Canadian Reviewer Weekly Roundup - 3/5- 3/11

Nothing teases Ear (2) earbuds launch on March 22

Apple might release M3-powered iMac in the 2nd half of 2023 

Microsoft experiments with a redesigned Windows 11 audio mixer

Apple 15" MacBook Air, Apple Silicon Mac Pro reportedly in the works

Apple's new post-apocalyptic drama 'Silo' to debut on May 5

Apple iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus gets a yellow colour option

Fujifilm launches INSTAX mini 12 with a new lens and design

Slack has a ChatGPT app, too

TikTok Series puts premium content behind a paywall

Microsoft Edge tests the option to upscale web videos using AMD, NVIDIA GPUs

Microsoft launches a 'velocity green' Xbox controller 

'Alto's Odyssey' creator teases 'Laya's Horizon' game coming to Netflix 

Microsoft released a 'velocity green' hoodie, too 

'RoboCop: Rogue City' release gets pushed back to Sept. 2023 

Spotify redesign includes vertical video feeds

Apple's rumoured HomePod with a display might come in 2024 

Meta's 2023 layoffs may match the scope of last year's 

Meta's 2023 layoffs may match the scope of last year's

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg refers to 2023 as the "year of efficiency," and part of that means more layoffs. The first wave of cuts is expected to be announced next week, with non-engineering roles being hit hard. The company is expected to shut down projects and teams in conjunction with these job cuts. Facebook's parent company is expected to do multiple layoff rounds over the coming months, resulting in another 13% cut of its workforce.

Last year, Meta cut approximately 11,000 jobs or around 13% of its employees. Among the projects expected to get axed include wearable devices in the works at its Reality Labs (Meta's hardware and metaverse division).

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Slack has a ChatGPT app, too

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Slack is the latest app to integrate ChatGPT into its tech. OpenAI built a ChatGPT app using Slack's development tools. And it's now available in beta. The app can draft messages and summarize conversations and threads. If you have the app installed, you can click on a thread's menu button and select the "summarize thread" or "draft reply" option. The app can then create a summary or response that only you can see. You can then choose to share what's done.

According to Slack, you can use AI to deliver answers and insights on any project or topic chatbot-style. It suggests you can use the feature to look up best practices or research a potential customer. Slack noted that OpenAI won't use the data the ChatGPT app can access to train its language models.

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Canadian Reviewer Weekly Roundup - 2/26- 3/4

Xiaomi 13 & 13 Pro bring Leica-equipped cameras to the international market

OnePlus 11 Concept demos new cooling tech for smartphones 

Xiaomi 13 Lite brings dual-selfie cameras

Canada bans TikTok use on government devices 

Tecno Phantom V Fold debuts at MWC 2023 

Snapchat launches a ChatGPT-powered My AI chatbot

Microsoft Phone Link update brings iMessage support to Windows PCs

Redmi introduces 300W fast-charging tech

Rogers and Microsoft partner for Azure Programmable Connectivity 5G developer platform 

TikTok sets a default 60-minute daily screen time limit for teens 

OPPO Zero-Power Tag prototype won't need AirTag-style batteries 

Facebook increases Reels max length to 90 seconds 

Apple's Cloud Chief Michael Abbott will reportedly leave the company in April 

'Diablo II' veterans reunite to make an action RPG