Google will use generative AI to ‘supercharge’ its Assistant
Generative AI continues to infect every product at Microsoft and Google. Google has been in a generative AI race with Microsoft ever since ChatGPT made …
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ChatGPT maker OpenAI has a secret image generator people are calling ‘insane’
Generative AI software like OpenAI’s ChatGPT isn’t just for quickly answering your questions. Some of these programs can also create images based on our prompts, …
Apple releases public beta 2 of iOS 17, watchOS 10, macOS Sonoma, and tvOS 17
A week after seeding the fourth beta of iOS 17 to developers, Apple is now releasing the second public beta of this operating system, of …
Proton Pass $1/month lifetime deal extended through August
Proton launched the Proton Pass password manager in late June, and I’ve been testing a premium version of it ever since. I do think this …
Twitter has officially changed to ‘X’ in the App Store
Twitter is not only ‘X’ on its own website. It’s ‘X’ on the App Store as well. Up until today, while the logo for Twitter …
iPhone and Android need this photo invention that protects against AI fakes
ChatGPT made generative AI mainstream, with plenty of similar products having launched since OpenAI released its product late last year. Generative AI isn’t just about …
Free Netflix access and price hikes for premium plans might both happen soon
Netflix’s plan to increase revenue without necessarily increasing the number of subscribers seems to be working. The most recent quarterly earnings report showed that Netflix’s …
Apple clamps down on device fingerprinting that lets sneaky developers track users
After introducing App Tracking Transparency a couple of years ago, Apple wants developers to be even more clear about why they use certain APIs in …
Elon Musk sees the light: Light Mode will remain on X, but Dim Mode will die
Well, it didn’t take long for that strategy to change. Yesterday, Elon Musk announced that X would eventually shut out the light and go completely …
SEC forces companies to warn you about hacks in four days, but it’s not about your safety
Who knew the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) would adopt new cybersecurity rules forcing public companies to disclose hacks within four days? That’s good news …
George R.R. Martin may never finish A Song of Ice and Fire, so a fan used AI to write the last two books for him
In July 2011, weeks after the first season of Game of Thrones finished airing on HBO, George R.R. Martin released A Dance with Dragons – …
Elon Musk says that Twitter, or X, is going to the dark side
For all of you Dark Mode fans out there, X is going to be the platform that goes all-in on it. Up until now, Twitter …
WhatsApp launches OG Telegram feature for video messages
One of the features that made me join Telegram so many years ago was sending bubbly video messages to my friends. In July 2023, all …
watchOS 10 adds all-new gestures for Apple Watch users
watchOS 10 launches later this fall, and one of the first things users will notice on their Apple Watches is that performing certain actions requires …
visionOS beta 2 now available for Apple Vision Pro headset
With Apple letting developers submit a request for an Apple Vision Pro kit, the company has also seeded visionOS beta 2. Currently, developers can try …
Apple releases iPadOS 17 beta 4 to developers
After seeding a new iPadOS 17 beta 3 build last week, Apple is now releasing beta 4 to registered developers. As the Cupertino firm had …
macOS Sonoma beta 4 now available to developers as Apple improves its features
After seeding the second macOS Sonoma beta 3 build, Apple is now making beta 4 available to registered developers. With that, the Cupertino firm follows …
Apple releases tvOS 17 beta 4 to developers, these are the new features
A week after seeding the second tvOS 17 beta 3 build, Apple is now releasing beta 4 to developers. Although anyone can try tvOS 17 …
Apple seeds watchOS 10 beta 4 to developers as testing cycle follows
Twenty days after seeding watchOS 10 beta 3, Apple is releasing beta 4 to Apple Watch registered developers. For the tenth huge watchOS update, Apple …
iOS 17 beta 4 available to developers as Apple adds even more features
A couple of weeks after seeding a new iOS 17 beta 3 build ahead of the public beta being available, Apple is now releasing beta …
Threads added a Following feed, so you can finally delete Twitter
As Twitter (or X?) goes through its eighth midlife crisis of 2023, Meta’s rival app Threads began rolling out a Following feed. As the name …
I don’t want X, the ‘everything app’ that Twitter is trying to become
As a brand, Twitter is dead. Elon Musk made sure of that, replacing the Twitter name with X and the bird logo with… an X. …
Apple will shut down My Photo Stream on Wednesday – here’s what you need to do
Through a support page, Apple announced in May that the My Photo Stream application will finally shut down in favor of iCloud Photos. The software …
A Netflix app feature I’ve wanted for so long is finally here
One of the things I like to do when Netflix is having a dry spell, or I’m not seeing anything new I want to watch, …
TikTok’s next move is to take on Twitter and Threads with text posts
When TikTok launched, everyone called it a copycat of Instagram Stories, which had in turn stolen that idea from Snapchat. Of course, TikTok’s way of …
Apple releases watchOS 9.6 and tvOS 16.6 to all users
Two months after beta testing with no notable features, Apple is releasing watchOS 9.6 and tvOS 16.6 to all users. Apple Watch and Apple TV …
macOS Ventura 13.5 now available with fix for iPod shuffle sync
With a small iOS 16.6 update now available to iPhone users, Apple is also releasing macOS Ventura 13.5 with no notable updates, except for an …
iOS 16.6 now available to iPhone and iPad users with several improvements
Apple started beta testing iOS 16.6 by the end of May. Two months later, the Cupertino firm is now releasing it to all users. While …
Bing Chat is rolling out for Safari and Chrome, so I might actually use it
Well, look at that. I might actually start to use Bing Chat again. When Microsoft made Bing Chat, its AI chat assistant powered by GPT-4, …
ChatGPT’s late arrival on Android is one more reason I won’t ditch my iPhone
It’s 2023, and the iPhone and Android experiences are more alike than ever before. But iPhone is still the priority for many developers when they …
