Mozilla has launched the MDN Playground platform, allowing users to preview and share HTML, CSS, and JavaScript code snippets directly in the browser. It supports editing code, seeing real-time results, and features built-in support for the Prettier tool. MDN Playground is pretty similar to the CodePen community and offers free usage for developers.
Category: Software
Microsoft’s Dev Box entered general availability
The Dev Box cloud workstations have entered general availability. First introduced the Microsoft Build 2022 developer conference, the cloud workstations are now available to developers and corporate clients. The devices have undergone testing with repositories of significant size, ranging in the hundreds of gigabytes. Microsoft reported that the Dev Box is already being utilized by 10,000 engineers and multiple customers in production environments.
ChatGPT has got a Code Interpreter plugin that can execute Python code
In ChatGPT, the GPT-4 model now allows using the Code Interpreter plugin. The plugin is capable to run Python code directly within the chatbot interface. It makes possible to perform data analysis, image processing, code editing, and more. It also supports file uploads within the chatbot interface with a limit of 100 MB.
Telegram now collects IPs of users with no premium subscription for ad targeting
Telegram messenger has updated its advertising platform and now collects the IP addresses of non-premium users for targeted advertising purposes. This allows advertisers to display ads in specific countries and cities.
Visual Studio Code version 1.80 is now available
Visual Studio Code has reached version 1.80 with its June 2023 update. VS Code is a free and open-source code editor from Microsoft. Typically for such tools, it comes with syntax highlighting, code completion, debugging capabilities, and Git integration. It also supports extensions that add extra features, more programming languages, and time-saving tools. VS Code is available on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
OpenAI made its latest GPT-4 model available to the public
OpenAI has announced the general availability of its latest text generation model, GPT-4, through its API. Initially accessible to developers with a history of successful payments, OpenAI plans to open access to new developers and increase availability limits by the end of the month.
[fixed] Microsoft is investigating an issue with broken Outlook.com search
Microsoft has acknowledged that certain users may be encountering errors while using Outlook.com, particularly when attempting to search within emails. The issue seems to be isolated to the web version of Outlook.com and is not affecting mobile applications.
Threads hit 30 million signups, Twitter is already threatening Meta with a lawsuit
Threads hit 30 million signups in less than 20 hours of launch, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said. The new text messaging service Threads, which was launched by Meta earlier Thursday, is set to take on Twitter, which is now owned by Elon Musk.
Microsoft PowerToys 0.71 is available with a variety of improvements and fixes
Microsoft has released a new PowerToys 0.71 version, which is mostly focused on stability and improvements. The new functionality includes the ability to preview archive files with Peek. Plenty of its components have also received a lot of improvements, including ColorPicker, FancyZones, File Locksmith, the Hosts editor tool, and more.
Microsoft Teams adds profanity filters for video calls and transcripts
The Microsoft Teams app's profanity filters are now available in desktop and web apps for commercial and government organizations. The feature blocks inappropriate language during video calls and in the transcripts of those calls. Microsoft first introduced it in February 2023.
