OpenAI and non-profit partner Common Sense Media have launched a free training course for teachers aimed at demystifying artificial intelligence and prompt engineering, the organizations said on Wednesday.
The move comes as OpenAI is st…
Sony has rolled out a new PS Portal update, which allows players to bypass their PS5 consoles and stream games directly from the PS Plus catalog. The cloud streaming portion of the update is currently in beta, and only available to PS Plus…
We know that there’s been a Squid Game-inspired video game in the works since July. Now, Netflix is announcing Squid Game: Unleashed and dropping a trailer on YouTube. The game will be available on Netflix starting December 17.
The mu…
Uber is rolling out some new features for the holiday travel season. On Wednesday, it announced a new, super-duper-sized option with extra trunk space for airport travel. In addition, there will be a third shuttle route for NYC travelers.
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Humans are innately curious and we're surrounded by people and things that pique our interest. Maybe a cute pair of shoes catches your eye while scrolling through your social media newsfeeds. Or it could be a friend's houseplant that you n…
When Elon Musk unveiled Tesla's humanoid robot in 2021, he promised a 5-foot, 8-inch tall artificially intelligent assistant, but so far, the tech company has only delivered a seven-inch tall action figure resembling the highly anticipated…
OpenAI Head of Product Nick Turley said users should experiment with ChatGPT's voice mode.
Turley offered chatbot users tips on how to upload documents or make their own GPTs.
OpenAI rolled out its late…
Over the past two weeks, as Elon Musk has carved out a central role for himself in the Trump administration, people have been fleeing X in droves. More than a quarter million users deleted their accounts after Election Day — and more than …
Since the election, Bluesky has acquired millions of new users and surpassed Threads on app stores.
Many new Bluesky users are praising the feeling on the site as being similar to "old Twitter."
Social …
Google may be working to merge Chrome OS into its Android operating system to strengthen the value proposition of the software for its best Android tablets. While rumors circulate about Google’s Pixel Tablet 2, experts speculate on how t…
Pruna AI has secured $6.5 million from EQT Ventures to compress AI models.
The startup's optimization tool aims to make AI models smaller, cheaper, and greener.
BI got an exclusive look at the 12-slide …
Information on AI smartphone use from China has shown the significant battle Apple will have on its hands when (if?) Apple Intelligence eventually launches there, as well as how longer delays will see it lose market share in a fiercely com…
Bluesky may still be the underdog in the race for alternatives to X, but the once Twitter-affiliated service is gaining momentum. The app just passed the 15 million user mark after adding more than a million new users over the last week,…
It’s been a few years since Apple first introduced the AirTag, and while the tracker has undoubtedly become a useful everyday tool for a lot of buyers, there have also been concerns — and a class-action lawsuit — over misuses of the device…
Google Maps launched an update to help last-minute shoppers find nearby products.
The new "products nearby" tab lets users search in Maps for nearby in-stock items.
Other updates are designed for EV own…
Google’s focus on Android safety and security has been pretty evident this year. From partial screen recording and private spaces to protection against juice jacking attacks, Android 15 has been quite a reassuring iteration.
Google is n…
Apple is exploring new headsets and smart-home devices to expand its lineup.
Its plans don't always work out; it scrapped a car project and faces weak demand for the Vision Pro.
Apple's future profits d…
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The OnePlus 13 has been updated with macro photography, letting you capture super close-ups.
Users can access the new macro feature by tapping the "little petal" icon in the camera app after …
OpenAI is set to launch a new AI agent in January, code-named Operator, that will enable ChatGPT to take action on the user’s behalf. You may never have to book your own flights ever again.
The company’s leadership made the announceme…
Microsoft soft-launched a redesigned version of its Outlook app this year, and it hasn’t received the best reception. Not only will the new version of Outlook replace the old one, but it’ll also replace the default Windows Mail & Calenda…
Microsoft has confirmed that it is going on holiday break for Windows 11 updates, indicating that any major software features won’t be released until January 2025.
The company rolled out its latest software update, OS Build 26100.2314…
Social media platform Bluesky has seen a boom in new accounts since the election.
President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House has solidified a position for Elon Musk, owner of the social media platform X, on Trump's newly-f…
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T-Mobile started making changes to its mobile apps in January 2024, rebranding the T-Mobile Tuesdays app as the T-Life app.
Soon, the T-Mobile app became a clone of the new T-Life app, leadin…
The social media platform Bluesky was hit by an outage on Thursday, amid a rising wave of popularity for the app, which is often described as a friendlier alternative to X.
Bluesky has at times been the most downloaded app on both the U…
Using its Earth-observing satellites, NASA has collected huge amounts of highly complex data about our planet over the years to track climate change, monitor wildfires, and plenty more besides.
