Apple is exactly where it wants to be, at the center of an ecosystem where all the pieces, including artificial intelligence from other companies, fit together to make great products.
Which is the best Apple device? All of them. And I mean that in the literal sense, all of them. Together. In the union between iPhone and Apple Watch, in the union between iPhone and Mac or between AirPods and Apple TV is born the strength that makes Apple stand out. From the outside, Apple products can be seen as similar to what is on the market. Some may prefer them, some may prefer other options, but from the inside the perspective changes.
Discover how to watch the Argentine GP this weekend through the DAZN and Movistar Plus platforms, the homes of your rights.
This year’s MotoGP World Championship has already started and, after an exciting GP of Portugal, the riders have headed to Argentina for a new race in which they will make clear if the first day already laid the foundations of what will be the competition.
With Francesco Bagnaia in the lead followed by the Catalan Maverick Viñales, this competition looks to be closer than ever. And, without a doubt, the results at the next race at the Autódromo Internacional de Termas de Río Hondo will be key to the outcome of the competition.
Here is the schedule of the competition and how to watch it.
Where to watch the MotoGP Argentina GP?
If you subscribe to DAZN or Movistar Plus you are in luck: both platforms own the TV rights to MotoGP. Thus, with any subscription to both platforms you have the opportunity to follow the competition live. Although in previous years the races were on free-to-air, you can now access them through these VOD services.
After years of struggling to gain a foothold in the industry, Bing has taken a big step by plunging headlong into the world of artificial intelligence.
It’s a fact: today, the search engine industry is completely dominated by Google. But now Bing, the Microsoft-owned engine, doesn’t want to be left behind in the race. After years of struggling to gain a foothold in the industry, Bing has taken a big step by plunging headlong into the world of artificial intelligence.
It is its new feature, Bing Chat, that has caught the attention of the technology world. Bing Chat uses GPT-4 and works as a conversational search engine. This means that we will only have to “chat” with Bing to solve our doubts.
Unlike ChatGPT, Bing Chat has access to the Internet, which allows it to provide more up-to-date responses. Today we will take a closer look at how we can use the new AI-powered Bing Chat and how it differs from ChatGPT.
To start using the new Bing, you need to have Microsoft Edge and have an active Microsoft account with which you can sign in to the browser. When you open Edge, you will be signed in to Bing by default.
Now go to Bing.com and click on Chat (it will be located at the top of the screen). You can also click on the Try It or Learn More button to go directly to the chatbot.
Sign in to your Microsoft account
If you have not previously logged in, the browser will force you to do so to enter Bing chat mode. Any Microsoft email account (such as Outlook.com or Hotmail.com) or even the one you use to access services such as OneDrive or the Office suite can be used here. If you don’t have one, you can always create a new one using other email accounts such as Gmail or Yahoo! for example.
Get to know Bing Chat in depth
Bing Chat is a bit different from the most popular chatbot right now, ChatGPT. Although the questions you can ask are similar, the format of the answers and the style of the conversation is somewhat different.
Text box: The bottom of the screen has a text area where you should enter your prompts for Bing Chat.
New topic: When you click on New topic, Bing will delete the previous conversation and ask you to move to a new one.
Information sources: As we said before, Bing works as a conversational engine. This means that although it does not give you answers in list format (as a normal search engine would), it gathers most of its answers from the web. When you get the answer to a question, Bing will also show the sources from which it got that information.
Suggested questions: When you receive an answer from Microsoft Bing, it will also suggest additional questions. For example, if you ask Bing “What color are clouds?”, it may suggest the following questions “How are clouds formed?” or “What kind of clouds are there?”.
Search or chat: The top left of the screen gives you the option to toggle between traditional search results or chatbot responses. Swap them at your convenience.
Conversation style: Bing Chat offers three types of response, which are more creative, more balanced or more precise. Each option does exactly what it says: “more creative” will give you an original response, “more balanced” will give you a ChatGPT-like experience and “more precise” will give you clear and concise responses.
Counter: When Bing answers a query within a conversation, you will see a number that will help you keep track of the answers you have received. Although Bing is free, it has a limit of 15 answers per conversation.
Feedback button: Bing offers a section for users to provide suggestions and corrections.
Microsoft Account: If you want to access your account information, just go to the top right of the screen.
How is Bing Chat different from ChatGPT?
Both Bing Chat and ChatGPT are chatbot systems based on artificial intelligence. Because of how they work, we can engage in a conversation with them using natural language. However,
Bing Chat is a feature that is integrated into the Bing search engine. The advantage of Bing Chat over ChatGPT is that it uses a much more advanced linguistic model (GPT-4) and is connected to the Internet.
