Bing AI chatbot now lets you fine-tune its personality.
Too much personality? Not enough? Don’t worry Goldilocks, Bing’s AI chatbot has a new feature to make sure the personality setting is just right, and we tested it out. (Spoiler: It kinda works.) Starting on Wednesday, Microsoft began rolling out a new feature in the chat section of Bing’s homepage which lets you toggle just […]
Elon Musk said Neuralink is ready for humans. Regulators disagreed.
Application denied. That’s what regulators with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had to tell Elon Musk’s brain implant company, Neuralink, after it sought the green light to begin human trials. Furthermore, it seems unlikely that Neuralink will receive an approval soon, at least not within any timeframes that Musk has previously mentioned. The […]
New iPhone charging feature turns itself on by default. What it is and how to disable it.
A feature in a recent iOS update for iPhone, introduced in October, is suddenly being noticed. And not everyone likes it. The goal of clean energy charging, introduced in iOS 16.1, is so iPhone users can rely less on fossil fuel-intensive energy sources by “selectively charging when lower carbon-emission electricity is available.” Credit: Jonathan Tully/Mashable […]
OpenAI is making ChatGPT and Whisper available to third-parties
Prepare for everything in your life to become ChatGPT-ed. On Wednesday, OpenAI announced an API for ChatGPT and Whisper, another one of its products which transcribes speech to text. This means third-party developers will be able to integrate ChatGPT and Whisper’s artificial intelligence technology for their own products and services. SEE ALSO: Getting a ChatGPT […]
In the future, your Ford might repossess itself if you miss payments
Remember the scene in Minority Report where Tom Cruise’s self-driving car tries to automatically take him in for a crime he hasn’t committed yet? Ford isn’t trying to do that, necessarily, but it’s closer than I’d like. SEE ALSO: Tesla warns Full Self-Driving can cause crashes, recalls 362,758 vehicles According to a report from The […]
Fitbit app keeps crashing? Here's what we know so far.
Not sure you can put what’s happening with Fitbit this morning better than one Twitter user has: “Fitbit is down and I can’t log that I’m feeling stressed about this.” The app on both Apple and Android devices crashes for many users upon opening, and the website Downdetector is reporting that thousands of users have […]
Page turn animation on Apple's Books app is back in latest iOS beta
Page turning in Apple’s Books on iOS is about to get exciting again. OK, maybe “exciting” is a strong word. For some reason, Apple nixed the “curl” page turning animation in Books in iOS 16, which makes the virtual pages of the book actually curl as you flip them over. Instead, the pages simply slid […]
Tackle any to-do list with this refurbished, feature-packed Apple iPad mini
TL;DR: As of March 2, you can snag a refurbished iPad mini 5th generation (64GB, WiFi + cellular unlocked) for only $395.99 instead of $449.99. That’s 12% in savings. While we all love our smartphones, sometimes their small screens just don’t cut it. From watching your favorite TV series to editing photos or creating digital […]
Here's how to watch the final season of 'Riverdale' for free
SAVE 49%: ExpressVPN is the best service for unblocking streaming sites like The CW network. A one-year subscription to ExpressVPN is on sale for £86.51 and includes an extra three months for free — 49% off for a limited time. The final season of Riverdale begins on March 29 on The CW, with streaming available […]