Apple is developing a bunch of products and features to deliver its vision of AI, including multiple robots, a smart home display, and a revamped version of Siri with new technology powering it, according to an extensive report from Bloomberg. The company’s generative AI efforts lag those from other big tech companies, and it delayed some upgrades to Siri earlier this year, but these rumored new…
OpenAI adds new ChatGPT third-party tool connectors to Dropbox, MS Teams as Altman clarifies GPT-5 prioritization
August 14, 2025
Today, many eyes are on OpenAI CEO and co-founder Sam Altman‘s ongoing public feud with Elon Musk on the latter’s social network, X.
But Altman’s recent statements regarding the ongoing rollout of his company’s latest and greatest large language model (LLM), GPT-5…
Physical AI, where robotics and foundation models come together, is fast becoming a growing space with companies like Nvidia, Google and Meta releasing research and experimenting in melding large language models (LLMs) with robots.
New research from the Allen Institute for…
Google adds limited chat personalization to Gemini, trails Anthropic and OpenAI in memory features
August 14, 2025
Google is playing catch-up against Anthropic and OpenAI as it slowly adds customization, personalization and gives users more control over what data to reference to its Gemini app.
Personalization and data control in chat platforms make it easier for both individual and enterprise users to converse with the chatbot and retain preferences. This is even more important for ongoing projects in the…
Lucid is teasing what it calls a “bold new concept of electric exploration” ahead of its debut on Thursday. What exactly does that mean?
What bold new EV is Lucid revealing?
After launching the Gravity in late 2024, Lucid now offers two of the most efficient and…
JackRabbit, the San Diego-based micromobility company that made its name on tiny, featherweight, pedal-free “micro e-bikes”, is taking a big swing with something entirely new. Today the company announced is new line of “Micro Hauler” rides. Think of it as a portable…
Ford's Universal EV Platform event left key unanswered questions, but the optimism was palpable
August 14, 2025
Yesterday I made the trip to Ford’s Louisville Assembly Plant for its Universal EV Platform event. This plant, which opened in 1955, is currently configured to produce the Ford Escape and its cousin, the Lincoln Corsair. According to Ford, it’s scheduled to undergo dramatic changes in the near future.
The event had a distinctly blue-collar feel to it, with Ford executives making the…
A bustling metropolis, such as London in the UK, provides a fascinating contrast of old and new, with modern glass-and-steel structures butting up against historic buildings. However, cities are also full of people, traffic, building work and other unsightly distractions…
The #1 mistake in black-and-white photography: Why monochrome images look flat – and how to fix it
August 13, 2025
Black-and-white photography is timeless. From its roots in the 1800s to today’s digital world, it continues to hold a powerful place in visual storytelling. Monochrome images are often praised for their emotional depth and dramatic feel – and rightly so.
But not…
Comet: Understanding Its Cosmic Significance
August 13, 2025
The fastest-moving objects are often the most challenging subjects to photograph – which means NASA scientists had a challenge ahead of them when the ATLAS comet warning system flagged the fastest solar system visitor yet. The Hubble Space Telescope has managed to capture the sharpest ever photograph of the comet known as 3I/ATLAS as it travels at 130,000 miles per hour / 209,215 kph.
The…
