Tech News – February 6 & 7

OpenAI announced that ChatGPT Search is now available to all users, with no login required

ChatGPT Search functions as a normal search engine, offering maps, images, summaries, and cites its sources. The feature first launched back in October for paid subscribers. It is integrated directly into OpenAI’s ChatGPT AI chatbot.
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GitHub will add new features and updates to GitHub Copilot

One of the latest upgrades includes Copilot’s “agent mode” which can add to its own code to detect and fix errors. It can also execute additional code not requested but necessary to make the main request work. Alongside the agent mode, GitHub also announced the general availability of Copilot Edits in Visual Studio Code.
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DeepSeek iOS app sends data to ByteDance servers without encryption

The security company NowSecure uncovered that the AI assistant DeepSeek sent user data through the iOS app to ByteDance servers. ByteDance’s connection to the Chinese government and its legal obligations under PRC surveillance laws have increased fears of state-driven data access and surveillance.
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Mistral AI launched Android and iOS app

Mistral AI is a French startup that develops its own large language models. The company’s chat platform, the equivalent of ChatGPT, is called Le Chat, and is now on the Play Store and App Store.
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New products

Xiaomi Mix Flip 2

Mix Flip 2 will have a 6.85-inch foldable OLED screen, Snapdragon 8 Elite processor and a 5,050mAh battery.
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OnePlus 13 Mini

The phone will have a 6.31-inch display, Snapdragon 8 Elite processor and a 50MP primary camera.
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