Latest news of the devs week
Tags: news, apple, ai, microsoft
Published: 2023-05-08 10:33:25

## Slack is working on its own AI

Slack is developing new generative AI capabilities, which will offer users automatic conversation summaries and native AI-powered writing assistance within its collaboration application.

Ali Rayl, Slack’s vice president of customer experience said:
 

> We think that Slack has a unique advantage when it comes to generative AI. First and foremost, we hold an enormous amount of institutional knowledge: everything that your entire team has done in channels for the years that you've been using Slack, it's in your archives, it's all at your fingertips. That's an enormous body of knowledge for us to tap into.
> Given the reliance we all have on chat-based collaboration, leveraging generative AI to summarize and automate what we have to do now — labor intensive scrolling around, switching from chat stream to chat stream, uncovering the key people in those endless threads — these types of initial applications of generative are helpful advancements

[Link to the full article](https://www.computerworld.com/article/3695733/slack-gpt-brings-native-generative-ai-to-chat-app.html)

## Discord declared that all users on the platform will be requested to modify their usernames in the upcoming weeks.

Previously, users were identified by a name preceding a hash and four numbers.
The new system will require people to create a unique username following an "@" symbol, bringing it in line with Twitter, Instagram and other platforms.

It's time to start discord names squatting business 

[Full article](https://vnexplorer.net/discord-makes-everyone-change-their-username-s1981499.html)


## Microsoft are betting the farm on generative AI


Microsoft is commencing the next stage of Bing's growth, with a strong emphasis on AI integration. During a recent preview event in New York City, Microsoft executives showcased various features that will be added to Bing in the coming days, weeks, and months. These enhancements build upon Bing's recent developments, such as the AI-powered chatbot, Bing Chat, which utilizes OpenAI's GPT-4 and DALL-E 2 models. With over 100 million daily active users, Bing has facilitated more than half a billion chats and generated over 200 million images.

In the future, Bing will become more visually-oriented, incorporating image- and graphic-based responses in Bing Chat. Additionally, it will offer a more personalized experience by enabling users to export their Bing Chat histories and integrate content from third-party plugins. Bing Chat will also support multimodality, as it will be capable of answering queries in the context of images.

[Full article](https://techcrunch.com/2023/05/04/microsoft-doubles-down-on-ai-with-new-bing-features/?guccounter=1)

## Apple and Google have partnered to address the issue of unwanted tracking through Bluetooth trackers like AirTags and Tile devices, aiming to combat stalking and other malicious uses 

Apple and Google have collaborated on a pioneering industry proposal aimed at preventing the misuse of Bluetooth location-tracking devices for unwanted tracking purposes. This unique specification will enable such devices to be compatible with unauthorized tracking detection and alerts on both iOS and Android platforms. Companies like Samsung, Tile, Chipolo, eufy Security, and Pebblebee have expressed their support for the draft specification, which provides best practices and guidelines for manufacturers who wish to incorporate these features into their products

“Apple launched AirTag to give users the peace of mind knowing where to find their most important items,” said Ron Huang, Apple’s vice president of Sensing and Connectivity. “We built AirTag and the Find My network with a set of proactive features to discourage unwanted tracking — a first in the industry — and we continue to make improvements to help ensure the technology is being used as intended. This new industry specification builds upon the AirTag protections, and through collaboration with Google results in a critical step forward to help combat unwanted tracking across iOS and Android.”

[Text if the note](https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2023/05/apple-google-partner-on-an-industry-specification-to-address-unwanted-tracking/)