Technology

'AI-fluent' is now a hiring requirement almost nobody defines. Here's what it actually means, and the 4 skills that get you there on any AI …

Heavy AI users over-rate their own skill the most. Skip the vibe quiz — take this behavior-based 5-minute check across the 4 skills of AI …

AI call-screening apps like Pixel Call Screen and Savi silence spam. Here's what they really stop — and the one call none of them can catch.

Google AI Mode can now read your Gmail for context and, Google says, add events to your Calendar. Here's how to switch it on and run your …

AI can clone a loved one's voice from seconds of audio. Here's how the voice scam works, the family password that stops it, and how to …

Google renamed NotebookLM to Gemini Notebook on July 16. Your notebooks and shared links still work — here's what actually changed, and …

Kimi AI (K3) is Moonshot's new Chinese model — free to try and near the top of the charts. What it is, whether it's good, and if it's safe.

ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini all just updated. Here's the honest, no-jargon answer on which one is actually better — and which $20 to pay for …

RDW high on your blood test? What red cell distribution width means in plain English — plus a safe AI prompt to decode any result without …

OpenAI raised ChatGPT custom instructions from 1,500 to 5,000 characters. Here's what to add with the extra room — and what to leave out.

Is free Gemini enough, or should you pay for Pro? A plain-English guide to Flash vs Pro for everyday tasks — email, summaries, translation — …

Google Sheets now fills whole columns with AI — no formulas, no add-ons. The 3-minute version, which plan you actually need, and where it …

Every Meta AI setting that exists in 2026 — Instagram reuse toggles, WhatsApp chat privacy, Facebook, Messenger — and what each one really …

Meta pulled the Instagram @-mention AI feature on July 10 — but the Sharing and reuse settings still exist and still matter. What to check, …

Grok Imagine turns a sentence into an image, then a short video clip. Where to find it, the exact steps, free-tier caps, and honest limits …

Grok has a real free tier — with limits worth knowing. What's free on X vs the Grok app, what Grok 4.5 changes, and 5 safe ways to try it at …

Free, Go, Plus, Pro, Business — which GPT-5.6 model each ChatGPT plan actually gets after the July 9 launch, and when the $20 upgrade is …

GPT-Live replaced ChatGPT's voice mode on July 8. What full-duplex means, who gets which version free, how to find it, and what early users …

ChatGPT Work is free to try; Claude Cowork can send your email. A head-to-head on price, models, benchmarks and trust — and which fits your …

Claude's Microsoft 365 write tools can draft, send and file your Outlook email and run your calendar. What it does, who can switch it on, …

Meta's Muse Image makes free AI pictures inside WhatsApp, Instagram & Meta AI. How to use it, is it free, and how to stop it using your …

Turn on the Canva app in ChatGPT and make posters, posts, and slides by describing them. Setup steps, what's free, and what still needs …

ChatGPT just got much better at hearing you — new dictation on every plan, including free. Here's how to talk to it, plus what to never say …