Here is the top trending news from the world of technology. News that every tech enthusiast should keep a tab on.
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OpenAI launches Sora, a new text-to-video AI model.
OpenAI made a big announcement today by launching a new text-to-video AI model called Sora. Sora is a great tool for all those who want to make instant videos with simple text prompts. It can generate realistic and imaginative video scenes, with a maximum length of one minute. OpenAI claims that It excels especially at creating complex scenes with multiple characters, specific motions, and accurate details. The ChatGPT’s parent company further claims that this AI tool will prove beneficial for both creative professionals as well as developers. However, it must be noted that Sora is still in development and therefore its current application faces several hurdles.
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Google launches Gemini 1.5, its next-gen AI model with improved performance
Barely two months after launching a new large language mode Gemini, Google today launched Gemini 1.5. Starting from today Gemini 1.5 will be available to developers and enterprises ahead of its full-fledge launch. Google claims that this new model can act as an efficient business tool as well as a personal assistant that can fulfil several simple-to-complex tasks. It further claimed that Gemini 1.5 is almost on par with the high-end Gemini Ultra that was launched barely few weeks back. Talking specifically about its efficiency, Google added that Gemini 1.5 performed better than Gemini 1.0 Pro on 87 percent of benchmark test.
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These popular Xbox games are coming on PS5 & Nintendo Switch.
Xbox has almost confirmed that four of its highly popular games will soon make a debut on PS5 & Nintendo Switch consoles. These four games include Hi-Fi Rush, Sea of Thieves, Halo and Gears of War. However, there is one bad news. Xbox’s other blockbuster games like starfield, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle won’t be arriving on PS5 & Nintendo Switch. They will remain exclusively on Xbox, at least for time being. Nonetheless, these are exciting times for Xbox fans as they now enjoy their favorite games on other popular gaming consoles. With this bold step, Xbox and its parent company Microsoft are hoping to explore an alternative revenue stream.
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You can now integrate ‘music videos’ into your ‘YouTube Shorts’
There is an exciting news for YouTube Short users. YouTube has just launched a new feature that will allow to use segments of official music videos in their YouTube Shorts. This feature likely aims to enhance YouTube Shorts’ competitiveness against TikTok. And interestingly, this move comes barely days after Universal Music cancelled its contract with TikTok, which removed vast amount of music library and catalogues from TikTok app. YouTube Shorts users must also note that not all music videos are available for remixing due to potential copyright restrictions. However, this feature is still great addition for YouTube Shorts and could help in competing more efficiently with TikTok.
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TikTok app is now available on Apple Vision Pro
TikTok has just launched a dedicated app for the recently launched mixed reality headset Apple Vision Pro. This is a great news for TikTok as well as Apple Vision Pro users. Consumers can now enjoy their favorite TikTok videos while leveraging the capabilities of Vision Pro, offering them a more immersive experience compared to the mobile app. TikTok users should note that ‘navigation bar and like button’ will remain hidden on Vision Pro as it will help in maximizing the video space. Overall, this is a great news especially considering that many popular platforms like YouTube, Netflix and Spotify have still launched a standalone app for Apple Vision Pro.