November 2022

Bumble rolls out a new message-before-match feature ‘Compliments’

November 30, 2022

Bumble has experimented with many ways to help its users engage with each other beyond tapping and swiping on miscellaneous profiles. Today, Bumble launched a message-before-match feature, “Compliments,” allowing users to send a note before they decide to connect. Users can send one Compliment per day, and there’s a 150-character limit per Compliment, a spokesperson […]

Bumble rolls out a new message-before-match feature ‘Compliments’ by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

GM’s Cruise pursuing permit to test its custom-built ‘Origin’ robotaxi in San Francisco

November 30, 2022

Cruise, GM’s self-driving technology subsidiary, has started the long and winding regulatory process to test its next-generation ‘Origin’ robotaxi on public roads in San Francisco. The company has applied for a permit with the California Department of Motor Vehicles to test its custom-built driverless vehicle on public roads. The news first reported by the Wall […]

GM’s Cruise pursuing permit to test its custom-built ‘Origin’ robotaxi in San Francisco by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch

Apple’s iOS update just dropped with security fixes and crash detection improvements

November 30, 2022

Apple rolled out iOS 16.1.2 on Wednesday, citing updates involving user security. Apple hasn’t yet detailed the nature of the security updates, as the company doesn’t disclose security issues until after they’ve been investigated or patched. The update also includes improved compatibility with wireless carriers, as well as crash detection optimizations for iPhone 14 and […]

Apple’s iOS update just dropped with security fixes and crash detection improvements by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch

BeReal and A.I. art tool Dream by WOMBO top Google Play’s list of best apps in 2022

November 30, 2022

Just a couple of days after Apple announced the best apps of 2022 in its annual App Store Awards, Google Play has now shared its own “best of” list. The company published a list of winners across categories, including those selected by its own editorial team and by Android owners through the User’s Choice awards. […]

BeReal and A.I. art tool Dream by WOMBO top Google Play’s list of best apps in 2022 by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

While everyone waits for GPT-4, OpenAI is still fixing its predecessor

November 30, 2022
Buzz around GPT-4, the anticipated but as-yet unannounced follow-up to OpenAI’s ground-breaking large language model, GPT-3, is growing by the week. But OpenAI is not yet done tinkering with the previous version. The San Francisco-based company has released a demo of a new model called ChatGPT, a spin-off of GPT-3 that is geared towards answering…