Microsoft is fusing ChatGPT-like technology into its search engine Bing, transforming an internet service that now trails far behind Google into a new way of communicating with artificial intelligence.

The revamping of Microsoft’s second-place search engine could give the software giant a head start against other tech companies in capitalizing on the worldwide excitement surrounding ChatGPT, a tool that’s awakened millions of people to the possibilities of the latest AI technology.

Readly, the European leader in digital magazines and newspapers, has added New Scientist, the world’s most popular science and technology publication to its portfolio. New Scientist will sit within Readly’s science and tech category alongside other leading publications and is now available for Readly subscribers.

New Scientist covers the latest developments in science and technology that impact the world. It delivers international news from a scientific standpoint and asks big-picture questions about life, the universe and what it means to be human.

Instead of buying new gadgets, a movement of volunteers wants people to repair their old ones to save them from landfill.

Repair centres, where people can learn repairing skills, have been springing up across the UK, and include the Fixing Factory on a high street in Camden, north London, which opened at the end of October, following the success of a centre in neighbouring Brent. In the backroom of the Camden branch there are shelves of faulty items awaiting careful attention.

The New England Mountains are calling! Expansive Worlds is excited to invite Hunters to explore the peaks of the New England Mountains, a new alpine reserve and the latest DLC for theHunter: Call of the Wild.

Coming soon to PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and Microsoft Store as well as on Playstation and Xbox for 7.99€/$, the New England Mountains reserve gives Hunters the chance to explore and relax in stunning surroundings, hunt for three Great Ones, including the all-new Moose, and customise their weapons with unique New England Mountains-styled cosmetics.

Consumer rights champion Justin Gutmann’s unprecedented lawsuit against Apple is moving forward. The hearing has now been set by the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) to commence from Tuesday 2 May 2023 until Thursday 4 May 2023 to determine whether the case should be certified as a collective action and proceed to a full trial.

EcoMatcher has announced their new app for Microsoft Teams, bringing the benefits of tree-planting directly into Microsoft Teams.

Teams’ users can now plant trees, track them through satellite mapping, view pictures of the trees and farmers looking after them, and even chat with their chatbot-powered trees and listen to 'Forest Sounds', to improve their overall well-being, all without leaving Teams.