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Mike Pearl
By Mike Pearl
How to use Google's Dark Web Report to find out where your data has been leaked
In "late July" everyone gets access.
By Mike Pearl
![A person walks in front of a screen with the Google logo, and another with a Google privacy slogan](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/05Oz382F9Bd8RrqrLc0KzHv/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1720722567.jpg)
![A person walks in front of a screen with the Google logo, and another with a Google privacy slogan](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/05Oz382F9Bd8RrqrLc0KzHv/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1720722567.jpg)
How gamification sparked the AI era in tech
We're all playing the global AI game — for better and worse.
By Mike Pearl
![An illustration of a person running on a treadmill.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/06ME6L0A8yMVdSAcleFcFbm/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1718375165.png)
![An illustration of a person running on a treadmill.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/06ME6L0A8yMVdSAcleFcFbm/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1718375165.png)
Apple announces AI-powered iPhone call recordings at WWDC 2024
They breezed right past it, but it's big.
By Mike Pearl
![Apple's Phone app showing a call being recorded and transcribed](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/07EyG1E6QgmKmwXjduM85rn/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1718046963.png)
![Apple's Phone app showing a call being recorded and transcribed](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/07EyG1E6QgmKmwXjduM85rn/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1718046963.png)
Apple Maps adds topographic maps in WWDC reveal
Navigating on your iPhone has never been more topographical.
By Mike Pearl
![iPhones displaying topographical map view in Maps](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/04sOF0Y2RPMy38lG8p1CdD3/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1718042626.png)
![iPhones displaying topographical map view in Maps](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/04sOF0Y2RPMy38lG8p1CdD3/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1718042626.png)
We gave Google's AI Overviews the benefit of the doubt. Here's how they did.
Were there weird hallucinations? Yes. Did they work just fine sometimes? Also yes.
By Mike Pearl
![People in front of the Google logo on a wall above a slogan about making AI helpful for everyone](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/00SebFWbTYknyCn2UZNsrDg/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1716671591.jpg)
![People in front of the Google logo on a wall above a slogan about making AI helpful for everyone](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/00SebFWbTYknyCn2UZNsrDg/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1716671591.jpg)
One of OpenAI's safety leaders quit on Tuesday. He just explained why.
In a word: safety.
By Mike Pearl
![The OpenAI logo printed on a textured surface](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/036UVZEK3wV0LbLWxmLE51Q/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1715977311.jpg)
![The OpenAI logo printed on a textured surface](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/036UVZEK3wV0LbLWxmLE51Q/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1715977311.jpg)
How to turn off Google AI Overviews
There is one way that doesn't require a Chrome extension.
By Mike Pearl
![A smartphone showing the Goole and Gemini logos](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/06rcC31DOH3kB87WEpaa56z/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1715889117.jpg)
![A smartphone showing the Goole and Gemini logos](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/06rcC31DOH3kB87WEpaa56z/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1715889117.jpg)
Google injects still more AI into Google Docs and other Workspace apps
Gemini will soon hang out in your sidebar while you work.
By Mike Pearl
![A woman on a stage in front of a screen with the words Gemini for Workspace](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/04gAWKcX0wIFpT26XM9a90r/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1715725263.png)
![A woman on a stage in front of a screen with the words Gemini for Workspace](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/04gAWKcX0wIFpT26XM9a90r/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1715725263.png)
Veo, Google's Sora competitor, is hyped by Donald Glover
More Google vs. OpenAI warfare
By Mike Pearl
![Donald Glover in a knit hat](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/045iKpgFLWCCbqoJTeH6DMv/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1715712213.png)
![Donald Glover in a knit hat](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/045iKpgFLWCCbqoJTeH6DMv/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1715712213.png)
Where the northern lights will be visible thanks to the solar flare
Tonight's forecast calls for auroras.
By Mike Pearl
![the northern lights in the sky](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/022ORYFLyroHC3kQjogFS8z/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1715374216.jpg)
![the northern lights in the sky](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/022ORYFLyroHC3kQjogFS8z/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1715374216.jpg)
The new iPad ad essentially flips AI-weary creatives the bird
It's the wrong ad for the wrong consumer moment.
By Mike Pearl
![a frame from the Apple "Crush" ad, in which creative tools are destroyed](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/067LOyS3syxAff3GGDUSLHI/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1715195425.png)
![a frame from the Apple "Crush" ad, in which creative tools are destroyed](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/067LOyS3syxAff3GGDUSLHI/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1715195425.png)
iPad Air 2024: 2 new features that iPad Air 2022 doesn't have
The new iPad Air 2024 is here. Check out all of its new features.
By Mike Pearl and Kimberly Gedeon
![Collage of iPad Air features](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/01D2V2j1vOBLNEcqNcMcbz7/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1715092024.png)
![Collage of iPad Air features](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/01D2V2j1vOBLNEcqNcMcbz7/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1715092024.png)
How to see the Eta Aquarid meteor shower in 2024
The barely-there moon will make for great viewing conditions.
