OpenAI has announced the expected release of audio and image capabilities to its ChatGPT Plus and Enterprise customers. These new features will allow customers have verbal conversations with the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot and also share images that require a solution. ChatGPT’s new audio response ability is powered by a new text to speech language model…
Cisco to Acquire Splunk for $28 Billion
Cisco Systems Inc, also referred to as Cisco, is a multinational technology conglomerate that manufactures and sells networking hardware, telecommunication equipment, and software products like video conferencing, energy management, and domain security technologies. Cisco was founded by 2 computer scientists in 1984, and is headquartered in California, USA. The technology company is one of the…
Alexa: New Speech to Speech Update
Amazon Alexa, also referred to as Alexa, is a natural language processing (NLP) virtual assistant that is used for tasks like music playback, creating to-do lists, retrieving weather information, setting alarms, providing news, traffic and other real time updates. Alexa was developed in Poland and purchased by Amazon in 2013. The artificial intelligence (AI) powered…
Toshiba: $14 Billion Privatization Deal
Toshiba Corporation is a multinational electronics company that deals in industrial and social infrastructure systems like elevators, escalators, semi-conductors, batteries, printers, medical equipment’s, personal computers, home appliances, hard disk drives, etc. The company is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, and was founded in 1875. According to recent reports, Toshiba has announced a $14 billion USD deal…
Singapore: Automated Airport Immigration Clearance
The Republic of Singapore, home to the most powerful passport in the world, granting citizens access to 192 countries visa-free or visa on arrival, is looking to phase in biometric powered automated immigration clearance through its Changi Airport in 2024. Singapore’s Changi Airport is a major international airport in the eastern region of the country,…
Neuralink: Human Brain Implant Recruitment
In May 2023, Incognito Blog reported the approval of human experimentation in the neurotechnology company, Neuralink, by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). These experiments aim to help people suffering from loss of motor and sensory abilities in the cervical area of the spinal cord, and recruitment has begun. According to Neuralink, the PRIME (Precise Robotically Implanted…
India: WhatsApp Launches Payment Feature
India has the largest WhatsApp (the instant messaging application owned by Meta) customer base, boasting of almost 500 million users. The instant messaging platform recently announced a feature that will allow its users in India to complete payments from inside the application. The TechCrunch report further mentioned that this new payment feature is available to…
Google: Enhanced Bard AI Features
In March 2023, Incognito Blog announced the launch of Google’s artificial intelligence generative chat-based tool, Bard, a direct competition to OpenAI’s ChatGPT. The Bard experiment as it is referred to on the official website, is gradually being rolled out to different regions with feature updates trickling in progressively. According to recent reports, the AI chatbot…
Generac to Recall 64,000 Generators
Generac Holdings Inc., popularly referred to as Generac, is a manufacturer of backup generators for residential, commercial and industrial markets. The public traded company was founded in 1959 with its headquarters in Wisconsin, USA. With about 6 manufacturing plants in Wisconsin, the company boasts of a revenue of over $2 billion USD as of 2018….
Apple: iOS 17 Update
Apple has released its latest update to the iPhone’s operating system, the iOS 17. This release features enhanced security, faster messaging capabilities, NameDrop for contact sharing, StandBy mode, etc. The StandBy feature works when the device is plugged-in and placed in a landscape position. iOS 17 update takes approximately 20 minutes to install on the…