The new Bing is the only way to use GPT-4 for free and Microsoft claims that integration with the latest model makes Bing more accurate and powerful than ChatGPT.
Yellowjackets, the fashion series in the United States, continues to break records while its arrival in Spain is somewhat hindered.
Yellowjackets is a series that is not being given much hype in Spain -where it is available on Movistar Plus-, but which is a huge success in the United States. Many define it as the heir to Lost and extol its main virtues, such as its high level of savagery or its exceptional cast.
The premiere of Season 2 has been a phenomenon in the country, and it is expected that little by little it will be externalized internationally. And, as reported by The Hollywood Reporter, the series has managed to surpass the audience figures of the previous season with its last episode.
Showtime’s most watched series
According to media data, the acclaimed psychological drama debuted with an audience of more than 2 million viewers. This is more than double the number of viewers who watched the first season premiere in November 2021, and considerably more viewers than the average for the previous batch of episodes.
As they report, the premiere of the second season has seen a 40% increase in viewership over the final episode of the first, which aired in January 2022. Sometimes the wait between seasons causes series to lose steam, as is perhaps the case with The Mandalorian, but in the case of Yellowjackets it seems to be quite the opposite.
But the series has not only surpassed itself, it has also achieved a curious historical record. It is the most-watched premiere of any Showtime series, far surpassing the series that held it in the past: Dexter: New Blood.
“Yellowjackets has broken records as Showtime’s most-played debut thanks to Ashley [Lyle], Bart [Nickerson], Jonathan [Lisco] and an extraordinary cast that has taken the second season to even greater heights,” confirms Chris McCarthy, president and CEO of Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios and Paramount Media Networks.
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Discover Maia Kealoha, the actress who will play Lilo in the remake of Lilo and Stitch that will arrive directly on Disney Plus.
Disney continues its decade-long trend of converting its animated hits into live action. After remaking films such as The Lion King, Cinderella, Aladdin, Mulan and Beauty and the Beast, the studio continues to give the green light to projects that seek to reinvent its classics.
Many of these feature films come directly to Disney Plus, as has been the case with Lady and the Tramp or Pinocchio, somewhat minor releases that help keep the VOD service on its feet. The next projects in the pipeline are Peter Pan and Wendy, The Little Mermaid and Lilo and Stitch, for which they have already found an actress.
Who is the main character of Lilo and Stitch?
As reported by The Hollywood Reporter, the character of Lilo will be played by Maia Kealoha, a promising young Hawaii native who couldn’t look any cuter. Her physical resemblance to Lilo is evident, and she also has experience in small projects that speak very well of her acting quality. She has also participated in beauty pageants such as Little Miss Kona Coffee.
The casting was conducted by Rideback Ranch. Opened last November, they held hundreds of auditions for girls who had to match Lilo’s original traits. And, finally, they have settled on Kealoha, who seems to have it all to be the character.
Disney continues with auditions to get the ideal profile to play the role of Mertle, Lilo’s hula class classmate in the movie, who is characterized by her red hair. Another actor confirmed in an undisclosed role is Zach Galifianakis, known for Hangover in Las Vegas. For Stitch, everything seems to indicate that he will be a creature created 100% by CGI.
The film will be directed by Jon M. Chu, director of Crazy Rich Asians, which was a brutal hit on Netflix. No doubt, considering how much Stitch’s fame has continued to grow over the years, the film has everything to be another big hit for Disney+.
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Fed up with the limitations of Gmail? Send large files with this little trick
Sending large files via email can be a headache, especially if they are important files that you need to send quickly. Each email client has its own size limitations and in the case of Gmail, we can only send files up to 25 MB. But what if you need to send something heavier?
Fortunately, we have a solution: Google Drive. The people from Mountain View have incorporated a feature in Gmail that allows us to send files larger than 25 MB through Google Drive, without having to go back and forth between applications. With this solution, the size limit for files in emails increases to 10 GB.
And it’s easy to do: all you need is a valid Google account and a web browser or the mobile app. You also need to make sure you have uploaded the large file to Google Drive before trying to send it. From there the process is quite simple.
The first thing to do is to go to Gmail from your browser. When you are inside, click Compose to create a new email. Look at the bottom and look for the Google Drive symbol.
Once located, select the icon and a new window will appear with your Drive files. Finally, find the file you want to send and click on Insert.
Send your email
With the file already attached from Drive, you already know the rest of the process inside out: send the email and the recipient will receive the link as an attachment so they can download the file without any problems.
