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Musician Name: Joel Corry Birthday / Location: Camden, London, England Main instrument: House Melbourne bounce tech house tropical house Musician Picture: Musician Awards & Nominations:- Best Performance: - Other Information: Joel Corry is an English DJ, producer and television personality. He came to prominence in 2019 with the release of his single "Sorry", featuring vocals from Hayley May (who was not credited in the official music video), which reached number six in the UK Singles Chart. In 2020, Corry released the singles "Lonely" and "Head & Heart". The latter, which features MNEK on vocals, spent six weeks at number one in the UK Top Singles Chart and also became Corry's first entry on the US Billboard Hot 100. Corry stated that he was influenced by UK garage growing up, and that it played a "huge role in his development as a DJ and a producer" Corry had a recurring role on MTV reality television series Geordie Shore, alongside then-girlfriend Sophie Kasaei from 2012-2013, he briefly appeared again on the show in 2017. He also has a personal training business, an app called Joel Corry PT and a gym and leisurewear company Most Rated, which is also the name of his own record label. In 2015 he released his debut singles "Back Again" and "Light It Up". In 2017 he released the singles "Just Wanna", "All the Things", "All Night", "Sunlight" and "Feel This Way". He released the singles "Hurt", "All I Need", "Only You", "Good As Gold" and "Fallen" in 2018 which premiered on Our Culture Mag. In April 2019, he released the single "Sorry"; the song features uncredited vocals from Hayley May. In July 2019, the song broke the record for the most Shazamed track in one day, with 41,000 Shazams. The song was featured on the ITV2 reality television series Love Island. The song peaked at number six on the UK Singles Chart. In July 2020, Corry achieved his first UK number-one single with the MNEK collaboration "Head & Heart". It stayed at number 1 for six consecutive weeks and became an international hit for Corry. It was certified platinum for exceeding 600,000 units on 11 September 2020. In July 2022, Corry appeared in an episode of Love Island where he DJed for a party thrown for the islanders. On 21 October 2022, Corry released "Lionheart (Fearless)" which features singer Tom Grennan. The single debuted at number 37 on the UK singles chart, peaking in its twelfth week on the chart at number 18.
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Name of the game: Assassin's Creed® Odyssey Price:7.60 Link Store:https://store.steampowered.com/app/812140/Assassins_Creed_Odyssey/ Offer ends up after X hours: 1 august Requirements: MINIMUM: OS: Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (64bit versions only) Processor: AMD FX 6300 @ 3.8 GHz, Ryzen 3 - 1200, Intel Core i5 2400 @ 3.1 GHz (MORE DETAILS HERE) Memory: 8 GB of RAM Video Card: AMD Radeon R9 285, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 (2GB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0) (MORE DETAILS HERE) DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 46+ GB available space RECOMMENDED: OS: Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (64bit versions only) Processor: AMD FX-8350 @ 4.0 GHz, Ryzen 5 - 1400, Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.5 GHz or better (MORE DETAILS HERE) Memory: 8 GB of RAM Video Card: AMD Radeon R9 290, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 (4GB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0) or better (MORE DETAILS HERE) Storage: 46+ GB available space
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Redmi 12 is all set to make its debut in the Indian market on August 1. The company confirmed the launch date alongside some of its key specifications, design, and colour options. The handset will offer a triple rear camera setup and be available in three colour options in the country. However, Redmi hasn't confirmed whether it will launch two variants of the Redmi 12 - 4G and 5G. Ahead of the launch, a tipster has leaked the pricing of both variants in India, alongside some live images of the handset. Tipster Abhishek Yadav (Twitter @yabhishekhd) has suggested that the upcoming Redmi 12 series will comprise a Redmi 12 4G and a Redmi 12 5G. He also has tipped the expected pricing of the phones along with their RAM and storage variants. According to the leaked details, the Redmi 12 4G is said to come in 4GB+128GB and 6GB+128GB configurations with a starting price of Rs. 9,999. The Redmi 12 5G is tipped to come in 6GB+128GB and 8GB+256GB configurations with price starting at Rs. 13,999 The tipster also shared live images of the Redmi 12 that suggest that the phones will run Android 13-based MIUI 14 OS support out-of-the-box. Redmi has already teased the design of the phones, and the leaked images match them. Meanwhile, Redmi has also revealed the colour options of the Redmi 12. The phone is confirmed to debut in three colour options namely Jade Black, Moonstone Silver, and Pastel Blue. It will sport three slightly raised circular cutouts housing the triple rear camera sensors alongside an LED Flash. The handset will feature a 50-megapixel main camera. Redmi has also confirmed up to 6GB RAM and 128GB storage and 5,000mAh battery on the phone. It also has hinted that the phone will be priced under Rs.10,000. Additionally, the phone is also teased to come with a water drop notch display.
