3 tricks that let ChatGPT read websites it shouldn’t be able to see
I don’t know about you, but one of the reasons I used to fight with ChatGPT until recently was the AI’s inability to visit certain …
Chris Smith has been covering consumer electronics ever since the iPhone revolutionized the industry in 2007. When he’s not writing about the most recent tech news for BGR, he closely follows the events in Marvel’s Cinematic Universe and other blockbuster franchises.
Outside of work, you’ll catch him streaming new movies and TV shows, or training to run his next marathon.
Latest Articles by Chris Smith
ChatGPT Plus will be free to everyone in one country – here’s why it’s such a big deal
Subscribing to ChatGPT Plus was a no-brainer move. I realized I wanted access to all the ChatGPT novelties OpenAI had to offer as soon as …
ChatGPT o3 altered code to prevent itself from being turned off in safety tests
We don’t just want frontier AI models to be better and faster than their predecessors; we also want them to be aligned with our values. …
iPhone 17 and Galaxy S26 price hikes seem inevitable, and it’s all about the tariffs
Unhappy with Apple moving iPhone production to India to skirt tariffs imposed on China, President Trump threatened Apple twice that the iPhone could be subject …
Hackers use AI TikTok videos to trick users into installing malware
Just as Google announced Chrome would let you change compromised passwords automatically, we learned of another huge login credentials dump that made its way online. …
17 insane Veo 3 AI videos that’ll stop you from trusting anything you see online
Google announced an impressive number of AI innovations at I/O 2025 on Tuesday, making it clearer than ever how powerful this AI firm has become. …
First ChatGPT device is like Humane’s Ai Pin, but without being doomed
Humane, a company founded by former Apple execs, launched the Ai Pin in late 2023. It was a wearable device built around AI, with voice …
Claude 4 AI will try to report you to authorities if it thinks you’re doing shady stuff
It’s been a massive week for AI, as some of the main players made several big announcements. Google I/O 2025 might have been the expected …
ChatGPT got a makeover, but all of your AI tools are still there
AI has been dominating the news cycle once again, and not just because Google unloaded an incredible number of new Gemini and Gemini-powered tools and …
Chrome will change compromised passwords for you automatically
Hackers haven’t stopped trying to steal passwords for as many online services and websites as possible, and nobody is safe from data breaches. You’re at …
MCP is the hottest thing in AI this week, but what exactly is it?
Going into this week, we knew we’d be getting a ton of Gemini AI news from Google’s I/O 2025 event, and that’s exactly what happened. …
Here are the first details about io’s upcoming screenless ChatGPT device
Before Google kicked off its I/O 2025 event, which turned out to be an even more exciting display of AI prowess than last year, I …
Video Overviews are coming to one of Google’s best AI products
A few days before Google kicked off I/O 2025, we saw evidence that the company was working on an exciting feature for one of its …
Gemma 3n is Google’s powerful open-source AI that can run on phones
Google announced several exciting Gemini AI innovations at I/O 2025, significantly improving Gemini’s abilities across the board and bringing the AI to more of its …
Here comes the first movie featuring Google’s groundbreaking new AI video tech
From the moment AI video generation tools made it possible to create amazing clips using only text prompts, it was clear the movie industry was …
8 exciting new Gemini features you can’t get with ChatGPT
After last year’s I/O 2024, which was dedicated to new Gemini AI features, much like yesterday’s I/O 2025 keynote, I wondered who won the AI …
Gemini 2.5’s huge update: Deep Think, faster Flash, computer control
Google’s big I/O 2025 event is underway in California, and it’s all about artificial intelligence, just as we suspected. That is, Gemini is improving across …
6 new Project Astra features Google announced at I/O 2025
Google unveiled Project Astra last year at I/O, showing off nascent AI technology that allows mobile users to talk to Google’s AI in real time …
Here’s what you get with Google’s $250/month Gemini AI Ultra plan
In the weeks leading up to Google I/O 2025, the product name Gemini Ultra popped up a few times, and I thought this would be …
Android XR smart glasses with Gemini are coming soon, here’s what they can do
When Google announced the Android XR platform in December, it felt a little rushed, as if Google was trying to prevent OpenAI from getting all …
How to turn ChatGPT Deep Research reports into podcasts with Google’s help
I’m a longtime ChatGPT user and tested most of the new AI features OpenAI released in the past few years. The only exceptions are the …
One of Google’s big Gemini upgrades might have leaked ahead of I/O
Google I/O 2025 kicks off on Tuesday, and we expect the keynote to focus entirely on AI announcements. Last week, Google unveiled the top Android …
Will ChatGPT steal Google’s thunder again ahead of I/O 2025?
Google will take the stage in California on Tuesday to kick off this year’s Google I/O event. The main keynote will almost certainly focus on …
Gemini AI might replace Siri on iPhone, but only for some people
I’m a longtime iPhone user, and last year my iPhone changed in ways I never thought possible. I can load third-party app stores, use third-party …
We might finally have an idea of when Apple’s Siri AI chatbot is coming to the iPhone
Apple’s WWDC 2025 is just a few weeks away, and there’s reason to be excited. Apple is rumored to give the iPhone a big redesign …
Apple’s crazy new AI can turn your photos into 3D scenes
Once WWDC 2025 rolls around, it’ll mark a year of Apple Intelligence on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Unfortunately, there’s not much to get excited about …
This outlandish story about ChatGPT can teach us all a lesson about AI
I’ve been following ChatGPT ever since the AI chatbot went viral in late 2022. I started using it shortly after, and it wasn’t long before …
The New Avengers originally had a different post-credits scene, and we need to see it
Marvel couldn’t wait to spoil the big Thunderbolts* plot twist, revealing the movie’s real title even before its first weekend in theaters was over. Whether …
Fortnite is blocked from Apple’s US App Store… again
“We will return Fortnite to the US iOS App Store next week,” Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney said on X on May 1st, just as …
Fake AI images are already manipulating you, and this crazy controversy is proof
Some people who worry about AI, like ChatGPT and Gemini, put forward the worst-case scenario: humanity’s doom. A future version of AI will take over …
