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  JioPC With AI Tools, Cloud Storage Launched for JioFiber and Jio AirFiber Subscribers in India

  JioPC was launched in India as a virtual desktop platform on Tuesday. This cloud-based service transforms a JioFiber or Jio AirFiber customer's set-top box into a personal computer, requiring just a keyboard, mouse, and internet connection. Subscribers receive 100GB of cloud storage and access to various AI tools.

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  Microsoft Outlook Email Access Restored After Global Outage Affects Thousands [Updated]

  Microsoft Outlook is down globally, impacting thousands of users who are unable to access emails on various platforms. The company has confirmed the outage, attributing it to issues within its mailbox infrastructure. Microsoft is actively working on a fix to resolve the widespread disruption, aiming to restore full email service for affected users.

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  Amazon Web Services Is Reportedly Working On an AI-Powered Coding Agent

  Amazon Web Services (AWS) is reportedly working on an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that can generate code in real-time. As per the report, the project is internally being called Kiro, and it can tap into AI agents to complete complex coding tasks. The tool is said to be a comprehensive system capable of writing code, designing user interfaces ...

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  Jack Dorsey’s Block Introduces Codename Goose, an Open-Source AI Agent That Can Automate Coding Tasks

  Jack Dorsey’s Block introduced an artificial intelligence (AI) agent dubbed Codename Goose on Tuesday. The parent company of mobile payments system Cash App, point-of-sale service Square, and music streaming platform Tidal, has now released an open-source AI agent that can handle software development tasks. The agent comes with compatibility for ...

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  ChatGPT Traffic Falls for Third Month in a Row Amid Signs of End of Decline, Data Shows

  ChatGPT traffic fell for the third month in a row even as signs indicate the service's decline in usage is coming to an end. Data from Similarweb shows that desktop and mobile visits to the website decreased in August, while worldwide unique visitors rose slightly from 180 million to 180.5 million.

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  Gmail for Android, Google Messages to Soon Get Features for AI-Generated Texts

  Alphabet-owned search giant Google is reportedly working on introducing AI-powered features and tools Gmail for Android and Google Messages. This is the latest AI push from Google which has been focusing on introducing AI features as an add-on to existing services across its Work Suite and personal apps, desktop, and Android ecosystem. Gmail for An...

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  WhatsApp Services Restored After Hours-Long Outage for Users in India, Other Regions

  WhatsApp is down with several users reporting that they aren't able to send or receive messages on downtime tracker Downdetector. The Meta-owned messaging service seems to be down across the globe as well as in India. 

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  WhatsApp Working on Yearly Terms of Service Reminder Feature, Disables Quick Replies for Non Business Users

  WhatsApp is reportedly working on adding a new entry to the apps settings, as a yearly reminder of the WhatsApp Terms of Service, according to a feature tracker. The entry will only be accessible to users in India, in order to comply with the IT Rules, according to the feature tracker. WhatsApp has also disabled access to the Quick Reply feature th...

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  Skype Users Can Now Call 911 From Desktop

  Skype is allowing its users in the US to call 911 from their desktop computers.

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  Intel Arc Graphics Card for Desktops to Debut in Q2, ‘Project Endgame’ Cloud GPU Service Announced

  Intel Arc GPUs for desktops will be shipped in the second quarter, the chipmaker announced at its 2022 Investor Meeting. Intel is also launching Project Endgame as its cloud GPU service.

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  Dell Rides Strong Demand for Laptops, Desktops, Cloud Services Due to Remote Work to Beat Q2 Revenue Estimates

  Dell beat market estimates for second-quarter revenue as the shift to hybrid work kept demand strong for its laptops, desktops, and cloud services.

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  Zoom Update Adds ‘Raise Hand’, ‘Thumbs Up’ Gesture on iPad, Focus Mode, Mobile to Desktop Call Switching, More

  Zoom has brought a few new features with its latest update this week for desktop, iPad, and Zoom Phone. It adds a Focus Mode, the ability to transfer meetings from mobile to desktop, limiting screen sharing for meetings with external participants, and automatic reactions from gesture recognition for iPad.

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  Windows 365 Unveiled, a Cloud PC Platform That Lets You Use the OS From Any Device

  Microsoft at its Inspire 2021 conference on Wednesday unveiled Windows 365 as its new cloud service to offer access to a full-fledged Windows operating system from anywhere — using a desktop, laptop, or even a mobile device.

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  Facebook Unveils Cloud Gaming Service for Android and Web, but Not on iOS

  Facebook on Monday put its spin on cloud gaming by letting players instantly hop into an array of mobile games at the social network without downloading apps. The new feature will be accessible on Android platforms as well as Web versions on desktop, but Facebook won't be offering the service for Apple iOS devices.

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  Lenovo Held Pole Position as Indian PC Market Grew 16 Percent in Q3: IDC

  According to IDC, India traditional PC market inclusive of desktops, notebooks, and workstations shipped 3.1 million units, up 15.8 percent year-over-year (YoY) during the third quarter of 2019.