OpenAI has continually expanded its ChatGPT offerings, adding an AI voice assistant, file and image understanding, advanced research capabilities, AI agents, and more. However, there was one glaring omission: A really capable image generator. Last week, OpenAI launched 4o image generation. This image model is significantly better -- albeit slower -- than the DALL-E models previously offered by OpenAI. It tackles very difficult prompts, such as realistic images and, most impressively, accurate text.

When we reviewed the iPhone 16 Pro last year, Apple Intelligence was barely available. Since then, the iPhone 16 series has benefitted from several new features, apps and improvements. Some (or most) of them were Apple Intelligence features that were teased back at WWDC 2024, months before the iPhone 16 Pro launched. AI features weren't the only changes this time around, with the iPhone 16 getting an entirely new button. The so-called Camera Control wasn't just a simple app shortcut, but an elaborate multifunction button that offered a haptic half-press and the ability to swipe across to adjust camera settings and options.

Apple's iOS 18.4 update offers a variety of new and improved features, but the star of the show may be priority notifications and expanded Apple Intelligence. Although the company's AI-powered technology has received some criticism, Apple remains focused on improving its reach and capabilities. Here are the biggest changes coming to your iPhone and iPad, plus what's new in other software updates rolling out to Apple devices. First up: Apple Intelligence will now display urgent or important notifications in a separate section on the Lock screen, so that you can more easily see what you may have missed. To view all your notifications, simply swipe up on the screen.

Apple's software design strives to be intuitive, but each iteration of iOS contains so many additions and tweaks that it's easy to miss some useful iPhone settings. Apple focused on artificial intelligence when it unveiled iOS 18 in 2024, but there's a lot under the hood that adds to the steady stream of intriguing customizations and lesser-known features from the last few years. Several helpful settings are turned off by default, and it's not immediately obvious how to switch off some annoying features. We're here to help you get the most out of your Apple phone. Once you have things set up the way you want, it's a breeze to copy everything, including settings, when you switch to a new iPhone.

Over the weekend, protesters gathered at Tesla showrooms in hundreds of cities across the world to demonstrate against Elon Musk laying waste to the US government in alliance with Donald Trump. One sign in Manhattan read: "Burn a Tesla, save democracy." Protesters are using the commercial democracy of consumer products to influence US political democracy. In New York City, several hundred anti-Tesla protesters gathered outside the EV company's Manhattan showroom on Saturday. Sophie Shepherd, 23, an organizer with Planet Over Profit, explained that the rally was not about protesting electric cars.

Want to talk with Copilot? If you do, Microsoft is testing an intuitive little tweak to allow you to do so. On March 10, Microsoft launched a new shortcut that is rolling out as part of the Copilot app on Windows: a "long press" combination of Alt SPACE as a press-to-talk shortcut to open the Copilot app. But who would remember that? Now, Microsoft is testing a smarter alternative as part of the Windows Insider Beta Channel, launching a "press-to-talk" voice chat by holding down the Copilot key for two seconds instead.

Microsoft has finally made all Copilot PCs--not just the Snapdragon ones--eligible for all of its AI-powered Copilot features. If you've been paying attention, you know that the Windows world is badly fragmented. Not only are users split between Windows 10 and Windows 11, but Windows 11 users aren't even all on the same version. Now, over the past year, AI has added another wrinkle with Microsoft mainly developing its Copilot PC features for Qualcomm's Snapdragon X platform while neglecting AMD's Ryzen AI 300 and Intel's Core Ultra 200 series processors. On Monday, Microsoft wrote in a blog post that PCs powered by AMD Ryzen AI 300 series, Intel Core Ultra 200V, and Snapdragon X series processors are all eligible for "exclusive Copilot PC experiences like Live Captions, Cocreator, Restyle Image, and Image Creator."

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OpenAI's new image generator is available for all users in ChatGPT and Sora, whether you're a subscriber or using the free version. However, the move comes just days after widespread backlash to the online wave of Studio Ghibli-style AI art generated by the tool. CEO Sam Altman announced the rollout in a post on X on Tuesday, April 1, a date that instantly makes journalists think everything is a prank. However, the news is indeed true, with the GPT-4o model-driven image generation feature now open for anyone to use. I was able to access the generator without a ChatGPT Plus subscription at the time of writing.

Brain computer interfaces (BCIs) are electrodes put in paralyzed people's brains so they can use imagined movements to send commands from their neurons through a wire, or via radio, to a computer. In this way, they can control a computer cursor or, in few cases, produce speech. Recently, this field has taken some strides toward real practical applications. About 25 clinical trials of BCI implants are currently underway. And this year MIT Technology Review readers have selected these brain-computer interfaces as their addition to our annual list of 10 Breakthrough Technologies.