Adobe’s mind-blowing text-to-video Firefly AI tool is now available on the web
Text-to-video AI tools like OpenAI’s Sora are already available to users, but more competition will always benefit us in the long run. It will drive …
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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Apple finally made it easier to move digital purchases between two accounts
If you’re juggling two Apple Accounts (formerly known as Apple IDs) on your iPhone and iPad, and struggling to figure out where your backups and …
US and UK refuse to sign AI safety agreement in Paris
The AI Action Summit in Paris is one of the most important events of the year, as elected officials and tech executives meet in Paris …
Galaxy S25 Ultra absolutely crushes iPhone 16 Pro Max in speed test
Apple introduced the iPhone 16 Pro Max’s A18 Pro chip as the “fastest CPU in any smartphone” last September. That’s something Apple could have said …
Incredible AI app translates live speech in real-time on video calls
One of the best uses of generative AI products is real-time translation of voice and video calls. Suddenly, talking to people from different countries becomes …
How Google uses AI to protect you in Chrome
The second Tuesday of February marks Safer Internet Day, a global event that promotes safe internet practices, especially for children and young adults. We need …
We just started using AI like ChatGPT, and it may already be making us dumber
Before the arrival of ChatGPT, I’ve had this running joke with friends that we actually don’t know how to do many trivial things, and we’re …
Sam Altman on how life will change once AGI steals your job – and what ChatGPT thinks about it
Reading a blog post from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on this particular Monday in February makes perfect sense, considering what’s happening in the world right …
Meta allegedly used 82TB of stolen books to train its AI
If you follow AI products such as ChatGPT and Gemini, you also have to realize one of the sad realities about them. We can’t have …
Thunderbolts* Super Bowl trailer introduces the big villain, or does it?
Heading into the Super Bowl weekend, we were expecting Marvel to drop trailers for two of its three 2025 MCU movies. With Captain America: Brave …
Did Apple cancel its sophisticated AR glasses? Not so fast
We’ve been hearing for years that Apple wants to make standalone, sophisticated AR glasses that look just like a regular pair of prescription glasses. These …
Here’s why WhatsApp might be the best way to use ChatGPT
When OpenAI launched the 1-800-ChatGPT (1-800-242-8478) number in mid-December, announcing support for voice calls from any type of phone, I called it a gimmicky feature …
This AI gives you a body double to sit on Zoom calls, so you don’t have to
Generative AI products like ChatGPT aren’t just for asking AI questions, browsing the web in novel ways, or helping out with school and work. Some …
DeepSeek is ‘TikTok on steroids,’ lawmaker says as US ban on government devices looms
As soon as DeepSeek AI became a viral sensation, challenging America’s dominance in AI with breakthrough software innovations, I wondered whether a DeepSeek ban was …
Google Search is getting an AI Mode soon – here’s what it does
ChatGPT Search isn’t my main search engine, but it’s an increasingly important online search tool in my arsenal. I don’t specifically press the ChatGPT Search …
DeepSeek mobile apps send your sensitive data to China with no encryption
DeepSeek R1 is the open-source AI from China that shocked the world last week. We learned that a startup with restricted access to high-tech AI …
How to add end-to-end encryption to your iCloud backups
Apple’s Advanced Data Protection security features have been available for over two years now. It adds end-to-end encryption to various Apple apps on iCloud backup. …
iPhone SE 4 could kill multiple iPhones in Apple’s current lineup
We saw conflicting rumors about the iPhone SE 4 release last year. Some said the phone could be unveiled very early in 2025, while others …
Brits want to ban ‘smarter-than-human’ AI – good luck with that
Following the rapid advancements in AI tech like ChatGPT, it’s only a matter of time before the leading AI firms come up with AGI, or …
This AI is as good as ChatGPT o1, and it was built for under $50
DeepSeek R1 stunned the world last week as its developers explained they could train an open-source reasoning AI as good as ChatGPT o1 at a …
Google fumbled its big Gemini AI ad for the Big Game
Google is one of the top AI firms in the world, developing bleeding-edge AI under the Gemini umbrella. But Google isn’t seen as the leading …
Ultra-thin foldable iPhone coming next year, and its main specs might have leaked
We’ve had leaks saying Apple was studying foldable iPhone technology for years, but something has changed in the past few months. An increasing number of …
Taylor Swift singing in Japanese: Mind-blowing new AI tech from China
Less than a year ago, Microsoft’s VASA-1 blew my mind. The company showed how it could animate any photo and turn it into a video …
Helium Mobile launched the first-ever free phone plan, with 5G data and voice for $0
You might not be familiar with Helium Mobile, but you should get acquainted with the company if you want to spend less on your phone …
Fantastic Four poster controversy: Marvel denies using AI
Marvel gave MCU fans the first trailer for The Fantastic Four: First Steps early on Tuesday, and the studio did it in the best way …
Apple’s App Store is under investigation in China
The European Union forced Apple last year to open the App Store under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) work. iPhone users in the EU can …
Masa Son says AGI will be here even sooner than expected, but don’t get your hopes up
It’s only Tuesday but OpenAI has had a great week so far, seemingly making forgotten all the talk about DeepSeek. That’s the viral AI from …
ChatGPT’s AI agents are here, and this is how I want to use them
It’s morning. I’m making coffee, and I’m about to head to the bakery around the corner before I sit down for work. Before I leave, I …
Anthropic dares you to try to jailbreak Claude AI
Commercial AI chatbot products like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek, and others have safety precautions built in to prevent abuse. Because of the safeguards, the chatbots …
The Fantastic Four: First Steps trailer is finally out
We’re two weeks away from Marvel’s first MCU movie since Deadpool & Wolverine last summer. Captain America 4 opens on February 14th, and the promotion …