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Windows 11’s next big update, known as 23H2, could be coming sooner rather than later this year. Or at least that’s the suggestion based off clues Windows Latest picked up on with the July cumulative update for Windows 11. In that patch, the tech site notes that it has found references to several packages relating to ‘Moment 4’. As you may be aware, the last feature drop for Windows 11 was Moment 3, so it follows that this is the next feature update – except this is a full upgrade for the OS. In short, Moment 4 is the 23H2 update. Windows Latest further observes: “We found that Microsoft is testing an enablement package named Microsoft-Windows-23H2Enablement-Package.” This lines up with what we know about 23H2, as Microsoft has already confirmed that it will be an enablement package. This means that the files for the upgrade will be preloaded to Windows 11 PCs, and can be sent live with a simple flick of an ‘enablement’ switch – a small download that’s easily applied at launch time. Analysis: Early groundwork is a good sign These clues being in place in Windows 11 now shows the groundwork for 23H2 is well underway, and this suggests we could see the annual update for the OS soon enough, maybe. Is there a chance it could keep pace with 22H2 and arrive in September? Maybe, though the rumor mill has been pointing to Q4 for 23H2, so October may still be a more realistic release date. We shall see, but the Beta channel for Windows 11 just got a bunch of new stuff – including a File Explorer revamp, and RGB lighting hub – and again that suggests progress is ticking along nicely with the 23H2 update. What could work against the ‘sooner rather than later’ theory is that Microsoft’s Copilot AI is still in a very barebones state, and it’s supposed to be included with 23H2. Our personal theory here, though, is this won’t make the cut for the 23H2 update – well, either that, or it’ll be a very limited version of Windows Copilot that’s released. And we don’t think the latter would be a very clever move for Microsoft in terms of making a good first impression with the AI (as we discussed recently in more depth).
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Another piece of the jigsaw pointing to an October launch for Intel Raptor Lake Refresh processors has seemingly fallen into place. Earlier today, ITHome reported that a Chinese PC brand has indicated that it is launching a new gaming desktop featuring "a new generation of Intel Core processors and RTX 40 series graphics cards." The brand, Machenike, apparently boasted that its upcoming PC powerhouses will officially launch in October. Machenike is currently appearing at the Bilibili World 2023 exhibition in Shanghai, China as can be seen from its social media posts. Many in the west won't be familiar with this brand, but it offers a wide gamut of PC gaming gear including desktops, laptops, mini PCs, as well as peripherals like monitors, keyboards etc. For now, take the news with a pinch of salt. Previous leaks and spills also point to the Raptor Lake Refresh being only about dozen weeks away. As is historically the case, we expect to see the desktop 'K' processors establish the new line with consumers who are prepared to pay for the best Intel has to offer. It is very likely that the first chips available will be dubbed the Intel Core i5-14600K, Core i7-14700K, and Core i9-14900K (plus KF processors too). We have some performance expectations for Raptor Lake Refresh, but what we have seen isn't so inspiring. The refresh doesn't impress in some leaked benchmarks. Perhaps down to a number of factors in testing pre-release silicon? The tale of the next gen Intel Core processors has been uncharacteristically muddy this year. Initially Intel was expected to push out Meteor Lake as the 14th Gen Core processors on both desktops and laptops, but for reasons we can only speculate about seems to have split the launch line-up, and tweaked its established branding. That means desktop users will see Raptor Lake Refresh instead, with laptop users getting Meteor Lake later in the year. Mobile PC users get a bunch of interesting new technologies first. Desktop users, meanwhile, stick with socket LGA 1700, and have to wait for next year and Arrow Lake to benefit from similar new advanced packaging, processes and architectures. As well as featuring the next generation Core processors from Intel, the source reports that the upcoming Machenike desktop PCs will be the first to come with PCIe Gen5 SSDs as standard. This makes sense, as PCIe Gen5 SSDs have at last started to move to general availability. This wasn't the case when the original Raptor Lake pre-built systems were launched.
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Nick movie:Class Act | Official Trailer | Netflix Time:2023 Netflix / Amazon / HBO:Netflix Duration of the movie:2:44 Trailer:
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Musician Name:Miley Ray Cyrus Birthday / Location: Destiny Hope Cyrus November 23, 1992 (30 years old) Nashville, Tennessee, United States Main instrument: Pop country pop rock hip hop Musician Picture: Musician Awards & Nominations:- Best Performance: - Other Information: Miley Ray Cyrus, born Destiny Hope Cyrus, (Nashville, November 23, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She became world-po[CENSORED]r for playing Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana on the po[CENSORED]r Disney Channel series Hannah Montana. In 2008, Miley was chosen by the American magazine Time as one of the 100 highest paid celebrities in the world. As a singer, she has sold over 20 million albums worldwide. Miley was born Destiny Hope Cyrus. She is the daughter of Billy Ray Cyrus (Country Singer) and Leticia "Tish" Cyrus, and the granddaughter of Ron Cyrus. She was born on November 23, 1992 in the US state of Tennessee. She has five siblings: Trace Cyrus (lead singer of the band Metro Station) and Brandi Cyrus, on her mother's side; Christopher Cody, on his father's side; plus Noah Cyrus and Braison Chance; Miley also has more than twenty tattoos in total. The actress and singer asked the Los Angeles Superior Court to legally change her name to Miley Ray Cyrus. Billy Ray Cyrus, her father, wrote in the solicitation that the change was to "make the name by which she is normally known the same as the legal one". On previous occasions, the actress had commented that her father called her Smiley, when she was little, because of her cheerful personality, and from that nickname the name Miley was chosen. On January 29, 2008, she officially changed her name to "Miley Ray Cyrus"; the middle name was a tribute to her father. From 2006 to 2007 Miley dated actor and singer Nick Jonas, who she said was her first love. Miley met actor Liam Hemsworth backstage in the movie The Last Song, when they played together. The two began to get involved in 2010. The relationship had come and gone, and in 2018 they made a union official. However, the marriage lasted only a year, in 2019, Miley and Liam divorced
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Name of the game: Insurgency: Sandstorm Price:8.30 Link Store:https://store.steampowered.com/app/581320/Insurgency_Sandstorm/ Offer ends up after X hours: 1 august Requirements: MINIMUM: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 7/8/10 (64 bit) Processor: Intel Core i5-4440 (3.10GHz)/AMD FX-6300 (3.50GHz) Memory: 8 GB of RAM Video card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760/AMD Radeon HD 7970 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 40 GB available space RECOMMENDED: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 7/8/10 (64 bit) Processor: Intel Core i7-8700 (3.20GHz) / AMD Ryzen 7 2700 (3.20GHz) Memory: 16 GB of RAM Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980/AMD Radeon R9 390X DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 40 GB available space Additional notes: SSD is recommended.
