ChatGPT has surpassed 400 million weekly active users. "We feel very fortunate to serve 5 percent of the world every week," OpenAI COO Brad Lightcap said on X about the new audience stat. This figure is twice the weekly active user c…
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A new YouTube Premium Lite plan will be announced for users in the U.S., Australia, Germany, and Thailand "soon."
Unlike YouTube Premium, which bundles YouTube Music with ad-free videos and o…
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Google is making file uploads available in Gemini for free users.
The change has already begun to roll out and should be available in the Gemini app, as well as the web client.
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xAI launched its Grok-3 AI chatbot merely a few days ago, but locked it behind a paywall worth $40 per month. Now, the company is offering free access to it, but only for a limited time. xAI chief, Elon Musk, says the free access will only…
After much waiting and online speculation, Apple announced its new budget-friendly smartphone on Wednesday: the iPhone 16e.
The fourth-generation edition of the cheaper smartphone line is larger in size, utilizes face ID, features a USB…
Chinese automaker SAIC Motor said on Friday it would partner with tech company Huawei to develop new "globally competitive" smart electric vehicles.
The tie-up sees yet another state-owned automaker betting on partnerships with Huawei, …
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Universities across China have launched artificial intelligence (AI) courses this month based on Chinese AI startup DeepSeek, whose AI breakthrough has been described as a "Sputnik moment" for China and garnered…
Visual Intelligence is one of the standout features that debuted with the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro series last fall. This feature was widely believed to be limited to iPhones equipped with Camera Control (and Apple Intelligence), …
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Samsung listed three unreleased A-series Galaxy phones on its Chilean service website.
The phones are the Samsung Galaxy A26 5G (SM-A266), Samsung Galaxy A36 5G (SM-A366), and Samsung Galaxy A…
Apple's new budget-friendly smartphone is available for pre-order beginning Friday.
Apple announced the release of the iPhone 16e, the fourth edition of the company's less expensive smartphone line, on Wednesday after CEO Tim Cook tease…
If you couldn’t stomach $800 for a new iPhone with Apple Intelligence, don’t worry: Apple just announced the iPhone 16e. At $599, it strikes a balance on specs, which is the soft and cosy way to say it doesn’t have everything.
It has a …
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Live Captions and Live Translate will now have a 30-minute visibility window, making it easier to go back and read what you missed.
The transcript of the last 30 minutes of a call will appear…
Microsoft has unveiled a new chip called Majorana 1 that it says will enable the creation of quantum computers able to solve "meaningful, industrial-scale problems in years, not decades".
It is the latest development in quantum co…
Now the Apple iPhone 16e has officially been announced — and is available for preorder, no less — you might wonder what accessories you need to buy for it. This handset has been a long time coming and fits nicely into the lineup between th…
Apple has announced a new iPhone which brings artificial intelligence (AI) features at a lower cost than its flagship handsets.
The iPhone 16e has the same processor as the more expensive iPhone 16, Apple said, with similar storage opti…
Oppo is back with a new foldable, and the Find N5 is a technically impressive balance of thinness and power. Skipping over the whole unlucky number four thing (this is technically the fourth iteration of the Find foldable), the company cla…
Google has strengthened Chrome’s security with AI-driven real-time protection, helping safeguard your PC from dangerous downloads, sites, and extensions, as spotted by Leo on X (via Bleeping Computer). Google tested the update for three …
Apple always has different hardware being worked on at any time. Some are going to be several years away from ever seeing the light of day like the reported robots it's working on while others are just a few days from launch like the iPhon…
Huawei unveiled the Mate XT Ultimate in China, just a day after the iPhone 16 Pro launch. While Apple introduced incremental upgrades, Huawei has pushed boundaries with an already novel form factor. And now, it’s expanding beyond China—Hua…
A new research report suggests that ransomware attacks are not only becoming more frequent, but hackers are also striking faster than ever before. Researchers indicate that bad actors are rolling out attacks as quickly as security professi…
Google is ramping up efforts to make AI overviews more comprehensive and visible in search results. As it looks to evolve the overviews into more elaborate responses, the search giant might also include them in search results on mobile app…
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Artificial intelligence (AI) has become embedded in the systems that power organisations, industries, and people’s daily lives. Generative AI (GenAI), in particular, is reshaping how organis…
Elon Musk-led xAI has announced their latest AI model, Grok-3, via a livestream. From the get-go, it was evident that the company wants to quickly fill all the practical gaps that can make its chatbot more approachable to an average user, …
The Philippines has detected foreign attempts to access intelligence data, but its cyber minister said on Tuesday no breaches have been recorded so far.
