ with OCulink EGPU Support Is Coming in 2024
Satyam Kumar
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Lenovo ThinkBook 14+ is an upcoming laptop. This has been shown in leaks to feature Intel Core Ultra 7 processor, and also has an Oculink EGPU port. Oculink is better than Thunderbolt, providing less bottlenecks when using it for external laptop graphics.
Sampad Banerjee
The complete source code for GTA 5 has surfaced online, and it includes the early game map initially planned for release by Rockstar Games. Furthermore, a code snippet for GTA 6, its in-development project name, the mention of eight scrapped GTA 5 DLCs, and mentions of Bully 2 have also been spotted in the source code leak.
Nvidia RTX 4070 Super is an upcoming graphics card which is expected to be revealed at CES 2024, at NVIDIA's 'Special Address' event. However, one particular GPU model known as ASUS Dual RTX 4070 Super has leaked prior to its launch. The leak reveals a dual-fan design for the graphics card along with the same 12GB GDDR6X memory. This is also speculation on the 16-pin power connector. Will it be made of 12VHPWR or the safer, newer 12V-2X6 standard?
Xiaomi has officially announced that it's going to join the EV space on December 28 in China. It will not launch any products but will showcase the company's EV technology stack. However, the launch seems imminent as several leaks have appeared which point to almost near-final product. It seems Xiaomi will be launching three EV sedans, which are named SU7 EV, SU7 Pro EV, and SU7 Max EV.
AMD has launched a new desktop processor under the older Ryzen 5000 series. The AMD Ryzen 7 5700 has 8-cores and 16-threads, and is reportedly launching for $180. The processor does not have any integrated graphics, and is supported on most AM4 motherboards after a BIOS update. This new processor is an excellent budget CPU that will offer competent multi-core performance.
MSI Titan 18 HX Teased; World’s First 4K/120 Hz Mini-LED Laptop Display
Satyam Kumar
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MSI has teased the launch of its upcoming Titan 18 HX gaming laptop. This will be the world's first 18-inch 4K 120Hz Mini LED display on a laptop, as marketed by MSI. Specifications have been leaked through online product listings. Up to Intel Core i9-14900HX with 24-cores & 32-threads is expected on this gaming laptop. The GPU will be an RTX 4090. The leaked price shows that this laptop will be quite high-end, with $5000+ being quoted for a high-end variant of MSI Titan 18 HX with 4TB SSD & 128GB DDR5 RAM. This laptop will launch at CES 2024.
Early iOS 18 Code Suggests All iPhone 16 Models To Get A18 Chipset
Akshay Gangwar
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An alleged iOS 18 code leak suggests that all the models of the iPhone 16 series would feature an A18 chipset. It means Apple could finally ditch its latest, weird trend of using year-old chips in non-Pro iPhone models. In addition to the A18 chipset, the operating system also suggests that Broadcom Wi-Fi and Bluetooth modules are planned for the iPhone 16 range. At the moment, the leaked code list doesn't contain the iPhone 16 Ultra model.
In the latest research paper, Apple researchers claim that they have made a huge leap forward in making use of Large Language Models (LLMs) on iPhones and other Apple devices with limited memory. This new advancement by Apple in AI efficiency has opened up new possibilities for future iPhones to include more sophisticated Siri capabilities and real-time language translation, in addition to the advanced AI-driven features for photography and augmented reality.
Google Is Looking to Rebrand Android’s Nearby Share to ‘Quick Share’
Abubakar Mohammed
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Google is rebranding it's Nearby Share feature to Quick Share. The change was first spotted by tipster Kamila Wojciechowska in GMS version 23.50.13. Notably, Quick Share is the moniker used by Samsung. This suggests that Apple and Samsung are probably collaborating to merge the feature under Quick Share moniker.
Microsoft Is Making Hundreds of Dollars Worth of VR Hardware Useless
Satyam Kumar
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Microsoft has announced that Mixed Reality platform and the Mixed Reality SteamVR application are now 'deprecated' features. The company will remove support for Mixed Reality application in a future Windows update. Many PCVR gamers still use Mixed Reality VR headsets to this day - are they being left in the dust? It is unclear for now, but earlier versions of Windows 11 as well as certain Windows 10 builds are listed as compatible with Mixed Reality.
You Can No Longer Get Your Out-of-Warranty Apple Watch Repaired By Apple
Anmol Sachdeva
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Due to the ongoing patent dispute with Masimo, Apple is not allowed to offer repair services in the U.S. for Apple Watch Series 6 and later models that are out of warranty. Apple has started informing users that are reaching out for repairs that the company will contact them once it is allowed to offer repair services.
Ajith Kumar
This year, AI fever has become the biggest thing, and One Piece author Eiichiro Oda doesn't seem to be out of the loop. With the assistance of an AI music creation tool, he produced a song titled the "YO-HO-HO We Pirates" about the One Piece series, which the team released on their official X account.
AMD AM5 socket is used for Ryzen 7000 processors, including the incredibly popular Ryzen 7 7800X3D. Now, AMD has confirmed that it will support this motherboard socket till 2025 'and beyond'. Essentially, AMD has confirmed that AM5 motherboard users will be supported for a long time, with various new CPU upgrades coming for them in the future. While AMD will release new motherboards too, it is great to see their team reassuring everyone that AM5 will last beyond 2025.
Lian Li has launched its UNI FAN TL LCD. This is a PC case fan with an integrated screen. The resolution is 400x400, and the integrated display on the new UNI FAN is sized at 1.6-inch. The customizable screen lets you put whatever you want on it - whether it be a custom video, or your system statistics. The pricing starts from $46.99 and the fans have launched on Newegg. The fans are available in two sizes, 140mm/120mm. You can even buy it in reversed airflow and regular airflow designs.