By Mike Pearl
![a person standing at a campsite as meteors streak overhead](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/03itALuAWTpwP7Vepd7vq5w/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1714859637.jpg)
![a person standing at a campsite as meteors streak overhead](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/03itALuAWTpwP7Vepd7vq5w/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1714859637.jpg)
A ChatGPT search engine is rumored to be coming next week
The rumor is plausible and feeds into years-old speculation.
By Mike Pearl
![a person with a notebook computer silhouetted against the OpenAI logo](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/00BKmMiCpfOxqFblmOeMXxR/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1714753723.jpg)
![a person with a notebook computer silhouetted against the OpenAI logo](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/00BKmMiCpfOxqFblmOeMXxR/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1714753723.jpg)
'I was kinda trapped': Watch a Cybertruck try to eat a guy's finger
"I feared for my finger for a second."
By Mike Pearl
![a Tesla Cybertruck with its frunk trunk or "frunk" standing open](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/01yI1RMr2dk9jVPXWn6i3xa/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1714679453.jpg)
![a Tesla Cybertruck with its frunk trunk or "frunk" standing open](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/01yI1RMr2dk9jVPXWn6i3xa/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1714679453.jpg)
Hands-on with the Claude AI app: It's pleasant to use, but janky
...Because all AI apps are janky
By Mike Pearl
![a laptop showing the Claude app in the App Store](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/01bjU924FLCdvU1V5WmpVhe/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1714599252.jpg)
![a laptop showing the Claude app in the App Store](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/01bjU924FLCdvU1V5WmpVhe/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1714599252.jpg)
How to see the Lyrid meteor shower despite the bright moon
The moon will be a buzzkill, but it doesn't have to spoil the show completely.
By Mike Pearl
![a fireball streaking across the sky](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/01DKDsQw7EtagbB96paZU2i/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1712769654.jpg)
![a fireball streaking across the sky](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/01DKDsQw7EtagbB96paZU2i/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1712769654.jpg)
Where's the AI in these 'AI-powered' products for your home? An explanation.
We looked past the hype and spotted the AI for you.
By Mike Pearl
![appliances in a cartoony space environment touted as "Now with more AI!"](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/07lX8MHWsEe4aUjTQmd2w9w/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1711230689.jpg)
![appliances in a cartoony space environment touted as "Now with more AI!"](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/07lX8MHWsEe4aUjTQmd2w9w/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1711230689.jpg)
Why don't we have AI-powered robot butlers yet? An investigation.
Why AI-powered robot butlers – and the subsequent robot uprising – are at least a century away.
By Mike Pearl
![a robot in a metal tux waiting on a person hand and foot](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/00HjqpFmCwFetx5ktpKwE2A/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1711140118.jpg)
![a robot in a metal tux waiting on a person hand and foot](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/00HjqpFmCwFetx5ktpKwE2A/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1711140118.jpg)
The amazing total solar eclipse is incredible luck. Here's why.
'It's unique and there's nothing even close to it.'
By Mike Pearl
![A composite image showing many phases of the eclipse with totality strikingly highlighted in the center](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/01bewjvGSFEux8yo2pVyviM/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1707416075.jpg)
![A composite image showing many phases of the eclipse with totality strikingly highlighted in the center](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/01bewjvGSFEux8yo2pVyviM/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1707416075.jpg)
When the clocks change for Daylight Saving Time, and why we do it at all
Can't we just...not change our clocks?
By Mike Pearl
![a man in bed looks irritated and confused about what his clock is telling him](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/041cRXVeK4ubvTtF07HhRlb/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1709830084.jpg)
![a man in bed looks irritated and confused about what his clock is telling him](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/041cRXVeK4ubvTtF07HhRlb/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1709830084.jpg)
Alibaba's AI video generator just dunked on Sora by making the Sora lady sing
Alibaba calls it 'EMO,' and it sure is.
By Mike Pearl
![An AI-generated woman sings a song](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/05E1X0osHX5AveaYd9wBhOK/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1709242150.png)
![An AI-generated woman sings a song](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/05E1X0osHX5AveaYd9wBhOK/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1709242150.png)
AI 'writers' are mostly worthless right now. But that won't last.
Sure, an AI can write a decent book...if you painstakingly force it to write exactly what you want.
By Mike Pearl
![a robot holds a pencil](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/00oVZTPuZtlWObShkhDmwHF/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1685579807.jpg)
![a robot holds a pencil](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/00oVZTPuZtlWObShkhDmwHF/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1685579807.jpg)
How the AI boom is informed by the Industrial Revolution
Is another revolution against tech coming?
By Mike Pearl
![Industrial revolution workers using hammers](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/05UMZLV9NJOEFTvJkpHJ2hE/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1708816449.jpg)
![Industrial revolution workers using hammers](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/05UMZLV9NJOEFTvJkpHJ2hE/hero-image.fill.size_220x220.v1708816449.jpg)
ChatGPT freaked out, generating gibberish for many users
ChatGPT said it may have been suffering from "jumbled inceptions," "affected parts blindness," and "higher perplexity stoked in modules," whatever that means.
By Mike Pearl
![a giant toy robot chases some boys](https://cdn.statically.io/img/helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/03h7vaIJA6BWW0yEaiCTTmA/hero-image.fill.size_220x133.v1708539873.jpg)
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