Tech Bytes: Napster sold to new company

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Tech Bytes: Napster sold to new company

Music-sharing platform Napster has been sold to a new tech startup company, who plans to transform the platform into a social music space. ChatGPT plans to roll out image generation features. Homemakers are using hemp to 3D-print building materials for houses.

In today’s Tech Bytes, a new chapter for an old brand: Napster. The music-sharing platform was just sold for more than $200 million. It was bought by a tech startup, which plans to transform Napster into a social music platform, including virtual 3D spaces for concerts.

Next, ChatGPT is doing more than just chatting. OpenAI says it’s rolling out a new feature for its chatbot designed to generate images from complex instructions. As an example, OpenAI developed a comic strip in seconds. The updated version also accepts voice commands.

Finally, tackling America’s housing crisis, one marijuana plant at a time: More companies are 3D printing homes out of hemp. The hemp is mixed with other materials to create the walls, a process called hempcrete, which experts say is less expensive than other building materials. Plus, they claim it is mold- and fire-resistant.