Weekly Tech Roundup: From Google Bard’s name change to LinkedIn’s new AI features, see the top tech news of the week

Google Bard renamed Gemini:

In a recent announcement, Google renamed its chatbot Bard under the name Gemini, unveiling it as a powerful AI tool available to users around the world. According to the tech giant, users can now use the Gemini Pro 1.0 model in over 40 languages ​​in over 230 countries and territories.

Gemini Advanced is now part of the all-new Google One AI Premium plan, priced at $19.99 per month, starting with a two-month free trial. This premium plan not only includes access to Google AI and its latest advancements, but also offers the benefits of the existing Google One Premium plan, giving users 2TB of storage.

Launch of the Mozilla Monitor Plus subscription:

In order to strengthen user privacy, Mozilla Firefox has revamped its free privacy monitoring service, known as Mozilla Monitor, and introduced a subscription model called Mozilla Monitor Plus. Since its inception in 2002, Firefox has been known for its commitment to user privacy, offering features like ad blocking extensions, Facebook containers, and tracking protection. This latest initiative further reinforces Mozilla’s commitment to protecting user data.

Mozilla Monitor, formerly known as Firefox Monitor, is a free service that aims to monitor and notify users about potential exposure of personal information on data broker websites. Users can benefit from a one-time free scan by providing encrypted information such as their first and last name, current city and state, date of birth, and email address.

LinkedIn’s new AI features:

LinkedIn is rolling out a new AI-powered feature that will make it easier for users to interact with their connections by writing an initial ice-breaker response. The new feature comes at a time when the platform is expected to see a large influx of users due to recent job cuts at major companies such as Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Snap and others.

The new AI-powered feature uses sender and recipient profile information to compose an initial message to someone, and users can edit the message before sending it. The new feature will only be available to LinkedIn Premium users, allowing them to start a conversation with people they are not connected with.

Bumble will use AI to block fraudulent profiles:

Dating app Bumblebee harnesses the power of artificial intelligence to make dating safer, healthier and more enjoyable with the new Deception Detector feature. Bumble claims its new feature managed to automatically block 95% of fake, spam or fraudulent profiles, while there was a 45% reduction in reports of spam and fake accounts.

While emphasizing the need for this new feature, Bumble said its most recent research found that its members were worried about the authenticity of their profiles with fake profiles and that the risk of scams was the main concern for these. users. Bumble said 46% of respondents said the number one problem when using the dating app was not knowing the authenticity of their matches.

Bluesky is now available to all users:

Blue sky, the social media alternative backed by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, has finally ditched its invite-only model and opened its doors to all users. Alternative

Bluesky also plans to launch its own open source AT protocol called “federation” by the end of the month, which is supposed to allow anyone to create their own social network using Bluesky technology.

17 new Nokia models spotted on the IMEI site:

In a surprising turn of events, HMD Global has left the tech community speculating after 17 new Nokia patterns were reportedly spotted on the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) website. This development comes amid HMD Global’s recent decision to remove the Nokia brand from its online presence, redirect Nokia.com to HMD.com, and change the @nokiamobile Twitter account to @HMDglobal.

The models, listed with distinctive numbers ranging from TA-1603 to TA-1628, have piqued the curiosity of enthusiasts and industry experts, GSMChina reported. While details about these alleged smartphones remain elusive, speculation is rife that they could include various RAM and storage variants or completely different models. Furthermore, the report also suggests that a few of these mystery models could debut at the upcoming Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2024 in Barcelona, ​​scheduled for February 26-29.

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Published: February 11, 2024, 3:21 PM IST