Stephen Shankland
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- Content Head, Commonwealth Fusion Systems
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Head of Content at Commonwealth Fusion Systems, a company commercializing fusion energy: clean, safe, affordable, secure. Former sci-tech journalist.
Articles by Stephen Shankland
An OpenAI Web Browser Is Imminent, Report Says. That Would Really Shake Up the Web
10 minutes ago cnet Imad is a senior reporter covering Google and internet culture. Hailing from Texas, Imad started his journalism career in 2013 and has amassed bylines with The New York Times, The Washington Post, ESPN, Tom's Guide and Wired, among others. OpenAI is working on an AI-powered web browser that could make its debut in the coming weeks, according to a report from Reuters on Wednesday.
CNET: Best cheap laptops of 2025
You don't need to overspend to get a capable laptop, and that includes both Windows models and Apple MacBooks. It's possible to find a decent laptop for less than $750, but you may need to comparison shop and exercise some patience while you wait for a sale. And that's where we can help. CNET's editors have tested and reviewed many, many laptops from Acer, Asus, Lenovo, Dell and HP, so we can spot the best cheap laptops when we see them.
OpenAI Says Its New ChatGPT 4.5 Has Better Emotional Intelligence
10 minutes ago cnet Samantha Kelly is a freelance writer with a focus on consumer technology, AI, social media, Big Tech, emerging trends and how they impact our everyday lives. Her work has been featured on CNN, NBC, NPR, the BBC, Mashable and more. The next version of ChatGPT is here, with the promise to be more humanistic in tone, interactions and general knowledge. OpenAI announced on Thursday a preview of GPT-4.5, what OpenAI is calling its largest and best model for chat yet.
Microsoft Details Security on Copilot Plus Recall AI Feature
32 minutes ago cnet Microsoft has finally provided an update on how security will work on the company's controversial Recall search feature, to be available on new Copilot Plus PCs. The feature, which uses AI to help users visually search through snapshots of their past PC activity, was met with a significant backlash after it was announced in May.
Microsoft Makes Security Case for Much-Maligned Copilot Plus Recall Feature
30 minutes ago cnet Microsoft vice president for enterprise and OS security, David Weston, gave an update in a detailed blog post on Friday. The update discussed how security will work on the company's controversial Recall search feature, to be available on new Copilot Plus PCs. The feature, which uses AI to help users visually search through snapshots of their past PC activity, was met with a significant backlash after it was announced in May.
How we choose the best Memorial Day Apple deals
How we choose the best Memorial Day Apple deals 28 minutes ago cnet Save on popular iPad models this weekend: Mac deals Stephen Shankland/CNET Stephen Shankland/CNET Save on Apple's latest Mac laptops and desktops: Apple Watch deals Oliver Padilla ... Copyright of this story solely belongs to cnet . To see the full text click HERE
Stephen Shankland on LinkedIn: Big news: this week I joined Commonwealth Fusion Systems, a fusion energy…
It's been a good run, but after 25 years, I'm leaving CNET. Today is my last day. For a curious person like me who enjoys the company of nerds, it's been a marvelous place to work. I believe powerfully in the idea of journalism as the first draft of history. I've become an expert in supercomputers, Linux and open-source software, chip design and manufacturing, digital photography, web browsers, quantum computing, internet infrastructure, and the arcana of USB.
A GPT-4 Turbo Upgrade and Everything Else to Know
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Want to Take Photos of the Total Solar Eclipse? Here's What to Know
28 minutes ago cnet Much like your eyes, your camera can suffer harm if pointed at the sun too long. Take these steps to minimize the potential damage, and get a great photo. Monday's solar eclipse is the talk of the town. During its trip across North America, the total eclipse will hit parts of Mexico, a long diagonal stripe across the US and a stretch of eastern Canada. It'll be quite the event, especially since the next total solar eclipse to hit North America won't happen until August 2044.
A Change in How You Use It, and Everything Else to Know
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Adobe Firefly Review: AI Images for Artists and Stock Photo Fans – CNET - IverifyU
If you’re an Adobe Creative Cloud subscriber who wants to mix some generative AI into your life, Adobe’s Firefly should be the first place you look. CNET has begun evaluating generative AI tools, including those that turn text prompts into images. Adobe’s Firefly family of generative AI tools offers that ability and indeed builds it directly into Photoshop. As of January, Adobe customers have created more than 6 billion images with Firefly.
I Edited Photos Using a Lightroom Competitor With a Clever New AI Trick
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ChatGPT: Here's What It Is, How It Works and How It's Evolving
ChatGPT: Here's What It Is, How It Works and How It's Evolving It started as just a research project. But ChatGPT instead swept us away with its mind-blowing skills. Now you can even get custom AI apps.
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Samsung Is Bringing HDR Photos to Instagram and I'm Thrilled
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Hooray! Samsung Is Bringing HDR Photos to Instagram. Here's Why I'm Happy
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Hooray! Samsung Is Bringing HDR Photos to Instagram. Here's Why I'm Happy
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What It Is, How It Works and How It's Evolving
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Neuralink's Brain Chip Is Running in a Human. Your Skull Is Safe, for Now
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Dream On, Mark Zuckerberg. Your New AI Bet Is a Real Long Shot
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Be Patient: Zuckerberg's Big New AI Bet Won't Revolutionize Your Life Anytime Soon
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Samsung Galaxy S24 Phones Have a New Zoom Trick to Get That Close-Up Photo
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Wing's Bigger New Delivery Drone Can Carry Packages Twice as Heavy
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11 Products From CES That Photographers Should Look At
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Smartphone Photo Color Problems? Spectricity Expects to Fix Them
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Drone Powerhouse DJI Gets Into the Delivery Business
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OpenAI's GPT Store Now Offers a Selection of 3 Million Custom AI Bots
The AI company is taking the next step to make its ChatGPT technology more approachable with apps that are interesting, helpful and entertaining.
OpenAI's Custom ChatGPT Store to Open Soon, Making AI More Approachable
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Unistellar's 2nd-Gen Digital Telescopes Reveal the Heavens With Faster Focus
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Tracking Protection Begins Soon
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What a Fusion Energy Breakthrough Means for Green Power
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What a Fusion Energy Breakthrough Means for Green Power
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Chrome Will Start Blocking Websites From Tracking Us in January
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Tracking Protection Begins Soon
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Google Gemini AI Tries Outsmarting ChatGPT Using Photos and Videos
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Google Gemini AI Tries Outsmarting ChatGPT Using Photos and Videos
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Google Gemini AI Tries Outsmarting ChatGPT Using Photos and Videos
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Google's New Gemini AI Will Understand Your Photos and Videos, not Just Text
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OpenAI Now Lets You Build Your Own Custom GPT Chatbots – CNET - IverifyU
OpenAI, the company whose ChatGPT brought AI chatbots to mainstream awareness, said Monday that it’ll let you build your own special-purpose version of its artificial intelligence technology. You don’t need to know how to program to make a new GPT, as the company is calling the special-purpose bots. You have to give it plain-language instructions along with some of your own knowledge, then steer its purpose in the right direction, like creating images or searching the web.
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