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OnePlus was launched by Pete Lau and Carl Pei, the latter of whom has since started Nothing, nearly a decade ago. As the 10th anniversary of the company looms, OnePlus has previewed its latest flagship smartphone model.Set to roll out early next month in China, the new device looks almost identical to the OnePlus 11, with the same circular camera island design and center “1+” logo.In addition to the standard white and black colorways, the OnePlus 12 will come in an all-new green shade. Compared to the glossy finishes of the other colors, the green is finished in a texturized marble pattern.OnePlus didn’t publish any of the phone’s tech specs on its official website but according to Yahoo Tech HK, the brand shared a few details on Weibo. The OnePlus 12 will reportedly have a Qualcomm Snapdr...

Elon Musk's social media platform X could possibly lose up to $75 million USD in ad revenue earnings this year.According to Engadget, the multi-million dollar loss stems from the lack of advertisers on the platform formerly known as Twitter. Internal documents viewed by The New York Times reveal that more than 100 advertisers, ranging from brands to political candidates, have stopped running ads on X, while "dozens more" are contemplating on doing the same thing.The documents also allegedly tracks the possible aftereffects of X's lack of advertisers, including the ones that pulled their ads after Musk's tweet agreeing with a conspiracy theory many deemed to be antisemitic. Nonprofit and media watchdog Media Matters then shared a report noting that ads on X were placed next to the platform'...

OpenAI first introduced its voice chat function for ChatGPT in September. The feature, which lets users engage in back-and-forth conversations with the chatbot, was originally only available to Plus and Enterprise subscribers on Android and iOS. Now, however, the company has launched voice chat for all free users on mobile devices.Greg Brockman, co-founder of OpenAI, took to X to share the news, writing, "ChatGPT Voice rolled out for all free users."ChatGPT Voice rolled out for all free users. Give it a try — totally changes the ChatGPT experience: https://t.co/DgzqLlDNYF— Greg Brockman (@gdb) November 21, 2023ChatGPT's voice chat feature operates with a text-to-speech model that is capable of producing "human-like audio from just text and a few seconds of sample speech." In order to accom...

Spotify has revealed its new policy on paying artists for their streams. Sharing the news, Spotify said that its payouts to the music industry measure “over $40 billion USD and counting” to date.In the report, the company expectedly affirmed that it would no longer be compensating artists for songs that had fewer than 1,000 streams. For context, 1,000 streams generate just about 3 cents per month.The streamer says it believes “the policy will eliminate one strategy used to attempt to game the system or hide artificial streaming, as uploaders will no longer be able to generate pennies from an extremely high volume of tracks.”Spotify went on to outline that it had three main goals when it came to restructuring the system: it wanted to deter artificial streaming, better organize payouts to sm...

Insta360 has just launched a pair of AI-bolstered action cameras – one of which was co-engineered with German imaging giant Leica – as it continues to chip away at GoPro's two decade-long grip on the market. The Insta360 Ace and Insta360 Ace Pro arrive in an instantly familiar blocky construction, and have a predominantly black and red color scheme.Unsurprisingly, it's the Pro model that benefits from the brand's partnership with Leica, arriving with a large 1/1.3" sensor, 5nm AI chip, and Leica SUMMARIT lens all packed into a small 2.8" x 2.05" x 1.37" body. Users have the option to shoot in crystal-clear 8K (up to 24fps), but can also slow their scenes down to capture high-definition slow motion at 240fps – something undoubtedly targeted at athletes and the company's action sports demogr...

Microsoft has recently expanded the availability of its generative AI-powered assistant, Copilot, to Windows 10 Users. The approach here seems to be to offer users who are either still using Windows 10, or who have incompatible devices with Windows 11, to experience the AI assistant -- it's worth noting that this demographic makes up 69 percent of Windows-based desktop users at the time of writing.To access Copilot, users must be part of the Windows Insider tester program and install a Release Preview build on a compatible Windows 10 Home or Pro device. However, Microsoft has indicated that eligibility for Copilot may not be immediate, advising users to enable automatic updates for quicker access once their device is confirmed as compatible.Being in the program and getting access is just t...

Google Meet is making it easier for users to participate in meetings. The video meeting platform has gotten a new AI tool to make raising one’s hand just a bit more natural.Participants previously had to click on a hand icon in order to indicate that they wanted to speak during a meeting. Google has streamlined the action with a new form of “gesture detection,” in which a user can physically raise their hand to trigger the icon.To set it off, the user must raise their hand in front of the camera, making sure the entire hand is visible to the camera and away from the face and body. Once they’re given the chance to speak, the hand raise indicator will disappear from the screen, signaling that they’re no longer waiting to talk.There’s no admin control for the feature but for those interested ...