How to get DeepSeek V3, which was just quietly released
DeepSeek stormed the AI landscape earlier this year, unleashing DeepSeek AI models (V1 and R1) onto the world that were on par with ChatGPT offerings …
Chris Smith has been covering consumer electronics ever since the iPhone revolutionized the industry in 2007. When he’s not writing about the most recent tech news for BGR, he closely follows the events in Marvel’s Cinematic Universe and other blockbuster franchises.
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Articles by Chris Smith
Google Search AI Mode is rolling out to more people – here’s why I won’t use it
After several leaks detailing the chatbot functionality coming to Google Search, Google announced the AI Mode release a few weeks ago. Unsurprisingly, AI Mode was …
Apple Watch is getting the alarm fix we needed to stop driving iPhone users crazy
I’ve been wearing Apple Watch models for years and never took them off silent. I don’t need the wearable to ding with every notification of …
How the foldable iPhone’s unusual design could support Face ID
A report from Ming-Chi Kuo said a few weeks ago that Apple’s first foldable iPhone will be an iPhone Fold-type device that resembles Samsung’s. The …
ChatGPT now tells you its limits with Deep Research and GPT-4.5 chats
While ChatGPT is available for free and without an account, premium access gets you better features, fewer limitations, and the ability to try some of …
Gemini just got live video AI features, while Siri can’t even tell me what month it is
Google has had a great month when it comes to Gemini AI announcements, beefing up its chatbot across the board. The new Gemini 2.0 Flash …
I’d take AI smart glasses over an Apple Watch with a camera any day
Giving AI eyes to see the world around us is hugely important in the near term. We want chatbots like ChatGPT and Gemini to behave …
Doctors left a sick man for dead, but then AI saved his life
ChatGPT went viral in late 2022, seemingly kicking off the age of AI. We’ve seen rapid advancements since then, with AI becoming the central focus …
A Marvel leaker might have just spoiled the biggest Avengers: Doomsday mystery
Last summer, Marvel announced that Robert Downey Jr. would return to the MCU, as an increasing number of rumors suggested. But he wouldn’t play Iron …
Claude 3.7 Sonnet AI now supports web search, but only for paid users
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said in early January that Claude would get a few upgrades to put it on par with OpenAI’s ChatGPT. He mentioned …
iPhone Fold might look like this quirky new foldable you probably can’t buy
The first foldable iPhone is coming next year, barring some sort of really unfortunate event. After years of covering countless iPhone rumors, I’m comfortable saying …
Apple sued over false advertising claims tied to Apple Intelligence
Apple had to come clean a few days ago and reveal that the smart Siri features it demoed at WWDC 2024 would not be available …
Forget Apple Intelligence, Siri doesn’t even know what month it is
It’s not Apple’s finest hour, as the company is going through one of the most humiliating periods of its recent history. Apple had to admit …
iPhone 17’s most mysterious design change seen on dummy units
The iPhone 17 series is widely expected to feature three big changes compared to the iPhone 16. First, the Plus model will be replaced by …
ChatGPT o1-pro is OpenAI’s best and most expensive reasoning AI, and developers can use it right now
In the age of AI, new software releases might come when you least expect it. There’s no fixed schedule, with AI firms launching new models …
ChatGPT hallucinates a man murdered his kids: OpenAI faces a complaint in Europe it shouldn’t ignore
From the early days of ChatGPT, I told you that generative AI products like OpenAI’s viral chatbot can hallucinate information. They make up things that …
Meta AI is coming to Meta chat apps in Europe, whether you want it or not
Meta on Thursday announced that Meta AI is coming to Europe after a rather long wait. It’s not going to be the full Meta AI …
Avengers: Doomsday directors tease a link between Iron Man and Doctor Doom
Just a little over a year from now, Avengers: Doomsday will hit theaters, bringing us an Infinity War-style confrontation between a massive multiversal villain, Robert …
EU says it won’t get in the way of Apple’s portless iPhone
Apple is getting closer to manufacturing an iPhone model that has no ports and screen cutouts. Such a device would recharge and transmit data wirelessly. …
AI Overviews will show even more health info in Google Search
The snippets of AI-generated information appearing at the top of Google Search results are the norm now, for better or worse. Known as AI Overviews …
BYD’s new electric cars can recharge as fast as filling up a gas tank: 400km in 5 minutes
Charging is easily one of the biggest issues with electric cars. It’s not just finding the correct charger, especially when traveling, but also getting the …
Gemini AI is available without a Google account, but there’s a catch
Google announced several key upgrades for Gemini in the past few days, making its AI chatbot even more capable than ever. The Gemini 2.0 Flash …
Apple’s AirPods 4 ad starring Pedro Pascal is unnecessary but brilliant
At 5 minutes and 36 seconds, Spike Jonze’s commercial for AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) starring Pedro Pascal is indeed a “film” of …
Why is Google spending $32 billion to acquire Wiz?
Should regulators approve Google’s proposed $32 billion purchase of Wiz, a cloud security startup, it’ll become Google’s largest acquisition ever, dwarfing the $12.5 billion Google …
Gemini now has a Canvas to help you code and write better, just like ChatGPT
OpenAI held a massive launch event in December, during which it added several new features to ChatGPT. Canvas was one of the new ChatGPT features …
Google’s new Gemini feature turns document summaries into podcasts
Generative AI software like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and others offer plenty of similar features. There’s a lot of overlap, and it’s relatively easy to switch …
Apple’s foldable iPad will reportedly run macOS, and I want to believe
We’ve had rumors claiming Apple was developing foldable devices for years now. Some focused on the foldable iPhone, while others detailed a foldable iPad/Mac contraption …
Gemini makes stealing pictures easier than ever by removing watermarks
The Pixel 9 series launched last August came with impressive Gemini AI features, including image generation abilities that were too good, opening the door to …
This is the most polarizing Avengers: Doomsday rumor so far
Set to premiere in May 2026, Avengers: Doomsday will deliver the start of the big Multiverse Saga finale, which, in turn, will lead to the …
How Google can (and should) humiliate Apple with Gemini on Pixel 9
I’m a longtime iPhone user who is also interested in AI experiences like ChatGPT. Until last week, I was fine with Apple being behind rivals …
