GPT-4o and Gemini are already killing gadgets like the Humane Ai Pin and Rabbit r1
When Humane announced the Ai Pin last year, it seemed like the company was “fixing” a problem we didn’t have. The wearable device is essentially …
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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Hawkeye season 2 is reportedly in the works for Disney Plus
I thought Hawkeye was easily one of the highlights of the Multiverse Saga’s TV shows for Disney Plus. It’s not quite up there with Loki …
Android 15’s private space is something Apple should steal immediately
The opening keynote for Google I/O 2024 was dedicated entirely to AI. Once the main attraction of Google’s developer conference, Android was relegated to a …
Here’s why the M4 iPad Pro won’t bend even though it’s insanely thin
After Apple unveiled the incredibly thin M4 iPad Pro, I realized how amazing this engineering feat is for the tablet’s battery life. The new iPad …
iOS 18 Vocal Shortcuts help take GPT-4o to the next level
Apple announced a variety of accessibility features for the iPhone that will be part of iOS 18 in anticipation of Global Accessibility Awareness Day. It’s …
I’m convinced Apple can’t deliver real iPhone AI without ChatGPT or Gemini
Google said “AI” 121 times during its I/O 2024 keynote on Tuesday. Apple might not beat it, but there’s no question that WWDC will focus …
Android 15 beta 2 launches with exciting new features beyond Gemini AI
Google delivered its big I/O 2024 keynote on Tuesday, with everyone focusing on Gemini AI. However, a shocking surprise was the lack of Android 15 …
Daredevil, Agatha All Along, and Ironheart get new Disney Plus release windows
Disney CEO Bob Iger confirmed recently what rumors said soon after his return: Marvel will reduce its MCU output to two or three movies and …
GPT-4o vs. Google Gemini: Who won this week’s AI war?
I knew Google was planning to make big AI announcements at I/O 2024. But then, rumors spread last week that OpenAI would unveil a Google …
I can’t wait to see what Ilya Sutskever creates now that he’s leaving OpenAI
Ilya Sutskever, the cofounder and chief scientist of OpenAI, dropped a massive bombshell late on Tuesday, announcing his departure from the company that unleased ChatGPT …
Android 15 puts AI front and center: Circle to Search, Gemini assistant, and on-device AI
Google’s I/O 2024 event is underway in California, and artificial intelligence (AI) is, unsurprisingly, the only topic Google will discuss. But that’s not really a …
Project Astra is Google’s first true AI assistant
Move over Google Assistant; Google has a brand new personal AI assistant that it’s much cooler and more useful than anything it did before. It’s …
Expedia’s Romie wants to be your AI travel agent
Rabbit unveiled the r1 AI gadget in early January, promising a device that can interact with apps instead of just answering questions and generating content. …
GPT-4o blew my mind, and I really hope Apple brings ChatGPT to iOS 18
Sam Altman teased ChatGPT’s GPT-4o update as something that “felt like magic” to him. He also said that people would love this ChatGPT upgrade, and …
Pixel 9 phones revealed in massive leak ahead of Google I/O 2024
Google will probably announce a flurry of AI software features at Google I/O 2024 on Tuesday. Powered by versions of Gemini, some of these features …
This is the dumbest GPT-4o complaint I’ve seen
OpenAI stunned the world on Monday with its live demo of GPT-4o, its newest multimodal model for ChatGPT. GPT-4o can see images and videos and …
Maybe Apple should hire Wes Anderson for its next M4 iPad Pro commercial
Apple received a lot of flak for its first M4 iPad Pro ad. Some creatives didn’t like the symbolism of all sorts of products and …
ChatGPT GPT-4o just nailed the live demo that Google had to fake for Gemini
OpenAI’s big ChatGPT event is over, and I can safely say the company severely downplayed it when it said on Twitter that it would “demo …
3 reasons why ChatGPT should be part of iOS 18 on the iPhone
A report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman said a few days ago that Apple and OpenAI are once again negotiating a deal to integrate ChatGPT with …
OpenAI ChatGPT event on May 13: How to watch live
OpenAI surprised ChatGPT fans on Friday with the announcement of an event on Monday, May 13th. Titled Spring Updates, the event announcement came amid speculation …
OpenAI’s Monday ChatGPT announcement isn’t search, but it’s still a direct attack on Google
With a few days to go until Google’s big I/O 2024 event, which will focus on artificial intelligence, a report last week said OpenAI would …
I ran my first marathon wearing an Apple Watch SE and AirPods – here’s how it went
I finally did it: I ran my first marathon, and it went much better than I expected. However, in the final quarter of the race, …
Here’s who might write and direct Marvel’s first X-Men movie
When Marvel took the stage at Comic-Con 2019 to announce what was coming next to the MCU after Avengers: Endgame, I was excited to hear …
This is the dumbest M4 iPad Pro complaint I’ve seen
One of the iPad Pro’s big upgrades is the ultra-thin Tandem OLED screen that we knew Apple was working on. The screen has two OLED …
Nintendo Switch 2 specs and lots of other details may have leaked
We no longer have to speculate: the Nintendo Switch 2 announcement is coming by April 2025. Nintendo confirmed as much a few days ago during …
EA ponders ads to squeeze even more money out of its most expensive AAA games
Ads seem inescapable these days. The next place you might see commercials in the not-too-distant future is in AAA games from EA. That’s right, some …
OpenAI’s Google Search rival might launch just one day before I/O 2024
When Google takes the stage on Tuesday to deliver its lengthy, carefully rehearsed I/O 2024 keynote, it might do so under unexpected pressure. OpenAI, the …
ChatGPT got a big privacy upgrade – here’s what’s new
When OpenAI released ChatGPT to the public in late 2022, the AI service had no privacy features. That is, you could not prevent the data …
We need to talk about how amazing the M4 iPad Pro’s battery life is
Apple did not discuss the M4 iPad Pro’s battery life during the Let Loose event or address it in the press release. You have to …
Netflix Games streaming just entered beta testing, and some of you can try it
Netflix started offering subscribers free access to games a few years ago. All you need is an active Netflix subscription to play games on mobile …
