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Apple Intelligence waitlist: How long it takes to get off the waitlist

Apple Intelligence waitlist: How long it takes to get off the waitlist

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As part of its big week of Mac announcements, Apple let slip on Monday morning that the first wave of Apple Intelligence features have been let loose unto the world immediately. Of course, that doesn’t mean anyone with a newer iPhone, iPad, or Mac can just use Apple Intelligence right now. It would be silly to simply allow people to use features that are out. Instead, you need to go through a (hopefully quick and painless) process to get Apple Intelligence activated on your iPhone. Here’s how it works. SEE ALSO: Apple Intelligence is finally here, but these 5 features won’t be available until December Apple Intelligence: How long it takes to get off the waitlist On its support website, Apple has a handy how-to list for getting Apple Intelligence off the ground on your device. Here’s a basic rundown of how it works: Mashable Light Speed Update to iOS 18.1 Go to Settings Go to “Apple Intelligence & Siri” Tap “Join Apple Intelligence Waiting List” According to Apple, everyone has to sit on the …

Renault 5 already has 50K orders on its waitlist

Renault 5 already has 50K orders on its waitlist

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French automaker Renault is hoping it has a winner on its hands with the upcoming Renault 5 BEV, which the company says already has 50,000 orders on the waitlist just a few days after its debut at the Geneva Motor Show. The new compact electric vehicle, which officially goes on sale in May in Europe, starts at €25,000, about $27,130, which is thousands of euros cheaper than most competitors. Built in Northern France, the retro-inspired vehicle is Renault’s first all-new small EV since the famous Zoe hit the scene in 2014. “We have a waiting list of 50,000 people,” Renault brand CEO Fabrice Cambolive told Automotive News Europe. “We will open orders in May, and we’ll start to deliver cars in September or October.” He also added that in 2023, 50% of Renault’s sales were retail and 50% were fleet, so he is expecting that 40% of Renault 5 sales will be fleet as well. The 5 E-Tech will become available in three different electric motor configurations, offering 70 kW, 90 kW, or 110 kW …

Google ends Bard waitlist, making English version of chatbot widely available

Google ends Bard waitlist, making English version of chatbot widely available

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At Google I/O today, the company announced that it was removing most waitlist restrictions and making Bard, the company’s generative AI chatbot more widely available, starting today in English. The idea is to continue to work on the chatbot, but with a larger group of people In a blog post announcing the change, Sissie Hsiao, vice president and GM for Assistant and Bard at Google, made the official announcement. “As we continue to make additional improvements and introduce new features, we want to get Bard into more people’s hands so they can try it out and share their feedback with us. So today we’re removing the waitlist and opening up Bard to over 180 countries and territories – with more coming soon,” she wrote. John Krawczyk, senior product director at Google and one of the leads on Bard, also announced at a press event ahead of the conference, that they will be rolling out Korean and Japanese versions of the chatbot with adding additional languages coming soon. “We’re going to continue to expand to the …

Daily Crunch: Microsoft waives its waitlist and opens up its AI-powered Bing chatbot to all

Daily Crunch: Microsoft waives its waitlist and opens up its AI-powered Bing chatbot to all

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To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Happy Thursday, Crunchers! An agreement among a group of the nation’s largest banks to deposit some $30 billion with First Republic Bank could save its bacon, Christine reports, and over on TC+, Ram breaks down everything you need to get caught up on the SVB crisis. Meanwhile, Annie and Tage contemplate the broader implications of SVB being in hot water, reporting how it forces African startups to rethink their banking options. With the national banking meltdown out of the way…let’s continue with the rest of the tech news! Don’t forget to wear something green tomorrow! — Christine and Haje The TechCrunch Top 3 No more waiting: Ivan reports that Bing’s waitlist for its GPT-4 powered chat is no more. Enjoy! Biting into an AI Apple: Apple isn’t about to let all those other big tech companies get in on the AI fun. A new story, also by Ivan, reports that Apple is …

Bing said to remove waitlist for its GPT-4 powered chat

Bing said to remove waitlist for its GPT-4 powered chat

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Microsoft’s Bing is enjoying the spotlight for the first time in a decade after it released a GPT-powered interface last month. But the tech giant has so far been cautious about the pace at which it is making the new Bing offering — powered by  OpenAI’s GPT-4 tech — available to users. But it appears, Bing is bringing those walls down. Microsoft, a major investor in OpenAI, appears to have lifted the waitlist from the new Bing, ostensibly allowing anyone to gain instant access to the new experience. Windows Central, which first spotted this change, said users don’t have to wait to try out the new Bing anymore. TechCrunch tested this with a few email IDs (both new and old) and got access instantly. However, not all email IDs we tested got access instantly. Image Credits: Screenshot by TechCrunch While the new Bing’s landing page still shows the typical “Join the Waitlist” button, you can sign in and get access instantly. We have asked Microsoft for a comment and will update the story if we …