In a recent development, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports that Apple has ramped up the production of its first-ever mixed reality headset, Vision Pro, and is planning for a launch by the end of February next year. The headset will be first available to U.S. buyers only, and it is very much possible that Apple will ask users to purchase the device in-store or pick up an online order from the store.
New Leaks Reveal Samsung Galaxy S24 Series Launch Date and Renders
Abubakar Mohammed
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The Samsung Galaxy S24 release is due next year and some of the latest leaks suggests the phone may launch in the Galaxy Unpacked event named "Galaxy AI" on January 18, 2024. The color variants of the entire S24 series have also been leaked.
PlayStation Blog publishes its game of the year list for 2023. The fan-voted awards event felicitates Spider-Man 2 with most of the categories, along with The Game of the Year. Furthermore, Hogwarts Legacy takes back home the PS4 Game of the Year. Baldur's Gate and Alan Wake 2 receives few awards across the categories.
GTA 6 official poster is filled with hidden easter eggs. According to some fans, there is a map leak in it. One of the storefront glasses might have a potential view of the new Vice City map reported by some fans. The leak comes after the fans zoomed into the location and upscaled the image. It seems like an under-development version of the GTA 6 map. However, Rockstar Games have not officially confirmed or commented on it.
Twitter (aka X) Down Currently; Tweets Not Loading (Update: Back Online)
Anmol Sachdeva
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Twitter is down for several users worldwide. According to reports on Down Detector, the outage began on 12:30AM EST and around 80,000 users have reported that Twitter is not working for them.
Activision CEO Bobby Kotick steps down from his role and will leave the company on December 29, 2023, according to a memo released by the Activision Newsroom. Bobby was with Activision as a leader for 32 years and delivered some popular game like Call of Duty, Diablo, and World of Warcraft to the fans. Activision was criticized for toxic work culture under his leadership. Microsoft acquired Activision Blizzard earlier this year for $68.7 million. Xbox head Phil Spencer sends a heartwarming farewell to Kotick but claims the daily work will be as usual.
Intel Core Ultra processors have been tested in Linux-centric CPU benchmarks. This testing revealed disappointing performance results. However, it is quite early to say which is the better processor. Depending on how a particular program takes advantage of Meteor Lake hybrid performance architecture in Core Ultra processors, the performance will differ. Intel's own benchmarks point us in the opposite direction, showing Core Ultra is better.
WhatsApp Tests Audio Sharing over Video Calls: Here’s How It Will Work
Anshuman Jain
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Latest WhatsApp beta for Android hints at the upcoming addition of a music/ audio sharing feature. The feature will come into play while you are sharing your screen on a video call. It will allow other participants to listen to the audio coming from your device. It won't work on regular video or voice calls. The feature will be available soon on WhatsApp for Android and iOS.
ASRock has just launched its new Mini PC lineup. The highlight feature is the addition of Intel Core Ultra processors, with Core Ultra 5 125H and Core Ultra 7 155H being available as the CPU options. The new Meteor Lake Arc graphics make these new Mini PCs quite good in the graphics department as compared to last generation. These Mini PCs support up to quad 4K displays, and have latest features like Wi-Fi 6E and Thunderbolt 4.
Nothing Phone (1) Gets Android 14-Based Nothing OS 2.5 Open Beta 1
Abubakar Mohammed
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Nothing has finally pushed its long awaited Android 14 Beta update to Nothing Phone (1) in the form of Nothing OS 2.5 Open Beta 1. The update brings lots of features and improvements over Android 13 both internally and externally. You can install the beta update right now by downloading the OTA file.
Call of Duty 2025 to Be a Futuristic Black Ops 2 Sequel; Insider Gaming Reports
Ishan Adhikary
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Call of Duty is set to launch in a futuristic setting according to the Insider Gaming reports in 2025. The game will continue the story of Black Ops 2 and will be based around the Gulf War as per the report. Along with some old black ops protagonists coming back, there will be a classic ‘pick 10’ create-a-class, the gunfight game mode, and round-based zombies.
Anmol
The Beeper developer team is not giving up its mission to keep iMessage working on Android. It has a new solution that will roll out to Beeper Mini and Cloud users on December 20. This solution is more so a workaround that requires users to own a Mac or have a friend with a Mac who can lend them registration data. The team believes this is a reliable solution, but we will know for sure in the coming days.
What if season 2 is just about to go live on Disney Plus for streaming and is going to bring us evem more mind boggling concepts as compared to the first season of What If. This series is going to have nine episodes in total whose titles are also released. Each episode of this series will release back to back for nine days starting from December 22, 2023, the official release date of What if Season 2.
A substantial portion of details regarding the Wolverine game has leaked online, after hackers publicly leaked data from Insomniac Games. The wolverine leak consists of character details, such as Jean Grey and Logan teaming up, the villains, and the mutant star casts. Furthermore, the studio's eyeing a 2026 launch.
A new RTX 3050 graphics card is being worked upon, as per a new leak coming from WCCFTech and Chinese Forums and is reportedly launching in February 2024. The new RTX 3050 will have cut-down specs such as a 6GB VRAM capacity, different memory bus width, and lower CUDA Core count. It is expected that Nvidia will make RTX 3050 more affordable, and this new 6GB graphics card will have a market price of under $200.
Now You Can Minimize Web Pages in Picture-in-Picture Mode on Android
Abubakar Mohammed
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The latest version of Google Chrome on Android now has a flag that allows you to enter Picture-in-picture when browsing. It works in Android System WebView as of now and you can minimize web view into PiP mode.