OpenAI Releases Desktop App Versions For Windows And Macs - 1

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OpenAI Releases Desktop App Versions For Windows And Macs

  • Written by Andrea Miliani Former Tech News Expert

OpenAI launched a new desktop app for Windows users and updated its desktop app for macOS users.

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  • OpenAI launched a new desktop app for Windows users
  • MacOS users with paid ChatGPT subscriptions access the new update to interact with coding apps
  • Certain features are restricted for ChatGPT Plus members

“The ChatGPT desktop app for Windows is now available for all users,” posted the company on the social media platform X last night. “Get faster access to ChatGPT with the Alt + Space shortcut, and use Advanced Voice Mode to chat with your computer and get hands-free answers while you work.”

Users can download both applications, ChatGPT for Windows and ChatGPT for MacOS, through OpenAI’s website, where they will also find more information about the main features.

According to PCMag , the Windows application was previously available only for ChatGPT Plus members. Now all ChatGPT users can use the AI chatbot platform, even if certain features like Advanced Mode for speaking interactions are restricted for paid subscriptions.

For MacOS users, OpenAI revealed that the desktop app is now able to access and interact with other applications.

“ChatGPT for macOS can now work with apps on your desktop. In this early beta for Plus and Team users, you can let ChatGPT look at coding apps to provide better answers,” shared the startup on X from its OpenAI Developers account. ChatGPT can now interact with Xcode, VS Code, iTerm2, and Terminal.

According to TechCrunch , OpenAI wants to expand ChatGPT’s interactions with more platforms but is now focusing on coding apps because AI coding assistants have been one of the most popular uses for Large Language Models.

The new feature for MacOS still has limitations—it can’t write code directly on the external apps the way other tools like GitHub Copilot and Cursos can—and is only available for paid users—Enterprise and Education users should get access in a few days.

To try the new features, users must download the most recent versions.

A few weeks ago, OpenAI introduced a new web search feature that lets users search the web like they would do on Google, getting real-time information.

Bluesky Gains Millions Of Users After U.S. Elections - 2

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Bluesky Gains Millions Of Users After U.S. Elections

  • Written by Andrea Miliani Former Tech News Expert

The social media platform Bluesky gained 2.5 million users after Donald Trump was elected president of the United States.

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  • Bluesky gained 2.5 million new users after the U.S. election results
  • Users are leaving Musk’s social media platform X, including public figures and publications like The Guardian
  • Over 1 million people joined Bluesky within 24 hours

Bluesky—a platform with an interface similar to Twitter, the former version of X— reported 10 million users in September, after Brazil suspended X in the country. Two days ago, the decentralized social media platform reached 15 million users .

“We’re seeing record-high activity levels across all different forms of engagement: likes, follows, new accounts, etc, and we’re on track to add 1 million new users in one day alone,” said Bluesky.

Just a few hours ago, the company confirmed it reached the milestone of gaining 1 million new users within 24 hours on a post on its platform.

it’s official — 1,000,000 people have joined Bluesky in just the last day!!! welcome and thank you for being here 🥳 [image or embed] — Bluesky ( @bsky.app ) November 15, 2024 at 1:53 AM

X hasn’t revealed how many users have left their platform, but many public figures and organizations have revealed their reasons.

“Elon Musk is a pretty destructive force in our society and politics, I want no part of him,” said podcaster Jody Avrigan from the social media platform Threads .

News publications like The Guardian also decided to leave the social media platform. The British newspaper declared to be concerned about “far-right conspiracy theories and racism” in the platform’s content, and that the coverage and the information shared during the U.S. elections confirmed this.

Rose Wang, Bluesky COO, told The Verge that most new users are from the U.S. and that the mobile app reached the first position as the most downloaded app on the iOS app store.