Attempts to steal data are wide-ranging, said minister for information and co…
Nothing, the mobile and lifestyle tech brand founded by OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei, is set to launch its next set of mid-rangers early in March. Official details of the devices, including Nothing Phone (3a) and (3a) Pro, have been scanty,…
Elon Musk is taking aim at federal workers and organizations, through the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Now, Musk-owned X (formerly Twitter) is blocking Signal.me links, a URL used by encrypted messaging service Signal that…
In a blog post on Friday, Perplexity introduced a new tool called Deep Research that it says can conduct “in-depth research and analysis” to deliver detailed reports in response to your questions, and it’s free for limited use. It comes …
In 2022, Mark Gurman warned that Apple was considering putting advertisements in Apple Maps (and in other areas of the iPhone), but that ultimately didn’t happen. Now it looks like Apple is revisiting the idea, according to Gurman’s most r…
You could soon pay to access certain subreddits, according to comments shared by Reddit CEO Steve Huffman during a taped video AMA (Ask Me Anything). Huffman has suggested the company might experiment with some kind of Reddit paywall bef…
Apple’s ambitions in the immersive world of augmented and virtual reality (AR and VR) are off to a rough start. The $3,500 Vision Pro failed to kick off a market storm. Then came reports of Apple cancelling its AR smart glasses project.
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Electric air taxis — vehicles that could whisk you from a busy airport to a city center without any honking or traffic — are not far away.
This vision is "no longer science fiction, but it's becoming science fact," Nikhil Goel, th…
Apple's artificial intelligence features for iPhones could be available in China as early as May, according to Bloomberg. The company reportedly established several teams in China and the US to make that happen, and it's also teaming up wi…
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Family Link is getting a design refresh, reorganizing the app into three pages: Screen Time, Controls, and Location.
School time will come to Android phones managed with Family Link starting …
A tiny, bendable antenna capable of 5G and Wi-Fi connectivity has been developed by scientists, and rather than being made for phones or a smartwatch, it’s for smart clothing. The 2-port multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) antenna …
Amid stiff competition, Baidu says it’s making its AI chatbot free to use. Starting on April 1, ERNIE Bot will be available to users at no cost. Baidu says it will also issue refunds to users in some cases. The company cited reduced …
It seems Apple is ready to show off something new. In a tweet on Thursday, CEO Tim Cook told Apple aficionados to "get ready to meet the newest member of the family." What that product is remains a slight mystery, though we won't have to…
Early Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra buyers are experiencing a camera bug on the flagship device. Luckily, Samsung has addressed the problem and is promising a fix.
As users on Reddit and Samsung’s community forum noted, the camera glitch aff…
Adobe announced at its Max Japan 2025 design conference a pair of new AI editing tools for its Lightroom and Camera Raw applications designed to reduce the tedious repetition of many common tasks.
First off, Adaptive Profiles, which t…
It’s no secret that Apple’s AI efforts, especially on the iPhone, haven’t quite managed to create a stir, neither in terms of capabilities, nor the pace of innovation. The company, however, has finally managed a breakthrough in one of its …
Australian audio company, BlueAnt — the same brand that’s been making Bluetooth accessories since 2003 — has a new set of wireless noise-canceling headphones called Pump X, which are designed specifically for powering workouts. They come i…
We called 2023’s Galaxy Watch 6 a “modest upgrade” from the Galaxy Watch 5, which itself also got described as “very similar” to its predecessor, the Watch 4. So it’s perhaps not surprising that Samsung’s latest smartwatch, the Galaxy Watc…
Amazon is holding an event on February 26 at 10AM ET, and that's unusually early in the year for the company, which typically has its launches in the fall like the rest of its peers. However, considering the last time Amazon had a "devic…
Sony just had its best holiday season ever in terms of PlayStation 5 console sales with 9.5 million sold over the last three months (2024 Q3), the company announced in its earnings release. That's 1.3 million more than it sold in the same …
You may no longer have access to CBS and CBS Sports, along with Paramount's other channels, through YouTube TV after today, February 13. In an announcement, YouTube has revealed that it's in the middle of negotiations with the company to…
Google’s Gemini AI just got a major buff for iPhone users with the addition of its Deep Research feature. Google first added this feature to Android devices, but it’s dropping in a phased rollout to the iPhone. If you don’t yet see this fu…
Sam Altman announced free ChatGPT users will "get unlimited chat access to GPT-5."
He said OpenAI is aiming to simplify its offerings by unifying models and removing the model picker.
GPT-4.5, called Or…
The rumored February 2025 PlayStation State of Play is real, and brought us 40 plus minutes of reveals pertaining to Sony’s gaming platform. Although most tuned in to catch a glimpse at what first-party exclusives PS5 has cooking for the r…
Password managers are one of the most effective ways internet users keep their online lives in order. Many popular services include 1Password, LastPass, and NordPass, which can be used for storing and generating passwords, and recalling …
The latest stats say 80% of stalking victims are tracked using tech. One of the most popular ways to do it? GPS trackers, like an AirTag. They’re small enough to slip into a bag, pocket or your car undetected.
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