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OpenAI just took the stage to unveil ChatGPT Atlas, and you could almost feel the collective sigh as users worldwide rolled their eyes. As the foremost LLM chatbot company continues struggling to monetize and legitimize its often uninspiring, yet admittedly impressive software, it’s fair to wonder how the latest novel product could possibly take off. Amid existing browsers trying (and failing) to successfully integrate AI in ways the public actually appreciates, Atlas certainly seems like more of the same — and it doesn’t look like it will suddenly kick off an agentic AI revolution. AI browsers surfing the AI-packed web…
If you currently subscribe to HBO Max, be on the lookout for some bad news in your inbox. Warner Bros. Discovery, the streaming giant’s owner, just shared that all three subscription tiers will increase in price. According to Variety, the change is effective immediately for new plans, and existing users will see the price hike reflected on their next renewal following November 20, at the latest. An unfortunate (if predictable) change What goes up doesn’t always come down Credit: Brady Meyers / MakeUseOf The price hike follows over a year after a similar report from Variety in June 2024, but this…
Gone are the days of tapping in passcodes or resting your finger for print recognition. With just a quick look at your mug, the latest Apple devices phones can tell if they’re being held by their rightful owner. But just what is Face ID – and how does it work? More than just a fancy way to unlock your mobile, Face ID is also used to verify account credentials, authenticate payments and generally secure your daily digital activities. But this raises a key question: just how secure is the tech – and can it be fooled by someone holding up…
Introduction If, like me, you feel the motoring world has overdosed on SUVs lately, the Volvo ES90 will bring some welcome respite. The lavish fastback is both refreshingly different and a return to form for the Swedish marque, being its first true electric car – something it used to sell rather a lot of before pivoting to the high-riding alternative. The ES90 arrives early next year to rival the BMW i5, Audi A6 e-tron and Mercedes-Benz EQE, giving the executive class a level of choice that’s been missing since Volvo discontinued the combustion-powered S60 and S90. Deliveries also start ‘the…
It might be shifting record numbers on consoles, but the PC is the Battlefield series’ home turf – a fact the development team hasn’t forgotten. Battlefield 6 has skipped some 2025 tech trends in the name of performance, but still looks drop dead gorgeous with all the visual treats turned on. EA’s large-scale shooter isn’t as demanding on your hardware as its epic explosions might imply, no matter what resolution you care to play at. That makes it a great test of the current graphics card sweet spot, Nvidia’s RTX 5070, showing whether 12GB of video memory enough to get…
For all the talk about how connected the internet makes us, most of what we watch stays trapped inside our own bubble. The same shows, the same news cycle, the same algorithm deciding what we “might like.” But every once in a while, you find a corner of the web that cuts through all that noise. That’s exactly how I felt when I stumbled upon TV Garden, a browser-based site that casually lets you stream live channels from around the world without spending a dime. It gives off a bit of the same vibe as Live TV Wall, which also…
HBO Max isn’t the most popular streaming service on the market, but it is one of the best, with TV shows and movies that are often better than what’s available on rivals like Netflix. We’re talking comedies, dramas, and mind-bending genre shows, a good many of which have flown largely under the radar. If you have HBO Max and are looking for a new series to binge, you have a ton of options you may have never even considered before. And if you don’t have HBO Max, maybe some of these underseen shows will convince you to check it out.…
The Sega Master System has turned 40. Sort of. Certainly, the Sega Mark III that became the Master System in the US in 1986 just turned 40. Either way, you’re old if you owned one back then. Sorry. On the plus side, today is a great excuse to celebrate Sega’s 8-bit wonder. I remember loving the ads too: “To be this good takes AGES!” And rarely have marketing slogans been so apt, because it took forever for Sega’s 8-bit console to find its feet. On paper, things looked great: the Japan-only SG-1000 Mark III was a would-be Nintendo Famicom smasher.…
The fifth and final season of Stranger Things kicks off in November, and we’ve now learned the running times for the first four episodes: the shortest is nearly an hour long at 54 minutes, and the longest well over an hour at 83. If the show sticks to tradition, later episodes will be even longer. It’s no wonder this show can sustain fans through long waits between seasons: when new episodes do come, they’re huge. It’s become increasingly common for episodes of TV shows to rival movies for length. What are some of the longest in history, and how did…
AMC has hosted a lot of iconic TV shows over the years, from The Walking Dead to Breaking Bad to Mad Men. They’re in the middle of making another banger as we speak, although not nearly enough people are talking about it: Interview With The Vampire, an adaptation of Anne Rice’s classic 1976 horror novel, is coming back for a third season with a new name, a new lead character, and a new attitude. And whether you’ve already sucked the first two seasons dry or are just hearing about this show for the first time, you need to be psyched…