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Podcast: Five years of Apple TV+
The Apple TV+ service recently had its five-year anniversary, so on this episode of the Macworld →
iOS 18.2: These great non-AI features are coming soon
When iOS 18.2 rolls out to all iPhones next week (we think), it’s going to bring →
Would you watch a foreign film dubbed with AI to sound like the original actors?
An Argentine horror-fantasy film called The Witch Game is coming to theaters in the U.S. and →
Gemini AI might be ready for you to roll the prompt dice
If you are old enough to remember the mysteries of the internet in the late 90s, →
This AI-powered chessboard could turn you into a grandmaster
The GoChess Mini is an AI-integrated chessboardWith built-in AI coaching, the chessboard claims to make you →
Microsoft doesn’t care if your unsupported PC can run Windows 11 – it wants you to stop using it right now
Microsoft will begin adding a watermark to the desktop of unsupported PCsPCs with Windows 11 installed →
Google’s AI podcast creator NotebookLM could be coming to the Gemini app on your phone
Beta code hints that Gemini will get NotebookLM accessNotebookLM will allow Gemini to create AI podcasts →
Box review: A great cloud storage solution for enterprise
At a glanceExpert’s Rating Super simple, but with plenty of power, too Web app feels better →
Onyx review: A must-have Mac utility
At a glanceExpert’s Rating Excellent utility for sorting out accumulated system gunk and errors Amazing level →
AI characters find religion in Minecraft
We usually think about AI in terms of how the models and characters interact with humans. →
This AI app claims it can calculate the day you’ll die
Robert Heinlein’s first short story, titled Life-Line, was published in 1939 and tells the tale of →
Samsung’s Galaxy S25 launch event might include its long-awaited smart glasses reveal
After months of rumors and leaks, and teases by Samsung itself, the company might finally be →
Microsoft plans to make searching in Windows 11 better – I just hope it doesn’t screw it up
Microsoft is developing a new ‘File Search’ app, possibly to improve Windows Search, aiming for more →
Microsoft’s claim that Arm-based Copilot+ PCs are “fastest, most intelligent Windows PCs” is debunked on X – and the community’s verdict isn’t wrong
Microsoft made some unwise claims about Snapdragon-toting Copilot+ PCsX fact-checkers made short work of the assertion →
Google Maps is getting new Waze incident alerts, but not all drivers are happy
Google Maps is now showing incident reports from Waze driversThis follows the roll-out of traffic reporting →
Here’s everything coming from Apple in December
December is going to be an exciting month for Apple releases for one reason only: Apple →
WhatsApp users may need to upgrade their iPhones
WhatsApp users who haven’t upgraded their iPhones in a while might not be able to run →
Fed up with hearing about Windows 10 support ending next year? Bad news – Microsoft has stepped up its Windows 11 upgrade campaign
The Help page for Surface devices has a new banner for Windows 11 upgradesReport notes Microsoft’s →
ChatGPT might finally face some real competition from Grok
Grok is heading to mobile devices, according to a Wall Street Journal report. xAI CEO Elon →
This AI app will turn your reading list into a podcast with digital hosts
Podcasts can be a great way to learn complex subjects, but not everything you’re reading has →
Shoppers are turning to AI to win at Black Friday – and you could, too
Black Friday 2024 is looking a little different this year, and it’s all thanks to the →
Google has a new chess game that lets you design the pieces with AI
GenChess lets you design the pieces with AI then play the boardIt uses the Imagen 3 →
These are the 5 Meta Quest 3 games I’d buy while they’re 40% off for Cyber Monday – if I didn’t own them already
If you’ve decided to pick up a Meta Quest 3 or Meta Quest 3S as part →
Google Chrome lets you chat with search history to recover pages
We’ve all been there – embarking on a desperate search for that one thing you found →
Can’t find the right Spotify playlist? Let Gemini do it for you
Google Gemini is singing a new tune courtesy of Spotify and the new Gemini Extension for →
Google is teaching Gemini how to handle a lot of code at once
Google is planning to give Gemini a major boost in absorbing and explaining software code, as →
The OpenAI Sora protest is just a taste of what’s coming in 2025 – here’s what needs to change
The recent protest against OpenAI by its unpaid beta testers has once again demonstrated that the →
You can now ask Claude to mimic your writing style
Anthropic is rolling out new ways for you to change how your Claude AI chatbot communicates →
Windows 11 Recall is misbehaving in testing, and the fix for the biggest issue is an age-old favorite: turn it off, then back on again
Recall has a number of bugs in initial testing (unsurprisingly)One glitch means it isn’t saving snapshotsThe →
OpenAI’s Sora and other AI video makers look amazing in their demos – why won’t they let us try them?
I was intrigued and impressed when OpenAI first demonstrated Sora earlier this year. There seemed no →