Category: computing

Apple wants to connect thoughts to iPhone control – and there’s a very good reason for it

Apple announced plans to support Switch Control for Brain-Computer Interfaces The tool would make devices like iPhones and Vision Pro headsets accessible for people with conditions like ALS Combined with Apple’s AI-powered Personal Voice feature, brain-computer interfaces could allow people to think words and hear them spoken in a synthetic…

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Audible’s AI narration sounds impressive, but I’d rather hear the story told by a human

Audiobooks have saved my sanity on many long commutes and have been great company while I’m cleaning or doing other chores. When the performance is good, it’s easy to fall into the story. Audible wants authors and their readers to embrace AI as an alternative to human narration, but I…

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Google Messages is finally getting a mentions feature for chats – here’s how it works

Google Messages is finally getting a mentions features, similar to the one in WhatsApp and Telegram It was first spotted in March, but Android Authority has managed to get the feature working Though it works for the most part, it’s not quite ready for an official rollout Google Messages has…

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TikTok’s new AI Alive lets you turn images into videos – here’s how to try it for free

TikTok has launched AI Alive The new AI tool brings your images to life directly from within TikTok Stories AI Alive is available for free TikTok has launched a new AI feature that can turn your photos into videos, and it’s available for free within TikTok Stories. The new feature,…

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This new ChatGPT feature solves the most annoying thing about Deep Research

ChatGPT’s Deep Research feature can now export reports as PDFs The PDFs come complete with tables, images, and citations This update makes it easier to archive, share, and even reuse ChatGPT’s research in other tools I’ve spent a lot of time experimenting with ChatGPT’s Deep Research feature, and I’ve produced…

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This new AI model can make your dream Lego set – here’s how you can try LegoGPT for free

LegoGPT is a new AI model that turns text prompts into Lego designs you can actually build LegoGPT uses AI models and physics simulations to generate brick-by-brick instructions Carnegie Mellon researchers built LegoGPT as open-source and free to try If you’ve ever stared at a pile of Lego bricks and…

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