How to get the ChatGPT desktop app working on your Mac right now
One of the surprises from OpenAI’s ChatGPT GPT-4o event last week was a brand-new desktop app for Mac. It includes complete access, with support for …
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The ChatGPT fiasco with Scarlett Johansson is turning out to be great marketing for OpenAI
I follow everything about artificial intelligence because it’s my job. But I’d check out AI news even if that weren’t the case. And we have …
AI features for Apple Music and QuickTime revealed in new iOS 18 leak
With the WWDC 2024 keynote just around the corner, a new iOS 18 and macOS 15 leak reveals several changes coming for Apple’s built-in Music …
Apple Music announces 100 best albums of all time: Top 10 revealed
Apple Music announced the release of its 100 Best Albums of all time. The streaming wants to celebrate the “greatest records ever made,” crafted by …
Unicode reveals possible new iOS 18 emojis coming to your iPhone
The Unicode Consortium opened its beta review period for Unicode 16, which includes the all-new emojis coming with iOS 18 and Android 15, most likely …
Windows 11 Recall is the AI feature I’ve always wanted, and it’s absolutely terrifying
We already knew artificial intelligence was going to be the main topic of Microsoft’s Build 2024 event. The plethora of AI PC announcements that preceded …
How to make Google’s simple, AI-free filter your default search engine
There’s been a lot of talk lately about Google Search being broken, from its inability to answer relatively simple questions to its insistence on shoving …
Apple releases tvOS 17.5.1 update to Apple TV users
A week after releasing tvOS 17.5 to all users, Apple is now making a new tvOS 17.5.1 update available. At this moment, it’s unclear what’s …
Apple releases iOS 17.5.1 to fix mysterious bug resurfacing deleted photos
Apple has just released iOS 17.5.1. This update comes a week after Cupertino made iOS 17.5 available to all users. Besides important bug fixes, the …
Apple is reportedly getting ready to announce ChatGPT integration in iOS 18
Apple and OpenAI have yet to announce a deal to build the ChatGPT chatbot into the iPhone via the iOS 18 update this fall. And …
You can trick ChatGPT into breaking its own rules, but it’s not easy
From the moment OpenAI launched ChatGPT, the chatbot had guardrails to prevent abuse. The chatbot might know where to download the latest movies and TV …
GPT-4o is the best ChatGPT model, but it has one weakness
OpenAI’s GPT-4o ChatGPT upgrade, announced earlier this week, was an amazing display of power. The company dropped a big AI live demo ahead of Google’s …
11 hidden Apple Watch features you should be using every day
I wear my Apple Watch Ultra 2 every day. It has several hidden features that make my life easier, whether when I’m working out or …
iOS 18 has a smart new iPhone feature that can stop you from getting carsick
Apple unveiled several accessibility features for the iPhone earlier this week that will be enabled once iOS 18 rolls out. There are plenty of interesting …
Circle to Search might finally come to iPhone, but only in Chrome
Google just upgraded the Circle to Search functionality, announcing at I/O 2024 that the feature can now do things like help you with homework on …
New Chrome extensions block Reddit links and annoying AI overviews from Google Search results
Google CEO Sundar Pichai made a dubious claim during his I/O keynote this week about the company’s Search Generative Experience — specifically, that the more …
GPT-4o and Gemini are already killing gadgets like the Humane Ai Pin and Rabbit r1
When Humane announced the Ai Pin last year, it seemed like the company was “fixing” a problem we didn’t have. The wearable device is essentially …
Android 15’s private space is something Apple should steal immediately
The opening keynote for Google I/O 2024 was dedicated entirely to AI. Once the main attraction of Google’s developer conference, Android was relegated to a …
Rivian’s Google Cast support might beat out Tesla’s built-in apps as the future of car entertainment
Tesla has always been seen as the future of in-car entertainment. With its large center display and support for popular built-in apps like YouTube and …
RetroArch turns your Apple TV into a Nintendo 64 emulator
Retro game emulators are finally available for iPhone users. After a lifetime without allowing them, Apple changed its rules once it started complaining about Europe’s …
iOS 18 Vocal Shortcuts help take GPT-4o to the next level
Apple announced a variety of accessibility features for the iPhone that will be part of iOS 18 in anticipation of Global Accessibility Awareness Day. It’s …
I’m convinced Apple can’t deliver real iPhone AI without ChatGPT or Gemini
Google said “AI” 121 times during its I/O 2024 keynote on Tuesday. Apple might not beat it, but there’s no question that WWDC will focus …
Mike Krieger will try to make Anthropic the Instagram of AI as its new Chief Product Officer
Mike Kreiger has had an incredible career already. He co-founded and served as the Chief Technology Officer of Instagram as well as started and worked …
These 3 new CarPlay features are coming to your vehicle later this year
Ahead of the long-anticipated new CarPlay experience coming to some vehicles later this year, Apple has announced exclusive new features that will be available to …
Android 15 beta 2 launches with exciting new features beyond Gemini AI
Google delivered its big I/O 2024 keynote on Tuesday, with everyone focusing on Gemini AI. However, a shocking surprise was the lack of Android 15 …
Major iOS 17.5 bug brings back deleted photos with no warning
iOS 17.5 has just been released, and a major bug has been troubling some iPhone users. According to a Reddit thread, people who updated to …
Apple reveals 14 new iOS 18 features ahead of WWDC 2024
Apple has just announced several iOS 18 accessibility features via a press release. Although the company only says these functions are coming “later this year,” …
GPT-4o vs. Google Gemini: Who won this week’s AI war?
I knew Google was planning to make big AI announcements at I/O 2024. But then, rumors spread last week that OpenAI would unveil a Google …
I can’t wait to see what Ilya Sutskever creates now that he’s leaving OpenAI
Ilya Sutskever, the cofounder and chief scientist of OpenAI, dropped a massive bombshell late on Tuesday, announcing his departure from the company that unleased ChatGPT …
Android 15 puts AI front and center: Circle to Search, Gemini assistant, and on-device AI
Google’s I/O 2024 event is underway in California, and artificial intelligence (AI) is, unsurprisingly, the only topic Google will discuss. But that’s not really a …
