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IFTTT now has AI-powered automations for paying subscribers
IFTTT, the productivity platform that lets users create automations across various apps and devices, has announced three new AI-powered services. The platform will now let users incorporate AI-generated social media posts, blogs, and summaries into their automations, but only if they subscribe to its $5 monthly Pro Plus plan.
IFTTT, which stands for “if this, then that,” is a service that lets users chain together a series of actions between devices and apps, called “applets.” This includes automations like adding songs from liked videos on YouTube to a Spotify playlist or receiving a notification on your phone about the weather every morning. But now, IFTTT’s adding another layer of automation to its service.
Its new automations — AI…
ChatGPT is down, even for paying Plus subscribers
UPDATE: Mar. 21, 2023, 9:28 a.m. EDT ChatGPT is now working again, with status.openai.com stating that the outage was due to a failed database migration.
It looks like artificial intelligence hasn’t yet solved the age-old problem of a website or online service going down.
OpenAI’s popular ChatGPT is currently facing a widespread outage that is making the AI chatbot inaccessible to its users.
Now, ChatGPT sometimes limits users of its free plan during periods of significant activity. OpenAI offers a paid tier for users who require uninhibited access to ChatGPT, even when it’s at capacity. However, even those users paying the $20 per month subscription for the Plus plan are unable to sign in at the moment.
“Something is wrong,” reads a pop-up message shown to paying users attempting to sign in.
Reports on the website downtime monitor Down Detector show a large spike in users sharing issues with accessing the ChatGPT service. (Disclosure: Down Detector is owned by Mashable parent company, Ziff Davis.)
Credit: Downdetector
The ChatGPT issues first began in the early AM hours of Monday morning when users from around the globe started sharing that they were unable to access the site.
The issue appeared to be fixed by around 6:30am EST. Then users began to experience downtime once again shortly after noon EST.
Earlier this year, ChatGPT became the fastest-growing app of all time, amassing 100 million users in just two short months.
It’s unclear what the issue affecting ChatGPT is. Mashable has reached out to OpenAI for comment and will update this piece when we hear back.
Discord is finally adding themes — for Nitro subscribers
Discord is testing out themes that let you change the app’s UI, giving you the choice of 16 (or maybe 17?) premade color schemes. It’s a long-awaited feature for the app, but the catch is that you have to pay for Discord’s $9.99 monthly Nitro subscription to access it — themes aren’t included in the $2.99 monthly Nitro Basic plan, according to the company’s feature comparison chart.
Nitro has a lot of useful perks for people who spend a lot of time in Discord, such as the ability to upload larger files, send longer messages, and customize your profile, but I’d argue that you don’t have to be a power user to appreciate aesthetic changes. It’s easy to imagine people wanting themes but not being able to justify such a high price tag for an…
All Paid Google One Subscribers Now Get VPN Access
VPN by Google One is designed to mask a user’s IP address, preventing sites and apps from collecting that information for location tracking and monitoring activity across the web. It also offers protection from hackers and network operators, similar to any other VPN.
With this change, storage space is the primary differentiating factor between Google One plans. The basic plan offers 100GB of storage, while the Premium plan offers 2TB. There’s also a free tier with 15GB of storage, but it does not include VPN access.
In addition to expanding VPN access to all Google One members, Google is introducing a new feature that will allow users to monitor for their personal information on the dark web. Google will alert users if data like name, address, email, phone number, or Social Security Number is found.
VPN access is expanding to all Google One members starting today, with the basic Google One plan priced at $1.99 per month. It will be available in 22 countries across Android, iOS, Windows, and Mac devices, and VPN access can be shared with up to five others on the same Google One plan.
This article, “All Paid Google One Subscribers Now Get VPN Access” first appeared on MacRumors.com
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YouTube is experimenting with a “Premium” 1080p streaming option for subscribers
The latest experiment from YouTube is about a new quality option for video streaming, a “1080p Premium” option which is only accessible to paying subscribers of the YouTube Premium service. YouTube has confirmed the experiment, even though the company is not planning to remove the usual viewing options provided to…
Netflix cuts prices for subscribers in more than 30 countries
Google Photos for iOS Now Supports Magic Eraser Tool for Google One Subscribers
Google One members on all plans can use the Magic Eraser tool to remove unwanted objects and people from their photos in the Google Photos app for iPhone and iPad.
There’s also a new HDR video effect and exclusive collage styles in the Google Photos app, which adds to the exclusive tools available to Google One subscribers. Existing features include Portrait light, Portrait Blur, color focus, smart suggestions, HDR effects, and sky effects.
In addition to these new features, Google is also providing free shipping on all print orders to its Google One members. The features are rolling out starting today and will be available to all Google One members over the coming weeks. These features are also rolling out to those who have older Pixel devices with no Google One membership required.
Google One is Google’s all-in-one cloud storage and VPN feature. Pricing starts at $1.99 per month and that tier unlocks the Google Photos functionality, but getting VPN access requires the 2TB plan priced at $9.99 per month.
This article, “Google Photos for iOS Now Supports Magic Eraser Tool for Google One Subscribers” first appeared on MacRumors.com
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Bob Iger Announces 7,000 Layoffs As Disney+ Loses Subscribers
Disney’s streaming business continued to bleed cash, losing more than $1 billion during the three months that ended in December. Nonetheless, Disney reported earnings and revenues that beat Wall Street estimates. The company generated sales of $23.5 billion, up 8% from the same quarter a year ago. Analysts on average had been expecting $23.4 billion in revenue. Disney’s profit was $1.28 billion, up 11%. The Burbank entertainment giant’s earnings of 99 cents a share exceeded projections of 78 cents. “After a solid first quarter, we are embarking on a significant transformation, one that will maximize the potential of our world-class creative teams and our unparalleled brands and franchises,” Iger said in a statement. “We believe the work we are doing to reshape our company around creativity, while reducing expenses, will lead to sustained growth and profitability for our streaming business, better position us to weather future disruption and global economic challenges, and deliver value for our shareholders.”
Last November, Disney reappointed Iger as CEO after Iger’s hand-picked successor as CEO, Bob Chapek, came under fire for his management of the entertainment giant.
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Disney+ reports its first subscriber loss of 2.4M subscribers, plans to lay off 7K employees
Disney’s first quarter with CEO Bob Iger back in command isn’t looking so good. Disney announced its Q1 2023 earnings today, reporting a total of 161.8 million Disney+ global subscribers, a decrease of 2.4 million subs from 164.2 million in the previous quarter. This is the streamer’s first subscriber loss since launching in 2019. The drop […]
Disney+ reports its first subscriber loss of 2.4M subscribers, plans to lay off 7K employees by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch