Technology News for Friday 1st November 2024

1. Google Maps and Waze will have AI to rival Apple, upstarts

Alphabet's Google announced new features for its two mapping apps, part of the search giant's ongoing effort to revamp products with its Gemini artificial intelligence models. Users of Google Maps will be able to ask natural-language questions about ...

2. OpenAI is rolling out a web search feature for ChatGPT

ChapGPT now has a search engine function. Users will be able to type something into the text box, and click a little blue search button below it, or the artificial intelligence will automatically search the web if your question calls for it.

3. Why scientists are linking more diseases to light at night

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4. OpenAI Adds Search Engine to ChatGPT, Challenging Google

The San Francisco-based company on Thursday announced what it calls “ChatGPT search.” The latest version of the AI chatbot will allow users to search up-to-date information from across the internet, such as sports scores, stock prices and weather, powered ...

5. OpenAI's new search engine sets off sparks of change

Why it matters: Search is a more than $200 billion global business, with nearly all of that revenue generated through advertising — and most of it going to Google today. Driving the news: ...

6. Some personal news: LinkedIn is weird now

Tim Kiladze is a Globe and Mail business reporter, Bay Street veteran and LinkedIn connoisseur. He wrote a compelling report on the evolution of LinkedIn: The tone has shifted to more performative “thought leadership,” ...

7. Apple's new update turns AirPods into over-the-counter hearing aids

The update allows users to utilize their AirPods to assist with hearing, making it a notable advancement in accessibility for those with hearing loss. Marianne Demsky, a retired teacher from Glen Burnie who has experienced gradual hearing loss over the ...

8. Gamers to raise funds for CMN, Marshfield Children's Hospital on Saturday

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9. Amazon's CEO dropped a big hint about how a new AI version of Alexa is going to compete with chatbots like ChatGPT

“I think that the next generation of these assistants and the Generative AI applications will be better at not just answering questions and summarizing the indexing and aggregating data, but also taking actions,” Jassy said. “And you can imagine us being ...

10. Record-breaking prime number containing more than 41 million digits found by former Nvidia programmer

Unlike other large prime numbers used in some applications to protect internet security, Mersenne primes are important for other reasons. “The historical record of the world's largest prime tells us something about the historical capability of computers ...

11. Revealing causal links in complex systems

MIT engineers' algorithm may have wide impact, from forecasting climate to projecting population growth to designing efficient aircraft. Jennifer Chu | MIT News.

12. Microsoft delays Windows' Recall feature for Copilot Plus PCs: Know more

Microsoft is reportedly delaying the artificial intelligence-powered Recall feature on Windows-based Copilot Plus AI PCs. In a statement to The Verge, the American technology giant indicated that the company is taking additional time to refine the ...

13. Benefits of a smart wearable for your health

Many devices also will estimate your heart rate variability, VO2 max, time spent in deep sleep and other data. However, not all this data is accurate. Nor is it helpful, says Thom Rieck ...