Latest articles by Amanda Caswell
A new study links AI's growing electricity use to climate impacts that could affect bee populations. Here's what researchers found — and what it means for ChatGPT users.
My mom is in her 70s and uses AI every day. Here are the five ChatGPT features she relies on most, from spotting scams to finding quilting fabric.
I asked ChatGPT how to avoid explosive diarrhea this summer and compared its advice with CDC guidance. Here's what I'm actually doing to stay safe.
Elon Musk reportedly spent $1 billion on a gas turbine company to help power Grok. Here's why electricity is becoming AI's next big bottleneck.
Discover 5 practical ways people over 50 can use AI to build custom apps without writing code, complete with ready-to-use prompts.
Tired of newsletter debt? Learn how to use this simple Claude hack to automatically summarize your inbox into a quick, curated daily briefing.
ChatGPT's new GPT-5.6 Sol Pro solved an empty crossword containing the first 150 Pokémon without receiving any numbered clues. Here's why the demo matters.
Learn how to install the new ChatGPT Chrome extension and get OpenAI's best browsing features — like page summaries and instant answers —without leaving Chrome.
Your iPhone includes a hidden Apple Intelligence feature that can read restaurant menus, labels and other tiny text aloud. Here's how to enable Scene Description in Magnifier.
Ghost Font hides messages inside moving dots that humans can read — but AI often can't. Here's how the viral optical illusion works and how to test ChatGPT yourself.
Tired of ChatGPT's annoying filler? Try the 'Marshmallow Prompt' to strip away the polite fluff and get direct, brutally honest answers instantly.
I tested ChatGPT's famous caveman prompt from 2023 to see if it still works in 2026. Here's where it still shines—and why modern prompts are better for almost everything else.
Discover five useful ChatGPT apps for adults over 50, including Expedia, Canva, Norton and Zillow, plus prompts to help you get started.
OpenAI is shutting down its Atlas AI browser on Aug. 9, but its smart browsing features are moving directly into ChatGPT and a new Chrome extension.
Claude can now build apps, search the web, run deep research, write code from your terminal, and create polished documents. Here are nine features that show how far it's moved beyond a chatbot.
AI tools like ChatGPT can now remember everything about us. But is a perfect digital memory actually a psychological trap? Here is why we need to forget.
ChatGPT's new voice mode could be a game-changer for watching the World Cup in real time, especially with live translation for fans abroad.
Unlearn five outdated ChatGPT habits that could be holding you back and discover smarter ways to get better answers from AI.
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.
DuckDuckGo has introduced a new, built-in feature to block YouTube ads without requiring extensions or a Premium subscription. Learn how to enable it here.
I added one sentence to every ChatGPT prompt I write, and the results improved immediately. Here's the simple trick that gets better AI answers.
Hollywood just cast its first AI-generated movie star in a feature film. But the secret behind how she was trained has sparked a massive backlash. Here's why.
I used ChatGPT Plus daily, but Google Gemini won me over. From Workspace tools to native video analysis, here is when Gemini is the superior choice
