Saturday, August 9, 2025

WhatsApp for Android Said to Be Testing Support for Motion Photos With Audio

WhatsApp for Android is said to be testing a new feature for users that will allow them to send motion photos. As per the feature tracker, the new feature was spotted in the latest beta version of WhatsApp and might be available to some beta testers. With this, users can send motion photos, which capture the audio and movement before and after a shot is taken.

ChatGPT Users Find GPT-5 to Be Worse Than Older GPT-4o, Sam Altman Promises Fix

ChatGPT users are not happy with OpenAI’s latest frontier artificial intelligence (AI) model, GPT-5. The new model was released on Thursday as a unification of the GPT-series and o-series. The San Francisco-based company said that they wanted to create a model that could do everything by itself so users did not have to use the model picker (the dropdown menu that sh...

Friday, August 8, 2025

Apple Must Allow Alternative Browser Engines on iOS by December Under Japan's New Mobile Software Competition Act

Apple will be forced to allow browsers that do not function on the WebKit browser engine, under Japan’s Mobile Software Competition Act Guidelines. The country's regulator dubbed the Cupertino company’s practice as anti-competitive as it blocked other browsers to offer the same performance as Safari. This will essentially allow other web browsers and in-app browse...

Elon Musk's X Plans to Display Ads on Grok Answers; Grok Imagine Temporarily Goes Free for US Users

Grok answers and suggestions, in a supposed attempt to increase X’s (formerly Twitter) ad revenue, might show ads in the future. The company’s plans for the same were revealed by Elon Musk during a Spaces discussion with advertisers on the platform. Musk said that till now, the company has been focusing on making Grok better. However, the company wants to now figu...

YouTube’s AI Age Estimation Model to Begin Rolling Out Next Week, Will Add Restrictions to Minor Accounts

YouTube is now preparing to roll out its artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) age estimation tool. Announced in July, this tool uses several user activity metrics to determine the real age of the user. The streaming giant says this feature will better protect minors who have provided fake dates of birth while making their accounts.

OpenAI Says GPT-5 Its Best Model for Health-Related Queries, Outperforms Other Models in HealthBench

OpenAI finally released its next-generation frontier artificial intelligence (AI) model, GPT-5, on Thursday. The new model comes with improvements across different parameters. However, one specific area where it displays a significant upgrade is health-related queries. The San Francisco-based tech giant says unlike previous models by the company, the latest large lang...

Thursday, August 7, 2025

Motorola Adds Microsoft’s Copilot Vision to Moto AI Suite; Copilot App to Be Preinstalled on Upcoming Devices

Motorola announced on Wednesday that Microsoft’s Copilot Vision feature will be integrated into the moto AI suite of features. The Lenovo-owned smartphone brand said the onboarding of the Copilot feature is an extension of the existing partnership with Microsoft. With this, the company will offer users with a moto AI-enabled device to access the artificial intellige...