AI companies like OpenAI are basically performing gain-of-function research on humanity
Let’s come to an understanding of how we got to this moment in the evolution of artificial intelligence. Similar to the way scientists controversially study …
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OpenAI’s Sora text-to-video AI model will be available later this year
After Dall-E and ChatGPT, OpenAI stunned the world once again with its new Sora AI about a month ago. Sora is a text-to-video generative AI …
Galaxy A55 isn’t coming to the US, which is a pretty big shock
Earlier this week, Samsung unveiled the Galaxy A55 and Galaxy A35 mid-range phones. The handsets are almost identical when it comes to design. The Galaxy …
App subscriptions aren’t enough to help most developers make money
RevenueCat has released its State of Subscription Apps report (via TechCrunch). The study analyzed over 29,000 apps and 18,000 developers, which combined to generate over …
House passes bill that could ban TikTok, but it’s not over yet
On Wednesday morning, the US House of Representatives passed legislation that could result in TikTok being banned in the United States. In a rather rare …
Study says iPhone SE 4 will lose value quickly, but people are getting it all wrong
Apple is reportedly getting ready to launch the iPhone SE 4, and I’ve been a big fan of the project ever since word got out …
Surgeons used Apple Vision Pro to help perform spinal surgery
After Apple highlighted health apps that can be used with Apple Vision Pro, Business Insider reports a successful story of how the spatial computer was …
macOS 14.4 bug breaks USB hubs in monitors
After releasing the M3 MacBook Air, Apple also pushed out its macOS 14.4 update. Unfortunately, a bug in this update is breaking some USB hubs …
Bad news for Apple Watch users waiting for the blood oxygen sensor to return
Almost two months since Apple halted sales of the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 with the blood oxygen feature, a new …
OLED iPad Pro: Size matters, but it’s not what you think
I said a few weeks ago I wouldn’t buy an OLED iPad Pro and the rumored sky-high price wouldn’t be the main reason, though it …
Researchers are using 3D chips to revolutionize Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi has come a long way in the past several years, with better speeds and more reliable connections becoming a standard among internet users. However, …
microLED Apple Watch Ultra project is dead and buried
Late last month, we reported that the microLED Apple Watch Ultra project was likely canceled – or at least delayed for a significant period of …
Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 could look a lot more like the Apple Watch, and that’s a good thing
I remember when Samsung originally rolled out the first few Galaxy Watches, which looked more like the ever-beloved Pebble or the Apple Watch. Of course, …
Hackers stole 15,000 Roku accounts to sell on the dark web
On Friday, March 8, Roku sent out a notification to over 15,000 users to inform them about their accounts being breached by hackers. Roku explained …
The mystery of why Apple’s OLED iPad Pro hasn’t launched yet has been solved
Analyst Ross Young might have answered why Apple hasn’t yet released the OLED iPad Pro. While users are questioning where Apple’s new iPad Pro and …
Copilot Pro now lets you make custom GPTs, just like ChatGPT
One advantage of ChatGPT over the competition is that it lets you create custom GPTs for just about anything. OpenAI has big plans for custom …
TikTok Photos might be the Instagram alternative nobody asked for
TikTok is one of the most popular and controversial social networks out there. The video app forced Instagram and YouTube to copy this new form …
New Slack update adds a much better way to find and share GIFs
While Slack technically has supported GIFs for a while now, the experience in sharing them has been… poor. Thankfully, Slack itself is here to save …
I’m a longtime Apple Watch user, but I really want a Samsung Galaxy Ring
I’m an iPhone user who is deeply entrenched in Apple’s ecosystem. I also have a Mac, AirPods, and an Apple Watch, which all “just work” …
Apple Car had the most powerful chip Apple ever developed, and I want it in my next Mac
With the Apple Car project canceled, we’re now discovering several details about what went wrong, the possible designs it could have had, and now that …
Apple will let EU iPhone users download apps from websites for the first time in iOS history
Today, Apple announced a new option to download iPhone apps in the EU, as, starting this spring, Cupertino will allow developers to distribute their iOS …
Here’s why I might upgrade my current Mac to the M4 MacBook Pro
Apple just unveiled its new M3 MacBook Air, but a report has already said that the company is working on the future M4 MacBook Pro. …
Add smarts to all the dumb stuff in your home with these Alexa smart plugs
It’s pretty crazy that, after all this time, most smart home solutions are still clunky and overcomplicated. I test smart technology for a living and …
iOS 18 might let you set Google Maps as the iPhone’s default navigation app, with a big EU twist
I keep trying to use Apple Maps more on my iPhone. But I routinely find myself switching to Google Maps and staying with it. Google …
iOS 18 concept highlights how Apple could integrate generative AI
Apple will announce iOS 18 a few months from now. While BGR has already covered a concept showing iPhone AI applications that could be available …
WhatsApp chats might tell you if they’re end-to-end encrypted
Anyone using WhatsApp should know that their chats and calls are end-to-end encrypted, just like on iMessage and Signal. It’s a security feature WhatsApp had …
What if the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 beats the iPhone 16 Pro’s A18 Pro chip?
The iPhone’s A-series chip has traditionally been the fastest in the industry, often setting records in benchmark tests, at least for single-core measurements. In real-life …
M3 MacBook Air has an SSD upgrade that people don’t even realize
Apple launched its new M3 MacBook Air models last week, and the refreshed 13-inch and 15-inch laptops are now available to purchase. In addition to …
Samsung Galaxy A55 is official with a surprise: More RAM than the Galaxy S24
Samsung on Monday unveiled the Galaxy A55 and Galaxy A35, just as expected. The two new mid-rangers are virtually identical, though the A55 variant has …
Apple highlights how health apps are shaping Vision Pro
With Apple Vision Pro now available for a month, it seems health apps are becoming a focus in the spatial computing era. They can take …
