This week
A Friday read on what actually happened across AI, hardware, and the web. Curated, not chased. If nothing mattered, we'll say so.
- This week: AI agents that work on their own, Google's Gemini laptops go on sale, and scam texts get harder to spot
OpenAI launches 'Dots', agents that keep working without being prompted; Google's Gemini-powered Googlebook laptops arrive in shops; and the NCSC warns that scam texts now read too cleanly to catch by eye — so verify and report instead.
- This week: a new ChatGPT for everyone, a fake 'prove you're human' trap, and 8GB laptops make a comeback
OpenAI's latest model reaches free users and still isn't infallible, a bogus CAPTCHA tries to talk you into running malware, and mid-range laptops slide back to 8GB of RAM at the same price — with a way to check each one yourself.
- This week: ChatGPT starts carrying ads, tech-support scams change disguise, and the RAM squeeze bites
ChatGPT begins testing ads that chat back, scammers hide fake support numbers where you'd normally trust them, and the memory shortage pushes PC prices up — with a way to check each one yourself.
- This week: an AI too capable to release in full, IFA's 'AI PC' wave, and two fresh scams
OpenAI holds back its most powerful new model, Berlin's big show fills up with AI laptops, and the FTC flags two money-rerouting scams — with a way to check each one yourself.
- This week: parcels you didn't order, laptop prices creeping up, and a Sunday deadline for your DALL·E pictures
A brushing scam leaving mystery packages on doorsteps, why your next laptop is likely to cost more, and a quick job to do before Sunday if you've ever made images in ChatGPT.
- This week: a fake charge that wants you to call, the scam that hunts scam victims, and free ChatGPT gets better
A pop-up claiming a $149.99 charge on your Amazon or Apple account, a nasty scam aimed at people who've already lost money, and a genuinely useful upgrade for anyone using ChatGPT for free.
- This week: scams in your calendar, the first 'AI PCs', and fakes you can't eyeball
Scam invites landing straight in your calendar, the first wave of Nvidia 'AI PC' laptops arriving this autumn, and why a real-looking photo has stopped being proof.
- This week: the fake 'prove you're human' box, pricier laptops, and your phone's AI
A fake verification screen that asks you to install malware yourself, why new laptops keep getting dearer, and the EU forcing Google to let rival AI onto Android.
- This week: OpenAI eyes your living room, and a very big "update everything" week
A Friday read on what actually happened across AI, hardware, and the web. Curated, not chased. If nothing mattered, we'd say so.
- This week: the scams that read perfectly, and why gadgets are getting pricier
A Friday read on what actually happened across AI, hardware, and the web. Curated, not chased. If nothing mattered, we'd say so.
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