OpenAI has put a lot of work lately into improving the free tier of ChatGPT. Users who want to test the chatbot don’t need to pay $20/month, and they can still use more advanced AI features, though they still can’t access everything that’s available to paying subscribers.ChatGPT Free accounts can access a reasoning model, use…
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Amid growing controversies surrounding Apple Intelligence, Apple is adjusting how it promotes its AI features around the globe. In New York City, the company recently replaced billboards for Genmoji with ads spotlighting the iPhone 16 Pro’s camera capabilities. On its website, Apple has also subtly reworked the language around Apple Intelligence, now stating its devices…
I’ve been using ChatGPT Deep Research for all sorts of tasks that require a more thorough search of the internet for answers, and I’ve been mostly happy with the results. The AI puts out detailed reports about the topic, and it includes sources to verify its accuracy. For example, I used ChatGPT Deep Research to…
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I’m a longtime MacBook user browsing the web primarily through Microsoft Edge. It might seem a very odd choice, considering that Apple has a great browser built into macOS, and Safari is even better for privacy than any alternative. Also, Edge is essentially a Chrome clone that Microsoft developed once it was clear its previous…
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Markus Schümmelfeder has spent more than a decade looking for ways to help biopharmaceutical giant Boehringer Ingelheim exploit digital and data. He joined the company in February 2014 as corporate vice-president in IT and became CIO in April 2018. “It was a natural evolution,” he says. “Over time, you see what can be done as…
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I don’t always do it, but I do say “please” and “thank you” when talking to AI chatbots like ChatGPT. I use lots of words in those prompts, including appellatives like “Hey ChatGPT…” After all, that’s the point of sophisticated AI models that understand common speech. You can tell them what you’d like them to…
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DeepSeek’s moment in the spotlight appears to be over, at least for now, as talk of ChatGPT’s image-generation abilities has dominated the AI conversations. Add all the new OpenAI announcements and Google’s various Gemini upgrades, like the Gemini 2.5 Pro model, and there’s almost no room left for DeepSeek.But the breakthrough AI chatbot that shocked…
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After launching the Gemini 2.5 Pro model a few weeks ago, Google has a new AI product ready for testing. Gemini 2.5 Flash is supposed to bring more affordable AI reasoning to tasks that require more thinking.Google lets users specify a budget and turn reasoning on and off depending on the task. Not everything you…
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Earlier this month, Anthropic announced a major new AI initiative targeting the education sector. The Claude for Education program includes an AI Learning Mode for students as well as AI tools that the entire faculty can use. Anthropic also announced partnerships with a few educational institutions.Unsurprisingly, OpenAI didn’t wait long to respond with its own…
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Alongside my ChatGPT journey, I’ve also been focusing heavily on learning Italian. That’s why I recently changed my iPhone language to Italian. Che bello. However, as soon as I switched my device’s language, Apple Intelligence disappeared.Weird, right? After all, Apple Intelligence is available in several different languages, starting with iOS 18.4—including my dear old Brazilian…
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