Lloyd Coombes
Lloyd Coombes is a freelance tech and fitness writer. He's an expert in all things Apple as well as in computer and gaming tech, with previous works published on TechRadar, Tom's Guide, Live Science and more. You'll find him regularly testing the latest MacBook or iPhone, but he spends most of his time writing about video games as Gaming Editor for the Daily Star. He also covers board games and virtual reality, just to round out the nerdy pursuits.
Latest articles by Lloyd Coombes

What to wear for hot yoga, according to experts
By Lloyd Coombes published
From shirts and shorts to sports bras and mats, here are the must-haves for your next hot yoga class.

ChatGPT just got OpenAI's most powerful upgrade yet — meet 'Deep Research'
By Lloyd Coombes published
If you've ever wanted to do deep research, OpenAI has you covered with its new feature for Pro subscribers

Predicting the Nintendo Switch 2's launch lineup
By Lloyd Coombes published
Here's our best guess at everything we'll be playing on the Nintendo Switch 2 when it finally launches later this year.

I just tested Sony's 480Hz OLED gaming monitor — and it's a beautiful breakthrough
By Lloyd Coombes published
Not yet ratedDespite a high price tag, Sony’s gaming monitor shows the company is just as engaged with its PC audience as it is on console.

Meta gets an F in first AI safety scorecard — and the others barely pass
By Lloyd Coombes published
The FLI AI Safety Index will help keep some of the biggest AI companies honest, and Anthropic is currently leading the way.

AI image model lets you create pictures in real-time — on your laptop
By Lloyd Coombes, Ryan Morrison published
NitroDiffusion is a fresh new model for image generation that could mark a big change in the burgeoning industry with a new approach.

Grok Aurora image generator is live — here’s how to use it
By Lloyd Coombes, Ryan Morrison published
X's Grok now has a new image generation model, code-named Aurora. Here's how to use it.

Google unveils new AI weather model that beats traditional forecasts
By Lloyd Coombes published
Google's DeepMind AI is now more accurate than leading weather systems when it comes to forecasts.

Forget NotebookLM — ElevenLabs launches new podcast creation tool
By Lloyd Coombes published
ElevenLabs is offering a new podcast creation tool that could help you catch up on your reading backlog.

Claude gets custom style feature — makes the AI chatbot write just like you
By Lloyd Coombes published
Claude's new styles option will write like you do, with three preset styles included, too.

Runway launches Frames — a new AI image generator that creates custom worlds
By Lloyd Coombes published
Runway is introducing a new image generation model, with a big focus on being able to curate stylistic choices for your images.

The best gifts for streamers in 2024: Input, PCs, desks and more
By Lloyd Coombes last updated
Looking to upgrade your streaming setup or just getting started? Our gift guide has you covered.

Live Camera is coming soon to ChatGPT — here's what we know
By Lloyd Coombes published
'Live Camera' code has been found in the latest ChatGPT beta, suggesting OpenAI's new visual AI could be closer than ever.

OpenAI could be launching a browser to challenge Chrome — here's what we know
By Lloyd Coombes published
OpenAI could be working on a browser to rival Google's own Chrome, as it continues to work to wrest control from the tech giant.

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.
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