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In the European Union, Microsoft has completed the second stage of launching its data localization service. The most recent rollout of the “EU Data Boundary for the Microsoft Cloud” (the infrastructure’s official name) began in early 2017. Following its earlier announcement, Microsoft is on track to finish the second phase …

In the late hours of Wednesday, Google let go of hundreds of workers across a variety of departments, including engineering and services. As part of their reorganization, the knowledge and information product team—which includes voice-activated Google Assistant—and the Devices and Services PA (DSPA) team—which oversees Fitbit, Pixel, and Nest hardware—are …

I couldn’t wait to see the Rownd tabletop CNC lathe at this week’s CES in Las Vegas. I’ve been following its Kickstarter campaign for the last year, and it didn’t disappoint. At a time when personal manufacturing and DIY culture are on the rise, Rownd Lathe is a promising new …

Following last week’s hinting to developers, OpenAI has now opened a marketplace for GPTs, which are bespoke chatbot applications driven by its AI models that can generate text and images (e.g., DALL-E 3 and GPT-4). Located in a new tab inside the web-based ChatGPT client, the so-called GPT Store showcases …

Just four months after making its global premiere in Europe and China, Tesla has begun selling the updated Model 3 car in the US. This is the first major update to the electric car, and it’s what finally allowed Tesla to get into the general market. This comes after the …

The political establishment in the United Kingdom is putting increasing pressure on Japanese IT company Fujitsu to explain its involvement in the scandal that led to the prosecution of hundreds of post office operators for accounting irregularities. Meanwhile, Fujitsu has become a major player in a story that has lasted …

Elon Musk’s X detailed the company’s ambitious plans for 2024 in a post on Tuesday. Among these plans are the introduction of peer-to-peer payments and further AI-powered capabilities. During this time, the business covertly disabled a function that premium members had access to. They can’t use an NFT anymore as …

Twitch is experiencing yet another round of layoffs. According to reports, the Amazon-owned livestreaming company will announce the layoffs as early as this week, affecting 35% of the workforce, or about 500 people. When I reached out to Twitch for a comment, the company took some time to react. The …

Some of the most popular smartphone apps of all time have allowed users to capture, edit, and share photographs. A fresh slew of firms are jumping into the fray as a result of the AI inflow. A Paris, France, company called PhotoRoom created a well-known AI-based picture editing tool and …

Serenity, a revolutionary fall-detection system that eliminates the need for conventional wearables, is the product of a successful collaboration with Alarm.com. At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, it is debuting its product. It becomes an integral part of your routine the moment you plug it in. An explanation …