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SoftBank Group 's Chief Executive Masayoshi Son said on Tuesday he is a "heavy user" of ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence-powered chatbot from Microsoft -backed startup OpenAI. Son said he is speaking "almost everyday" to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman , who has made high-profile visits to Tokyo this year as he looks to capitalise on interest in generative AI and exert influence on the regulation of the burgeoning technology around the world. "I am chatting with ChatGPT everyday - I am a heavy user," Son told shareholders of the group's telecoms subsidiary. Son has stepped back from public pronouncements in recent months to focus on the planned listing of chip designer Arm as his technology investment conglomerate books heavy loss due to the sliding value of its portfolio. The group holds its annual general meeting on Wednesday with the market looking for details of Son's investment outlook at a time when excitement over AI is driving capital

Apple has been granted a patent by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) that could allow the company to create an accessory that would enable an iPhone to be used as a VR headset. The application for the patent was filed at the end of 2021, nearly a year and a half before Apple announced its first wearable mixed reality headset, the Apple Reality Pro. The patent application also suggests that Apple's engineers continued to work on a version of the company's cancelled AirPower wireless charger. Patent  US 11,677,429 B2 , granted to Apple ( via Patently Apple) on June 13, details the company's plans for an accessory that can be mounted on a user's head. The design of the accessory appears to resemble a VR headset that can house a smartphone, similar to a Google Cardboard headset. The patent lists Stephen Schooley, Ross Arriens, Sara Rusignuolo, Craig Ogden, Ho Chung, Vusthla Reddy, Jeremy Bataillou, and Xinping Zeng as the inventors of the technology. Figure 1

Redmi A2 smartphone was launched last month in India alongside the Redmi A2+ . The phone's 2GB RAM + 32GB storage variant has already been on sale via Amazon, Mi.com, Mi Home stores, and other partner retail stores. However, the 2GB RAM + 64GB storage configuration of the handset will go on sale in the country for the first time this week. The latest budget offering from Redmi sports a 6.52-inch HD+ LCD display with a 120Hz touch sampling rate. The smartphone is powered by a MediaTek Helio G36 5G chipset paired with up to 4GB of RAM. Redmi A2 64GB price in India, availability The 2GB + 64GB RAM and storage option of the Redmi A2 is set to go live for sale in India for the first time on June 20 via Amazon, Mi.com, and Mi Home stores. The handset is available in three colour options, namely Black, Light Green, and Light Blue. The company has tweeted that the Redmi A2 2GB+64GB model price will be set at Rs. 6,799. Redmi A2 specifications Redmi A2 sports a 6.52-inch HD+ (1600 x

Realme is facing a probe into its data collection practices, after a setting on the company's smartphones was recently highlighted during a product review. The description of the feature on the handset states that it will collect device and usage statistics, along with personal information such as calendar events, SMS and call logs, and the smartphone's location. After a screenshot of the feature was shared on Twitter, the Centre announced that the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) will test and check the claims made by the user. A settings option call Enhanced Intelligent Services was spotted by YouTube channel Trakin Tech during a video review of the recently launched Realme 11 Pro+ 5G smartphone. Twitter user Rishi Bagree shared a screenshot of the video on Twitter on Friday, reiterating the claims made in the video that the feature collected call logs, SMS, and location details. Will hv this tested and checked @rishibagree copy: @GoI_MeitY

iPhone 15 — the purported successor to the iPhone 14 series of smartphones — is expected to be unveiled later this year. This year, Apple is rumoured to introduce notable hardware changes such as the inclusion of a USB Type-C charging port and faster wireless charging without MagSafe. Now, a market analyst has claimed that Apple will equip its next-generation iPhone models with a new version of its ultra-wideband chip that could help if integrate better with the Apple Vision Pro, the company's first mixed reality headset that was unveiled at WWDC 2023. TF Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo shared a Twitter post on Monday claiming that the company will "aggressively upgrade" the hardware specifications of its other products after it unveiled the Apple Vision Pro at its annual developer conference. Calling Apple's product ecosystem one of the key factors for the headset's success, Kuo says that Apple is looking to upgrade Wi-Fi and ultra-wideband connectivity, two sp

OnePlus kicked off its Road Trip initiative in 2022, a retail experience in a truck used as a mobile showroom travelling across the North-East of India. The company has now entered the second phase of this initiative and is calling it OnePlus Road Trip: Futurebound. This time, there are two trucks that will travel across North and South of India, allowing OnePlus to showcase some of its products as well as concepts and technology demos. OnePlus hosted an event in New Delhi as its new trucks embark on their journeys to 25 cities in India. These trucks, by Mercedes Benz, can transform into fully functional mobile showrooms where users can experience a variety of devices first-hand. Each truck has glass walls with OnePlus decals and glow signs, intended to recreate the feel of the company's OnePlus Experience Stores. Potential consumers can experience the products displayed along both sides of each truck. In the centre is the main highlight of this experience, the OnePlus 11 Conce