Lloyd Coombes
A freelance writer from Essex, UK, Lloyd Coombes began writing for Tom's Guide in 2024 having worked on TechRadar, iMore, Live Science and more. A specialist in consumer tech, Lloyd is particularly knowledgeable on Apple products ever since he got his first iPod Mini. Aside from writing about the latest gadgets for Future, he's also a blogger and the Editor in Chief of GGRecon.com. On the rare occasion he’s not writing, you’ll find him spending time with his son, or working hard at the gym. You can find him on Twitter @lloydcoombes.
Latest articles by Lloyd Coombes
The best gifts for streamers in 2024: Input, PCs, desks and more
By Lloyd Coombes published
Looking to upgrade your streaming setup or just getting started? Our gift guide has you covered.
I tried Hume's new AI voice app — it's good but needs some work
By Lloyd Coombes published
Hume's new AI voice app is neat, but gets a little lost at times.
ElevenLabs now let’s you create a custom voice from a text prompt — here’s why that’s exciting
By Lloyd Coombes published
Use text prompts to give your characters new voices with ElevenLabs new model.
Meet Mochi-1 — the latest free and open-source AI video model
By Lloyd Coombes published
Mochi 1 is looking to take the generative video crown from SORA. Here's why it has a chance.
StabilityAI releases Stable Diffusion 3.5 — a step up in realism
By Lloyd Coombes published
Stable Diffusion 3.5 marks the next step in generative AI images.
Meta Movie Gen looks incredible — 5 impressive examples
By Lloyd Coombes published
Here are the best uses of Meta Movie Gen we've found so far.
Here comes the holodeck — AI breakthrough lets you play a game from an image
By Lloyd Coombes published
You can now generate a game from an image with AI World Models.
Anthropic CEO says AI will help us live longer and cure disease — here's how
By Lloyd Coombes published
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei wrote a 10,000 word essay outlining the future AI will bring about and it includes us all living longer.
ElevenLabs creates an AI version of Fernando Alonso — and you can talk to him
By Lloyd Coombes published
You can have a conversation with Fernando Alonso thanks to ElevenLabs, DeepReel and Aston Martin.
AI helped discover 160,000 new viruses — here's why that is good news
By Lloyd Coombes published
AI proves its worth again, identifying a huge volume of new virus species.
OpenAI just gave all smart speakers a potentially massive upgrade — here's why
By Lloyd Coombes published
OpenAI's new Realtime API could be a game-changer for smart speakers.
Apple's new Depth Pro AI could revolutionise AR — capturing 3D space from a single image in just seconds
By Lloyd Coombes published
Apple's latest AI research model could be a game-changer for a ton of applications including the future of AR glasses
Microsoft is giving Copilot a new look — here's what we know
By Lloyd Coombes published
Copilot is due an upgrade, and Microsoft's new design has seemingly leaked ahead of an official reveal.
Meta AI voice will be available 'in the coming days' — including celebrity voices
By Lloyd Coombes published
Meta AI is about to get some starpower, as the company showcases voice recordings.
AI will be more intelligent than humans 'in a few thousand days' says OpenAI CEO
By Lloyd Coombes published
Humanity's Last Exam should prove a worthy test for expert-level AI.
Runway and Luma Labs launch APIs for AI video — here’s why that’s a big deal
By Lloyd Coombes published
Prepare to see a lot more AI video as both Runway and Luma Labs launch an API for developers to integrate video creation in their apps.
How do you test AI that’s getting smarter than us? A new group is creating ‘humanity’s toughest exam’
By Lloyd Coombes published
Humanity's Last Exam should prove a worthy test for expert-level AI.
OpenAI's new ChatGPT o1 model 'cheated' on an impossible test — here's what happened
By Lloyd Coombes published
OpenAI's new o1 model in ChatGPT made some interesting choices during safety testing.
Zuck wants MetaAI to be the most used AI assistant by the end of the year
By Lloyd Coombes published
Meta AI is reaching critical mass, with the company's tools hitting 400 million monthly users.
Best free AI image generators of 2024
By Lloyd Coombes published
Looking to test out some AI image generators for free? We've got you covered.
Google confirms Gemini Live rollout timing — what you need to know
By Lloyd Coombes published
Gemini Live is now available but Google says its voice assistant will gradually rollout over the coming weeks.
OpenAI knocks Gemini off the top of chatbot leaderboard with its new model
By Lloyd Coombes published
OpenAI's new ChatGPT-4o model has beaten Gemini in the Chatbot Arena benchmarking test, thanks to its recent upgrade.
Elon Musk drops Grok 2 — the X-based AI chatbot is now more powerful and can make images
By Lloyd Coombes published
Grok-2 is here, and it's being rolled out now in two versions.
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