Month: April 2026
I tried using ChatGPT in CarPlay — and it was weirder than I expected
Apple has spent years turning CarPlay into a polished extension of the iPhone for when you’re on the road, but Siri isn’t much of a conversationalist. If you want to chat with an AI while driving, you can now talk to ChatGPT while using CarPlay. All you need is iOS…
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Google updates Gemini’s mental health safeguards
Google is making some changes to how Gemini handles mental health crises. The chatbot now includes a redesigned crisis hotline module with a one-touch interface to connect to real-world help. The company is also changing how Gemini responds to signs that a user may be experiencing a mental health crisis.…
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The rugged Bose Soundlink Flex is 25 percent off right now
We saw a host of excellent Bose discounts during Amazon’s so-called Big Spring Sale last month; however, none of them were quite as steep as the current price drop we’re seeing on the latest Bose Soundlink Flex. Right now, the portable speaker is on sale at Amazon, Walmart, and Best…
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Vertical browser tabs are better and you should use them
Google’s Chrome browser is getting a couple of new features, both of them extremely welcome and wildly overdue. The first is a reading mode, which does what it already does in most other browsers: strip out a lot of website cruft to make pages easier to read. Reading mode is…
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‘5 strokes of the cane’: Inside the massive scam compound that was bombed to end its reign of terror
BBC reveals staged offices and harsh punishments inside bombed scam compound International investigations linked regional fraud hubs to cryptocurrency and organized crime networks New laws and raids target operators as scam networks relocate across Southeast Asia A bombed casino complex on Cambodia’s border has exposed how large-scale scam factories operated…
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Suno and major music labels reportedly clash over AI music sharing
The AI-powered musicmaker Suno is struggling to reach licensing deals with Universal Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment. That’s according to a report from the Financial Times, which says both sides can’t agree on whether users should be able to share the AI-generated songs they create. “Universal wants AI-generated tracks…
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