But making sense of it all, and bringing…
Google now offers a dedicated Gemini AI app on iPhone. First spotted by MacRumors, the free software is available to download in Australia, India, the US and the UK following a soft launch in the Philippines earlier this week.
Before to…
Great quality doesn’t have to come at a high price; a mantra 1More continues to perpetuate each time it releases new headphones or wireless earbuds. What makes this all the more compelling is that the company doesn’t skimp out along the wa…
Spotify is aiming to give YouTube some competition with its new partner program for video creators and content that goes viral. The music and podcast app announced a new “Partner Program” that monetizes audio and video beyond income from…
Bluesky may still be the underdog in the race for alternatives to X, but the once Twitter-affiliated service is gaining momentum. The app just passed the 15 million user mark after adding more than a million new users over the last week, t…
Last week, Xumo announced that it’s bringing a 55- and 65-inch TV to Target for $250 and $360, respectively, both from manufacturer Hisense. While neither of these TVs are new to the world (Hisense Xumo TVs have been exclusively available …
Strava, a popular app for tracking fitness activities, is expanding its Hatmaps feature to help improve the safety of its users. The update should be especially useful now for users in the Northern Hemisphere, which is heading into winte…
President-elect Donald Trump has named Elon Musk as the leader of a new “Department of Government Efficiency," that will “dismantle Government Bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure Federal Agenci…
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The Pixel Watch series had a rough month when Wear OS 5 caused major issues like bricked devices and blank screens, and Google paused the rollout.
The November update is rolling out now, cont…
Amazon is closing down Freevee, the ad-supported video streaming service that launched in 2019 as IMDb Freedive before rebranding as IMDb TV and, finally, as Amazon Freevee in 2022.
Freevee has been available as an app for mobile and …
At its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in June, Apple announced updates coming to its various operating systems, most of which focus on its own version of AI, dubbed Apple Intelligence. MacBooks will get macOS 15, aka Sequoia, that …
2024 has been a rough year for Sonos. The company’s would-be triumphant entry into the crowded headphones market was overshadowed by a disastrous app redesign. In the fallout of the botched software update, the company decided to delay p…
Apple announced a new wave of product refreshes recently, and not only does the charging port for the Magic Mouse remain on the bottom of the device — the M4 Mac mini’s power button has been moved to the bottom, too. These design choices h…
Tech company develops revolutionary battery to solve major industry issue: 'This cell won't have that problem'
Molten salt might sound like the latest hot wing flavor at your neighborhood Applebee's.
But in reality, it's the crucial …
One of the most useful new features in the public beta of iOS 18.2 is the capability to share the location of a lost item connected to Apple’s Find My network. Sure, you could already share an item’s location with people in your contacts l…
A lot of people tried to use OpenAI's DALL-E image generator during the election season, but the company said that it was able to stop them from using it as a tool to create deepfakes. ChatGPT rejected over 250,000 requests to generate i…
Check Point Software's latest threat index reveals a significant rise in Infostealers like Lumma Stealer, while mobile malware like Necro continues to pose a significant threat, highlighting the evolving tactics used by cyber criminals acr…
LG Display, one of the global leaders in display technologies, unveiled a new stretchable display prototype that can expand by up to 50%. This makes it the most stretchable display in the industry, more than doubling the previous record of…
Another RCS upgrade has been spotted on iOS 18
Android emoji reactions now show up properly on iPhones
The change may have been made by Apple or Google
While messaging between Android phones and iPhones still …
Vietnam said Chinese online retailers Shein and Temu need to register with the government before the end of November or it will block their internet domains and apps from being used in the country.
Vietnam's government and local busines…
Motorola is refining the exciting Rizr concept smartphone shown during Mobile World Congress (MWC) earlier this year, according to a patent filed in the U.S. in November. In case you missed it, the Rizr is a continuation of its popular Raz…
South Korea's ruling party proposed a special chips act on Monday to give chipmakers subsidies and an exemption from a national cap on working hours, to tackle potential risks from measures threatened by incoming U.S. President Donald Trum…
ChatGPT search (the new search engine built into ChatGPT that combines conversational AI with real-time information straight from the web) has recently launched for everybody who was signed up to the waitlist, or is a ChatGPT Plus subscrib…
The launch of the PS5 Pro ushers in a load of updates, improving some of the biggest games the platform has to offer. PS Plus Extra and Premium subscribers can check out a handful of these PS5 Pro enhanced games with the subscription’s exc…
The November update for Google Pixel devices running Android 15 is rolling out now. This batch doesn’t include exciting new features, like the AI-powered theft protection in the October update, but it has bug fixes and the latest security …
Voice assistants have a reputation for finicky activation, such as responding to their prompts that are spoken in an ad. Apple may have a fix for that in the works. 9to5Mac spotted this element in the tvOS 18.2 beta. A part of code called …