Weekly Tech Recap: WhatsApp threatens to quit India, Apple in talks with OpenAI for iOS 18's AI features and more

So without further adieu, let's instrumentality a look astatine the apical tech quality of the week.

1) Apple resumes talks with OpenAI for implementing AI features successful iOS 18: 

Earlier this year, Apple and Google began discussions to bring galore generative AI features to the upcoming iOS 18 operating system. Now, the Tim Cook-led institution has reportedly "renewed" talks with OpenAI to bring generative AI capabilities to iPhones.

According to a study by Bloomberg's Mark Gurnman, Apple and OpenAI had begun discussions astir a woody earlier this year, but enactment has been minimal since then. The study states that Apple and OpenAI are successful talks to powerfulness a chatbot-like diagnostic successful iOS 18.

2) WhatsApp's informing astir leaving India: 

“As a platform, we are saying, if we are told to interruption encryption, past WhatsApp goes" WhatsApp's counsel told the Delhi High Court this week. 

The idiosyncratic messaging app has filed a plea successful the Delhi HC challenging the Centre's IT Rules 2021, which unit societal media intermediaries to place the archetypal originator of information.

In its 2021 petition, the Meta-backed steadfast said the Indian government's bid to place the archetypal originator of the accusation was a menace to its “end-to-end encryption" and “users' privacies." It said the traceability proviso was against the “fundamental close to privacy."

3) Jio Cinema's caller OTT plans: 

JioCinema rolled retired a caller monthly premium program subscription program for conscionable ₹29 for individuals and a Family battalion for ₹89. Notably, past twelvemonth JioCinema had rolled retired a ₹999 yearly program that provided entree to ad-free Hollywood contented and ad-supported local-language programming and sports.

4) Nothing information leak:

UK based smartphone shaper Nothing admitted this week that a ‘vulnerability’ had affected the information concerning its assemblage members data. Nothing admitted the contented successful a connection shared with LiveMint, but stated that the ‘vulnerability’ lone affected email addresses belonging to assemblage members. No idiosyncratic accusation similar passwords, names oregon outgo accusation was compromised, it said.

5) Tinder volition let you to stock day plans with friends and family: 

Popular dating app Tinder precocious announced a caller diagnostic called 'Share My Date', which allows users to stock their day plans straight with their friends and family. The latest diagnostic could assistance users stock their excitement astir their caller lucifer with their loved ones and get their feedback, portion besides acting arsenic a information measure.

Tinder says that volition let users to stock accusation astir their latest lucifer with friends oregon loved ones straight from the app utilizing a azygous link. Recipients volition beryllium capable to entree a wealthiness of accusation including the match's location, date, clip and a photograph erstwhile they click connected the link. What's more, the recipient doesn't request to instal the Tinder app to entree this accusation and tin presumption the details done their web browser.

6) Apple ‘Let Loose’ lawsuit to beryllium held connected May 7:

Apple has officially announced a peculiar lawsuit scheduled for Tuesday, May 7 astatine 7 a.m. Pacific Time (7:30 PM IST), which volition beryllium streamed unrecorded connected the company's authoritative website. With the tagline "Let Loose" accompanying the invitation, it's evident that iPads volition beryllium the centerpiece of the event.

The event's invitation prominently features an Apple Pencil, hinting astatine a absorption connected iPad updates. As per The Verge, speculation suggests that the iPad Pro volition person important enhancements since its past overhaul successful 2021, perchance including an OLED show with a flimsy size summation to 13 inches for the larger model.

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Published: 27 Apr 2024, 04:03 PM IST