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It seemed to be a game-changer, Austin said. But since ChatGPT is a publicly available tool, he wondered if it was secure for businesses to use. So in January, AT&T tried a product from Microsoft called Azure OpenAI Services that lets businesses build their own artificial-intelligence-powered chatbots.

ChatGPT, the wildly popular AI chatbot launched in November, saw monthly traffic to its website and unique visitors decline for the first time ever in June, according to analytics firm Similarweb. Worldwide desktop and mobile traffic to the ChatGPT website decreased by 9.7% in June from May, while unique visitors to ChatGPT's website dropped 5.7%. The amount of time visitors spent on the website was also down 8.5%, the data shows.

ChatGPT, the highly popular AI chatbot introduced in November, experienced a decline in its website's monthly traffic and unique visitors for the first time in June, as reported by Similarweb, an analytics firm. Globally, the desktop and mobile traffic to the ChatGPT website witnessed a decrease of 9.7 per cent in June compared to May, while the number of unique visitors to the website dropped by 5.7 per cent. Additionally, the data reveals that visitors spent 8.5 per cent less time on the website.

ChatGPT's creator OpenAI plans to invest significant resources and create a new research team that will seek to ensure its artificial intelligence remains safe for humans - eventually using AI to supervise itself, it said on Wednesday. "The vast power of superintelligence could ... lead to the disempowerment of humanity or even human extinction," OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever and head of alignment Jan Leike wrote in a blog post.

Grand Theft Auto (GTA) V is back on Xbox Game Pass, offering subscribers the chance to explore the criminal underworld of Los Santos while enjoying an exciting line-up of additional games. While the return of Grand Theft Auto V takes centerstage, the rest of the game line-up for July may not match the same level of excitement. Nevertheless, gamers can still look forward to the release of Capcom's upcoming dinosaur shooter, Exoprimal. Additionally, the following games are also set to join the roster: 1. Sword and Fairy: Together Forever - July 5 (available on cloud, console, and PC) 2. McPixel 3 — July 6 (available on cloud, console, and PC) 3. Common'hood — July 11 (available on cloud, console, and PC) 4. Insurgency: Sandstorm — July 11 (available on PC) 5. Exoprimal — July 14 (available on cloud, console, and PC) 6. Techtonica — July 18 (available on cloud, console, and PC) 7. The Cave — July 18 (available on cloud and console) For those who somehow missed out on the opportunity to play Grand Theft Auto V since its initial release in 2013, followed by subsequent updates for multiple generations of consoles, this is the perfect chance to dive into the game or explore its captivating online component. Meanwhile, fans eagerly await more news on the highly anticipated Grand Theft Auto VI.

Officials in the United States are considering restricting China’s access to cloud computing services in an effort to safeguard the country’s advanced technology, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. 

Air India from the government in January last year, Tata Group has put in place various measures to turn around the fortunes of the loss-making carrier, including placing the largest order for 470 planes and expanding international operations. Tata Group has four airlines — Air India, Air India Express, AIX Connect and Vistara, which is a joint venture with Singapore Airlines.

Investing.com — European stock markets are expected to open largely unchanged Tuesday, with investors searching for cues given a light data calendar and a U.S. holiday.

  New Delhi: Elon Musk stumped netizens once again with his move to limit the number of posts on microblogging site Twitter which he now owns. On 1 July tweet, he tweeted that unverified accounts and new unverified accounts would be limited to reading 600 posts a day and 300 posts per day, respectively, while verified accounts could read 6,000 posts a day.

Microsoft India with several key leaders being elevated. ET has learnt that chief operating officer Irina Ghose has been promoted as managing director of India. The current MD Sashi Sreedharan has been elevated to a bigger role.

Booming demand for generative artificial intelligence is beginning to drive startup acquisitions in that space, as large technology providers vie for a piece of a suddenly captivating market. But the upswing could also help rekindle merger-and-acquisition business across the startup universe, analysts say.

Emerging technology often enters the scene amid a blaze of excitement, only to disappoint in the short-term. Over the long-term, however, that same technology often overperforms. Broadband, smartphones, and cloud computing all faced their share of skepticism before adoption exploded.

Microsoft after remedy discussions with the company to avert such a move appear to have hit a roadblock, people familiar with the matter said. Microsoft has offered to cut the price of its Office product without its Teams app following a complaint by Salesforce-owned workspace messaging app Slack in 2020 that it had allegedly unfairly integrated workplace chat and video app Teams into its Office product.

Bear market, correction, bonds—you don’t need to be working on Wall Street to know how these impact your investments and what’s happening to your money. If you’ve been looking at your brokerage account or 401(k) balance, it’s fluctuated a fair bit this year thanks to volatility in the stock market. 

Auction houses specializing in the sales of expensive art and collectibles registered record revenue this year, defying a global economic downturn as rebound from pandemic-era shutdowns.

Microsoft (MSFT), America's second most valuable company, may say cloud growth fell to its slowest rate in five years in the most recent quarter, the grim economy's counterpoint to Big Tech's flashy new products.

Call it the January Effect, the realization that interest rate hikes may slow, a growing sense that inflation may truly be easing, or all of the above, but individual investors are less scared than they were in early December, Investopedia’s latest reader sentiment survey shows. That said, nearly one-third of respondents expect the S&P 500 to fall at least 5% over the next six months, while only 16% expect it to trade higher, and 11% expect it to be flat.

Investing.com — Tesla unveils bumper second-quarter vehicle deliveries following a move by the electric carmaking giant to lower prices. Meanwhile, Apple is reportedly slashing its production targets for its Vision Pro headset and a major decision in San Francisco hangs over the future of Microsoft's megamerger with Activision Blizzard.

Apple Inc become the first company in the world to reach a market value of $3 trillion, buoyed by hopes over its expansion in new markets coupled with expectations of a more moderate approach to interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve. The iPhone maker's advance was among the most eye catching in a month marked by investor interest in the potential of artificial intelligence, with share buyers also particularly favouring companies with strong balance sheets and cash flows.

Windows 10 offers a convenient feature that many users are not aware of? Speech-to-text! This feature allows you to dictate text instead of typing it manually, making it especially useful for those, who struggle with typing efficiency.

Android apps on Windows 11 has become a reality, offering users the convenience of accessing their favorite mobile applications directly on their PCs. However, before you proceed on, here are a few things to check: Firstly, ensure that your computer meets the necessary specifications – your PC must have at least 8GB of RAM, or preferably 16GB, and a compatible processor i.e., Intel Core i3 8th Generation or above, AMD Ryzen 3000 or above and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c or above. Further, an SSD is a must-have. Now, make sure your Windows 11 is up to date. In the next step, update the Microsoft Store app to gain access to the Amazon Appstore, which is where you will find Android apps for Windows 11.