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📱#Spotify adding video learning courses Now for UK users, introducing a new category of content alongside songs, 🎤podcasts, & 🎧audiobooks. This initiative includes video-based lessons from BBC Maestro, Skillshare, Thinkific, and PlayVirtuoso, accessible through Spotify's mobile and desktop apps. 🖥Here

The courses are divided into four categories: make music, get creative, learn business, and have a healthy life. Users, both free and premium subscribers, can access at least two video lessons per course for free, with the option to pay for the full course.💵

This move by Spotify aims to the growing interest in educational content among its users. Already engaging with education and self-help podcasts on the platform. #ITNews | Source | @Tech_maker

📱First view of X (#Twitter) app for TVs! Here, have login screen, 🏡home tab, 🔎search tab, and 👤profile pages. It's web-based, so it can be run on almost any smart 📺TV! #ITNews | Source | @Tech_maker

#Epic Games Store to end support for older #Windows versions from June 2024 The Epic Games Store will stop supporting older Windows versions and 32-bit Windows 10 in June 2024, urging users to upgrade to 64-bit Windows 10 or Windows 11 for continued access. macOS 10.13 or higher will still be supported. Users not upgrading may face security risks and decreased performance. Steam also ended support for pre-Windows 10 versions on January 1, 2024. #Gaming | Source | @Tech_maker @HubCollabs

The Epic Games Store is coming to Android Epic Games Store is coming to Android and iOS, offering developers a fair revenue split of 88/12, which is lower than Google's Play Store cut. The store will be a multi-platform solution for games and will feature popular titles like Fortnite. The Android launch is set for later this year, with no specific game lineup announced yet. The iOS launch has seen some ups and downs due to issues with Apple but is also in the works. #Gaming | Source | @Tech_maker @HubCollabs

The Tech Date 📱 & ✨ #Apple is in talks with #Google to build their AI engine Gemini into the iPhone 📱

Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai spotted at Cheesecake Factory discussing Google’ $20B annual payment to be default iPhone browser, a potential Gemini AI deal and whether to get truffle fries or onion rings for starters.

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Valve announces Steam Families available today on Steam Beta Client Steam has launched Steam Families, an overhaul of its family sharing system that removes limits on sharing games, simplifies buying games for kids, and adds new parental controls. Users can now share games with multiple family members simultaneously, with no restrictions on devices or offline play. Parental controls allow for monitoring playtime and setting restrictions. The new system is region-locked and users leaving a family cannot join or create another for a year. Developers must approve titles for sharing, and some games like free-to-play or those requiring third-party keys cannot be shared. #Gaming | Source | @Tech_maker @HubCollabs

You can soon play GOG games on Amazon Luna GOG, the DRM-free PC gaming storefront, has partnered with Amazon Luna to allow players to access their GOG library in the cloud. This partnership offers more game ownership options to Luna players and ensures that games purchased on GOG will still be accessible even if Luna shuts down. Unlike Google Stadia, Luna runs games on Windows, making integration with GOG simpler. This move by GOG to partner with Luna instead of GeForce Now could be due to Luna's willingness to sell games from various platforms like Ubisoft and GOG. #Gaming | Source | @Tech_maker @HubCollabs

#Qualcomm has announced the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 It's a smartphone chip that offers some flagship-level features at a lower price point. The chip is built on a 4 nm process and features a 1+4+3 core configuration, including one Prime ARM Cortex X4 core, four Performance cores, and three Efficiency cores.

It also supports on-device generative AI, real-time hardware-accelerated ray tracing for gaming, and Snapdragon Seamless cross-device experiences.🧠

Honor, iQOO, realme, Redmi, and Xiaomi are expected to use the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3, with the first device announcement coming in March. #ITNews | Source | @Tech_maker

Apex Legends Global Series Finals Hacked And Postponed The latest Apex Legends Global Series finals tournament was hacked, leading to the postponement of the North American regional finals. Hackers used an RCE exploit, causing concern about potential ransomware threats. Fans appreciate the transparency but criticize the in-game anti-cheat systems. The recent Breakout update revamped Battle Royale gameplay with a Legend Upgrade system. Respawn Entertainment, the team behind Apex Legends, recently faced layoffs, with no confirmed numbers. Sony paused PS VR2 production due to low sales. #Gaming | Source | @Tech_maker @HubCollabs

❌xAI open sourced #Grok-1 Elon Musk already talked about Grok AI open source. Now xAI has open-sourced the Grok-1 language model, a 314 billion parameter Mixture-of-Experts model, under the Apache 2.0 license. This move aims to democratize access to advanced AI technologies. The release includes model weights and architecture for exploration and customization. These developments signify advancements in AI accessibility and capabilities.

The model is available for download via a magnet link for a torrent file, which is approximately 300GB in size and contains 773 files.

