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Orbit by Mozilla is a browser extension that brings AI-functionality to Firefox. It was announced in September 2024 and is currently available as a beta. Orbit supports a few options right now, but there are also limitations. As far as these are concerned, it is available only for pages in English at the time of…
You may recall that Alphabet is currently under investigation in the United States and that a potential breakup of the company is looming over the company’s head. Suggestions include selling of Google Chrome and Android, or separating the ad business are all on the table. The Verge reports that Alphabet has made a counteroffer. Clearly,…
So, AI systems seem to be almost everywhere already or are in the process of being integrated into pretty much any device or product. OpenAI, maker of ChatGPT, has now announced that you may call ChatGPT to have a chat with the AI. Call 1-800-ChatGPT, or 1-800-242-8478, to do so. You should note that you…
Google Search has been the major search engine in most regions for a long time. While it has changed a lot under the hood in that time, it is still used by many as the main tool for searches. AI is threatening Google’s search dominance. While it is too early to tell how good AI-based…
Copilot Vision is an experimental AI-feature that, Microsoft promises, is going to revolutionize the online life of computer users. Microsoft says that Copilot Vision sees the pages that users are on, reads the content of the pages, and is there for users when they have questions about current or past content, or want to have…
The team behind the open source email client Thunderbird has released the annual report for the 2023-2024 period. The report covers major developments as well as an overview of financials. And it could not look better. Financial contributions reached 8.6 million US Dollar in 2023, which is an increase of nearly 35 percent when compared…
I have to admit that I do use WhatsApp for communication with certain relatives and friends. Some of them have the habit of sending voice messages instead of text messages. If you are like me, you dislike this a lot. I have to play the messages to listen to them, and may have to replay…
Google could be forced to sell of the company’s Chrome web browser and be required to make changes to other company products and services, including Android and AI. Bloomberg reports that Justice Department antitrust officials will ask a judge to force Alphabet Inc to make the changes. The same judge ruled in August that Google…
Kagi has launched Kagi Translate, a free translation service that it says offers better quality than Google Translate or DeepL. Kagi, which started out as a service to revolutionize online search, has expanded into different areas since then. Kagi Translate is the startup’s latest service. It offers the following features: Usage is straightforward. You may…
The open source email client Mozilla Thunderbird is now also available for Android. This marks a big milestone for the makers and enables users to use the client on desktop systems and on mobile systems powered by Android. With iOS support in the works, Thunderbird will be a true cross-platform email client that you can…