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🤖 ChatGPT’s resource demands are getting out of control
📱 Apple Intelligence has arrived (sort of)
▶️ YouTube planning major revamp of TV app
📺 Watch the new teaser for Squid Game season 2 

🕹️ Palworld developer responds to Nintendo's lawsuit

 

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COMPUTING

 

ChatGPT’s resource demands are getting out of control

 

Data centers are growing larger and becoming more densely packed to cope with the rising demands of generative AI technology

 

A new study from The Washington Post and researchers from University of California, Riverside highlights just how many resources OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot needs in order to perform even its most basic functions.

The study looked at the resources required for the chatbot to write a 100-word email and discovered that it draws enough electrical current to operate more than a dozen LED lightbulbs for an hour.

The researchers calculated that if a tenth of Americans used ChatGPT to write such an email once a week for a year, the process would use the same amount of power that every single Washington, D.C. household uses in 20 days. Water usage is also a huge and growing issue ...

 
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MOBILE

 

Apple just launched the iOS 18.1 public beta. Here’s how it’ll change your iPhone

 

Apple Intelligence is (un)officially here

 

Apple just released the public betas for iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS 15.1. It means those with the latest Apple devices can now try out the tech giant’s much-anticipated Apple Intelligence features, which were previously locked to the developer betas for these software versions, Digital Trends reported.

The updates won’t officially roll out until October, but if you’ve been eager to try Apple Intelligence, now’s your chance. Take note — as it's still in beta, it may be buggy or cause problems.

Apple’s AI smarts include writing tools, an improved Siri, natural language search, transcription summaries, message summaries, and more.

To download the public betas, visit the Apple Beta Software Program website, sign in to your Apple account, and follow the instructions ...

 
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AUDIO / VIDEO

 

YouTube planning major revamp of TV app

 

The move is aimed at cementing its strong position in streaming over other platforms like Netflix, Max, and Disney+

 

In a bid to maintain its position as a video streaming powerhouse, YouTube is planning to revamp its connected TV app by adding new functionality and a new look, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Announcing the plans at its Made on YouTube event in New York this week, the Google-owned company said the new TV app could allow creators to organize shows around episodes and seasons, similar to how they’re presented on subscription video platforms.

YouTube’s Christian Oestlien told the news site: “It’s a really great way for the audience to discover a creator and discover a show ... you can clearly see the full season laid out, and it can encourage the viewer to want to keep watching” ...

 
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ENTERTAINMENT

 

Netflix drops teaser for Squid Game season 2 

 

It features Seong Gi-hun looking for revenge

 

Netflix’s trailer (above) for the second season of Squid Game is short, but as noted by Entertainment Weekly, “It quickly puts viewers back into the action, as the guards round up contestants to desperately fight for a life-changing amount of money.”

As per the official synopsis for the show in which players fight to the death for a huge cash prize: "Three years after winning Squid Game, Player 456 gave up going to the States and comes back with a new resolution in his mind. Gi-hun once again dives into the mysterious survival game, starting another life-or-death game with new participants gathered to win the prize of 45.6 billion won" ...

 
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GAMING

 

Pocketpair responds to Nintendo's lawsuit

 

It's related to Pocketpair's popular Palworld game

 

Nintendo and The Pokémon Company are suing Palworld developer Pocketpair for patent infringement, Digital Trends reported. Palworld became a viral hit following its early access launch in January, but similarities to Pokémon had many wondering if Nintendo might pounce. And now it has.

The lawsuit seeks an injunction against infringement and compensation for damages on the grounds that Palworld infringes multiple patent rights.

Responding, Pocketpair claimed to be unaware of the specific patents that it’s being accused of infringing and lamented that Nintendo’s lawsuit will take time and effort away from Palworld’s development though said that for now it will work on improving the game ...

 
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