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Apple took the wraps off its highly anticipated new MacBook Air models today, unveiling updated 13-inch and 15-inch versions powered by the company’s latest M3 chip. The new M3 silicon brings a massive performance boost and extended battery life to Apple’s ultra-portable MacBook Air line. MacBook Air becomes the latest addition to the new M3 chipset family, along with the M3 Macbook Pro and upgraded iMac with M3.

OpenAI has announced that it is testing a new memory feature for its popular conversational AI system ChatGPT. The addition of memory will allow ChatGPT to remember key details and preferences from previous conversations, making interactions feel more natural and efficient for users. According to OpenAI, ChatGPT will now be able to recall information that users have shared with it in past conversations.

Formerly known as Twitter, X, owned by Elon Musk, is down, again, for almost an hour. The social media platform was reportedly down, and users saw nothing on their timelines. The broken Twitter isn’t a new problem as the t.co shortlinks were also facing outages a few days ago. The new outage made users furious as this was the second time in a week that the site was not working.

Twitter Blue, now known as X Premium, is a paid subscription of X to get a blue checkmark. Previously, the blue check was a feature awarded by the Twitter team, but after buying X, Elon Musk discontinued the legacy blue verified and launched the X Premium service. This paid service is not limited to specific people, anyone can buy and get a blue checkmark on the platform now. I subscribed to Twitter Blue/X Premium but I was shocked to know that the blue checkmark wasn’t showing on my profile.

Twitter users experienced major issues with the platform’s t.co short links which are affecting every link posted on X. On Wednesday, rendering links shared on the site were broken. Attempting to visit a shortened t.co link redirects users to an error message saying, “This page is down. I scream. You scream. We all scream… for us to fix this page.

Grok, an xAI chatbot, is making waves after a controversial tweet surfaced showing that Grok is also using data from OpenAI’s source code. The tweet first came from a professional hacker named Jax on X. Here’s the tweet: Uhhh. Tell me that Grok is literally just ripping OpenAI's code base lol. This is what happened when I tried to get it to modify some malware for a red team engagement. Huge if true.

Showbox was one of the most popular apps for streaming movies and TV shows on Android devices. It offered a huge library of content, from the latest blockbusters to the old classics. You could watch them online or download them for offline viewing. Showbox was also free and easy to use, with no registration or subscription required. However, Showbox has been shut down for good due to legal issues and copyright infringement.

As video creators ourselves, we know how important it is to have powerful yet easy-to-use video editing software. When we made the switch from PC to Mac, we spent countless hours researching the top options to find the best video editing tools tailored for the macOS. Through trial and error with numerous platforms, we’ve settled on our top picks for Mac video editing software in 2023.

Looking to edit videos right on your Android device? As video creators ourselves, we know how tough it can be to find easy-to-use, full-featured video editing apps for Android. Many claim to be powerful video editors but end up delivering a frustrating user experience. People have a problem finding the perfect app for their usage. Some want to edit Reels, TikTok, or edit screen recordings, and some just want to trim or crop a video.

Keeping my Mac running cool and quiet is important to me. I became a Mac user when I picked the MacBook Pro M1 Pro back in 2021. As a Mac user for almost 3 years now, I’ve tried various apps to control my Mac’s fan speed and monitor its temperature, but only few were the ones that I continued to use over time. In this post, I’ll share my experiences with the top fan and temperature control apps for Mac.