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iPhone Ultra, OpenAI, & AI costs on the AppleInsider Podcast
The iPhone 18 Pro will be a powerhouse for photography while the iPhone Ultra will focus on the novelty of folding, your hosts discuss this and the AI competition in the latest AppleInsider Podcast. Apple’s September event will focus on premium iPhone models, but not everything is known about these products just yet. Apple’s pitch […]
My DIY iPhone camera mod looks absurd but is great to use
I fully acknowledge that my DIY iPhone camera mod looks exceedingly silly – but it’s actually made my iPhone photography more practical and more enjoyable. It was initially something I came up with to solve a problem for one particular video shoot, but I’ve actually found myself using it a surprising number of times … […]
Analyst reports 89% of GTA 6 pre-orders are for the $100 Ultimate Edition — ‘I have never seen a 90% premium share before
The Grand Theft Auto 6 Ultimate Edition is reportedly leading pre-order sales by 89% Digital intelligence firm Sensor Tower says 90% of players on Xbox are spending the extra cash for the Ultimate Edition, compared with 88.5% on PlayStation Karl Kontus, SVP and GM of Video Game Insights at Sensor Tower, predicts GTA 6 could […]
Writer says its new Palmyra X6 model cuts AI agent costs by 52% as token spending surges
Writer, the enterprise AI agent platform used by Fortune 500 companies including Accenture, Uber, and Vanguard, released its new flagship model Palmyra X6 today, alongside a rebuilt agent orchestration “harness” and new governance tools designed to give IT leaders control over runaway token spending. The headline numbers are striking: Writer says its agent product now […]
Google’s Gemini 3.7 Flash targets coding and agents with a 50% introductory price cut
Google is rolling out Gemini 3.7 Flash, a new version of its workhorse AI model that puts coding, agentic workflows and knowledge work at the center of the upgrade — while temporarily cutting API prices in half. The release arrives just three weeks after the release of Gemini 3.6 Flash, an unusually short turnaround that […]
DJI’s new 360 camera fixes one of the biggest headaches with owning one
Insta360 has barely had time to celebrate the arrival of its new X6, and DJI is already coming for some of that attention. The company has unveiled the Osmo 360 II in China, its second-generation 360-degree camera that may look familiar on the outside but brings some meaningful upgrades underneath. The Osmo 360 II can […]
Own One Of These Galanz Refrigerators? Stop Using It Immediately
Galanz isn’t a household refrigerator brand name in America, and it’s first on our list of major refrigerator brands ranked from worst to best. Despite its relatively obscure positioning, Galanz has carved out a niche for itself in the retro-style refrigerator category. The company’s retro-style refrigerators are visibly popular and […]
Google Launches ‘Tap to Share’ Feature Within Quick Share
Google has finally introduced a Tap to Share function within Quick Share, allowing compatible Android phones to exchange contact details or initiate file transfers when tapped together. To exchange contacts, two Android users must unlock their phones, bring the devices within roughly an inch of each other, and review contact details before saving them. To […]
GPT-4 guessed how 600 people would answer personality questions before a single person actually responded to any of them
GPT-4 predicted personality scores months before any human ever answered a question A Bosch oven manual was enough for GPT-4 to invent personality traits DSM-5 predictions hit 0.71 accuracy; astrology predictions somehow hit 0.85 accuracy Human personality has traditionally been measured by asking people questions and comparing their answers across established psychological frameworks. A new […]
Stuart Fails to Save the Universe is still missing 3 major Big Bang Theory cameos after 4 episodes — but creators claim that returning cast are simply ‘who was available’
Mild spoilers for Stuart Fails to Save the Universe episode 4 ahead. Four episodes into Stuart Fails to Save the Universe on HBO Max and we’ve seen four surprise Big Bang Theory characters return: Raj (Kunal Nayyar), Penny (Kaley Cuoco), Bernadette (Melissa Rauch) and Amy (Mayim Bialik). With one new face per episode, you might […]