Vinyl record sales outperformed CDs in the US for the first time since 1987, according to a new report. Just over 41 million vinyl records were sold in 2022, to the tune of $1.2bn (£.99bn). Only 33 million CDs were sold, amounting to $483m. It was the 16th consecutive year of growth for record sales, about 71% of physical format revenues.
https://www.bbc.com/news/64919126
For a product as popular as ChatGPT — which investment firm UBS estimates to have reached 100 million monthly active users in January — Curran believes that it could have cost OpenAI $40 million to process the millions of prompts people fed into the software that month.
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/13/chatgpt-and-generative-ai-are-booming-but-at-a-very-expensive-price.html
Brave warriors who order a 'Double Down' sandwich from KFC can gain early entry to the upcoming beta for Diablo IV ahead of its June 6 launch.
https://www.pcmag.com/news/want-diablo-iv-beta-access-just-subject-yourself-to-a-kfc-double-down-sandwich
Google's I/O developer conference is back. We expect the company to show off its latest software developments, some exciting new mobile gadgets, and AI-related goodies.
https://www.pcmag.com/news/what-to-expect-at-google-io-2023
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Google executive Jack Buser has now admitted that the company is no longer offering the white label version of Stadia that allowed companies like AT&T and Capcom to let anyone try games like Batman: Arkham Knight, Control, and a demo of Resident Evil Village for free over the internet, not to mention the first game from Peloton.
https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/8/23631063/google-white-label-stadia-idea-done
It sounds ridiculous, but the game No Paper!(Opens in a new window) developed by Takuhiro Miyazawa relies on a Joy-Con controller slotted inside the tube of a toilet paper roll to control the game. A large piece of cardboard or other flat surface that's comfortable to hold is also required to allow the toilet paper to roll back and forth.
https://www.pcmag.com/news/playing-this-switch-game-requires-a-roll-of-toilet-paper
Facebook head Tom Alison announced today that the company is testing the ability for users to access their Messenger inbox within the Facebook app. Back in 2016, Facebook removed messaging capabilities from its mobile web application to push people to the Messenger app, in a move that angered many users.
https://techcrunch.com/2023/03/07/facebooks-latest-test-brings-back-in-app-messaging/