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Google Meet can now detect when you raise your hand IRL

November 22, 2023

Google launched its hand gesture detection feature on Google Meet that recognizes when your physical hand is raised and triggers the hand raise icon to notify participants in the video call that you have a question. The AI-powered feature was initially announced back in March. Google Meet only detects your hand when it is visible […]

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Elon Musk says xAI’s chatbot ‘Grok’ will launch to X Premium+ subscribers next week

November 22, 2023

Shortly after screenshots emerged showing xAI’s chatbot Grok appearing on X’s web app, X owner Elon Musk confirmed that Grok would be available to all of the company’s Premium+ subscribers sometime “next week.” While Musk’s pronouncements about timeframes for product deliveries haven’t always held up — code developments in X’s own app revealed that Grok […]

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Ask Sophie: I work at OpenAI on an H-1B. How can I explore immigration independence?

November 22, 2023

Sophie Alcorn Contributor Share on X Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in California for Entrepreneur Immigration Services.” She connects people with the businesses and opportunities that expand their lives. More posts by this contributor Ask Sophie: How […]

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Mastodon tackles the problem of ‘reply guys’ with its latest feature

November 22, 2023

Mastodon’s latest update is tackling a problem Twitter users know all too well: the scourge of the “reply guys.” A colloquial term for the men who regularly reply to women’s posts in an overly familiar fashion, often to “mansplain,” tone police, offer unsolicited advice, or gaslight the original poster, reply guys have been a longtime […]

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