Tech News #36 | Bard rebrands to Gemini, Gemini 1.5 latest updates and Sora

Dive into the latest Tech News! Explore Gemini’s latest updates, OpenAI’s text to video – Sora, Neuralink’s first chip in the human brain, ChatGPT’s memory, Ollama for Windows & a Deepfake scam that executed a $25million heist.

00:00 | Introduction

00:47 | Bard rebrands to Gemini

05:28 | Sora – OpenAI’s Text to Video

07:54 | Neuralink – First chip in Human Brain

09:22 | ChatGPT has memory

10:34 | Ollama is new for Windows

11:55 | Introducing Sudo for Windows

12:25 | Introducing Windows Server 2025

13:33 | Deepfake scammer executes $25million Heist

Links to Tech News:

https://blog.google/technology/ai/google-gemini-update-sundar-pichai-2024/

https://blog.google/technology/ai/google-gemini-next-generation-model-february-2024/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wa0MT8OwHuk https://youtu.be/LHKL_210CcU

https://openai.com/sora https://theconversation.com/neuralink-has-put-its-first-chip-in-a-human-brain-what-could-possibly-go-wrong-222497

https://openai.com/blog/memory-and-new-controls-for-chatgpt

https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2024/02/08/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-26052-canary-and-dev-channels/

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-server-news-and-best/introducing-windows-server-2025/ba-p/4026374

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/02/deepfake-scammer-walks-off-with-25-million-in-first-of-its-kind-ai-heist/

About the speakers

Adam Cogan

Adam Cogan blogs at adamcogan.com and interviews for SSW TV frequently. He is the Chief Architect at SSW, a Microsoft Certified Gold Partner specializing in custom enterprise .NET and Azure solutions mostly using Angular and React. His solutions also involve Office365, SharePoint, Dynamics 365, and Power BI.

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