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"1. 🔥1.7M Installs in 1 Week: Character.AI is Here! 2. 🤩20 Amazing New Features in Windows 11 3. 💥Say Goodbye to First-Gen Chromecast: Google Support Ends"

"1. 🔥1.7M Installs in 1 Week: Character.AI is Here! 2. 🤩20 Amazing New Features in Windows 11 3. 💥Say Goodbye to First-Gen Chromecast: Google Support Ends"

Discover the amazing new features coming to your PC with Windows 11, plus find out why Character.AI is making waves with 1.7M installs in its first week!

The Tech Kook
June 01, 2023

TECH FACT OF THE DAY

On June 1, 2009, the Palm Pre, the first phone to use the webOS operating system, was released.

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Techaways for Tech Pros:

Demand for AI via consumer mobile apps is on the rise, with OpenAI's ChatGPT and Character.AI both seeing success in their launches.
Character.AI was founded by AI experts Noam Shazeer and Daniel De Freitas, who left Google in late 2021 to pursue their vision of AI revolutionizing search and other areas.
Character.AI has seen strong organic downloads, with users spending an average of 29 minutes per visit and creating over 10 million custom AI characters.

Techaways for Tech Pros:

Microsoft releases new Windows 11 features in ""Moments"" which can occur at any time.
Moment 3 features are optional and will arrive in June 2023, but can be accessed early by opting in.
Features include wider Widgets, Sensor settings, a VPN icon, USB4 Hubs and Settings, Bluetooth expansion, Account badging, Live caption language expansion, a new Print Screen shortcut, OneDrive storage indicator, 2FA copying, Touch keyboard options, Clock seconds, and Bing Chat AI shortcut in search.

Takeaways for Tech Pros:

Google has ended support for the first generation of Chromecast, which was released in 2013.
Users may experience a degradation in performance due to the lack of software and security updates.
Google has since released newer iterations of Chromecast, including the Chromecast with Google TV in 2020.