There are two more Federal Reserve meetings in 2024, but consider turning your gaze to 2025. The end of the year is a good time to take stock of your finances, whether you’re waiting for more rate cuts or looking to make a large investment. Knowing the Fed’s plans can help plot your course for … Read more
When the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022, it ended the constitutional right to have an abortion and returned the ability to regulate the procedure to the states. Now, amid a heated presidential election that resulted in a win for Donald Trump, a handful of states have voted to enshrine reproductive … Read more
Bethany Allard is a Los Angeles-based shopping reporter at Mashable covering beauty tech, dating, sex and relationships, and headphones. That basically means she puts her hair through a lot, scrolls through a lot of dating apps, and rotates through a lot of different headphones. In addition to testing out and rounding up the best products, … Read more
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24401977/STK071_ACastro_apple_0001.jpg?w=1200&resize=1200,628&ssl=1 "Apple’s iOS 18.2 public beta starts opening up access to more AI features")
Apple has released iOS / iPadOS 18.2 into public beta, as spotted by MacRumors. It includes access to the second wave of Apple Intelligence features that were already available to developers, like the AI-generated custom emoji feature Genmoji and the Image Playground feature that generates pictures. It also adds ChatGPT integration, Visual Intelligence for searching … Read more
OpenAI bought Chat.com, adding to its collection of high-profile domain names. As of this morning, Chat.com now redirects to OpenAI’s AI-powered chatbot, ChatGPT. An OpenAI spokesperson confirmed the acquisition via email. Chat.com is one of the older domains on the web, having been registered in September 1996. Last year, it was reported that Hubspot co-founder … Read more
What you need to know Google Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, 9 Pro XL, and Pixel 9 Pro Fold owners on Verizon get the latest November firmware. It brings bug fixes for Bluetooth and zoom issues on the camera, amongst other notable issues. The update seems to be sizable, including the latest Android security patch. … Read more
Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Google’s prototype AI, Jarvis, briefly appeared on the Chrome web browser extension store. The AI was described as “a helpful companion that surfs the web with you.” When used, the prototype appeared to not work. Late last month, it was reported that Google was working on an autonomous AI … Read more
The UK will bring in legislation to safeguard against the risks of AI in the next year, technology secretary Peter Kyle has said, as he pledged to invest in the infrastructure that will underpin the sector’s growth. From a report: Kyle told the Financial Times’ Future of AI summit on Wednesday that Britain’s voluntary agreement … Read more
Apple today seeded the first public betas of upcoming iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS Sequoia 15.2 updates, allowing the public to try out the new features ahead of when the software launches. The public betas come a couple days after Apple provided developers with the second betas. Public beta testers can download the updates … Read more
2024 GMC Sierra EV MSRP $99,945.00 “The 2024 GMC Sierra EV proves the advantages of electric trucks, but still doesn’t feel like a huge step forward.” Pros Distinctive styling Excessive power Comfortable ride Cons No Apple CarPlay Still drives like a truck Interior not quite up to Denali standards Inefficient Stephen Edelstein / Digital Trends … Read more