Instagram launches CapCut rival Edits app
April 22, 2025, 12:20 pm
Instagram has surprised the social media world by launching its new Edits app—a dedicated video editing tool designed specifically to rival CapCut. This fresh initiative comes with advanced features like background replacement, automatic captioning, and AI-powered creative tools, clearly signaling Meta’s intent to capture more of the creator market.
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Google Antitrust Trial Heats Up With DOJ Demands
April 22, 2025, 6:20 am
During a contentious antitrust trial, Google lambasted the DOJ’s proposals—deeming divestiture demands “extreme” and “fundamentally flawed”—while a Perplexity AI executive urged against a breakup. The legal battle intensifies as both sides trade barbs over remedies with a side of courtroom theatrics.
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Google Invests Big to Secure Samsung Default Status
April 22, 2025, 6:20 am
Google has reportedly spent enormous sums to ensure its Gemini AI becomes the default on Samsung devices. This high-stakes maneuver reveals just how deep the tech giant is willing to go to maintain its grip on mobile dominance, even as critics wonder if it’s worth the extravagant price tag.
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ChatGPT Search Surpasses 41 Million EU Users
April 22, 2025, 5:20 am
ChatGPT Search has hit a major milestone in Europe, with monthly user numbers soaring to around 41 million. The surge—a jump from around 11 million in the preceding period—illustrates a rapid adoption curve and growing influence in the regional market, peppered with the sort of astounding figures that leave onlookers half in awe, half in disbelief.
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Google Email Phishing Attack Leveraging DKIM Signatures
April 22, 2025, 4:20 am
A sophisticated phishing campaign has tricked email systems by reusing valid DKIM signatures on fake subpoena emails that managed to sneak past DMARC checks. Cybersecurity experts are left wondering if this clever hack is a wake‐up call or just another case of email security taking an unintended coffee break.
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Musk pursues fresh funding to turbocharge xAI’s billion-dollar ambitions
April 21, 2025, 10:20 pm
Elon Musk is reportedly exploring new funding avenues for xAI, with insider sources hinting at a potential revenue run rate north of US$1 billion. This bold funding push underscores Musk’s relentless drive to reframe the AI landscape, even if it means shaking loose a few billion-dollar butterflies along the way.
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ChatGPT enhances macOS integration for streamlined productivity
April 21, 2025, 10:20 pm
OpenAI has unveiled an update that deepens ChatGPT’s integration with macOS, enabling users to interact with active apps via a dedicated menu bar icon or simple keystrokes. The new “Work With Apps” feature promises to simplify tasks like search, writing, and coding—no magic required, just clever engineering.
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OpenAI’s o3/o4-mini Models Stir Mixed Reviews and Invisible Marking Debates
April 21, 2025, 7:20 am
OpenAI’s new o3 and o4-mini models are making waves by showcasing impressive coding and math capabilities while paradoxically suffering from increased hallucinations. Adding to the intrigue, observers have discovered the unexpected presence of invisible characters that hint at a built-in watermarking mechanism—because nothing says “cutting-edge” like secret invisible signatures in your output. It’s a curious blend of technical wizardry and quirky oversights that has both experts and skeptics raising an amused eyebrow.
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