John Brandon
John Brandon is a technologist, business writer, and book author. He first started writing in 2001 when he was downsized from a corporate job. In the early days of his writing career, he wrote features about biometrics and wrote Wi-Fi router and laptop reviews for LAPTOP magazine. Since 2001, he has published over 15,000 articles and has written business columns for both Inc. magazine and Forbes. He has personally tested over 10,000 gadgets in his career. In his journalism career, he has interviewed high profile figures such as Buzz Aldrin, 50 Cent, and Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Google. He has visited multiple high-tech companies in person including Facebook, HP, Microsoft, Google, iRobot, IBM, LucasFilm, and many others. His most recent book is called The 7-Minute Productivity Solution: How to Manage Your Schedule, Overcome Distraction, and Achieve the Results You Want. He is most active on the X platform but is also fond of Bluesky and other emerging social media apps.
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Chatbots can be great tools for generating travel itineraries. This included ChatGPT, Deepseek, Gemini, Copilot and Claude.

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ChatGPT-5 has become more conversational and personal, making it an ideal writing partner, but harder to detect

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ESET Home Security is less expensive than other antivirus packages, runs light and fast – and has three tiers of protection available

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Marvel's latest Disney Plus series, "Ironheart," is almost here, and these are the MCU movies you need to stream now to prepare yourself.

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ChatGPT is a secret genius when it comes to solving ciphers and mysteries

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Use Gemini Live to win board games, fix things around your house, and summarize books

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Marvel's latest Disney Plus series, "Ironheart," is almost here, and these are the MCU movies you need to stream now to prepare yourself.

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RecommendedNorton 360 Deluxe is incredibly intuitive to use and powerful, offering several useful features like a Safe Search and a webcam blocker, though it can be a bit expensive compared to similar products.

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Deepseek can make a great financial assistant with these tools

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Can't tell if something is AI? This is a good place to start

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Gemini for Gmail could be amazing, but it is held back by this one thing

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Avast Premium features powerful security protection, and plenty of quality security features like file backup, safe browser, and performance tools, all at a price that’s lower than most competitors.

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The game is afoot

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A recent study from Microsoft and Carnegie-Mellon revealed some worrying repercussions of increased AI use on workers' self-confidence.

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Claude and Grok have both been winning plaudits for their creative writing ability so here's what happens when a published author critiques their work.

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A valid Social Security number can be invaluable for identity thieves but these tips can help keep yours from falling into the wrong hands.

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Netflix's latest action movie is a dud, so watch these movies instead

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From getting a security suite with all of the bells and whistles to not doing enough research, these are the most common antivirus software shopping mistakes.

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Manus is an agentic AI model developed by a Chinese startup that's already drawing comparisons to DeepSeek.

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Antivirus software may already be installed on your computer but here’s what you need to know about how it works and keeps you safe online in the background.

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Don't miss out on these sci-fi film gems

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Pickle is an AI app that creates a virtual avatar of yourself for video calls that lip-syncs to your real time speech.

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The Death Clock is the AI app going viral right now, here's what happened when I tried it.
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