Tech News Today in India: ChatGPT, the AI-powered chatbot that took the world by storm is the most-viewed article on Wikipedia in 2023. Microsoft has announced that the Outlook Lite app for Android has more than 5 million downloads just one year after its launch.
Several iPhone users are reporting that a weird bug in iOS 17 is causing the app switcher to activate when they are using the keyboard. In the world of AI, Google has introduced some improvements to its Smart Compose feature, which can now solve simple math equations in real-time.
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ChatGPT most read article on Wikipedia in 2023
Wikipedia recently released a list of the top 25 most-read articles on the English version of the website. According to the non-profit organization, ChatGPT tops the most-viewed list with 49 million views in just a year. However, the list includes data until November 28, but Wikipedia says it will update the list with new data in January 2024.
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Twitch will shut down services in South Korea
Twitch, the most popular video game streaming platform on the planet has announced that it will shut down services in South Korea, which happens to be one of the largest PC gaming markets in the world.
The Amazon-owned streaming platform says it decided to halt operations in the country citing high network fees and says that they are up to 10 times compared to other parts of the world.
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Microsoft says Outlook Lite for Android has more than 5 million downloads
Launched in August 2022, Outlook Lite is an email client designed for Android devices with not-so-powerful hardware. In a blog post, Microsoft recently announced that the app has been downloaded over 5 million times. While Outlook Lite is available globally, certain features like SMS messaging may be limited to select markets.
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Google Smart Compose can now solve math equations
Google’s AI-powered suggestion tool – Smart Compose is getting some love. The tech giant has announced Smart Compose can now help users solve simple math equations in real-time.
When you type a math equation ending with ‘=’, the feature will display the solution as gray text suggestions. It can be enabled by heading over to Tools > Preferences and selecting the ‘Show Smart Compose suggestions’ option.
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iOS 17 keyboard bug causing chaos among iPhone users
Some iPhone users who updated their device to iOS 17 are complaining about a keyboard bug that suddenly activates the app switcher, causing them to switch to another app when they are typing something on their phone.
While the bug might be hard to recreate, if you are facing the issue, try turning off the Reachability feature that can be found under Settings > Accessibility > Touch.