Latest articles by Nigel Powell
7 AI-powered gadgets that make perfect holiday gifts
I've compiled a list of some impressive AI-powered gadgets that could make the perfect holiday gift.
Google unveils Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking — its answer to OpenAI's o1
Gemini Flash Thinking is a new 'reasoning' model from Google that takes more time over a response.
Gemini 2.0 'Experimental Advanced' is now available to paying subscribers
Gemini 2.0 Experimental Advanced is likely Gemini 2.0 Pro and can be found in the Gemini chatbot.
Google reveals Project Mariner — a new browser agent that can automate your digital life
Gemini's new Project Mariner is an AI agent that can automate your web browsing habits.
5 tips for getting the most out of ChatGPT's new o1 model
OpenAI's o1 is arguably the most powerful AI model currently on the market, but it comes with a strict weekly message limit (unless you pay $200 per month).
The new Llama 3.3 70B model has just dropped — here’s why it’s a big deal
Llama 3.3 brings with it the power of much larger models but in a size you can run on a good laptop.
AI is coming for gaming — and I can't wait
AI gaming is growing at a rapid rate including generative NPCs but the biggest changes are happening in text adventure games.
Runway makes it easy to turn a landscape into a portrait video — what’s next
Runway launches a new AI video tool that lets you easily convert landscape into portrait and back without changing the video.
Who needs a keyboard — Hume just made it possible to control a computer with your voice
Voice AI company Hume connected its EVI assistant to Anthropic's Claude to allow you to control a computer with your voice.
AI video just got personal — Mochi-1 lets you train your own model on a few videos
Mochi-1 is an open source AI video model from Genmo and now you can customize it with your own videos.
Meet Fugatto — an impressive new AI sound model from Nvidia
AI can now generate or transform any mix of music and sounds thanks to Fugatto, a new model from Nvidia.
It just got easier to create your own apps — GitHub Spark does the work for you
GitHub Spark is a new platform that lets you generate small apps from a simple text prompt using AI.
I write about AI for a living and Suno v4 is so good it put a smile on my face
Leading AI music model Suno just launched v4 of its model and it completely changed the game.
AI agents are coming — game changer or just hype?
Multiple AI companies are working on agents that will be able to carry out tasks on your behalf. But is it all hype?
Microsoft unveils Magentic-One — an AI agent that can browse the web and write code
Magentic-One is a new system from Microsoft that takes AI a step beyond chatbots and lets them perform actions based on human instructions.
Pokemon Go creator may have cracked the future of smart glasses — and it's all about AI
A new AI model from game developer Niantic could change how we switch between the physical and digital worlds.
AI image generators need just 200 sample images to perfectly recreate an artist style — here's how
AI image generators need between 200 and 600 pictures to perfectly recreate an art style or work, according to a new study.
I write about AI for a living — GitHub Spark could be the end of app stores
Github Spark is a new tool from Microsoft that will let people create apps from nothing but a simple text description.
Suno launches Personas — here's how to create an AI artist
Suno introduced a new feature that lets you generate a 'performer' to give some consistency to your songs.
Google Inksight lets you convert your scrappy handwriting to digital text using AI
Google's new Inksight AI model is able to more accurately read handwriting.
OpenAI Advanced Voice is now free for 10 minutes a month — 3 tips you need to know
OpenAI's Advanced Voice is now widely available and with 10 minutes for free every month, here are some tips for getting the most out of the time.
Hedra now lets you clone your voice — here’s how it works
Hedra lets you clone your own voices and lend it to an AI-generated character. A step up from using synthetic voices.
