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Chinese ChatGPT rival disappoints – but does have a cute name | Science & Tech News
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The battle of the AI chatbots has stepped up a notch after Chinese search giant Baidu unveiled its much-anticipated rival to ChatGPT. The company showed off Ernie (short for “enhanced representation through knowledge integration”), which analysts believe could be Beijing’s strongest competitor in a crowded field dominated by US firms. ChatGPT is made by the […]
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Meta could rival Twitter as it reveals work is under way on new social network | Science & Tech News
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Meta has revealed it is working on a new social network solely designed for sharing text updates. The app would appear to be a direct competitor to Twitter, with a company spokesperson confirming it will be a “decentralised” platform similar to other alternatives that grew in popularity after Elon Musk‘s takeover. “We’re exploring a standalone […]
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Google launches AI chatbot Bard to rival wildly successful ChatGPT | Science & Tech News
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Google has launched its own artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, in answer to the wildly successful ChatGPT. The new conversational AI service will be named Bard and will be put out to “trusted users” before a public release in the coming weeks, Google’s parent firm Alphabet Inc announced on Monday. It comes following the release of […]
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Twitter bans users from linking to Facebook, Instagram and other rival platforms | Science & Tech News
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Twitter users will no longer be able to link to a number of rival social media websites, including Facebook, Instagram and Mastodon. On Sunday, Twitter Support tweeted that it will “no longer allow free promotion of certain social media platforms on Twitter”. “Specifically, we will remove accounts created solely for the purpose of promoting other […]
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Apple ‘set to allow rival app stores on iPhone’ to meet EU law | Science & Tech News
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Apple is set to allow rival app stores on to the iPhone and iPad in the EU, according to a report. Bloomberg says the company could make the move as soon as late next year to comply with a new competition law from the bloc, which has already forced the tech giant to reluctantly adopt […]
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Part-nationalised OneWeb docks with French satellite rival Eutelsat | Business News
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OneWeb, the British satellite firm rescued by the UK taxpayer, has agreed a merger with French rival Eutelsat to create a “global player” in space-based internet connectivity. It was announced that the all-share combination would value OneWeb at $3.4bn (£2.8bn) – structured as an exchange of OneWeb shares by its shareholders, including the UK government, […]