Apple releases iOS 18.2.1 ahead of iOS 18.3 official release
A few weeks after releasing iOS 18.2, Apple launched iOS 18.2.1. This software update brings bug fixes and security improvements. Per the release notes, “this …
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman talks AGI, AI workers, and AI superintelligence
OpenAI celebrated ChatGPT’s second anniversary in a big way a few weeks ago. The company held a massive “12 Days” press event, with each day …
An iPhone camera bug in iOS 18.2 is driving me and other users insane
iOS 18.2 has been available for a few weeks now. However, some iPhone users — myself included — noticed a bug that has prevented the camera …
Apple Fitness+ launches major update with new programs, Strava collab, more
To kick off 2025 with the right foot, Apple Fitness+ announced its annual major update. The service now offers new programs for strength training, pickleball, …
Samsung just hallucinated that it will become the global AI leader in 2025
Samsung was the first big smartphone vendor to launch a flagship phone with AI at the core of its marketing efforts. Last year’s Galaxy S24 …
Apple site still says next-gen CarPlay is coming in 2024
It’s 2025, but Apple’s website still states the major next-gen CarPlay update we’re all waiting for will arrive in 2024. While Apple clarified that robot …
It’s 2025 and OpenAI’s AI tool to protect creators is still missing in action
OpenAI held a massive ChatGPT-centric event before Christmas, making several key announcements for ChatGPT and other genAI tools it currently offers. The reasoning ChatGPT model …
This iOS 19 concept video has two iPhone features Apple should steal
Delayed and missing iOS 18 Apple Intelligence features are Apple’s focus right now when it comes to iPhone software, with the next batch of AI …
AI-generated accounts are coming to Facebook and Instagram, just what we all wanted
Here’s an idea for my colleagues in the media business that run news properties with declining readerships: You could always take a page from Meta, …
BGR staff names our favorite iPhone apps of 2024
The new year is almost here, so the BGR staff named our favorite iPhone apps of 2024. Instead of fancy awards, we thought sharing the …
How to add a Weather widget to your macOS menu bar
The latest macOS 15.2 update brought a familiar feature for old Mac users: once again, a Weather widget can be added to the macOS menu …
3 months later, iOS 18 still hasn’t finished indexing photos on some iPhones
iOS 18 and the latest iPhone 16 series have been available for three months. With these updates, there are two major complaints from users: The …
ChatGPT is down the day after Christmas
At around 11:00 a.m. PT / 2:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, December 26th, ChatGPT went down for users worldwide. As OpenAI noted on its status …
Sam Altman chats with users and reveals possible new ChatGPT features for 2025
OpenAI concluded 2024 with a bang, hosting a “12 Days” event of AI announcements mostly focused on ChatGPT. The ChatGPT o1 models and the Canvas …
ChatGPT Search may prove Apple Search is inevitable
We’ve discussed the prospect of Apple making a Google Search rival for years, and reports have said that work on an Apple Search product has …
ChatGPT o3 is coming in January, but there’s still no word on GPT-5
OpenAI ended its “12 Days of ChatGPT” announcements on Friday with a bang. The company unveiled the next-gen reasoning model that will power ChatGPT, which …
iOS 19 will reportedly work on every iPhone that supports iOS 18
Reports in the past few weeks claimed that Apple’s main focus remains Apple Intelligence. The company was working on the now-released iOS 18.2, which brings …
Google Maps Street View data provides key information to solve a murder case
I use Street View features in Google Maps all the time to navigate new locations. It’s an easy way to see your destination before you …
Gentler Streak improves Apple Watch health measurements in major update
In what may be its last big update of the year, popular well-being tracker Gentler Streak improved some of its health features, making it easier …
Popular Waterllama app’s new update is way more important than it seems
The start of a new year is always the perfect time to change some of our worst habits and make something better out of them. …
Google Search is getting an AI Mode to compete with ChatGPT Search
OpenAI has done something that some people thought would be impossible. The company created an AI-powered search engine called ChatGPT Search, which has been in …
This is Google’s answer to ChatGPT o1 reasoning AI
OpenAI has dominated the AI news cycle for the past couple of weeks thanks to its clever “12 Days” announcements. That didn’t stop Google from …
Having ChatGPT talk to me about Mac apps is the AI computing future I want
While we wait for OpenAI’s next big thing — presumably ChatGPT’s GPT-5 model (or whatever it’s called) — we might get to see and use …
NVIDIA is helping Apple build a faster and better AI experience
Apple and NVIDIA shared details of a collaboration to improve the performance of LLMs with a new text generation technique for AI. Cupertino writes: Accelerating …
I’m a European iPhone user, and Meta’s DMA requests to Apple worry me
As a longtime iPhone user directly affected, I’ve followed the rollout of the European Union’s big Digital Markets Act (DMA) over the past few years, …
Hate iOS 18.2 bugs on your iPhone? Sorry, Apple stopped signing iOS 18.1.1
If you’re experiencing any bugs with iOS 18.2, I’m sorry, but you can’t downgrade to an older iOS 18 version anymore. Apple stopped signing iOS …
Instagram filters are dead, but new AI video tools are coming to replace them
After announcing the end of support for Instagram filters coming in 2025, the social media platform finally revealed what’s next. The head of the company, …
tvOS 18: Release date, features, download, Apple TV compatibility, more
tvOS 18 is Apple’s new operating system for the Apple TV streaming media player and HomePod speakers. After a packed tvOS 17 update, tvOS 18 …
Journalistic NGO calls out Apple for false Apple Intelligence headlines
Not even Apple is safe against artificial intelligence hallucinations. We’ve seen that happening quite frequently with Google’s Gemini (like the platform telling users to put …
TikTok might play a big role in bringing Apple Intelligence to China
Apple wants to bring its AI platform, Apple Intelligence, to China. However, using its own servers or its OpenAI partnership won’t be enough. According to …
