Tesla delivers record over 4.2L electric vehicles in Q1 2023

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Tesla delivers record over 4.2L electric vehicles in Q1 2023

Elon Musk-run Tesla delivered a record 4,22,875 electric vehicles in the first quarter of 2023, beating Wall Street estimates.

In the first quarter, the electric carmaker produced over 4,40,000 vehicles.

“We continued to transition towards a more even regional mix of vehicle builds, including Model S/X vehicles in transit to EMEA and APAC,” it said in a statement.

In the fourth quarter of 2022, Tesla delivered 4,05,278 and produced 4,39,701 units.

According to reports, a large percentage of deliveries came from vehicles produced in the Shanghai gigafactory.

Tesla will post its financial results for the first quarter of 2023 after the market close on April 19.

Tesla has adjusted the pricing for its electric vehicle in the US several times in the recent past.

The company has drastically lowered the prices of EVs across its lineup in the US and Europe, in an effort to boost sales as its stock plummeted more than 60 percent earlier this year.

The least expensive EV, the Model 3 RWD, has dropped from $46,990 to $43,990.

Moreover, the Model Y Long Range’s price decreased 20 percent from $65,990 to $52,990.

Musk had hinted that more price increases may be on the way as Tesla adjusts to the demand created by the massive price cuts.

In the global passenger electric vehicle (EV) market, Tesla’s Model Y remains the best-selling model globally followed by China-based BYD’s Song model.

Google rolling out its topic filters to Search results on desktop

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Google rolling out its topic filters to Search results on desktop

Tech giant Google is rolling out its topic filters to Search results on desktop, which the company introduced as a part of a carousel redesign on mobile in December last year.

According to the tech giant, this feature “helps you drill down or discover something new about a specific topic,” reports 9To5Google.

Moreover, the related topics are designated by a plus sign.

‘Tools’ now appear closer to the edge of the users’ screen and might require scrolling in an unfortunate downside, now has an “All filters” dropdown.

Also, the feature helps users quickly refine their search results with less typing.

“Topics are dynamic and will change as you tap, giving you more options and helping you explore new areas. For example, if you tapped on ‘healthy,’ you might see ‘vegetarian’ or ‘quick’ appear next, the tech giant had said.

Meanwhile, last week, the company introduced new features to its Search engine — “Perspectives” and “About this author” — and also expanded some of its current tools, including “About this result”.

WhatsApp rolling out feature to disable multiple answers within polls on Windows beta

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WhatsApp rolling out feature to disable multiple answers within polls on Windows beta

Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is rolling out a feature on Windows beta which disables multiple answers within polls.

A new option is available within the poll creator which allows users to force other people to select only one answer, reports WABetaInfo.

As respondents are forced to select the option they firmly believe in, this new feature will result in more accurate polls.

Moreover, this feature can be especially helpful for queries that only need one response as the poll will be more relevant.

Some WhatsApp beta testers have already received this functionality for Android and iOS.
The ability to disable multiple answers within polls is currently available for some beta testers that install the latest WhatsApp beta for Windows update available on the Microsoft Store, and is expected to roll out to more users over the coming days, the report said.

Meanwhile, last month, it was reported that the messaging platform was rolling out a new “multi-selection” feature for messages on Windows beta.

With the new feature, users can select multiple messages after clicking on “Select” within the context menu of a conversation. Also, they can click anywhere within a conversation, and then the “Select messages” option will appear.

Google rolling out new indicator in Maps

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Google rolling out new indicator in Maps

Tech giant Google is rolling out a new indicator in its mapping platform ‘Google Maps’ which will help users to prevent losing their pins.

With the new indicator, when the users manually put a pin in the map by tapping a location or when they find a place through Maps search, they can now explore around without losing their pin, reports AndroidPolice.

If the users pan or rotate the map, an indicator will continue to point in the initial direction as the pin’s original placement after the pin left the screen.

Moreover, if the users tap the indicator, it will automatically re-center itself on the pin.

Meanwhile, last week, the tech giant was rolling out the “Immersive View” feature more widely in Maps.

The Immersive View feature, which was sold as a “whole new way to explore” with Google Maps, augments the existing photorealistic aerial views of popular locations and landmarks with time and weather contextual flyovers of the specific mapped regions.

Google Maps Immersive View combines scenic views of a city and its landmarks with suggestions of places to learn about or visit, as well as views of the interiors of some buildings.

AI tech like ChatGPT can surely boost experiences of our customers: HP

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AI tech like ChatGPT can surely boost experiences of our customers: HP

As the world embraces generative AI across the spectrum, PC and printer major HP Inc feel that the age of AI has begun and technologies like ChatGPT can definitively solve most of the challenges that their customers are facing today.

HP already uses AI in solving customers’ issues across the domain, like ‘Instant Ink’ which automatically delivers ink and paper to customers before they run out of printing supplies.

“AI also helps our customers about where our distribution and shipment centers are, in order to ensure a seamless delivery of our devices,” Xavier Garcia, Global Head and General Manager, of Office Print Hardware at HP, told IANS.

Garcia said the other area where the company is using AI is in its high-end portfolio like copier printers for predictive maintenance etc.

“We are using AI to delight our customers and ChatGPT-like technologies can only make our job easier on servicing our customers in a better and more efficient way. We have billions of data points from our customers which can help AI models derive the right kind of knowledge to improve their experiences,” the global HP executive elaborated.

The company feels that the world has now entered into the age of AI.

According to HP CEO Enrique Lores, AI technology is only going to accelerate in the coming years.

“AI offers very exciting opportunities for us to create new product categories. Many of our PCs are using AI to do preventive maintenance, to offer a better experience to our customers,” he said during the company’s company’s flagship ‘HP Amplify Partner Conference 2023’ here.