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iPhone SE 4 has been the subject of leaks and speculation for quite some time now. Apple was earlier expected to unveil its low-cost handset next year with an iPhone 14-like design. Now, analysts from Barclays claim that the launch of the fourth-generation iPhone SE has been delayed until 2025. The iPhone SE 4 is expected to come with an all-screen design similar to the iPhone XR. Apple launched the third iteration of its iPhone SE last year in March. As per research notes by Barclays analysts Blayne Curtis and Tom O'Malley, accessed by Macrumors, Apple will not launch its iPhone SE 4 next year. The budget handset could go official in 2025 at the earliest. The delay could be due to issues with the 5G modem. The iPhone SE 4 was expected to come with a proprietary Apple 5G modem for the first time, but the analysts contradict the rumour, saying Qualcomm would remain as Apple's modem supplier for both iPhone SE and the iPhone 16 lineup through next year. These are in line with claims made by well-known Apple analysts Ming-Chi Kuo and Jeff Pu. The iPhone SE 4 is expected to take design cues from the iPhone 14 and iPhone XR. It might get a 6.1-inch OLED panel with flat edges and Face ID support. iPhone SE models don't follow the annual release schedule as the standard iPhone series. Apple has a history of releasing a new generation of SE devices every two years. It has so far released three generations of iPhone SE models. The first iPhone SE was introduced back in 2016. The latest iPhone SE (2022) was launched in March last year with a starting price tag of Rs. 43,900 for the base 64GB storage model. The outgoing iPhone SE (2022) runs on Apple's A15 Bionic SoC. It flaunts a 4.7-inch Retina HD display and has a single 12-megapixel camera sensor at the back. For selfies and video chats, it has a 7-megapixel camera sensor at the front. It packs up to 256GB of storage. IP67 build, and a fingerprint sensor-equipped Touch ID home button for biometric authentication are the other key specifications of the iPhone SE (2022).
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Microsoft’s Copilot is exclusive to Windows 11 – we know Windows 10 is feature-locked at this point, with nothing new coming to the OS going forward – but Windows 10 users will get a taste of the AI assistant, it seems. Not integrated with the operating system, of course, but those who use Edge on Windows 10 will get Copilot in Microsoft’s browser. Windows Latest has got to play with ‘Copilot for Edge’ (apparently also informally known as ‘actions’) and it’s basically the same as Copilot in Windows 11, facilitating the changing of various settings, but in the browser environment rather than OS. As the tech site points out, at this early stage, functionality is limited as you might expect, but you can, for example, turn virtual tabs on by asking Copilot in Edge. Or you can switch dark mode on with the browser. Copilot will be bolted onto the existing Bing AI sidebar in Edge, so this basically represents additional functionality for this part of the interface. Right now, Copilot for Edge is rolling out to select users testing the browser. This is a phased rollout, we’re told, as is usually the case with big new features, where Microsoft wants to try them out with a small audience at first while the company works out all the inevitable kinks. Well-known Edge tester and leaker Leopeva64 (on Twitter) has also been following developments on this functionality, and observes that it works with voice input, so those with a mic can speak to Copilot for Edge and give it direct instructions. Analysis: Edge of tomorrow How many folks use Edge? Not that many, of course, but this is part of the reason Microsoft will more than likely follow through with this effort. It’s very keen to push its Edge browser to as many folks as possible to move the dial in the battle against Google’s dominant Chrome browser. While only Windows 11 users get the real Copilot actually in the desktop OS, Microsoft doubtless figures that those remaining on Windows 10 might just be a bit more tempted to try out Edge if getting Copilot features – even in a relatively small way – is on the menu That said, Copilot will likely be more than a flimsy carrot dangled in front of browser users. It should be an impressive step forward for Edge if it’s anything like the expected implementation of Copilot in Windows 11, which will be able to pull off all sorts of tricks – or at least that’s Microsoft's plan. In Windows 11, you’ll be able to make broad requests like ‘adjust settings to help me be more productive’ and we can’t see why Edge’s Copilot won’t work the same way eventually, instigating a potentially sweeping range of settings changes based on a simple request. We’re guessing that Edge for Copilot should arrive in a similar timeframe to the AI in Windows 11, which in theory is later this year (with the 23H2 update), at least if the rumor mill is right. (We’re skeptical though, frankly).
