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From hidden menus to frustrating trade-offs, our complete comparison of major AI chatbot privacy controls shows exactly how ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and others track your chats and what you can do to stop them
By Amanda Caswell Last updated
I compared the privacy settings of ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Claude, Copilot, Meta AI and Grok to see which made it easiest to opt out of AI training.

Google AI just proved Meta can't fix smart glasses privacy — it's time for 'peeping tom' laws to enter the digital age
By Jason England Last updated
Meta's emergency smart glasses update disables the camera if the privacy LED is tampered with. But I just used Google AI to generate a step-by-step bypass guide.

Google Pixel 11 release date and prices leak as official August 12 Pixel event invites go out
By Scott Younker Published
Two new leaks reveal a Pixel 11 price hike and Google's next phones event.

Google wants to train its AI on your search history. Here's how to opt out now
By Kaycee Hill Published
Opt out of Google's new data collection feature before your media gets used to train its AI models.

Gemini isn't just a chatbot anymore — here are 13 things it can do in 2026
By Amanda Caswell Published
Gemini is much more than a chatbot in 2026. Here are 13 powerful features — from Gemini Live to NotebookLM — that are worth trying today.

Phones need to focus less on AI, and more on what makes hardware actually great — here's why
By Tom Pritchard Published
AI is the hot new thing in the tech world, but it's the only thing phone companies seem to care about these days. It's high time they started focusing on everything else, too.

This hidden Android feature gives you quick and simple access to a bunch of core settings — here's how it works
By Tom Pritchard Published
Android's Accessibility menu shortcut is a fantastic way to access core features quickly — and this is how you can take advantage of it.

Apple finally threw Android users a bone with this new iOS 27 photo feature — here's how
By Tom Pritchard Published
Apple made iCloud Shared Albums available to everyone with iOS 27, and it's about time Apple started tasking non-Apple users a little more seriously.

Exclusive: Google design director says Fitbit Air reception proves they 'made the right decision' going screen-free
By Dan Bracaglia Published
I spoke to the lead designer behind the Fitbit Air to learn more about Google’s new $99 tracker and to determine if the Fitbit brand is actually here to stay.
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