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GCash International buy load feature now in 21 countries

For your relatives abroad

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GCash International

Following the recent launch of GCash Overseas, the International Buy Load feature is now available on the mobile wallet in 21 countries.

This beta feature will benefit individuals needing to purchase load for their relatives abroad and their international mobile numbers.

The service will be available in the following countries:

  • Egypt
  • Ghana
  • India
  • Malaysia
  • Mexico
  • Nepal
  • Nigeria
  • Pakistan
  • Panama
  • Peru
  • Singapore
  • South Africa
  • Spain
  • Sri Lanka
  • United Arab Emirates
  • United Kingdom
  • United States of America
  • Vietnam
  • Yemen
  • Zambia

The full launch is expected later this year. Likewise, OFWs in the US can now buy load for themselves or access other services using the GCash app.

GCash is also accessible in other areas like Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Italy.

 

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You can now connect your Spotify account to ChatGPT

Seamless integration for personalized picks, more

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Spotify is now available on ChatGPT, with users in 145 countries already able access the live feature. This gives listeners a new way to discover and enjoy music and podcasts.

With the integration,  both Free and Premium users can bring Spotify into their ChatGPT chats to get personalized recommendations. That goes from playlists that match your mood to podcasts based on your interests.

To get started, simply mention Spotify in your ChatGPT prompt, connect your account, and start discovering.

From there, simply ask for songs, artists, playlists, or podcast episodes. ChatGPT will automatically bring up the Spotify app in your chat and use relevant context to accomplish the task.

Alternatively, ask for recommendations based on a mood, theme, or topic, and Spotify will surface personalized picks seamlessly within the flow of your conversation.

Tapping a track will open the Spotify app, allowing you to listen and watch directly from there.

Furthermore, you can also extend an existing ChatGPT conversation, like planning a weekend road trip, by asking Spotify to create the perfect soundtrack.

For best results, add details like genre, mood, or artist for music, or a topic, host, or guest for podcasts.

Save steps

The way it all looks, the integration saves mobile users a few taps and switching from one app to the other. That’s if they’ve initially opened the ChatGPT app and decided to listen to music or podcasts via Spotify.

And like the aforementioned example, it saves users thinking about a curated playlist.

Or, when people are driving, they can just talk to ChatGPT for specific commands. It’s about the Spotify account access. You can start connecting by opting in; and you can disconnect at any time.

Throughout the experience, artists and creators’ work stays protected. Spotify will not share music, podcasts, or any other audio or video content for OpenAI training purposes.

The feature is now live for all ChatGPT Free, Plus, and Pro users on web and mobile.

It’s in early days, and both parties will continue to build, refine, and improve the experience over the coming weeks and months.

It’s intriguing if Gemini will come up with its own version for the music streaming app’s Google counterpart, YouTube Music.

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Strava is suing Garmin over alleged patent infringements

They want Garmin to stop selling its watches.

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It’s always awkward when two of your close friends start to fight. For the fitness-minded, Strava and Garmin are what you might call close friends. And yes, they just got into a fight. In an odd change of heart, Strava is suing Garmin for alleged patent infringement.

The fitness segment in tech has one of the most tight-knit collections of companies. Despite how many of them there are, it’s highly likely that one will work with the other. Strava, for example, works well with Garmin’s smartwatches. The two giants were formerly adamant about working together.

Now, the situation has mysteriously changed. Strava is suing Garmin over patent infringements involving the latter’s segments and heatmaps features. The case also alleges that Garmin violated a Master Cooperation Agreement when the company developed its own heatmap technology.

For compensation, Strava is asking the courts to stop Garmin from selling any of its smartwatches which include the infringing features. That’s pretty concerning when most of Garmin’s devices have those features.

According to an official post on Reddit, the proverbial straw the broke the camel’s back is Garmin’s new policies. Partnered software must now include Garmin’s logo in activity posts. Otherwise, Garmin will reportedly revoke access to its API.

Curiously, as some commenters pointed out, Strava has done the same thing in the past. And, according to DC Rainmaker, who first spotted the case, Garmin doesn’t, in fact, require the logo.

It’s still up in the air whether the litigation will result into anything substantial. However, speculation says that Strava might eventually drop the case since Garmin can definitely retaliate.

SEE ALSO: Strava is getting AI, dark mode, and night heatmaps

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Adobe Premiere now available for free on iPhone

Powerful, fast, and easy video editing for content creators on the go

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In a major development, Adobe has announced that Adobe Premiere is now  available for free on Apple iPhone devices.

Optimized into a powerful new app built natively for iOS, Adobe Premiere for iPhone empowers creators to make pro-quality video on the go for free. Upgrades are available for additional generative credits and storage.

The Adobe Premiere mobile app makes it fast and intuitive for creators to edit videos with precision edits, crystal clear voiceovers, and AI effects.

They can likewise access millions of free multimedia assets and send work directly to Premiere desktop for further fine tuning on a larger display if needed.

Naturally, the mobile app is tailor-made for shortform content creation for YouTube (and Shorts), TikTok, Instagram, and more apps.

Meanwhile, streamers can select their best live moments for posting online. Podcasters can likewise clean up dialogue and add studio-quality sound effects on the go.

Among the Adobe Premiere mobile app’s powerful editing capabilities are:

  • 4K HDR editing
  • frame-accurate editing
  • bold, animated captions
  • smooth speed and motion effects
  • background removal
  • AI audio tools for studio-quality sound, including Enhance Speech and Generative Sound Effects
  • free creative assets
  • one-tap exports to every major social platform

What about Android?

Android device user? Don’t worry. Premiere on Android is currently in development.

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