Apple Weather app is down for iPhone users again
A few days after being down, the Apple Weather app is again unavailable for many users since 1 a.m. ET. No data is displayed when …
Apps & Software
A standalone iPhone passwords app in iOS 17 would be a dream come true
We’ve always recommended using password managers whenever we’ve detailed security breaches. That’s one way to ensure you do not recycle passwords and use long, unique …
The Google Maps pin feature I’ve always wanted is finally on the way
Dropping a pin to highlight a location is a key feature of the Google Maps experience. Yet it’s easy to lose track of that pin. …
How to easily schedule text messages on your iPhone
If there’s one feature missing from the iPhone’s iMessage app, it’s the ability to schedule text messages. That’s something you can do with email clients, …
Best free iPhone games in 2023
The iPhone is the best platform for mobile gamers. With powerful processors, even models released four or five years ago can still launch a new …
You need to try this free, open-source ChatGPT rival
Over the past few months, generative AI has been among the buzziest trending topics, with OpenAI continuing to update the language model that powers ChatGPT, …
Making good on Elon Musk’s promise, Twitter open sources its recommendation algorithm
It is officially a “new era of transparency” at Twitter. For a while now, Twitter CEO Elon Musk has been promising that the company would …
Sundar Pichai says Google Bard is getting an upgrade to compete with ChatGPT
It looks like Google is ready to turn on the jets for Bard, its ChatGPT competitor. As spotted by The Verge, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai …
Italy bans ChatGPT over privacy laws, and I’m not surprised
The other day, I told you Bing Chat getting ads will finally start the ChatGPT privacy conversation we need to have. And it looks like …
Google Maps security report shows us how Google stops sneaky scams
Navigation is easily one of the most common ways smartphones are used, with Google Maps being a fan favorite. In addition to providing directions to …
Buy a year of Microsoft 365 Personal, get a free $30 Amazon gift card
Our guide on the best Amazon gift card deals is packed with offers that get you up to $255 in free gift cards and discounts …
Audible is starting to bring ads to its audiobooks
What does everyone want to see when they’re in the middle of a good book? An ad for Pepsi, of course. Well, Audible has the …
GitHub will have to give up the user who leaked Twitter’s source code
Well, it looks like Twitter is definitely going to know who FreeSpeechEnthusiast is really soon. Earlier this week, a GitHub repository containing part of Twitter’s …
Google rolls out generative AI features for Gmail and Docs to first public testers
Google is already expanding its generative AI features for Gmail and Google Docs to the next round of “trusted testers.” In a post to Twitter, …
Netflix finally launches ad-supported plan on Apple TV
Last November, when Netflix launched Basic with Ads for $6.99 a month, Apple TV owners were surprised to learn they couldn’t sign up for the …
Google denies using ChatGPT data to train its Bard AI
It’s early days in the generative AI chatbot wars, but OpenAI’s ChatGPT has a marked advantage over Google’s Bard right now. The distance between the …
AI image generator Midjourney ends free trials after deepfakes of Trump and the Pope go viral
Midjourney may have built too good of a product before being ready to handle the consequences of what happens when people use it. As reported …
Apple Pencil hover now available with Pages, Numbers, and Keynote apps
After highlighting Apple Pencil hover improvements with iPadOS 16.4, Apple has updated the iWork suite (Pages, Numbers, and Keynote apps) for iPad users. In addition, …
Facebook and Instagram users can now opt out of tracking, but only in Europe
Meta will finally do the unthinkable and let Facebook and Instagram users opt out of user-tracking, which services like Facebook and Google use to serve …
Bing Chat ads will start the ChatGPT privacy discussion we desperately need
It has finally happened: a ChatGPT-based product is getting ads. That’s Bing Chat, of course, and nobody should act surprised. It was only a matter …
ChatGPT took an IQ test, and its score was sky-high
When OpenAI revealed GPT-4 earlier this month, the company lauded its ability to “solve difficult problems with greater accuracy.” The language model passed the Uniform …
Ads are coming to Bing Chat
We made it nearly two entire months, but Microsoft is now ready to start serving ads in the new Bing Chat. On Wednesday, Microsoft announced …
Google is adding extreme heat alerts to search to combat climate change
Google wants to let you know when there is an extreme heat event in your area. In a blog post, the company announced that it …
Elon Musk and experts sign letter to pause development of more powerful AI
A growing number of high-profile technology entrepreneurs, CEOs, and AI experts aren’t too keen on the acceleration and large-scale deployment of artificial intelligence tools that …
iOS 16.4: Everything new in the latest iPhone update
iOS 16.4 is finally available to all users. Here are all the features this operating system brought to iPhone users. 20+ new emojis: In the …
iOS 16.5: Quad-box picture-in-picture in the works for Apple TV sports streams
Apple is working on a new quad-box Picture-in-Picture feature for Apple TV sports streams, according to iOS 16.5 beta code. The references were first spotted …
I think Microsoft Security Copilot might be the best use of ChatGPT yet
Since ChatGPT’s arrival, we’ve seen plenty of mind-blowing use cases for the generative AI software that will change how we work. But I think the …
GPT-5 might make ChatGPT indistinguishable from a human
ChatGPT got a major upgrade a few weeks ago, with GPT-4 giving the AI chatbot additional impressive powers. But OpenAI is already working on the …
Spotify’s new Niche Mixes are tailor-made for me
One of the many reasons that Spotify has always been my music streaming app of choice is the strength of its personalized recommendations. I’m always …
Microsoft’s Security Copilot brings AI to security, and it’s making me nervous
Microsoft is bringing AI to security, and suddenly Skynet doesn’t seem so farfetched. In a blog post, the company announced Security Copilot, a new tool …
