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OpenAI's GPT-OSS Open Weights Model Is Here And Can Run Locally On Your PC
CNET· 2025-08-11 12:01
OpenAI, the creators of ChatGpt, have been teasing for some time the release of a local AI model. Well, it's finally here and it's called GPTO OSS. And being a local model means that it's running completely on your machine.It's not connected to the internet. It's not connected to OpenAI servers. So, if you ever need to upload any sensitive documents or have it evaluate like company secrets, it can do that all on your machine without an internet connection, making sure it's secure.I have it running on the lo ...
Synchron vs. Neuralink: BCI Brain Implants for Thought-Control
CNET· 2025-08-10 12:00
Mark is controlling this iPad with only his thoughts. This new demo from Synchron represents a major milestone in the field of brain computer interfaces called BCI for short. These brain implants enable users to control digital devices with their thoughts.Apple has its very own BCI input protocol announced back in May. This video shows the new Apple accessibility feature being used with a BCI for the first time. Elon Muskbacked BCI company Neuralink, a competitor of Synchron, has also recently shared update ...
Apple CarPlay Set Up: One of the Best Ways To Experience Maps and Apps on the Road
CNET· 2025-08-09 12:01
[Music] Apple CarPlay first debuted in 2014 and it has rapidly become one of the best ways to experience your apps and maps in your car on the road. Now, today we're in the 2025 Mazda CX70 plug-in hybrid, mostly because it's the car I happen to have this week. That's not super important.Now, you only really need three things to get started with Apple CarPlay. You need a car that supports it, an iPhone, and a cable. Without further ado, let's dig right in.Let's start with a phone. You're going to want at lea ...
Sorry, Zuck. AI Won't Topple the iPhone Empire | One More Thing
CNET· 2025-08-08 12:01
There is a battle right now over the future of computing. Will we still be reliant on smartphones for everything in the coming years. Or will we ditch phones for wearable computers packed with AI.Will you give up an iPhone because a little AI assistant can sit on your body and learn about your life. Headlines are poking at how tech bros want to take down Apple right now by focusing on AI. But Apple just announced it sold more than three billion iPhones.If you think the iPhone is in trouble, you're not looki ...
OpenAI Unveils ChatGPT-5: Everything Announced at OpenAI's Summer Update in 12 Minutes
CNET· 2025-08-07 23:02
Good morning. 32 months ago, we launched Chat GBT. And since then, it has become the default way that people use AI.In that first week, a million people tried it out. And we thought that was pretty incredible. But now about 700 million people use Chat GPT every week and increasingly rely on it to work, to learn, for advice, to create, and much more.Today, finally, we're launching GPT5. GPT5 is a major upgrade over GPT4 and a significant step along our path to AGI. Now, today we're going to show you some inc ...
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Unveils GPT-5
CNET· 2025-08-07 21:22
Today, finally, we're launching GPT5. GPT5 is a major upgrade over GPT4 and a significant step along our path to AGI. We think you will love using GPT5 much more than any previous AI.It is useful, it is smart, it is fast, and it's intuitive. But with GPT5 now, it's like talking to an expert, a legitimate PhD level expert in anything, any area you need on demand that can help you with whatever your goals are. It can write an entire computer program from scratch to help you with whatever you'd like.And we thi ...
How to Install iOS 26 Public Beta on iPhone | All Things Mobile
CNET· 2025-08-04 12:00
Before you install iOS 26 public beta on your beloved iPhone, you have to do this incredibly important thing first. Apple's released iOS 26 public beta for everyone, hence the public part of the name. This is beta software, which means it's not finished yet, hence the beta part of the name.Do not install it without understanding the risks. You may be thinking, what's the big deal. I like to live on the edge.Let's install iOS 26 public beta and never look back. I like you. You're an adventurer.But me, I'm a ...
Unitree Launches Budget-Friendly Humanoid Robot Under $6K | What The Future
CNET· 2025-08-03 12:00
Unree just unveiled its R1 humanoid robot, the newest and most affordable humanoid robot it's ever made, starting at just $5,900. We're going to break down everything we know, some important things we don't know yet, and brainstorm some ideas for what you could do with a robot like the R1. The R1's intro video features the robot doing cartwheels, showing off the range of motion across the 26 joints spread out among its hands, arms, and legs.The R1 weighs 55 lb. That's roughly 22 lb less than the Unitere G1. ...
Android Auto: How to Connect Google Maps and Apps in Your Car
CNET· 2025-08-02 12:01
Today we're in the 2025 Mazda CX70 plug-in hybrid, which isn't super important other than the fact that it's a good platform for demonstrating both wired and wireless Android Auto, and it's got a big screen, so you can see everything clearly. Now, if you don't have a 2025 brand new car, well, don't worry. There's also a lot of aftermarket options that you can use to add Apple CarPlay or Android Auto to older vehicles.So, now that we've gotten through that, let's dig right into getting connected. Now, Androi ...
NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 Launch: Everything That Happened in 12 Minutes
CNET· 2025-08-01 18:00
5 4 3 2 1 mission reaches full power and lift off. Gohead, go NASA. Go crew 11.Together we rise as NASA SpaceX Crew 11 heads up to the International Space Station. Pitching down range. 1.7% million pounds of thrust.Propulsion is nominal propelling Falcon 9 as the vehicle pitching down range and making its way up the east coast. and will soon join expedition 73 aboard the orbiting laboratory. So far getting good call outs on that first stage performance.We are now t plus 35 seconds into the crew 11 mission o ...