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Google's Willow Hints at Multiverse & Microsoft's Phi-4 Unveiled
Google’s quantum computing chip’s performance indicates the existence of multi-verse. Plus: Meet Phi-4, Microsoft’s newest small language model for…
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Grok AI is Available to All Users & $200 for ChatGPT Pro?
The AI chatbot Grok is now available to free users on X. Plus: OpenAI announces ChatGPT pro tier for $200 per month.
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Musk vs OpenAI & Death Clock Says When You'll Die
Elon Musk files for injunction to stop OpenAI’s shift to a for-profit model. Plus: An app to predict the date of your death?
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November 2024

LLM Siri to Rival ChatGPT & Does Copilot Improve Code?
Is Apple building a Siri LLM to rival ChatGPT and Gemini? Plus: What does GitHub’s data say about Copilot’s impact on code?
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Copilot's Impact on Devs & AI Quantization Drawbacks
AI coding tools are transforming work for developers - what’s changed? Plus: Quantization makes AI models more efficient - but what are its drawbacks?
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React Compiler Beta Release & OpenAI's AI Improvement Slows Down
The React team published React Compiler Beta Release - what’s new? Plus: OpenAI’s AI development is slowing down, making the company seek new…
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Multi-Model Copilot & Most Popular Programming Language on GitHub
Devs can now choose between Claude 3.5 Sonnet, Gemini 1.5 Pro, and o1-preview and o1-mini on GitHub Copilot. Python is the top programming language on…
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October 2024

OpenAI Whisper's Hallucination Issues & What's New in Next.js 15?
Next.js 15 is out - what’s new? Plus: Researchers found the OpenAI Whisper transcription tool to hallucinate - a rarity for transcription tools.
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Git 2.47 Is Here & What's New in NotebookLM?
Git project’s latest release Git 2.47 is out now - what’s new? Plus: NotebookLM introduces new features to Audio Overviews.
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OpenAI's Swarm Framework & Ask Questions Using Google Lens
OpenAI launches the Swarm Framework to simplify the orchestration of multi-agent systems. Plus: Use voice input in Google Lens to ask questions about…
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More Languages for Gemini Live & Code Referencing in Copilot
Gemini Live to support more languages, connect to, and perform actions across more Google apps. Plus: Code referencing in GitHub Copilot and Microsoft…
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10 Most Popular Programming Articles (September 2024)
Here are the 10 most popular articles on In Plain English. Need inspiration for your next article? Look no further!
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