From obscurity to global fame, DeepSeek’s rise spooks global giants It now sits in second position behind OpenAI’s ChatGPT DeepSeek’s 24-hour reign as the top AI term sparked market chaos On January 28, DeepSeek R1, a mere eight days old at the time, became the world’s most popular AI term on Google Trends for 24 hours. It surpassed well-known AI… Continue Reading
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NYT Connections hints and answers for Wednesday, February 5 (game #605)
Looking for a different day? A new NYT Connections puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Tuesday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Connections hints and answers for Tuesday, February 4 (game #604). Good morning! Let’s play… Continue Reading
AppleCare+ moves to subscription-only model
Just days after it was rumored to happen, Apple has officially killed off prepaid multi-year AppleCare+ plans — at retail locations, at least. AppleCare+ drops prepaid options | Logo Credit: Apple On Sunday, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman announced on X that Apple would be shifting its AppleCare+ extended warranty program to a subscription model. Gurman postulated that the change would take… Continue Reading
How the new Apple Invites app works, and when you want to use it
While the new Apple Invites app and service sounds easy to use, it joins together so many Apple Services that it takes several steps — and can confuse your invitees. Here’s how to use it. How to use Apple Invites Apple Invites has been launched, though at time of writing it’s still not rolled out worldwide. If an App Store… Continue Reading
Nomad Universal Apple Watch cable review: This $100 cable simplifies your charging setup
You have a fair share of choices when it comes to USB-C cables, but you’ve never seen anything like Nomad’s new Universal Cable for Apple Watch. It’s truly the first of its kind. Nomad Universal Apple Watch cable review: A new go-to travel accessory For year’s, Nomad has had some of the most highly-rated cables on the market. But they’re… Continue Reading
Turns out Dyson’s new handheld vacuum is just a V8 without its wand, and I feel cheated
When news that Dyson was adding a handheld vacuum to its range reached my ears, I was excited. This is a brand known for its cutting-edge engineering; its boundary-pushing designs. What innovations would it come up with for the all-new Dyson Car+Boat? Turns out, not many. When I unboxed my review model, it felt familiar. The specs, too, seemed very… Continue Reading
Microsoft Paint brushes up on AI
Microsoft Paint now features a Copilot AI New AI Paint tools include Cocreator, Image Creator, and Generative Erase Windows is adding AI search to find photos using natural language Microsoft Paint, that humble program you may only call up for a very quick image crop, is getting an AI upgrade thanks to a new Copilot button. Microsoft’s AI assistant can… Continue Reading
Last call: pick up Apple’s M4 Pro Mac mini for $1,279
Time is running out to pick up Apple’s M4 Pro Mac mini at the discounted price of $1,279. Get exclusive pricing on Apple’s M4 Pro Mac mini. This Mac mini is a top seller due to its blend of affordability with the performance of the M4 Pro chip. Featuring a 12-core CPU and 16-core GPU, this retail model also has… Continue Reading
How to get your 2025 Apple Music Replay playlist
It’s not just Spotify that has a year-end wrap-up feature — Apple Music does too, and it’s year round! Here’s how to get your Apple Music Replay playlist, today. Apple Music Replay 2025 Spotify has a unique feature called Spotify Wrapped that shows off your top artists, songs, and genres of the year. It is a trendy function that gets… Continue Reading
Apple just rolled out iOS 18.3 — for just the iPhone 11 family
Apple has rereleased iOS 18.3, but this time it’s specifically for an iPhone lineup that is more than five years old. The iPhone 11 family No, you aren’t experiencing deja vu — Apple has released iOS 18.3 again. But this time, the update arrives solely for the iPhone 11 family. While iOS 18.3 build 22D63 was released for other iPhone… Continue Reading
Apple has officially launched the 2025 Swift Student Challenge
Apple’s Swift Student Challenge is officially open, with participants vying for the top prize — an all-inclusive three-day trip to Apple Park. Swift Student Challenge 2025 is now open Just as it did in 2024, Apple will select 350 winners in total and, recognize 50 of them as Distinguished Winners for their “outstanding submissions.” Distinguished Winners will need to demonstrate… Continue Reading
Judge swiftly tells Apple it can’t delay the Google trial
Apple’s motion for a stay on the forthcoming Google remedy trial has been quickly denied, meaning Apple will have little say in the potential end of its annual $20 billion iPhone search deal with the search giant. Google faces a remedy trail over its monopolistic practices At the conclusion of the Department of Justice’s case against the company, Google was… Continue Reading
Apple moves to open-source, unify Swift component across platforms
Apple has made the build system in its high-level programming language Swift — used by llbuild, the Swift Package Manager and Swift Playground — officially open source. Image credit: Apple Apple formally contributed the code of Swift Build to GitHub on February 1. The repository contributed by Apple also includes support for Windows and Linux, alongside Apple’s platforms. Build systems… Continue Reading
Amazon discounts Apple Studio Display to $1,299 to pair with new Mac deals
Amazon has introduced a fresh price drop on the Apple Studio Display for February, along with steeper price cuts on MacBooks and the M4 Mac mini that deliver up to $410 off. Save $300 on the Apple Studio Display. Expanding your screen real estate just got a little cheaper thanks to Amazon’s $300 price cut on the Apple Studio Display.… Continue Reading
Apple to drop prepaid multi-year AppleCare+, but keep subscription option
Apple products will continue to come with a year of AppleCare included in the purchase, but the company reportedly intends to move its extended AppleCare+ plan to a subscription-only model. AppleCare logo — Image credit: Apple A new report claims that Apple will stop offering extended AppleCare plans at retail worldwide, including its own Apple Stores. The AppleCare+ subscription option… Continue Reading
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