🖥Blog - Here 📱Github - Here #ITNews | Source | @Tech_maker

📱#LinkedIn is planning to add gaming LinkedIn, the 👨‍💻professional networking platform, is planning to introduce gaming to its service to increase user engagement and retention. The games will be 🧩puzzle-based and may allow users to compete against friends, colleagues, or other offices, with scores being sorted by workplace and ranked accordingly. LinkedIn's move into gaming is seen as a way to "unlock a bit of 😊fun, deepen relationships, and hopefully spark the opportunity for conversations".

The games, such as Queens, Inference, and Crossclimb, are designed to be popular among a broad user base due to their puzzle nature

#ITNews | Source | @Tech_maker

🔗#Intel Core i9-14900KS has been overclocked to 9117 MHz (9.1 GHz) claiming new world record🔥

🥶 CPU reached a temperature of -231°C . ⚡The CPU used extremely high voltage of 1.85V. So The CPU was cooled down with liquid helium❄️

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Insider Gaming confirms leaked PS5 Pro specs are real, targeting 2024 holiday release Insider Gaming confirmed that the leaked PS5 Pro specs leaked earlier today are real and the PlayStation 5 is still tentatively targeting a 2024 holiday release. Leaked documents also confirmed: - Rendering 45% faster than PS5 2-3x Ray-tracing (x4 in some cases) - 33.5 Teraflops - PSSR (PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution Upscaling) upscaling/antialiasing solution - Support for resolutions up to 8K is planned for future SDK version - Custom machine learning architecture - AI Accelerator, supporting 300 TOPS of 8 bit computation / 67 TFLOPS of 16-bit floating point #Gaming | Source | @Tech_maker @HubCollabs

🔗#Google's I/O event announced, It will be held on May 14th. We can expect the announcement of the Pixel 8a, a teaser of the Pixel 9 and 9 Pro, and details about Android 15 and more

🔗link - https://io.google/2024/ 🧩Play puzzle game - Here

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Devin AI Unveiled as World's First AI software engineer A 🤯groundbreaking move, Cognition, a US-based AI lab, has introduced Devin AI, the world's first fully autonomous software engineer.

Devin is set to revolutionize software development with its ability to independently plan and execute complex engineering tasks.🧑‍💻

This advancement signals a significant leap in AI-assisted development, While Devin AI promises to revolutionize software engineering with improved efficiency & innovative collaboration methods, it also raises concerns about job security for human engineers and ethical implications in the workforce.😨😔 #ITNews | Source | @Tech_maker

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🔗#Openai Sora, come publicly soon OpenAI’s CTO confirmed that “Sora” is coming “definitely this year” and potentially in “a few months.” Allowing users to create jaw-dropping 60-second videos based on text prompts. The model has already demonstrated impressive results, with some examples almost indistinguishable from actual video captures. Sora was first showcased earlier this year and has been limited to 60-second videos, but the results have been remarkable. OpenAI aims to allow users to edit output directly. However, Sora currently does not work with audio, and the specifics of its training data, such as whether YouTube videos were used, remain unanswered.😶

🔗 Latest Interview of OpenAI CTO

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📱#Spotify introduces music videos Spotify, the popular music streaming platform, has officially launched its music video beta feature in 11 markets, including the UK, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, Brazil, Colombia, Philippines, Indonesia, and Kenya. The feature is available on iOS and Android devices, as well as desktop and TV devices, and is accessible via the Now Playing screen on supported tracks. The feature is currently available for Premium subscribers, and it aims to give artists another way to engage with their audience and attract new fans. I think this feature inspired from 🎞YT Music!😅 #ITNews | Source | @Tech_maker

#Google Play Store picks up #YouTube videos and more rewards for Play Pass Google introduced new updates for Android gaming at the Game Developer Summit today: 1. Play Store will show YouTube videos of popular games in the Games tab and listing pages. 2. Store listings will now prominently display game updates, new content, and promotions for select English-language users. 3. Developers have new tools for in-game ads without disrupting gameplay. 4. Google introduced AI-generated FAQ sections on app details pages. 5. PC users will have access to more mobile games with Google Play Games support. 6. Play Pass subscribers get extra bonuses for select games like EA SPORTS FC Mobile and Mobile Legends. 7. Play Pass in-game rewards will expand to 21 markets, including Japan, and will come to South Korea later this year. 8. Play Points loyalty program has over 220 million members and will launch in Brazil. 9. Developers will get more tools for user sign-in options for Play Games services, ensuring achievements and progress carry over seamlessly. #Gaming | Source | @Tech_maker @HubCollabs

Spider-Man: The Great Web Trailer Leaked Online 🚨 Leaked trailer for cancelled multiplayer game "Spider-Man: The Great Web" unveiled. 🕷️ Designed as a five-person multiplayer experience with live service elements. 🗽 Players would battle the Sinister Six in New York City in a multiverse model. 💥 Character customization and diverse superheroes featured. 🎬 Narrated by Yuri Lowenthal, the voice of Peter Parker. 😢 Heartbreaking for Spider-Man fans that the game won't be released. #Gaming | Source | @Tech_maker @HubCollabs