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Asus is prepping its second ROG´Evangelion collection of hardware, which is focused on EVA-02 and Asuka Langley Soryu characters. As with the original collection (focused on EVA-01), the new assortment includes EVA-02 and Asuka-themed computer parts for an eye-catching machine. The second ROG´Evangelion collection includes everything that one needs to build a complete PC, including a ROG Maximus Z790 Hero Eva-02 Edition motherboard, ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 24GB GDDR6X OC EVA-02 Edition graphics card, ROG Ryujoin III 360 ARGB EVA-02 Edition all-in-one CPU liquid cooling system, ROG Strix Scope RX EVA-02 Edition keyboard, ROG Gladius III Wireless AimPoint EVA-02 Edition mouse, ROG Thor 1000W Platinum II EVA Edition power supply, and ROG Hyperion EVA-02 Edition chassis. In addition, the collection includes a graphics card, mouse grip, and keycaps. The only difference between Eva-02 Edition and regular ROG parts is the visual look — there is no difference from a performance point of view. Asustek's ROG´Evangelion Eva-02 collection looks pretty spectacular, regardless of whether you are an anime fan. Notably, Asus no longer offers an anime-themed display, as it did with the Eva-01-themed collection. Asuka Langley Soryu is a Neon Genesis Evangelion character known for piloting the Eva Unit-02, a giant bio-mechanical robot. Asuka is presented as a confident and outgoing young lady with a troubled past and fiery personality, and ROG´Evangelion's red and orange color theme should emphasize the character's personality. "The Second Impact is coming," a statement by Asus reads. "ROG continues the Evangelion project for gamers with a brand-new machine design centered around Eva-02 and Asuka. The second collection debuted with motherboards, graphics cards, cardholder gaming cases, all-in-one coolers, peripherals, and gear. Build the full machine and achieve high levels of synchronization with Asuka."
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Musician Name: Timucin Fabian Kwong Wah Aluo Birthday / Location: 25 July 1987 (age 35) London, England Main instrument: House Deep house tropical house Musician Picture: Musician Awards & Nominations:- Best Performance: - Other Information: Timucin Lam(born Timucin Fabian Kwong Wah Aluo; 25 July 1987), known professionally as Jax Jones, is an English DJ, songwriter, record producer and remixer. He rose to fame in 2014 by featuring on Duke Dumont's number-one single "I Got U". He followed this up with his own singles "You Don't Know Me" featuring Raye and "Instruction" featuring Demi Lovato and Stefflon Don in 2016 and 2017, respectively. Jax's debut studio album, Snacks (Supersize), was released on 6 September 2019. It was preceded by the single "One Touch" featuring Jess Glynne. Jax grew up in a multi-ethnic household and was exposed to a wealth of influences. His father is Turkish and gave him the name Timucin. His mother is Chinese-Malaysian. After his Nigerian stepfather introduced him to afrobeat via Fela Kuti and rap with a tape of a Notorious B.I.G. album, Jax listened to hip hop, R&B, gospel and traditional African music. His Malaysian mother was into music ranging from Kylie Minogue to Luther Vandross and also influenced him. Producers like The Neptunes, Timbaland and Rodney Jerkins shaped his musical horizons and his fascination with the anatomy of a rhythm section. Having initially studied classical guitar from a young age, Jax took up beat-making at 15 after discovering Cubase on his friend's Atari. On 18 September 2020, Jax announced on his Instagram that his wife had given birth to their daughter, Lawana, and on 19 March 2023, Jax revealed that he had become a father for the second time with the birth of his second daughter Ariyah. Performing at open mic clubs around London, Jax eventually came together with Ripperman, a grime producer from Mitcham, at Brixton's Raw Materials Studio, and worked on releases for Big Narstie and Roadside Gs, among others in the scene. His parents encouraged him to go to university at 18. Opting to stay closer to Raw Materials, he declined an interview at the University of Oxford to attend Brunel University in Uxbridge. Despite a two-hour trip, Jax went from lectures to the studio daily to work on his craft, posting beats regularly on Myspace. After graduation, Jax rented a studio in Sydenham after not being allowed back in the family home, bought a Mac tower from Gumtree and worked daily to hone his craft.
