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The growing popularity of OpenAI’s chatbot, ChatGPT, has attracted a lot of developers. This comes as a lot of fraudsters are creating apps representing the chatbot to defraud people. ChatGPT which understands human messages and provides human-like responses has been duplicated both on the App Store and the Play Store.…

Here are a few things that I have Googled in the nine months or so since I bought a Victorian terrace home in Philadelphia: Does a crack in the lintel mean my house is going to collapse? Ways to tell if your house is about to fall down How to…

Google is kicking off the new year with a fresh version of the Chrome browser. Chrome 109—released on January 10, 2023—includes a new Secure Payment Confirmation for Android, Material You support on the desktop, and video conferencing tools. Secure Payment Confirmation on Android Google is proposing a new web standard…

Following the Pixel Watch and Nest Wifi Pro deals, Google has brought back Black Friday pricing on the Pixel 7 and 7 Pro. The Pixel 7 is once again $100 off and starts at $499. This deal is available on the Google Store, Amazon, Best Buy, and other retailers. Similarly,…

As devices start to arrive, Matter is going to be quick to take over the smart home. To assist in setting up devices more quickly, Samsung is currently rolling out “Matter Easy Pair” for Galaxy smartphones and tablets. Samsung Galaxy smartphones and tablets have long supported “Nearby Device Scanning,” a…

At launch, Fitbit’s new smartwatches lacked any third-party apps, but that appears to be changing. Fitbit also recently released new Premium watch faces for the Sense 2 and Versa 4. At launch, the “Apps” tab of the “Gallery” on the Sense 2 and Versa 4 only featured Fitbit-made apps: EDA…

A 6-year-old first grader at an elementary school in Newport News, Virginia, shot a teacher Friday afternoon during an altercation in a classroom, authorities said, leaving her with “life-threatening” injuries and renewing calls for greater gun restrictions. The boy, who shot the teacher with a handgun, was in police custody…

Android 13 will notify users when a new audio device is nearby Google is envisioning an Apple AirPods-like future where transitioning between audio devices becomes seamless, and Android 13 may be the answer. Announced at CES 2023, Android 13 will notify users when a new audio device is nearby and…

Over the past several months Google has been pushing hard for Apple to adopt the RCS standard that could greatly improve messaging between Android and iOS, and at CES 2023, Google put out huge ads for Android that further pushed that campaign. It’s become a tradition of sorts for big…

After months of leaks and weeks of beta testing, the redesigned Android Auto is now rolling out to all users. The redesign was first previewed at Google I/O 2022 and Google says that the design updates and feature improvements will give drivers "a more personal, easy-to-use experience from behind the…