The AI-powered technologies at the company remove noises around you when you are in a video conference.

“We see a tremendous opportunity in AI to improve productivity. We look at core processes to see how we can make our employees, our teams more effective and more productive by using the AI in their day-to-day work,” Lores informed.

For Garcia, AI is the background technology that supports all of the company’s initiatives on the front of sustainability, hybrid work, and security of their devices.

Even AMD CEO Dr. Lisa Su, in an interaction with Lores at the event, said that AI is currently the biggest megatrend in the world of technology with ChatGPT now capturing our imaginations.

She said that it is just amazing how generative AI has captured everyone’s imagination and AI will help us unlock great experiences for our customers over the next four or five years.

Lores added that the evolution of technology in the form of generative AI is certainly going to help us accelerate our overall performance as a company.

Google launches Nearby Share Beta for Windows

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Google launches Nearby Share Beta for Windows

Tech giant Google has launched its Nearby Share for Windows as a beta application that will help users to transfer files between their Android device and PC.

The Nearby Share Beta for Windows app is currently available as a direct download from android.com for Windows 10 and newer with “ARM devices not supported,” reports 9To5Google.

On the users’ PC, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi must be turned on, with the company specifying a 16-foot (5-meter) transfer range between devices.

It allows users to “quickly transfer photos, videos, documents, audio files or entire folders between your Android device and Windows PCs.”

According to the tech giant, it will be helpful for users who want to “edit your photos on a larger screen or organize your digital folders.”

Currently, this beta is rolling out in the US and select regions globally, the report said.

Meanwhile, in December last year, the tech giant rolled out new Material You design for its Nearby Share app on Android phones and tablets.

The Material You revamp added visual changes to the main UI users interact with on the Nearby Share app.

WhatsApp improves readability of messages in community announcement groups

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WhatsApp improves readability of messages in community announcement groups

Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is rolling out a new full-width messaging interface for community announcement groups to some best testers on iOS beta, which will improve the readability of conversations.

Now, when beta testers open a community announcement group, message bubbles will cover the full width of the screen and the profile icon will be shown within the bubble, reports WABetainfo.

With the new interface, users will be able to read messages easily because the text will be displayed on a wider line.

Also, as the community announcement groups are the only conversations to receive this new interface, they will easily stand out from other chats.

The full-width messaging experience within community announcement groups is currently available to some beta testers after installing the latest version of WhatsApp beta for iOS from the TestFlight app, and is expected to roll out to more users over the coming days, the report said.

Meanwhile, last month, it was reported that the messaging platform was working to bring communities to its ‘WhatsApp Business application for iOS.

Google rolling out new video editing features in Photos app on Chromebook

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Google rolling out new video editing features in Photos app on Chromebook

Tech giant Google has announced that it has started to roll out new video editing features in its photo sharing and storage service ‘Google Photos’ on Chromebook.

“Google Photos integrates with Chromebook’s Gallery and Files apps, so you can seamlessly use images and videos from your Chromebook and edit in Google Photos,” the tech giant said on a support page on Thursday.

The revamped movie creation tools allow users to create their own movies from scratch or from suggested themes.

To make a movie, users have to search “movie” on their Chromebook launcher, and they will find the shortcut to the Photos application.

With suggested themes, users can easily create high-quality movies.

“Select the theme and the people (or pets!) you’d like included and Google Photos will use both video clips and photos to create a custom movie,” the company said.

“It even intelligently selects the most meaningful moments from your long videos,” it added.

YouTube expands ‘Analytics for Artists’ tool to help artists measure their performance

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YouTube expands ‘Analytics for Artists’ tool to help artists measure their performance

Video-sharing app YouTubbe, a tech giant google owned company too, has revealed the tool “Analytics for Artists”, furthermore YouTube Shorts-related data to the Total Reach metric, facilitating artists through all data which is generating from the audiences who are watching, likes, and shares a particular short.

“As of this month, ‘Analytics for Artists’ Total Reach metrics from YouTube include fan-uploaded Shorts. This new metric shows how many people your music is reaching across all formats, making it the most comprehensive snapshot of the size of an artist’s audience on YouTube,” Lyor Cohen, YouTube’s global head of Music, said in a blog post.

The Total Reach metric previously only included official content uploaded by the artist and long-form videos uploaded by fans.

Moreover, Cohen mentioned that in January this year, fan-created Shorts increased the average artist’s audience of unique viewers by more than 80 percent.

In addition, artists who are active on Shorts saw more than 50 percent of their new channel subscribers coming directly from their Shorts posts on average.

The company further said that it also “created a brand new Songs section in Analytics to help artists see how fans are listening to their music or creating with it, across all video formats, all in one place”.

Google starts testing generative AI features in Gmail, Docc

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Google starts testing generative AI features in Gmail, Docc

After announcing the upcoming generative artificial intelligence (AI) features to Workspace apps two weeks ago, Google has now started public testing them in Gmail and Docs.

The current trusted test program includes consumer, enterprise and education users (over 18 years) in the US, reports 9To5Google.

This “small group” is invited by the tech giant to join and they must sign up and opt in.

The testers can also leave the program at any time. Users in the program can use generative AI in Gmail to draft everything from a birthday invitation to a job cover letter.

“Users can also have Google take what they’ve written and make it more elaborate or shorten it, including down to bullet points,” the report said.

On the other hand, AI in Google Docs will make the text more detailed or rewrite it.

Also, it will help users to draft blog posts or even write song lyrics.

Participants in the test program will be able to send feedback through Gmail and Docs.

The company will expand the availability of the generative AI features “over time”, the report said.

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