This AI system found a potential cure for blindness
People developing frontier AI models often speculate about how amazing the world will be once AGI and AI superintelligence are available. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s …
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.
Outside of work, you’ll catch him streaming new movies and TV shows, or training to run his next marathon.
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New experimental feature turns your Google Search into an AI podcast
ChatGPT might be my go-to AI product for most things that require generative artificial intelligence tools, but it still lacks a feature only Gemini can …
Will the foldable iPhone and iPad launch at the same time?
Apple confirmed the rumored Liquid Glass design for iOS 26 and all its other operating systems last week. It’s a significant makeover that not everyone …
The Meta AI app is currently going viral for all the wrong reasons
Meta launched the Meta AI app in late April to take on ChatGPT and other chatbots. Unlike rival apps, Meta AI comes with social features …
Google AI Overviews strike again following the fatal Air India crash
Google said at I/O 2025 that AI Overviews are quite popular with users, but I’ve always found them to be the worst kind of AI …
Nintendo Switch 2 Joy-Con drift is already a problem: How to ‘fix’ it
The Nintendo Switch 2 is already a huge success. Nintendo is selling more units than it can manufacture, and it’s likely the high demand will …
ChatGPT Projects just got a huge upgrade – here are 6 new features
AI superintelligence is inevitable. In fact, we’re already well on our way to reaching it. Superintelligence will theoretically lead to a much better world for …
Samsung teases a smarter, AI-powered camera on its thinnest foldable yet
Google isn’t the only phone maker challenging Apple during the latter’s big WWDC 2025 week. Samsung is also in the mix. Unlike Google, which made …
How much energy and water does ChatGPT consume?
Artificial intelligence has been the hottest topic in tech since late 2022, when ChatGPT went viral. The AI race started almost immediately, with every big …
Visual Intelligence in iOS 26 is almost as good as Google’s Circle to Search
When Google unveiled Circle to Search, I said I wanted a similar AI tool on iPhone as soon as possible. This was before the Galaxy …
Apple’s blockbuster movie F1 just got a unique trailer only iPhone users can truly enjoy
I chuckled the instant I saw Craig Federighi driving an F1 race car during the opening sequence of WWDC 2025. The whole gag got better …
How macOS Tahoe’s Spotlight upgrade sets the stage for a smarter Siri
Apple Intelligence was not the primary focus of WWDC 2025, and I’m glad Apple took a more cautious approach this year. There are a few …
Don’t download the iOS 26 beta on your iPhone before you see this
Apple released the iOS 26 beta on Monday, shortly after the main WWDC 2025 keynote. I installed it right away, and I can say it’s …
ChatGPT o3-pro is only available on $200+ plans – here’s what you’re missing
OpenAI just released a new ChatGPT model that’s better and more reliable than its best reasoning models to date. ChatGPT o3-pro joins the list of …
How to change your iPhone alarm snooze time in iOS 26
I don’t know about you, but I’m one of many people who need multiple alarms and at least one snooze before embracing the real world …
Android 16 is now available on Pixel phones – here’s what’s new
I didn’t expect Google to launch Android 16 one day after Apple unveiled iOS 26 at WWDC 2025, but that’s exactly what happened. Rather than …
How iPadOS 26 and macOS 26 tease Apple’s upcoming major iPhone redesigns
Long before WWDC 2025 kicked off, I said the big operating system redesign rumored for all of Apple’s products this year wasn’t just some sort …
13 iPadOS 26 features that turn the iPad into a touchscreen MacBook
The opening WWDC 2025 keynote is long over, and I have to say I’m excited about what Apple did with its operating systems this year. …
Everything to know about iOS 26’s awesome new battery features
Apple on Monday unveiled the 2026 editions of all its operating systems. That’s what the “26” in the name of each OS stands for. iOS …
19 new iOS 26 features Apple didn’t have time to show us at WWDC 2025
Apple’s WWDC 2025 keynote is over, and I already know I’ll need to watch it again to get a better idea of what’s coming to …
watchOS 26: Liquid Glass design, AI Workout Buddy, and third-party widgets
It’s already that time of the year; it’s mid-June, and Apple is hosting its annual WWDC event in California. As expected, the big theme of …
Breakthrough Apple study shows advanced reasoning AI doesn’t actually reason at all
With just a few days to go until WWDC 2025, Apple published a new AI study that could mark a turning point for the future …
The trick to deleting ChatGPT chats faster – and what the NYT lawsuit means
One of the best reasons to get a ChatGPT account instead of having temporary chats with OpenAI’s chatbot is the ability to save the more …
Massive iOS 26 makeover is all about the revolutionary iPhone 20 design
Apple will host its annual developers conference on Monday, but WWDC 2025 will be unlike the event in recent years. All of Apple’s operating systems …
7 of the most exciting new iOS 26 features coming to your iPhone
Apple will open WWDC 2025 on Monday with its annual introductory keynote, where it will demo the tentpole features of its various operating systems. This …
Who wrote the Bible? AI tries to give us an answer
If you’ve ever wondered who wrote the Bible, you’ll be glad to know that AI might help unravel that mystery. The Holy Book was written …
Google AI Mode brings gorgeous interactive graphs to Search
I wasn’t a big fan of Google’s AI Overviews when they debuted atop Google Search. I still don’t like the feature, even though it’s more …
GameStop broke some customers’ Nintendo Switch 2 units with a hilarious mistake
The Nintendo Switch 2 preorder turned out to be quite a rollercoaster for US buyers. First, there was the price shock. The Switch 2 was …
iPhone 17 Air fast charging sounds incredible, but how fast will it be?
The nature of my job made me look at battery life and charging speeds for years, but I would have done it as a consumer …
Humanoid AI robots may soon jump out of Amazon vans to deliver packages
One of the great things about Amazon is its fast delivery options, especially if you’re an Amazon Prime subscriber. That speed is made possible by …
