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Introduction With all the hubbub over RGB mini-LED lately, you could be forgiven for thinking the TV world had fallen out of love with OLED 4K TVs. The arrival of the G6 should put that record straight. LG’s latest high-end set addresses the weak points of its predecessor – namely brightness, colour gradation and light reflections – while adding even more smarts to what’s already one of the best Smart TV systems out there. Sitting below the wireless ‘Wallpaper’ W6 flagship but above the mainstream C6, the G6 is the new sweet spot for film fans and streaming show binge-watchers.…

Your public Facebook posts could help inform AI-generated results in Meta’s new AI Mode. When you search on Facebook, the “AI Mode” option will appear alongside the usual search modes like “People” and “Marketplace.” It’s one of several new AI features Meta is rolling out starting today, including photo presets that swap sports jerseys onto fans and suggestions for collage templates.Instead of “just links,” it gives users AI-generated results that pull from publicly-posted content across Meta’s platforms, like the AI search feature in its new Reddit-like Forum app. Users can also ask Meta’s AI follow-up questions in response to the…

This year’s Apple WWDC keynote felt lighter than usual. Beyond Siri AI and the manner in which it’ll permeate through the operating system on iPhone, there seemed to be few changes and new features added to iOS 27. However, the keynote reveal of iOS 27 might not have been the full story according to reporting over the weekend from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. Apple is working at least three unannounced features that are expected to arrive during the autumn, he says in his most recent Power On newsletter. Gurman’s sources say a customisable camera app is in the works and that…

If your electricity bill climbs every summer, a smart thermostat could help keep cooling costs in check. The Amazon Smart Thermostat is an excellent option for its price, especially today. It’s down to just $57.99 at Amazon as a part of Amazon’s early Prime Day sale, which is the best price we’ve seen since Black Friday.For a smart thermostat that costs under $100, the Amazon thermostat offers a lot of helpful features. One of its most useful is its ability to learn and adapt to your routines, reducing the need to constantly tweak the temperature yourself. It’s also compatible with…

Apple has explained why the new Siri AI assistant – powered by Google’s Gemini – took so long to come to fruition. The company had received serious criticism for the long delays and even accusations it had demonstrated features that hadn’t yet been realised beyond the concept stage. However, the two year delay from the original announcement at WWDC 2024 to the relaunch at WWDC can be partially explained by the revelation Apple stopped trying to retrofit existing Siri and instead admitted the need to build a replacement from the ground up. During a press roundtable at WWDC Mike Rockwell,…

Anthropic was already navigating one dispute with the government in its standoff with the Pentagon, and then came an order on June 12th to block off foreign access to its most recently released AI models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5. When they launched on June 9th, Anthropic said “Fable 5’s capabilities exceed those of any model we’ve ever made generally available,” and that Claude Mythos 5 had the same underlying model, “but with the safeguards lifted in some areas.”According to reports, the order came after conversations between Amazon and the White House about researchers saying they found ways to get…

Samsung is reportedly panning on a wider version of its book-like Galaxy Z Fold foldable phone this year, and the latest speculation suggests it’ll be a tougher prospect – literally. According to the ZDNet Korea sources, Samsung is planning on fitting the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Wide with thicker glass in the inner display. The sources say the display will be a thicker 60μm (micrometers) than the 45μm glass planned for the forthcoming ‘Ultra’ version of the device set to launch this year too. That’s the same as the Z Fold 7. While that’s likely to make the display more…

Google Chrome version 150 and 151, expected in late June and July, respectively, will cut off support for the last remaining workarounds for running older ad blockers, 9to5Google reports. Google phased out support for ad-blocking extensions built for Manifest V2, like uBlock Origin, in 2024. At that point, most Chrome users either switched to newer Manifest V3 ad blockers like uBlock Origin Lite or switched to a different browser.Google is now removing the final bits of code referencing its previous Manifest V2 extensions platform, so only ad blockers that work on the Manifest V3 platform will work in Chrome version…

For months, Big Tech’s Washington lobbyists have chased after the holy grail of pro-AI legislation: preemption. This would be a comprehensive federal law, passed in Congress and signed by the president, applying one set of AI rules across the entire country and overriding the legally messy state-by-state approach to regulation. For months, lobbyists have run into roadblocks and incurred nationwide political blowback, and they now face the possibility that after the midterms, Congress will flip to hostile Democrats unwilling to work with them.But their final, most desperate attempt at preemption is coming with new baggage, related to an entirely different…

I really liked the reimagined Renault 4 when I first got to drive it early last year. The compact electric car had oodles of appeal thanks to an engaging design and lots of practicality. It drove well too. One thing that was discussed during that launch, though, was the prospect of Renault building the 4 with an open top roof that emulated a funky core design feature of the original. Well, it’s just over a year later and I’ve been lucky enough to spend time behind the wheel of the Renault 4 E-Tech Electric Plein Sud, which comes complete with…

Roblox’s vice president of safety product policy, Eliza Jacobs, told NBC News that Roblox is “optimistic” that its new facial age estimation tech will “continue to get better,” saying, “Ticking a box to say you’re 13 or older, it’s not enough anymore.” NBC invited a group of kids to try out Roblox’s new video selfie age check process, but they weren’t able to get around it with a fake mustache. Jacobs claims Roblox’s facial age estimates can typically land “within 1.4 years of a child’s exact age.”Roblox announced plans in April to begin using its video selfie age estimation tech…

So you want to buy a thing? Congratulations! Only, you’re not sure which thing. Oh no. You could spend time researching what’s best phone / tablet / watch (or whatever you’re after) for you. But these days, surely ChatGPT or some other AI chatbot can do all the hard purchasing decisions on your behalf? “Tell me the best thing to buy”, you might type. And the AI will merrily churn out perfect recommendations by the time you’ve had a sip of coffee, right? Well, no. In fact, here are 7 reasons to think twice before relying on an AI chatbot when making purchasing decisions. 1. Chatbots…