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ChatGPT Search is now smarter as OpenAI takes on Google Search

OpenAI has rolled out a big update to ChatGPT Search, which is an AI-powered search feature, similar to Google AI Mode. After a recent update, ChatGPT Search is more accurate and reliable. You'll also notice that it's more useful than before because it accurately summarises the links, and allows you to follow back. OpenAI says GPT Search now makes fewer hallucinations, improving answer quality. In addition, search is better at detecting shopping intent, showing products when you want them and

OpenAI's $4 GPT Go plan may expand to more regions

OpenAI released $4 GPT Go in August, but it was limited to just India. Now, OpenAI is expanding GPT Go to include new regions. OpenAI could bring GPT Go to regions like Indonesia in the coming weeks. If you live in Indonesia or India, you'll see a nudge to try GPT Go when you're using a free account. Source: BleepingComputer OpenAI might bring GPT Go to the United States in future because the product price pages already includes references to USD. GPT Go includes pricing in EUR (€4), USD ($

These consumer-facing industries are the fastest adopters of AI agents

imaginima/iStock/Getty Images Plus Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Leading companies increased AI agent adoption by 119% in the first half of 2025. Employee interactions with AI agents grew at an average monthly rate of 65%. Retail saw AI and agent actions grow at a monthly average rate of 128%. AI agent creation among first-mover companies surged 119% between January and June of 2025, with service organizations leading the adoption of agents, wi

I tested the iPhone 17 for 24 hours, and I'm already questioning if I need a Pro

Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways The iPhone 17 got major upgrades under the hood. At the $799 price point, users are getting Pro-level features. The iPhone 17 is available for purchase in-store starting Friday. Typically, base model iPhones are often overlooked. Apple's launch of the iPhone 17 lineup made that even more the case, with the ultra-thin iPhone Air and the Cosmic Orange iPhone 17 Pro stealing all the attention. Howe

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Frying Eggs and Air Quality Tests

Disclaimer: this is not an endorsement of any product, just a record of my thinking. Also, none of this is medical advice. Also, be reasonable with what to expect from public spaces and your home behaviour. I want to start doing more physical experiments. And instrumentation is a big part of that. So I bought a Temtop m2000 air quality monitor that measures CO2 concentration, PM2.5 and PM10 particle concentration, temperature and humidity. I chose this one mainly because it also had data export

Trump Says TV Networks That Criticize Him Should Lose Their Licenses

ABC suspended the show Jimmy Kimmel Live indefinitely on Wednesday under pressure from FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, setting off a national discussion about whether the president should be able to dictate what Americans see on TV. And Trump made his threats against free speech even more explicit Thursday, telling reporters that any TV channel that was critical of him should lose its broadcasting license. Trump was asked on Air Force One about Carr, who had made threats against ABC while speaking

Adaptive Power in iOS 26 Could Boost Your iPhone Battery Life, but It's Not on All Models

When Apple announced the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone Air earlier this month, it touted improved battery life across the board and "all-day" battery for the iPhone Air, which has a physically smaller battery to fit inside its thin design. Some of that is due to physically larger batteries, but a new feature called Adaptive Power in iOS 26 is also contributing. And it's available on any iPhone capable of running Apple Intelligence. Currently, the iPhone uses as much power as it needs to p

Amazon Prime Is Ending Shared Free Shipping. What to Know and When It Happens

If you've been using someone else's Amazon Prime membership for free shipping, but you don't live in the same house, you may need to pay another subscription fee soon. According to Amazon's updated customer service page, the online retail giant is ending its Prime Invitee benefit-sharing program Oct. 1. Amazon's Prime Invitee program is being replaced by Amazon Family, as reported earlier by The Verge. It includes many of the same benefits, but Amazon Family only works for up to two adults and

11 Best Hoodies for Style, Comfort, and Warmth (2025)

More Hoodies to Consider We've tested a bunch of hoodies. They're not all worthy of the top spot, but that doesn't mean they aren't worth buying. Below, we've listed a few more that we think are good but aren't as great as the ones above. Courtesy of Filson Filson Prospector Hoodie for $129: Pacific Northwest outdoors company Filson gifted me a Prospector Hoodie way back in 2017. Despite it being huge on me, I wore the beefy 13-ounce fleece for years. It washed brilliantly, it was warm, it co

Why I ‘upgraded’ to a film camera that’s older than I am

Fall Upgrade Week feels like an odd time to celebrate my move to a 50-year-old film camera, but there’s logic to it: not because film photos are timeless, or because I want to wax lyrical about warmth and grain and analog appeal, but because I don’t think there’s any better way to teach yourself about photography. That’s how I got into film. At some point over the last decade, reviewing phones morphed more or less into reviewing cameras with touchscreens on the back. For a writer with no photog

