Looks like OpenAI’s AI-led language algorithm GPT-3 may soon have competition. A new project called ”Eleuther”, which is an open-source one, aims to match GPT-3 in writing coherent articles in English when given a text prompt without any human intervention. Also, Xiaomi has introduced a new addition to its Mi 11 family – Mi 11 Lite 5G & Mi 11 Lite.

In news developments reported in today's episode, Apple strongly recommends users to update their iPhones, iPads, so also Apple Watch, with the latest iOS version: 14.4.2, watchOS 7.3.3, & iPadOS 14.4.2 to close up a vulnerability that poses an “active” security threat. In other news, a vulnerability in the Facebook for WordPress plugin was being used to capture user actions when they visited a Webpage, & was installed on over 500,000 websites.

PUBG has already crossed the 1 billion downloads mark, according to a new report by Sensor Tower. Which means that PUBG Mobile is earning about $5 for every download. Also, in our startups section, read about this Chrome extension that allows you to insert shimejis in any website. 

Slack Connect, a new feature, allows team members to work with people outside of their company in channels & direct messages. In our startups segment, new Android & iOS app Goodpods helps you can directly recommend podcasts to friends and influencers. 

In a significant move, Google, Microsoft & a few other major players have joined forces to improve compatibility across different Web browsers. In other news, Firefox 87 with more privacy focused features is out today.

Android apps, including Gmail were crashing on Monday because of a tech glitch, but Google says it has resolved the issue. Also, a new type of social network, “BitClout” which is more of a crypto-exchange, comes out of private beta. Users here can buy & sell tokens based on people’s reputations. For more on these stories, plus other tech news, listen to this podcast by Whats New On The Net.

As per a new law passed by Turkey in Oct 2020, Twitter has finally appointed a local representative to deal with the local flare-ups. In our startups segment: know about "Hostman”, which is a Cloud hosting platform that promises to help developers deploy applications hosted on repositories such as GitHub, Bitbucket & GitLab at the click of a button.

Spotify has launched a Website called “Loud & Clear” which will show how much Spotify pays artists & how the funds are distributed. TikTok’s rival, YouTube Shorts is finally in the US, but some users are complaining of missing features.

YouTube has rolled out a feature that will stop videos with potential copyright issues to be uploaded. It announced today from its official blog that the process on Studio desktop called "Checks" would automatically screen uploads for potential copyright claims & ad suitability restrictions. This new step will help creators minimize the number of videos uploaded with copyright claims.

The Wikimedia Foundation has decided to launch Wikipedia Enterprise wherein it will charge companies that utilize Wikipedia content a fee. In other news, Google said it will cut its service fee for Play Store, which it charges Android app developers, to 15% for the first one million of revenue. Which means slightly cheaper apps now.