Category: computing

I used NoteBookLM to help with productivity – here’s 5 top tips to get the most from Google’s AI audio tool

The idea of AI podcasts built from whatever documents you have lying around still feels like a trick of some kind, but Google‘s NotebookLM has shown me repeatedly that it can make informative, if not always lively, audio episodes on whatever subject I like. The concept is simple: texts and…

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OpenAI confirms 400 million weekly ChatGPT users – here’s 5 great ways to use the world’s most popular AI chatbot

ChatGPT is used by 400 million people a week, as confirmed by OpenAI in a Reuters report. That’s a shocking number, considering the AI chatbot is only a little over two years old. It makes ChatGPT one of the most widely used digital tools on the planet, putting it in…

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“We will never build a backdoor” – Apple kills its iCloud’s end-to-end encryption feature in the UK

Apple has announced it is withdrawing its Advanced Data Protection feature from the UK The decision comes after the UK Government requested an encryption backdoor New users will be unable to access the feature, with existing users losing functionality in the future As of today, February 21, 2025, people in…

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I tried this new online AI agent, and I can’t believe how good Convergence AI’s Proxy 1.0 is at completing multiple online tasks simultaneously

There’s been a recent flurry of AI tools that can go online and do things on your behalf. OpenAI’s Operator is a powerful and expensive AI Agent. At the same time, the more makeshift Browser Useoffers a thriftier option for those who want AI to automate their online errands. The…

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Rabbit AI’s new tool can control your Android phones, but I’m not sure how I feel about letting it control my smartphone

Shortly after HP acquired Humane AI, Rabbit is launching Android app Much like other AI agents the idea is that this Rabbit app is an agent to carry out tasks for you It’s currently being tested for Android ahead of a teased release Rabbit is showing off a new AI…

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Rabbit AI’s new tool can control your Android phone, but I’m not sure how I feel about letting it control my smartphone

Shortly after HP acquired Humane AI, Rabbit is launching Android app Much like other AI agents the idea is that this Rabbit app is an agent to carry out tasks for you It’s currently being tested for Android ahead of a teased release Rabbit is showing off a new AI…

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