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๐Ÿคฏ ChatGPT is down //

The popular neural network for generating human-like texts are down for some time because of the high load. Instead of working chat users could see only five-line hokku from ChatGPT about overloading of ChatGPT.

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Tuesday! Hereโ€™s morning news:

// Instagram will add notes, groups and a new BeReal-style story format to the app
https://durovscode.com/0318

// The FBIโ€™s Cybersecurity Program for Critical Infrastructure was Breached
https://durovscode.com/0319

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๐ŸŽจ ArtStation Artists Say โ€œNo to AI-Generated Images" //

A scandal erupted on the ArtStation. Artists starts protesting against posting ai-generated images because it flooded the platform. But the management refuses to delete art created by AI.

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๐Ÿค– The Machine Has Won and We Have to Use It //

Artists Ellen Sheidlin and Pokras Lampas speak exclusively for Durovโ€™s Code about human versus machine in a world of art, the future of art in an era of AI domination, and more.

Read out the full article, thatโ€™s was written by real artists (for now).

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Friday! Hereโ€™s morning news:

// Instagram introduced a new way to restore accounts
https://durovscode.com/0320

// Twitter suspends accounts of journalists covering Elon Musk
https://durovscode.com/0321

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๐Ÿ’ป Apple is expected to release a non-standard size laptop //

According to rumors, Apple will release a 15,5-inches version of the MacBook Air this spring. It will get a M2 chip and a mini-LED screen.

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๐Ÿค– Google calls off the launch of ChatGPT rival //

Alphabet executives refused to launch a chatbot competing with ChatGPT from Open AI due to ethical issues. That became too risky for the company's reputation.

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๐Ÿช™ In Netherlands Bitcoin Mining is Used to Grow Tulips //

Engineers near Amsterdam figured out how to save money on bitcoin mining. They heat greenhouses with flowers using crypto farms heating energy.

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Saturday! Here's the weekend latest news:

// Google, Apple and Mozilla Will Develop a Better Browser Benchmark
https://durovscode.com/0322

// Apple-1 Computer Hand-Numbered by Steve Jobs Sells for $442,000 at Auction
https://durovscode.com/0323

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๐Ÿ“ Twitter cooperated with FBI as if it were โ€˜subsidiaryโ€™ //

The new Twitter Files from Elon Musk reveals how massive social network was cooperated with US Government. FBI even created a special task force for pre-flagging content for moderation.

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โŒจ๏ธ Answers from the Ghostwriter //

Designer-engineer Arvind Sanjeev has integrated AI to a rare typewriter. For re-working he used Arduino, Raspberry Pi and language model GPT-3. Now it answers to the author when he asks something.

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Some sunday news:

// Twitter removed a feature that showed from which device tweets were coming
https://durovscode.com/0325

// Creators of image generation model Stable Diffusion will allow artists to put their work out of AI training
https://durovscode.com/0324

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๐ŸŽ„Decorate your Christmas tree with a playable Doom bauble //

One more platform to run Doom on is a Christmas bauble. Jeroen Domburg has created a tiny 3D printed ornament stuffed with working screen and sound effects. You can even pair a controller to play Doom.

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๐Ÿ”ฎConcerns among artist and debates over digital privacy caused by Lensa AI app //

The AI-powered tool generates portraits in "avatar" style using existing images without artists` permission. There is no reliable information how the uploaded data is being processed and stored by the company.

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Itโ€™s Tuesday out there and weโ€™re back with the latest news:

// Upcoming AI model that enables Google Lens to decode doctorโ€™s handwriting
https://durovscode.com/0326

// Facebookโ€™s Meta VR leader resigns, but the company still plans to spend 20% of the annual budget on โ€˜Metaverseโ€™
https://durovscode.com/0327

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๐Ÿš€Concept of space cities is being developed //

Wildly theoretical but technically feasible version of the space cities concept proposed by researchers from the University of Rochester. A mesh bag would make it possible to inhabit asteroids.

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๐ŸŒ‡ Walk through the digital twin of Dubai //

How the Urbi startup created an immersive map experience with ability to "enter" the city buildings virtually. Durov's Code discussed company's monetization, tech behind and economic perspectives in exclusive interview with CEO Pavel Mochalkin.

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Wednesday! And here are the latest news:

// Musk says he's stepping down as CEO of Twitter after finding "someone foolish" to replace him
https://durovscode.com/is-elon-musk-serious-about-relinquishing-power-to-a-new-ceo

// Google is testing "Courses" and videos with multiple audio tracks on YouTube
https://durovscode.com/google-is-testing-courses-and-videos-with-multiple-audio-tracks-on-youtube

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๐Ÿ“ˆ New record for NFT art at TON //

The initial value of items was 280 TON or $270 at the exchange rate at the time the collection was launched. Today, however, the both NFTs sold for over $50k in total. These are currently the two most expensive NFT artworks at the TON blockchain.

As a reminder, we had an interview with Ellen Sheidlin, the creator of the Annihilation collection, over the summer.

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โ†ฉ๏ธ Undo the "Delete for Me" in WhatsApp //

If you accidentally delete a message that you intended to keep and share with others on the app the new feature designed gives you a small window of time to undo the mistake.

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Thursday! Latest news:

// GPS independence for Apple Watch: no longer tied to iPhone
https://durovscode.com/6791

// Tesla expects new employee layoffs in 2023
https://durovscode.com/0330

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