Meta has officially launched Threads, its text-based rival to Twitter. The app went live on Wednesday on Apple and Android app stores in more than 100 countries although its release in Europe has been delayed over data privacy concerns. Despite that, within about 18 hours of its launch it had racked up more than 30 million sign-ups, posing the first real threat to Elon Musk-owned Twitter. “Let’s do this. Welcome to Threads,” Meta Chief Executive and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg wrote in his first post on the new platform, which will run with no ads for now. Here is what…
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New technology uses ordinary sunlight to disinfect drinking water
At least 2 billion people worldwide regularly drink water contaminated with disease-causing microbes. Disinfectant powder is stirred in bacteria-contaminated water (upper left). The mixture is exposed to sunlight, which rapidly kills all the bacteria (upper right). A magnet collects the metallic powder after disinfection (lower right). The powder is then reloaded into another beaker of contaminated water, and the disinfection process is repeated (lower left). (Image credit: Tong Wu/Stanford University) Now, scientists at Stanford University and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have invented a low-cost, recyclable powder that kills thousands of waterborne bacteria per second when exposed to ordinary sunlight. The…
All About Salesforce Einstein GPT
Salesforce Einstein GPT is a new AI-powered tool that can help businesses significantly improve their customer relationship management (CRM) efforts. By combining Salesforce’s powerful CRM platform with OpenAI‘s cutting-edge language model, GPT-3, Einstein GPT can work wonders. For instance, it can automatically generate personalized responses to customer queries, emails, and chats. This can free up customer service representatives to focus on more complex tasks, while also providing customers with a more personalized and engaging experience. Even though Einstein GPT is still in its early stages, it has the potential to revolutionize the way businesses interact with their customers. In the…
Exciting Revelations at Apple WWDC 2023
apples‘s WWDC 2023 events took place recently, bringing a host of exciting announcements across various product categories. From new gadgets to operating system updates, here are the key highlights from the Apple WWDC 2023 event: mac apples have introduced a host of new range of Mac devices, including a refreshed 15-inch MacBook Pro, boasting improved performance and a whole lot of enhanced features. The Mac Studio, aimed at creative professionals, received a significant power boost with the introduction of the M2 Ultra chip, Apple’s most powerful Silicon chip up till now. The long-awaited Mac Pro now runs on Apple Silicon,…
Chilling warning of human ‘extinction’ through artificial intelligence technology
Global leaders should work to reduce “the risk of extinction” from artificial intelligence technology, a group of industry chiefs and experts warned on Tuesday. A one-line statement signed by dozens of specialists, including Sam Altman whose firm OpenAI created the ChatGPT bot, said tackling the risks from AI should be “a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war”. ChatGPT burst into the spotlight late last year, demonstrating an ability to generate essays, poems and conversations from the briefest of prompts. The program’s wild success sparked a gold rush with billions of dollars of investment into…
How to Conduct IoT Penetration Testing
IoT Penetration Testing is the need of time as modern society is completely surrounded and equipped with electronic gadgets, and as time goes on, our reliability on these devices will only grow. For example, we have switched to electronic fingerprint locks and have voice-activated fans, lighting, and showers. Therefore, devices that help us live better lives are stored in our private information. However, since all devices are moving towards IoT (Internet of Things), which simply refers to network interconnected devices that can share and communicate information over the internet. Although IoT development technology has the potential to improve our quality…
Brazil’s ‘fake news’ bill sparks outcry from tech giants | TechnologyNews
Brazil’s Congress is weighing a regulatory bill that would shift the burden onto internet companies to report illegal content on their sites, a controversial initiative that has pitted the administration of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva against major tech companies such as Google. On Tuesday, Google was forced to remove a link on its home page in Brazil that advocated against Bill 2630, also known as the Fake News Law. The link alleged that the bill would stir public confusion and called on users to contact their congressional representatives to speak out against the legislation. The Brazilian proposal, which…
Guide to Salesforce QuickBooks Integration
Undoubtedly Salesforce and QuickBooks are leaders in their respective domains. The integration of these two robust systems has the potential to elevate productivity to new levels. It not only simplifies the accounting process and lead generation, but also reduces the workload of the finance team and empowers sales personnel to work more independently. Looking forward to the integration to unlock new heights in your business? Look no further! We are Digital ETG – a Crest Level Salesforce Partner, headquartered in Plano, Texas. Our dedicated team of 500+ certified Salesforce experts serve the business worldwide from across the globe, ie the…