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A UK competition regulator eases off slightly on the Microsoft-Activision deal, sending the gaming publisher’s shares soaring.  Activision Blizzard Inc (NASDAQ: ATVI) shares surged Friday on positive news about the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority’s stance toward the Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) deal. According to reports, the British competition regulator has eased off on the impending Microsoft takeover. In a statement, the CMA stated that it no longer deemed the computer software...

ChatGPT leverages the Bing API to look for data with the text-based internet browser to guide through websites and results. One of the most famous Artificial Intelligence-powered chatbots ChatGPT has been updated with a new feature that allows it to access information from online sources and communicate with third-party websites through new plugins. The plugin feature is presently restrained in the alpha phase and will be offered to a smaller group of users before introducing to the...

Klarna will leverage the best technology and data to help people discover new products. Payments and shopping service Klarna may be the latest company to partner with OpenAI to use ChatGPT. According to a recent announcement by the firm, the ChatGPT Plugin has now been integrated and will serve as a personal shopping assistant to Klarna users, ushering in a new era of personalized shopping experience. That is, users may now ask Klarna for shopping advice or product recommendations, and...

Following a signed agreement between SpaceX and NASA, the government agency is considering SpaceX as an emergency return option for the ISS crew.  Elon Musk’s SpaceX is about to receive financial backing from Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi investors in a new funding round. This follows an equity funding round in May 2022, which generated about $1.7 billion and reached a $127 billion market worth. At the same time, the company was positioned to be the US most valued startup with more than $125...

Leading bank Goldman Sachs has deployed ChatGPT-like AI products for developers to experiment with code development. Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) is reportedly using in-house artificial intelligence (AI) to assist developers with writing code. A top executive at the New York-based banking giant revealed this to the public. According to Goldman Sachs chief information officer Marco Argenti, the AI development is currently in a “proof of concept” stage. Argenti further stated that Goldman Sachs’...

The transition of the MultiVersalME brand has already begun and is expected to be completed by the end of this first quarter. Emerging Web 3.0 startup MetaMetaverse has announced its new brand identity dubbed MultiVersalME, a move it believes will capture the scope of its innovation as a global metaverse brand. According to a press release shared with Coinspeaker, MultiVersalME will be making its debut with a completely new website and theme. According to the firm, its users can now access...

Nexon recently announced plans to use a private Polygon supernet for its MapleStory universe to meet all requirements for seamless gameplay. South Korean gaming giant Nexon has tapped Polygon for the Web3 integration of its MapleStory Universe. According to reports, the Tokyo-headquartered video game publisher seeks to run a Polygon supernet to support MapleStory Universe’s in-game offerings. The popular non-fungible token (NFT) game will reportedly rely on the private supernet to meet the...

According to Geely, it is projecting a total of 1.65 million units for the current fiscal year and it expects its electric vehicle to dominate the mix. Chinese automobile giant Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd (HKG: 0175) has beaten revenue expectations with respect to its revenue for the 2022 financial year. According to the performance report shared by the auto giant, it raked in a revenue of 148 billion yuan ($21.49 billion), up by 45.6% from the year-ago period. The impressive performance...

Currently, Google Bard is available to a few select customers in the US and UK. As per Google, Bard is “an early experiment … intended to help people boost their productivity, accelerate their ideas, and fuel their curiosity” On Tuesday, March 21, tech giant Google opened access to its AI chatbot tool Bard, which directly competes with OpenAI’s ChatGPT. However, this is limited access and Bard will be initially available only to selected users in the US and UK, who can join a waitlist at...

The Pinduoduo app serves more than 700 million people every month. Google has no word on when it will get the app back on the Play Store. On Tuesday, March 21, tech giant Google announced the suspension of the Chinese e-commerce app Pinduoduo citing that they discovered malware in the unsanctioned versions of the software. Google Suspends Pinduoduo App As a security precaution, the Play Store version of Pinduoduo is no longer available for download. This development comes at a time when...