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A self-driving, sustainable cloud for greener business

March 14, 2023
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Duolingo launches new subscription tier with access to AI tutor powered by GPT-4

March 14, 2023

Duolingo is introducing a new subscription tier with features powered by OpenAI’s new GPT-4 technology, the company announced on Tuesday. The new tier, Duolingo Max, unlocks two new AI-powered features called “Roleplay” and “Explain My Answer.” The announcement comes the same day that OpenAI released its next-generation GPT-4 AI language model. The Roleplay feature unlocks […]

Duolingo launches new subscription tier with access to AI tutor powered by GPT-4 by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

YouTube TV launches early access to a ‘multiview’ feature for watching four streams at once

March 14, 2023

YouTube TV is today announcing a new feature that may help the live TV service attract more subscribers — and particularly those who like to watch live sports. The company says it’s launching early access to “multiview,” an option that allows viewers to watch up to four different preselected streams at the same time. Initially, […]

YouTube TV launches early access to a ‘multiview’ feature for watching four streams at once by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

Google is making it easier to find low-cost healthcare centers in search results

March 14, 2023

At its health-focused event today, Google announced a series of health updates for its products, including Search. Most notably, the company announced that it’s making it easier for people to find affordable healthcare centers near them. The tech giant revealed that you will soon be able to see providers that identify as community health centers […]

Google is making it easier to find low-cost healthcare centers in search results by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

TikTok is adding a dedicated feed for STEM content

March 14, 2023

TikTok is introducing a new feed dedicated to STEM content in honor of Pi Day, the company announced on Tuesday. The feed, which will appear alongside the app’s “Following” and “For You” feeds, aims to give users a dedicated space to explore videos related to science, technology, engineering and math. The STEM feed will be […]

TikTok is adding a dedicated feed for STEM content by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

Nabla, a French digital health startup, launches Copilot, using GPT-3 to turn patient conversations into actionable items

March 14, 2023

Healthcare has been pegged as a prime candidate for more AI applications — both to aid in clinical work and to lighten some of the more time-consuming administrative burdens that come around clinical care. Now, Nabla, the digital health startup out of Paris co-founded by AI entrepreneur Alexandre Lebrun, claims to be the first to […]

Nabla, a French digital health startup, launches Copilot, using GPT-3 to turn patient conversations into actionable items by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch

Apple launches a new way to shop online for iPhone with help from a live specialist

March 14, 2023

Apple today is announcing a new way to shop for iPhones. The company is introducing a new service, “Shop with a Specialist,” that will offer customers in the U.S. a live video shopping experience directly on the apple.com website. With the free service, customers will be able to browse the latest iPhone models, compare features, […]

Apple launches a new way to shop online for iPhone with help from a live specialist by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

UK gov’t asks National Cyber Security Centre to review TikTok

March 14, 2023

The UK government has asked the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) to review TikTok in a move that could prefigure a ban on the app on government devices. Speaking to Sky News, security minister Tom Tugendhat said the government has asked the NCSC to look into the popular video sharing app — telling the broadcaster […]

UK gov’t asks National Cyber Security Centre to review TikTok by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch

Google goes all-in on bringing AI to Workspace

March 14, 2023

Google and Microsoft are locked in a head-to-head competition to bring as much generative AI to their productivity services as possible. Only days ahead of Microsoft’s “Future of Work” event, Google today announced a sweeping update to Workspace that will bring its generative AI models to virtually every part of its productivity suite, in addition […]

Google goes all-in on bringing AI to Workspace by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch

The Download: AI lobbyists, and delayed electric planes

March 14, 2023
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. How AI could write our laws Nathan E. Sanders is a data scientist and an affiliate with the Berkman Klein Center at Harvard University. Bruce Schneier is a security technologist and a fellow…