Apple’s 2025 iPhone lineup is now available to buy in stores and online

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Beyond the Air’s shockingly slim design, Apple’s latest iPhone lineup features a number of notable updates worth upgrading for, especially if you have a phone that’s a few generations old. The standard iPhone 17 — which is a shockingly good value, by the way — now features a larger 6.3-inch display with ProMotion and an adaptive refresh rate of up to 120Hz. Meanwhile, the Pro model has returned to an aluminu

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How I went from an e-bike hater to a believer

A wise person once observed that cycling in my neighborhood in Seattle is like going uphill both ways. It’s the absolute truth. My house? On a hill. The business district I want to get to? On a different hill. The route to the coffee shop? Hills galore. And inevitably, as I’d grind through another steep climb, swearing under my breath, I’d hear an electric motor whir behind me. Someone on an e-bike — usually one of the few Lime bikes in the city not thrown onto the middle of a sidewalk — would

You can now buy the AirPods Pro 3

writes about tech news, reviews gadgets, and helps readers save money by highlighting deals and product recommendations for The Verge. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Apple’s most impressive wireless earbuds are now available from Amazon, Best Buy, Walmart, and Target for $249. Our reviewer Victoria Song had a lot of good things to say about them in our review. But if it’s an in-depth spec showdown that you’re looking for, between the Air

The Apple Watch SE 3, Series 11, and Ultra 3 are now available

is a commerce reporter for The Verge writing about the best deals and gadgets. He previously wrote for Business Insider, Rolling Stone, Futurism, and Popular Science. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The iPhone Air and the iPhone 17 fleet of phones took the spotlight during Apple’s “Awe dropping” event. If you weren’t tempted by the new phones, the fact that the entire Apple Watch lineup got refreshed might have been even bigger news to yo

For a limited time, a free three months of Kindle Unlimited is up for grabs

Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority TL;DR Prime members can currently claim three free months of Kindle Unlimited if they are not already a subscriber. Kindle Unlimited provides access to millions of titles and works on Kindle devices and the free Kindle app. The promo is part of the lead-up to this year’s Prime Big Deal Days beginning on October 7, 2025. Amazon is already baiting book lovers ahead of its October Prime Big Deal Days. Right now, members can sign up for three months of Kindle U

Your Samsung phone and watch could soon warn you of Alzheimer’s disease

The Galaxy maker elaborated on this approach in its post: Recalling and repeating short sentences can evaluate short-term memory-related brain regions, while assessing speech fluency and accuracy reveals the state of language ability. Likewise, the regularity and variety of app and messaging use, along with call frequency, can offer insights into social networks and the brain’s executive functions. In short, the study demonstrated that brain regions responsible for language and short-term memo

Exclusive: Here’s your first look at the redesigned Google Home experience powered by Gemini

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR We’ve spotted a major redesign in the works for the Google Home, with Gemini at its center. The update will introduce “Gemini for Home,” replacing Google Assistant with an AI for more conversational interactions and advanced controls. The app’s layout is being simplified, with the “Favorites” tab renamed to “Home” and a new “Ask Home” search bar to access Gemini. Google is gearing up for some big changes to Google Home. New hardware is coming in the

The XGIMI MoGo 4 portable projector packs Google TV into the most convenient build I’ve tested

XGIMI MoGo 4 The XGIMI MoGo 4 keys in on what a portable projector should be: compact, battery-powered, and easy to set up anywhere. It costs more than some of the competition, but its balance of portability, features, and polish makes the premium easier to justify. With a versatile 360-degree stand, built-in Google TV, and USB-C power bank support, it streamlines movie nights wherever you set up. Plenty of portable projectors claim to be travel-ready, but only if you have half a duffel of spac

The best streaming deals: Save on Apple Music, Starz, Disney+ and more

Streaming services keep raising prices. At this point, if you subscribe to all the major services out there, you're basically paying the same price as cable — those antiquated local monopolies that streaming was supposed to save us from. But streaming still has one big advantage over the old ways: no contracts. That means you can grab a good streaming deal and then cancel without penalty. Our advice is to sign up for a service when you see a good streaming deal (or the latest season of, say, Do

The Morning After: Meta's Ray-Ban Display is the closest thing yet to true smart glasses

Revealed at Meta’s Connect 2025 conference, the Ray-Ban Display has a small, integrated display on the right lens, designed for quick, discreet glances at notifications, directions and even video calls. The clever part is its subtlety; to an onlooker, you’re just wearing a pair of Ray-Bans, not accessing a tiny screen with your peripheral vision. (Although you will appear to offer multiple pensive stares into the middle-distance) Paired with a Meta Neural Band, which you wear on your wrist, the

