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Exploring this week’s tech releases, AI-powered tools, and highlights:
🎥 OpenAI launches “Sora,” a video generation model, now available to ChatGPT Plus and Pro users
🐍 Lesson of the Week: Best practices for creating charts in Python and understanding how to fix common errors.
⚡ Google’s new chip Willow achieves unparalleled quantum speed, enabling breakthroughs in AI, medicine, and clean energy.
🛜 Weekly Tech Tip: Share Wi-Fi passwords from your iPhone.
🚀 What’s New: New question type and improved security.
📕 Book of the Week: “The Art of Statistics” by David Spiegelhalter.
Don’t Fall Behind in Your Data Literacy
The Latest AI-Powered Tool Is Now Publicly Available
OpenAI has officially launched its latest AI-powered tool “Sora,” a video generation model, transitioning it from research preview to a standalone product.
Available to ChatGPT Plus and Pro subscribers, Sora Turbo offers faster video generation, supporting resolutions up to 1080p, durations of 20 seconds, and various aspect ratios.
While not yet available in the EU due to regulatory constraints, Sora incorporates safeguards like watermarks and metadata to ensure transparency and address concerns over misuse, enabling users to explore creative storytelling responsibly.
Lesson of the Week
This week’s lesson from “Working with Python,” teaches on best practices for creating charts in Python and understanding how to fix common errors.
Question of the Week:
You conclude that the field most likely to be impacted by the timeliness of the data is:
Select one
A) The sales dictionary is not correctly defined
B) The plt.bar() function is without any arguments
C) The plt.show() function is without any arguments
See if you’re right–the answer is at the bottom!
Google Chip Supports Multiple Universes
Google’s Willow quantum chip represents a groundbreaking advancement in quantum computing, combining exceptional speed with innovative error correction.
It completes tasks in under five minutes that would take classical supercomputers septillions of years, while suggesting quantum computation may involve leveraging parallel universes, supporting the multiverse theory.
Willow’s role in AI-powered tools is expected to drive innovations in medicine, AI, and clean energy, though real-world scalability challenges remain.
Weekly Tech Tip
Share Wi-Fi Passwords from Your iPhone
An easy way to share passwords to another iPhone or Apple computer is to have the requester click on your WiFi network, a request to share the password should pop up. If not, there is another way to share:
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Use the Passwords App (iOS 18 or Later)
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Open the Passwords app on your device.
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Authenticate with Face ID, Touch ID, or passcode.
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Select the Wi-Fi network from the list.
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Tap the password to view it and choose:
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Copy to share via text or email.
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Show Network QR Code to let others scan and connect instantly.
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What's New
We’ve introduced a new question type for our AI-powered platform. We now have fill-in-the-blank assessments and improvements to platform security.
Book of the Week
David Spiegelhalter’s “The Art of Statistics” offers a vital exploration of statistical thinking, emphasizing the importance of data literacy in today’s data-driven world.
Using real-world examples, Spiegelhalter illustrates how statistical methods can clarify complex issues, from identifying trends in health outcomes to uncovering hidden patterns in historical events.
This engaging guide empowers readers to approach data critically, fostering a deeper understanding of how to interpret and responsibly use statistical insights in everyday life.
Lesson of the Week Answer:
B) The plt.bar() function is without any arguments