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Netflix’s Ad Tier Surges to 94 Million Monthly Active Users
On Wednesday, Netflix revealed that its ad-supported, less expensive tier now boasts 94 million monthly active subscribers, up more than 20 million since its last public count in November. The business and its competitors have been depending more and more on advertising to increase the profitability of their streaming services. The ad-supported package was initially…
“Hey Copilot!” phrase is being tested by Microsoft Windows to activate Copilot with Voice
Microsoft is currently experimenting with a new voice-activated feature for Copilot Voice, aimed at making interactions even more seamless for Windows 11 users. This upcoming functionality will allow users to initiate conversations with Copilot simply by saying the phrase “Hey Copilot!”-bringing it in line with voice assistants like Apple’s Siri, Google Assistant, Amazon’s Alexa, and…
A new tool for turning images into videos AI has been launched by TikTok called TikTok AI Alive
TikTok has officially introduced its first image-to-video AI tool, called “TikTok AI Alive,” the company revealed on Tuesday. This new feature enables users to transform still images into dynamic short videos directly within TikTok Stories. AI Alive, which is only accessible via the TikTok Story Camera, uses artificial intelligence to produce short-form videos with unique…
Chargers Win Thriller in NAIA Baseball Tournament Opener
Briar Cliff was certainly prepared for the NAIA National Tournament after their game was postponed to 6:00 central time on Monday due to a 6-hour rain delay. The Chargers then scored three runs in the opening inning. before the Cliff took a 4-0 lead with to a solo effort from Nico Sall in the fifth.…
Free IPTV, broadband and DTH facility from Airtel stunned the rivals, Airtel is offering this only for Rs 399 plan
Airtel has introduced a significant enhancement to its services by including IPTV at no additional cost within its Rs 399 Airtel Black plan. This move marks a step forward in providing greater value to subscribers, as India’s second-largest telecom provider now adds Internet Protocol Television to the existing bundle of broadband and DTH services. Customers…
Intelligent text actions are coming to Windows 11 as well as the Settings app powered by artificial intelligence
Microsoft has begun rolling out Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.3964 to users in the Beta channel, officially pushing the system version to 24H2 starting this Monday. This latest build, available for those enrolled in the Insider program, brings a host of improvements, bug fixes, and introduces fresh AI-driven capabilities, including the much-anticipated AI assistant…
New discovery on Venus reveals Earth’s hot twin has gotten even hotter
Venus, unlike Earth, has a single, unbroken crust with no signs of subduction or plate tectonic activity. This absence of plate movement has long intrigued scientists, especially considering that Venus was once thought to resemble Earth, complete with flowing water and a habitable environment. Over time, however, Venus transformed into the hostile and scorching planet…
A clash between LSG and RCB in Lucknow is set to resume IPL 2025
According to a PTI report, the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) is scheduled to commence on May 16 or May 17. The Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will play at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. This fixture was initially planned for May 9 but had to be postponed due to…
AI and text inputs are used in LegoGPT to create Lego designs
A research team from Carnegie Mellon University has developed an innovative AI model called LegoGPT, designed to generate fully functional LEGO structures from simple text descriptions. As outlined in their research published on GitHub, LegoGPT is an autoregressive language model trained to predict and place the next LEGO brick based on prior placements. The standout…
China’s Moon Dust is the First to be Collected by an Indian-origin Scientist in the UK
UK-based Indian-origin scientist Professor Mahesh Anand has been entrusted with a rare and historic collection of lunar soil samples retrieved from the far side of the Moon by China’s Chang’e-6 mission, as reported by the BBC. This marks a groundbreaking milestone, as it is the first time any nation has successfully brought back material from…