Daily News – 9th of January 2024

The Wi-Fi Alliance has officially confirmed the Wi-Fi 7 standard

The biggest new feature in Wi-Fi 7 devices is what’s called Multi-link Operation or MLO. This allows those devices to download or upload data using two or more linked wireless bands. According to the Wi-Fi Alliance, this is supposed to offer “increased throughput, reduced latency, and improved reliability”.
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GitHub Certifications have become generally available

Previously, the GitHub Certification program, has been exclusively available to employees and partners. The available certifications include Github Foundations Certification, GitHub Actions Certification, GitHub Advanced Security Certification, and GitHub Administration Certification.
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Volkswagen will integrate ChatGPT into its cars

VW will use ChatGPT to augment its IDA in-car voice assistant to enable “conversations” between the car and the driver. Volkswagen vehicles featuring ChatGPT will be available for customers in North America and Europe from early in the second quarter of this year.
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OpenAI dismissed the New York Times lawsuit, claiming the publication tricked ChatGPT into copying its articles

In December, the New York Times filed a lawsuit against Microsoft and OpenAI, for allegedly stealing intellectual property related to its journalistic content. OpenAI said that the lawsuit is ‘without merit’.
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New products

OPPO Find X7

Find X7 has a 6.78-inch OLED screen, Dimensity 9300 processor, 16GB of RAM and up to 1TB of storage. It comes with a 5,000mAh battery.
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OnePlus 12R

The phone will have a 6.78-inch OLED display, Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor and up to 16GB of RAM. It will be launched on January 23.
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