Twitter API changes might make it tough to log in to games like 'Genshin Impact'

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Players of popular online games Genshin Impact and Arknights that use Twitter to sign in to the games might have trouble accessing them. With Twitter's pending API changes, the developers of both titles are recommending that users link their accounts to their email addresses instead. For Genshin Impact, they recommend going to the HoYoverse Account page to link the accounts. For Arknights, they "strongly" recommend binding their game accounts with the Yostar account. It isn't known if the API changes will affect these services. But if you want to prevent any disruption, it might be wise to make the change.

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Samsung brings AMOLED screen tech to its new Galaxy Book 3 Ultra laptop

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Samsung brings the Ultra moniker for the first time to its laptop series. The top-of-the-line Galaxy Book 3 Ultra ushers in five new laptops, which were introduced alongside the new Galaxy S23 series. The Samsung Galaxy Book 3 Ultra joins the Galaxy Book 3 Pro and Book 3 Pro 360 in sporting the new Dynamic AMOLED 2X screen featuring tech lifted directly from Samsung's premium smartphones. The Pro 360 is the only one to get touch input, but all three feature a 120Hz refresh rate, 2,880 x 1,800 resolution, 120 percent of the DCI-P3 gamut, and DisplayHDR True Black 500 support.

The 16-inch Galaxy Book 3 Ultra is equipped with the best features among the bunch. It runs on up to a 13th-generation Intel Core i9 processor, NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 4070 graphics, up to 32GB of RAM, and 1TB SSD with an expansion slot. You can use this as a gaming or media editing machine. It also features a 1080p webcam, an AKG-tuned quad-speaker array with Dolby Atmos surround support, and multiple ports including two Thunderbolt 4 ports, one USB-A port, a microSD slot, a headphone jack, and an HDMI port.

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Twitter replaces its free API with a 'paid basic tier'

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If you've loved Twitter accounts that made fun tools and useful bots, those may have to charge you, or they'll go away forever. Twitter is getting rid of its free access to the Twitter API starting February 9 to try and make more money. In its place, Twitter will provide a "paid basic tier," which we don't have information on yet. The Twitter API (Application Programming Interface) allows third parties to retrieve and analyze public Twitter data to create programmable bots and separate apps that connect to the platform. 

Twitter provides limited free access but also offers premium, scalable tiers for developers who need additional enterprise features and lifted restrictions on accessing endpoints. This move follows the company's last decision to ban third-party clients, which forced Twitter apps like Twitterrifc and Tweetbot to abandon the platform. 

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Google to hold search and AI event on Feb. 8

Google might have an answer to ChatGPT. The company plans to host a search and artificial intelligence event titled "Google presents: Live from Paris" at 8:30 a.m. on February 8. We don't know what Google plans to introduce, but there have been hints that the company might have an answer to OpenAI's fast-growing artificial intelligence chatbot, ChatGPT. Google's parent company Alphabet reportedly signalled an internal "code red" following ChatGPT's launch as it considers it an existential threat to its search business.

There have been rumours that Google is already testing out a few AI tools, including a chatbot called Apprentice Bard. During yesterday's earnings call, Google CEO Sundar Pichai mentioned the company has big plans in AI over the next few months, which it has been preparing since early last year. He stopped short of saying what it was, but he mentioned that they'll let people "interact directly" with its "newest, most powerful language models as a companion to search."

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