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Name of the game: A Plague Tale: Requiem Price:24.99 Link Store:https://store.steampowered.com/app/1182900/A_Plague_Tale_Requiem/ Offer ends up after X hours: 1 august Requirements: MINIMUM: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 (20H1 64-bit) Processor: Intel Core i5-4690K (3.5GHz)/AMD FX-8300 (3.3GHz) Memory: 16 GB of RAM Video Card: 4 GB, GeForce GTX 970/Radeon RX 590 DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 55 GB available space Other notes: 30 FPS, 1920x1080 in low. DirectX 12 Feature Level 12 and Shader Model 6.0 are needed. RECOMMENDED: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 (20H1 64-bit) Processor: Intel Core i7-8700K (3.7 GHz) / AMD Ryzen 5 3600 (3.6 GHz) Memory: 16 GB of RAM Video Card: 8 GB, GeForce RTX 3070/Radeon RX 6800 XT DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 55 GB available space Other notes: 60 FPS, 1920x1080 in ultra. SSD storage is recommended.
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OnePlus is reportedly planning to launch OnePlus Ace 2 Pro in China next month. The phone is said to be recently spotted on the Geekbench website, with the listing revealing some of its key specifications. As per a recent report, the OnePlus Ace 2 Pro is listed on the Geekbench with model number PJA110. The phone's processor has also been leaked. Earlier this year, the Chinese smartphone company launched the OnePlus Ace 2 in China. It was later launched in India and rebadged as OnePlus 11R 5G. The OnePlus Ace 2 comes with a 6.74-inch FHD+ curved AMOLED display. According to a report by TechGoing, the purported OnePlus Ace 2 Pro has recently visited Geekbench 6 with the model number PJA110, with the listing revealing processor details of the smartphone. The next Ace-branded OnePlus smartphone is tipped to be powered by an octa-core Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC paired with up to 16GB of RAM. The smartphone is said to have three cores clocked at 2.02GHz, four cores at 2.80GHz, and one core at 3.19GHz. The listing also suggests that the handset will run Android 13 out-of-the-box. Additionally, the OnePlus Ace 2 Pro has reportedly scored 1,574 in the single-core test and 5,071 in the multi-core test. Other than these, the Geekbench listing doesn't reveal any additional details about the phone. Previously, OnePlus Ace 2 Pro specifications were also leaked on Chinese microblogging platform Weibo, suggesting an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 2 SoC. However, the latest leaked details contradict the previous reports. The handset was also said to pack a 64-megapixel OmniVision OV64M primary sensor with an f/1.79 aperture, an 8-megapixel Sony IMX355 sensor with an ultra-wide camera lens, and a 2-megapixel GalaxyCore GC02M sensor with a macro lens. Powering the OnePlus Ace 2 Pro could be a 5,000mAh battery with support for 100W fast charging. Earlier, this year, OnePlus Ace 2 smartphone was launched in China. It sports a 6.74-inch FHD+ curved AMOLED display. The phone is powered by a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 5G SoC, paired with up to 16GB of RAM and a 5,000mAh battery.
