Lloyd Coombes is a freelance tech and fitness writer. He's an expert in all things Apple as well as in computer and gaming tech, with previous works published on TechRadar, Tom's Guide, Live Science and more. You'll find him regularly testing the latest MacBook or iPhone, but he spends most of his time writing about video games as Gaming Editor for the Daily Star. He also covers board games and virtual reality, just to round out the nerdy pursuits.
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Samsung has revealed its new Odyssey G7 G75F monitor, aimed at gamers and anyone looking for a big, big 4K panel.

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Hide.Me Free is okay for light browsing, but its throttled speeds make it difficult to recommend when there are more flexible free services around

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Chinese search company Baidu's Ernie LLM is open source as of this week.

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DeepSeek could be facing another ban for transferring user data to China.

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Fresh off of advising users to glue cheese to their pizza, Google's AI overviews are coming to YouTube - here's all we know

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Microsoft's Copilot adoption is being held up by users of prospective buyers wanting to use ChatGPT instead, a new report has claimed.

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If you’ve got the room, the SteelSeries Arena 9 speakers will help elevate your PC's audio thanks to its 5.1 surround sound system, whether it be for gaming, music or movies.

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I purchased a productivity app from an Instagram advert, and while I had my concerns, Blitzit has become a great part of my toolset.

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Notion has announced the rollout of its Notion AI for work toolkit, which the company says will make it twice as powerful.

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Not yet rated Editor's ChoiceIt’s not cheap, but this LG UltraGear curved OLED monitor is a superb investment for anyone looking to play games at high frame rates but with a big OLED canvas.

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AI video has come a long way and these clips prove it

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Looking to take your first steps into using Kling AI for video generation? Here are a few things to help you get started.

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Here are the best examples of Kling 2.0 you're likely to see as the model takes on OpenAI's Sora.
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Notion Mail is finally here, and I sat down with the app's Engineering Manager Jason Ginsberg to learn more.

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If you’re looking to integrate Gmail more closely with Notion, Notion Mail is off to a promising start, but it might not be what you’re looking for.

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AI can be used for incredible things, but it's not quite capable of beating a nearly-30-year-old Pokémon game.

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OpenAI's latest boast about Studio Ghibli-esque image generation is a warning sign for AI copyright issues — here's why.

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Apple's AI efforts could get a boost from an unlikely source as it turns to Maps data to train its own AI models.

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OpenAI is rolling out a series of upgrades to ChatGPT's Advanced Voice Mode this week, and they could make a big difference to your time with the chatbot.

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Recent studies from OpenAI and MIT's Media Lab have suggested a link between AI chatbot usage and loneliness.

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Anthropic's Claude AI tool can now search the web for you in real-time, just like Gemini and ChatGPT.

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Google's Gemini is rolling out a new 'Gems' feature for custom models based on expertise, and it's impressive, but limited.

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Squid Game's star is working with Perplexity to help convince you to use its AI model for yourself — while poking fun at rival 'Poogle'
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