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    Microsoft now offers Copilot GPTs to help you work out, find recipes, and more.

    When you open Microsoft Copilot, you’ll notice a new list of Copilot GPTs tailored for fitness training, designing, planning vacations, and helping you cook. You’ll also be able to create your own Copilot GPTs soon, as Microsoft corporate vice president Jordi Ribas says the feature is currently in testing.

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    Emma Roth
    Google is giving advertisers more control over where their ads go.

    Last year, a report from Adalytics found that Google had been placing search ads on questionable websites (something Google refutes). But now, it seems like Google is responding to these concerns.

    In a statement to The Verge, Google spokesperson Farrell Sklerov says the company “decided to unify our brand suitability preferences so that account level placement exclusions will apply to the Search partner network, in addition to YouTube and Display” ads. That means advertisers should get the ability to exclude certain websites from search ad campaigns.

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    Emma Roth
    Chinese automaker BYD has revealed its first all-electric supercar.

    BYD is releasing the U9 under its luxury brand Yangwang for a price of 1.68 million yuan (~$233,433 USD). The EV supercar boasts 1,300 horsepower and can go from zero to 60mph in 2.36 seconds, with speeds topping out at 192mph.

    The Yangwang U9 will start shipping in China this summer, potentially serving as an alternative to the high-end cars offered by Lamborghini and Ferrari. BYD surpassed Tesla as the top-selling EV maker in 2023.

    1/4Image: BYD
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    Emma Roth
    X is starting to roll out search filters.

    Premium users on iOS will see the feature first, according to X designer Andrea Conway. The feature will let you sort through posts based on the date, language, location, and more.

    Image: Andrea Conway via X
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    Emma Roth
    The App Store verification prompt in iOS 17.4 is just a bug.

    Earlier today, iSoftware Updates (via MacRumors), spotted a new prompt in the iOS 17.4 beta 4 that asks EU users to “verify the information before installing” an app on the App Store. However, Apple spokesperson Peter Ajemian tells The Verge the feature is just a bug, and it will be disabled before iOS 17.4 rolls out.

    Update February 23rd, 3:16PMET: Noted that this notification is a bug.