OpenAI is testing a new tool to help distinguish between AI-written and human-written text. The “AI Text Classifier,” as the company calls it, is a fine-tuned GPT model that predicts how likely it is that a piece of text was generated by AI from a variety of sources. While there…
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Smart is a technology journalist covering innovation, digital culture, and the business of emerging tech. His reporting for Innovation Village explores how technology shapes everyday life in Africa and beyond.
Like many other tech companies, PayPal plans to let go of a large number of its employees. The payments company said on Tuesday that it was going to lay off about 2,000 people, which is about 7% of its total staff. President and CEO Dan Schulman announced that layoffs would…
Horizon Worlds, Meta’s social VR platform, has begun testing a new type of closed space—members-only worlds—that will let users create curated worlds for a select community of users. Currently, you can create public worlds for a large number of people to visit. The company is also testing what it calls…
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predicts that Apple may debut a foldable iPad in 2024. He tweeted first thing Monday morning, “I’m positive about the foldable iPad in 2024 and expect this new model will boost shipments and improve the product mix.” Kuo is an analyst who likes to share observations and…
On March 23, the CEO of TikTok, Shou Zi Chew, will testify before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce to address concerns over its potential risk to US national security. This was confirmed yesterday at a press release, the committee noting that Chew will face questions from the lawmakers in…
Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri has announced on his Twitter page that the company will be rolling out its Notes feature for text-based updates across Europe and Japan. Notes are short pieces of text (up to 60 characters) that are displayed over your profile picture for up to 24 hours before…
Baidu Inc, a Chinese multinational technology company specialising in Internet-related services and products and artificial intelligence (AI), plans to launch an artificial intelligence service similar to ChatGPT that provides users with conversational results. A large-scale machine-learning model that “excels in natural language understanding and generation,” Baidu announced in 2021, will…
Bloomberg says that Apple could start using its own screen technology to replace the screens in its mobile devices as early as next year. Reports say that Apple will replace the OLED displays on its most expensive Apple Watches with displays that use the company’s own microLED technology starting in…
According to reports, the Biden administration has reached an agreement with the Netherlands and Japan to limit China’s access to high-tech chipmaking equipment. Bloomberg reports that on Friday, representatives from the two countries reached an agreement to implement some of the same export controls the United States has used over…
On February 1st, 2023, Samsung will host its first Unpacked event of the year, with the Galaxy S23 family likely to be the focus. There have been hints at even more information, like better cameras and faster processing speeds. Do we expect a radical change to this year’s crop of…
Instagram’s professional profiles allow users to schedule content up to 75 days in advance. In the past, the Meta-owned platform didn’t allow users to plan ahead and schedule their posts. Content creators, instead resorted to using desktop solutions like Meta Business Suite or third-party applications. Instagram posts can now be…
Twitter has said that it will take “less severe actions” in the future against accounts that break the rules. Accounts will only be suspended for “severe or ongoing, repeat violations.” Not only that, it also said that, beginning on February 1st, anyone can appeal a suspension, and that those who…
Researchers at Google have developed an AI that can compose music based on text inputs, much like how ChatGPT can transform a text command into a story and DALL-E can compose images based on written prompts. The AI model can quickly transform a user’s written words into music lasting several…
With the addition of “Communities,” a new feature on WhatsApp, Mack Zuckerberg hopes to increase its social capabilities and centralise related groups. No matter which tool you choose, whether it’s a WhatsApp group or a community, the ultimate goal is to make it easy for everyone to communicate within the…
Even though iMessage has a devoted following among iPhone users, WhatsApp has gained a large following in many countries. WhatsApp’s popularity comes from the fact that it can be used on many different platforms and has all the basic features you’d expect from an instant messaging client. Unfortunately, WhatsApp messages…
Since WhatsApp shares user information with other Meta companies, you may be wondering exactly what information the company has gathered about you. It’s easy to get a copy of your account information from WhatsApp when you ask for it. Please note that your chat history is not included in this…
Google is releasing a feature that lets Chrome users lock their Incognito sessions with a password code or biometric info when they exit the app. The new update helps prevent unauthorized users from accessing your mobile device’s private web browsing history. You can use a web browser’s “incognito tabs” to…
IBM Corporation joined the “layoff drive” on Wednesday, when it let go of 3,900 employees, which is 1.5% of its global workforce. The tech hub claimed the layoff drive was associated with asset sales. CFO James Kavanaugh said the move, which will save the company about $300 million, will primarily…
Messenger will now support end-to-end encrypted chats, according to Mark Zuckerberg. Some of the updates the Meta CEO mentioned are link previews, custom emojis, and themes. “We’re ramping up testing default end-to-end encryption for more people in Messenger too,” he said in a Facebook Post. Messenger’s end-to-end encryption (E2EE) ensures…
Meta has said it is reinstating Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts, following a two-year ban for his online behaviour during the January 6th insurrection. Meta’s president of global affairs, Nick Clegg, explained the decision in a blogpost on Wednesday, saying that the former US president would be allowed to…