How do I avoid the 25 MB limit from my cell phone?
The process is as easy as it is from the browser. Simply open the Gmail application and compose your email as usual. Within the email, look for the paperclip icon and from the drop-down menu, select Insert from Drive (or simply search for Drive).
In the new tab, click My Drive and browse for the file you want to attach. Simply select it and the link will be generated automatically. Finish composing, send the email and you’re done.
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eBay is embroiled in a scandal involving the shipment of cockroaches and funeral wreaths
If you’re addicted to online shopping, you’ve probably logged on to eBay a few times. In the world of e-commerce, reputation and trust are a key part of the equation. However, two former eBay security executives seem to have forgotten this maxim.
Jim Baugh and David Harville were sentenced to prison for intimidating and harassing a Massachusetts couple, David and Ina Steiner. But what prompted this situation? Simple: having criticized eBay’s business policies in 2019. The case has sent shockwaves through the industry and also generated an important judicial precedent that could shape the future of online safety.
According to reports from Reuters, Massachusetts couple David and Ina Steiner were the victims of an extensive harassment campaign that involved sending them a funeral wreath and various objects, each one more disturbing than the last.
And that’s because eBay’s top executives felt that the website, EcommerceBytes, was too critical of eBay. So much so that then-CEO Devin Wenig sent a text message to another executive telling him it was time to “take it down,” referring to Ina Steiner.
A short time later, the Steiner’s began receiving anonymous messages via Twitter, rather strange emails and unwanted home deliveries, such as spiders and a book on how to survive the loss of a spouse. And there’s more: the stalkers went so far as to send a pig mask covered in blood from the movie Saw, as well as boxes with live spiders and cockroaches. The stalkers also tried to deliver a fetal pig, but this time without success.
After reporting the facts to the police, an investigation was opened. However, this did not stop the Steiner’s from receiving even more strange packages for three weeks. After all, David noticed that they were being followed by a van and a car. Tracing the van’s license plate led them to Veronica Zea, a former eBay employee. From here, the FBI eventually discovered that the harassment and takedown campaign was perpetrated by eBay employees.
The sentence imposed on Baugh and Harville includes 57 and 24 months in prison, respectively, as well as fines of $40,000 and $20,000. According to David Steiner, “they made our lives hell.”
Several generations would not know what laughter and fun are if it weren't for Jim Henson, the creator of Sesame Street and other crazy and educational adventures.
Anyone between the ages of 30 and 60 has an unpaid debt to Jim Henson. The genius born in Mississippi in 1936 gave us some of the best children’s television shows in history. Today many of us remember him and a few of us imagine… what would he be like if he were still alive?
Jim Henson passed away at the age of 54, a very young age to die (you’re never old enough to die, they say) and behind him he left an incredible legacy. A gift to the world in the form of series, shows and movies.
What would Jim Henson look like in 2023? We asked the AI
For those who don’t know him, Jim Henson was a famous American puppeteer, television and film producer, actor and director. The pity is that he passed away in 1990, 33 years ago…
Jim Henson is remembered for being the creator of the Muppets, a brilliant series with a cast of main characters (all hand and string operated dolls) that includes iconic characters such as Kermit the Frog, Peggy the Piggy, the Cookie Monster and many more.
But his legacy does not end there. The creator is also responsible for such international hits as The Muppet Show, Sesame Street, The Muppet Movie and the series The Dark Crystal (you have it on Netflix).
Henson also pioneered the use of electronic puppet technology, which allowed the puppets to move more realistically and expressively. In addition, he was an advocate for children’s education and inclusion, and his television shows and films reflect these values.
But we are not here just to talk about his work, although it is impossible not to when he has been such an influential character in our lives. We are here to see what Jim would be like in 2023, at the age of 87.
For this we have asked artificial intelligence. In case you are wondering, the first picture is Stable Diffusion and the second one is of DALL-E (that’s why it’s more of a cartoon than the first one). If you want to see an old Freddie Mercury click here.
Despite his untimely death, Jim Henson has left a lasting legacy in popular culture. His work with the Muppets has inspired generations of children and adults, and his focus on creativity, innovation and inclusion continues to inspire many.
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Have you ever wondered how ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence of OpenAI, works? At Softonic we explain how it is capable of doing what it does.
You’ve probably heard of ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence with which you can speak like a human. This AIis the brainchild of US company OpenAI, and is a variant of the company’s artificial language model known as GPT-3.5, “trained” to generate human-like text by inputting huge amounts of text. But have you ever wondered how it works?
ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence that makes use of a neural network architecture (like a brain) and unsupervised learning to generate responses. In this way, and from the requests of the people who use it, it can learn to generate answers without the need to be explicitly told what the correct answer is, greatly expanding the range of conversations you can have with it.
In order to generate responses, ChatGPT uses what is known as a multilayer transformational network: a type of deep learning architecture that has proven its effectiveness in natural language processing (the one we humans use). The AI takes a sentence as input, processes it according to its internal knowledge, and finally generates a response relevant to the input sentence.
Furthermore, one of the main features of OpenAI’s AI is that it is capable of generating coherent responses taking into account the context of the conversation. That is, ChatGPT has the ability to understand the development of a conversation and generate responses that fit naturally with what has been previously said.
But it is not only capable of generating answers. ChatGPT’s capabilities include translating languages, summarizing texts, creating movie scripts or generating political speeches. Its great versatility in creating texts of all kinds has made it a popular tool, and its capabilities could be even greater once it makes use of GPT-4, the latest artificial language model created by OpenAI.
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Season 2 of 30 Coins is coming down on HBO Max. Discover everything we know about the series to catch up with it.
30 Monedas is the most popular horror phenomenon in Spanish fiction in recent years. Although there have been many great proposals of fictions of the style in the last period, Álex de la Iglesia’s series has stood out above the rest and has managed to triumph all over Europe thanks to its launch on HBO Max.
The first season of 30 Coins premiered on November 29, 2020, and over the weeks managed to become a unique milestone in the industry. Its ending, for a change with Álex de la Iglesia, raised some controversy. But what there is no doubt about is that all fans of the series are looking forward to its next season.
30 Coins Season 2 Trailer
30 Coins has just released the trailer for its second season. In just over a minute we see all the ingredients that will make up this new batch of episodes: political plots with the Church at the center, apocalyptic conspiracies, impressive monsters and characters turned into superheroes.
De la Iglesia already let slip with the first season that the plot could be seen as a long role-playing game, and in this case it is no less. In the next season we will have new characters, increasingly complex plots, dozens of adventures and great action scenes that are composed with increasingly important supernatural threats.
Undoubtedly, the trailer already makes clear the tone that the second part of the series will follow. While the first one already had large doses of terror, in this one it seems that we will reach a new level, with much bigger threats that the protagonists will have to face.
What will Season 2 of 30 Coins be about?
The first season of 30 Coins took us to Pedraza, a town in Segovia where a great curse looms because of Father Vergara, an exorcist and ex-boxer who seeks to exonerate his past and start a new life. Because of a cursed coin he keeps -one of those received by Judas for selling Jesus Christ-, it soon begins to become murky and dark.
The end of the first season of the series made the whole thing much more exciting, as the director is accustomed to. An ecclesiastical congregation in Pedraza ended with the whole priesthood fighting over coins and making it clear that the story did not end there.
However, several points were left unaddressed in the series finale that will now be recovered in the new season. The synopsis revealed by HBO Max for this new part of the series makes it clear that we are facing chapters that will change everything:
Most of the town of Pedraza is insane, locked up in a mental hospital. Elena lies in a coma, in a dark hospital bed. Paco, wracked with remorse, tries to care for her, but it’s not easy. As the horror grows around them, our group of heroes must face a new enemy. Someone so perverse that even the devil himself fears him… But what has become of Father Vergara? Has he died, along with his archenemy, Cardinal Santoro? Where are the tortured souls hiding?
What is the cast of 30 Coins Season 2?
Many of the actors from the first season will repeat in season 2 of 30 Coins. But there are other very interesting additions to the main cast, as is the case of Najwa Nimri in a role that, as we have seen in the main trailer, will be very relevant throughout the plot.
The stars of this second season are once again Miguel Ángel Silvestre (Paco), Eduard Fernández (Elena) and Eduard Fernández (Father Vergara). They are joined by the wonderful Paul Giamatti and Najwa Nimri. And the supporting cast includes Macarena Gómez (Merche), Pepón Nieto (Sergeant Lagunas) and Cosimo Fusco (Angelo).
Undoubtedly, Manolo Solo set the bar very high for the villain cast for this second season. But it’s clear that Álex de la Iglesia knows what he’s doing when it comes to acting, so the second season looks like it will be up to the task.
When and where does Season 2 of 30 Coins premiere?
Season 2 of 30 Coins will premiere in October 2023. If we take into account what happened with the first batch of episodes, everything seems to indicate that it will premiere during the Sitges Film Festival in 2023. Thus, it would arrive after a big premiere at the Catalan film festival, the director’s favorite place.