I wore the viral $2,000 exoskeleton that supercharges your body, and it's legit

Prakhar Khanna/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways The Ultra X offers 1000 watts of power, which is the most for a Hypershell exoskeleton. It is made for people with an active lifestyle. The Hypershell is now available to purchase for $1,999. This year, IFA 2025 was mostly about smart home innovations, but I also got a refreshingly new demo at the Berlin tradeshow that hasn't left my mind since I returned home. I wore the Hypershell X Ultra exo

I took 1,000 photos with the Google Pixel 10 Pro in Hawaii, and it made me emotional

Matthew Miller/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Google's photo prowess may be the best out there due to its software tuning. The Pro Res Zoom brought to life objects that were barely visible to the naked eye. Night photography, seamless editing, and other features added to an amazing camera experience. After decades of covering mobile devices -- and a personal obsession with always having the latest and greatest smartphones -- I never travel

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This $799 Acer laptop is ideal for students, but I'd just as soon take it to the office

Acer Aspire 16 AI ZDNET's key takeaways The Acer Aspire 16 AI is available on Amazon for $799. It's a reliable, lightweight workhorse with a marathon battery that's ideal for long days. However, its hardware has performance limitations. View now at Acer View now at Amazon more buying choices Acer's new Aspire 16 AI is a humble laptop. It isn't flashy or over-the-top, it doesn't house high-end hardware or an OLED screen. Instead, it focuses on being a reliable work device with a midrange price

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I compared every Apple Watch in 2025 - here's why I recommend this model the most

Apple Watch SE 3 ZDNET's key takeaways Apple's affordable SE 3 is an approachable entry point into the brand's health-tracking suite. Some users might not like the smaller display The watch packs great value for a lower price, making it the one out of the lineup I'd recommend to smartwatch-curious shoppers. View now at Apple Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Earlier this month, Apple unveiled three new smartwatches during its annual September event. While flashier feature

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I replaced my AirPods Max with the AirPods Pro 3, and didn't mind the $300 price gap

Apple AirPods Pro 3 ZDNET's key takeaways The AirPods Pro 3 bring several design updates and a bunch of new or upgraded capabilities to a product that was already among the best headphones. Apple kept the retail price at $249, and this product tends to get discounted during holiday sales. AirPods Pro 3's leading feature is active noise cancellation that now rivals over-the-ear headphones, which surprised me in real-world testing. $249 at Amazon $249 at B&H Photo-Video $249 at Crutchfield more

Consumer-facing industries - retail, travel, hospitality, and financial services - are the fastest adopters of AI agents

imaginima/iStock/Getty Images Plus Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Leading companies increased AI agent adoption by 119% in the first half of 2025. Employee interactions with AI agents grew at an average monthly rate of 65%. Retail saw AI and agent actions grow at a monthly average rate of 128%. AI agent creation among first-mover companies surged 119% between January and June of 2025, with service organizations leading the adoption of agents, wi

iTerm2 Web Browser

Web Browser Overview iTerm2 includes built-in web browsing capabilities. Web browser sessions fit into iTerm2's existing window > tab > split pane hierarchy just like terminal sessions, allowing you to browse the web alongside your terminal work. Getting Started Enabling the Browser Install the browser plugin to enable full functionality Create a new profile Go to Settings > Profiles > General Set Profile Type to Web Browser Note for Enterprise Users: Administrators can block the browser p

JIT-ing a stack machine (with SLJIT)

16 September 2025 JIT-ing a stack machine (with SLJIT) From bytebeat to JIT Recently, I got nerdsniped with bytebeat. I made a simple program for editting it live with visualization . Then I found the expression language quite limted and started making extensions. Half way through, I realized it could just be a “real programming language” ™ which could be edit in a “real text editor” and get hot reloaded on change. Since I already have that, a new version was developed. It looks something li

Help Us Raise $200k to Free JavaScript from Oracle

After more than 27,000 people signed our open letter to Oracle about the “JavaScript” trademark, we filed a formal Cancellation Petition with the US Patent and Trademark Office. Ten months in, we’re finally reaching the crucial discovery phase. Deno initiated this petition since we have legal standing as a JavaScript runtime, but it’s really on behalf of all developers. If we win, “JavaScript” becomes public domain – free for all developers, conferences, book authors, and companies to use witho

Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Friday, Sept. 19

Gael Cooper CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The Totally Sweet '90s." She's been a journalist since 1989, working at Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, Twin Cities Sidewalk, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and NBC News Digital. She's Gen X in birthdate, word and deed. If Marathon candy bars ever come back, she'll be first in line.