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Bing AI is getting a couple of the most-wanted features folks have been badgering Microsoft for, with image search rolling out to everyone imminently, and dark mode shouldn’t be too far behind that. These nuggets of info come from Mikhail Parakhin, Microsoft’s head of Advertising and Web Services, who shared the details in a couple of tweets. We’re told that multimodal/image understanding is rolling out to everyone, meaning the ability to drop an image into the chatbot and have it identify the photo (whatever it may be – a famous building, for example). Also known as Visual Search (or Bing Vision), Microsoft just penned a blog post on this noting that it’s “rolling out now for consumers on Bing desktop and the mobile app”. As you can see from Parakhin’s tweet, Visual Search should be fully rolled out as of today, so you should see the feature later on at some point, if you don’t already. In the replies to the above highlighted Twitter conversation, Parakhin further tweeted about a second piece of functionality for Bing AI that folks have been clamoring for with even greater eagerness than image searching, in some cases. That would be dark mode, and we’re told that this capability should arrive for Bing AI in a “couple of weeks”, so hopefully pretty soon indeed. Analysis: Dark times are coming – or maybe already here? There has been a lot of prodding and poking of Microsoft about providing a dark mode for Bing AI, so it’s great to see this arrive. Interestingly, some users are already reporting that they have dark mode – so perhaps we can expect this very soon for the chatbot, hot on the heels of the full rollout of Visual Search. Microsoft is making fast progress with its Bing AI, with various nifty bits of functionality coming in at a good pace. Another much-requested feature that’s due to arrive in the near future is a ‘no search’ option that’ll come in handy in certain situations. (This forces an answer direct from the AI, without it scraping data from the web as part of its reply to a query). Bing AI needs Microsoft to continue driving forward, mind you, as Bard, the rival AI from Google, might have got off to a poor start, but it’s rapidly making up ground with new features now. With Bard set to get extensions brought into the mix soon, there may be some defectors to Google’s AI – something Microsoft will clearly be desperate to avoid. However, what Microsoft needs to be careful about, of course, is annoying folks by doing its usual badgering tricks in Windows 11 to try and get people to use the AI (and other services for that matter).
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TSMC on Thursday stated that it would have to delay the start of large-scale production at its Fab 21 in Arizona to 2025. The setback comes as a result of an inability to set up all the necessary cleanroom tools in a timely manner, largely due to a shortage of qualified staff. To rectify this, TSMC is deploying approximately 500 of its Taiwanese personnel with hands-on experience in fab tools installation. "While we are working on to improve the situation, including sending experienced technicians from Taiwan to train local skill workers for a short period of time, we expect the production schedule of N4 process technology to be pushed out to 2025," said Mark Liu, chairman of TSMC, during the company's earnings call with financial analysts and investors. "We are encountering certain challenges, as there is an insufficient amount of skilled workers with the specialized expertise required for equipment installation in a semiconductor-grade facility." The hurdles that TSMC encountered are serious enough for the foundry to push back the start of mass production at Fab 21 phase 1 from early 2024 to sometimes in 2025, representing a delay of approximately a year. The company has not yet specified an exact timeline for when in 2025 it plans to begin mass producing chips in Arizona. It remains to be seen how the delay of TSMC's Fab 21 launch will affect its customers in the U.S. On the one hand, the company can just 're-route' orders from clients like Apple, AMD, and Nvidia to its Taiwan fabs. But on the other hand, its fabs in Taiwan may be running at full capacity in 2024. Furthermore, clients like AMD and Nvidia may want to produce certain items for the U.S. government in the USA and delaying them by a year could be a breach of contract. Construction of TSMC's Fab 21 phase 1 commenced in April 2021 and concluded around mid-2022, slightly later than originally planned. In December, 2022, TSMC started to install its equipment. Based on standard procedure, a cleanroom setup within a fab typically takes about a year, which is why TSMC originally forecasted that the fab would go online in early 2024. However, the local workforce's unfamiliarity with TSMC's specific needs has led to various delays in setting up production tools at Fab 21. Just last month, TSMC confirmed ongoing negotiations with the U.S. government aiming to secure non-immigrant visas for its Taiwanese specialists to work in the U.S. Based on a Nikkei report, TSMC was going to dispatch some 500 technicians who can set up fab tools as well as mechanical and electrical systems for fabs.
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Nick movie:Gray Matter | Official Trailer | Max Time:2023 Netflix / Amazon / HBO: HBO Duration of the movie:1:57 Trailer: