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AI Innovations 🤖 , Game-Changing Startups 🚀 , and the Future of Online Gaming 🖥️
10/5/2023
Tech News 📡
Nintendo has announced that it will be discontinuing online services for its Wii U and 3DS platforms in April 2024, affecting multiplayer and other connected features. This follows the return of online features for the Wii U versions of Mario Kart 8 and Splatoon, which had been temporarily disabled due to a vulnerability related to online play. Notably, Pokémon Bank will continue to operate, and offline gaming will still be possible. The eShop sales of Wii U and 3DS games concluded in March of this year, and while no specific shutdown date has been provided, the company has indicated that services may be discontinued earlier than planned under certain circumstances.
Google is in the process of developing an emoji reactions feature for Gmail, aiming to bring a messaging app-like feel to the email platform. The feature, which was initially reported after code was found in the iOS Gmail app, allows users to react to emails with emojis, akin to similar features on platforms like Outlook. Further evidence of this feature has been found in the Gmail APK for Android. Although Google has not officially announced the feature, it is expected to roll out in a limited fashion before a full public release, with certain limitations, such as not being usable on encrypted messages, large groups, or if you've been BCC'd.
Trending Startups📱
WebWave introduces its AI Website Builder, designed to generate websites with a single click, offering users the ability to modify any aspect post-creation. The AI-powered technology creates a website tailored to user needs and is introduced in three phases, including an AI Writer for content generation and an AI Builder Open Beta for generating a multipage website from a description. The builder allows users to share their vision with AI in a brief description, generate the website with a click, and customize images, colors, and fonts. The AI writer also fills the page with brand-reflective copy and offers SEO optimization features.
Userdoc offers a modern requirements management tool that leverages AI to generate detailed user stories, acceptance criteria, personas, and user journeys, aiming to enhance the success rate of software projects. The platform provides a centralized hub for managing requirements, organizing them efficiently, and building relationships between user stories, personas, and user journeys. It also features integrations with project management tools, approval processes for requirements, version control, and collaborative capabilities. Userdoc aims to streamline the process of defining and managing software requirements, ensuring that projects are well-documented and organized from the outset.
AI 🤖
Intently, backed by Y Combinator, utilizes AI to identify ready-to-buy prospects in the US, penetrate key accounts, and expedite sales cycles through sales intelligence. The platform provides access to data on 500M people and 40M firmographic data entries from various sources, enabling users to prospect 10X faster and achieve 30% faster sales cycles. Intently allows users to run natural language search queries, discover leads ranked by buying potential, and identify deal champions within target accounts, aiming to enhance outreach conversions and facilitate the closing of six-figure deals.
Adobe Photoshop introduces Generative Fill and Generative Expand, powered by Adobe Firefly, to harness the capabilities of generative AI in photo editing. These features allow users to add more to images, change backgrounds seamlessly, and expand images in any direction with intuitive controls and automatic content generation. The platform also offers a range of AI-powered tools, such as Select Subject, Remove Background, Refine Hair, Content-Aware Fill, and more, designed to streamline photo editing processes and enhance creative possibilities. Photoshop aims to enable users to realize their creative visions more rapidly and with greater control over every concept.
Coding & Development 🖥️
In a comprehensive guide and comparison of vector databases in 2023, Emil Fröberg, co-founder of Vectorview, explores various databases like Pinecone, Weviate, Milvus, Qdrant, Chroma, Elasticsearch, and PGvector. The article provides a detailed comparison table, considering aspects like open-source status, self-hosting capabilities, cloud management, purpose-built for vectors, developer experience, community strength, queries per second, latency, supported index types, hybrid search, disk index support, role-based access control, dynamic segment placement vs. static data sharding, free hosted tier, and pricing. Fröberg shares insights into the strengths and weaknesses of each database, offering a succinct summary to aid developers in making informed decisions based on specific project needs, budget constraints, and personal preferences.
Shuttle, a Rust-native cloud development platform, allows developers to deploy Rust applications for free and is designed for productivity, reliability, and performance. It provides zero-configuration support for Rust using annotations, automatic resource provisioning, support for popular Rust frameworks, and scalable hosting. The platform is currently in Public Beta and offers various features like an AI wallpaper generator, lock screen customizations, situational widgets, and a monochromatic theme. Shuttle aims to make system personalization more approachable and is rolling out on supported Pixel devices, with availability on select devices from other companies later in the year.
Miscellaneous 🌀️
Google introduces a new AI wallpaper generator with the launch of the Pixel 8 and 8 Pro and the public release of Android 14. The AI wallpapers feature allows users to generate new backgrounds on their Pixel device using Google’s text-to-image diffusion model. Users can select a category, like classic art, and manipulate text fields to render different results, creating unique and personalized wallpapers. Initially, the AI wallpapers are available only on the Pixel 8 and 8 Pro, but it's suggested that availability will expand in the future. Android 14 also brings other customization features and is rolling out now on supported Pixel devices, with availability on select devices from other companies later in the year.
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