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In yet another clampdown on big tech companies, China has instructed them not to offer access to ChatGPT services on their platforms, either directly or via third parties, people with direct knowledge of the matter told Nikkei Asia. Beijing’s clampdown on ChatGPT, the hugely popular AI-powered chatbot, comes as little surprise to many in China’s … Read more
YouTube has announced that its AI-enabled feature, which allows creators to quickly and easily dub their videos into multiple languages, is now available to a wider group. The feature is aimed at content creators so that they can reach a broader audience with their videos.“Starting today, we’re excited to expand the availability of this feature … Read more
Mercedes-Benz said on Wednesday that it has partnered with Google to develop branded navigation for its new MB.OS operating system, as carmakers seek more control over technology in their vehicles. The system will equip Mercedes-Benz cars with Google traffic information and automatic rerouting, and enable drivers to watch YouTube on the cars’ entertainment system when … Read more
YouTube Music announced the ‘Create a radio’ feature on both Android and iOS platforms. Now, the company has officially launched the feature for its users. This feature allows users to create a personalised radio station based on a selected song or artist, using a combination of algorithms and human curation to provide a unique listening … Read more
Indian-American Neal Mohan, the newly appointed CEO of YouTube is open and rather excited to explore ways in which Web3 can make the streaming experience better on an overall basis. The Google-owned video streaming platform could soon have its nearly 75 billion monthly visitors witness how immersive the metaverse experience could be. Mohan, who had … Read more
YouTube chief executive officer Susan Wojcicki has announced that she will be stepping down from her role after being at the company for 25 years. Wojcicki, who served at the helm of Alphabet’s video streaming platform for the last nine years, will be replaced by Indian American Neal Mohan, who is currently the chief product … Read more
Twitter boss Elon Musk Wednesday said he had made a ‘mistake’ – by never restricting his children from accessing social media platforms. Addressing the World Government Summit in Dubai, the billionaire also declared his children had been ‘programmed’ by social news aggregator Reddit and video hosting and sharing website YouTube. “I have not tried to … Read more
So far, Google has made two in-house custom ARM chips – the ‘Argos’ VCU chip, which helps YouTube process videos much more efficiently, and ‘Tensor,’ the chipset powering its Pixel smartphones. Now, Google is reportedly working on a custom ARM chip for the server.The Information reports that two server chips based on ARM architecture are … Read more
BJP Rajya Sabha member Sushil Kumar Modi on Friday suggested that big techs like Facebook, Google and YouTube, should be made to share advertising revenue, they earn from posting news reports, with media companies who are the original content creators. Raising the matter during the Zero Hour in the House, he said newspapers and TV … Read more
Xiaomi TV Stick 4K, the Chinese electronics company’s smart home product, will in India on February 14. The tech giant first released the product in December 2021. It helps transform a regular television into a smart one. The device runs Android TV 11 and supports Dolby Vision technology for improved video playback. The Indian version … Read more