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    The 4 biggest challenges of AI-generated code that Gartner left out of its latest report

    panithan pholpanichrassamee/Getty Images Gartner is one of the tech industry’s most respected analyst groups. Its business is custom advisory services, conferences, and putting out multi-client industry analysis reports. Becoming a Gartner client is not cheap, with estimates starting at $30,000 per seat per year. The way Gartner (and, to be fair, most other analyst groups) […] More

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    The AI laptop race and Copilot Voice for all

    Chiken Brave/Getty Images Welcome to ZDNET’s Innovation Index, which identifies the most innovative developments in tech from the past week and ranks the top four, based on votes from our panel of editors and experts. Our mission is to help you identify the trends that will have the biggest impact on the future. This week, Google […] More

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    5 reasons to update your iPhone to iOS 18.0.1 right now

    Kerry Wan/ZDNETLess than three weeks after the release of iOS 18, the first update is out in the form of iOS 18.0.1. And while the 0.1 numbering might make you think that this is an insignificant update and you might be better off waiting for iOS 18.1 to roll out, I’m here to tell you that this is a big one. So big you should drop everything — except your iPhone! — and install the update now.Also: 6 iOS 18 settings I changed immediately – and why you should tooAnd here are five reasons why you should install iOS 18.0.1 now: If you have an iPhone 16 or iPhone 16 Pro, this update contains a fix for that annoying issue where the touch on the display becomes unresponsive. Another iPhone 16/16 Pro bug that this update squashes is the one where recording macro video in 4K with HDR turned off causes the camera to lock up.If you’re sharing Apple Watch faces using Messages, and you’ve experienced that annoying lockup, good news, this update addresses that. Feeling that your iPhone is running slow since iOS 18? This update fixes a memory allocation issue that’s been impacting performance. Finally, iOS 18.0.1 fixes a couple of security issues. Nothing catastrophically serious, but one is an issue where audio messages in Messages may capture a few seconds of audio before the microphone indicator is activated, and the other is that user’s saved passwords could be read aloud by VoiceOver.The update is about 500MB in size, and you should have it downloaded and installed in about 5 minutes. To install it, head over to Settings > General > Software Update to kick off the process. iOS 18.1, the update that will being all that Apple Intelligence goodness to iPhones, should be released sometime this month.  More

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    OpenAI launches ChatGPT canvas tool for coders and writers. Here’s how it works

    Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNETChatGPT can produce high-quality code and text. These generative capabilities are popular use cases for the generative AI tool. To help users get even more out of their experiences, OpenAI is introducing a new feature — Canvas. Also: How to use Gemini Live on Android as your AI voice assistant – for freeOn Thursday, OpenAI unveiled the interface that opens in a separate window, making it easier to collaborate on your writing and coding projects with ChatGPT, and unlock a new, more in-depth level of assistance:We’re introducing canvas, a new way of working with ChatGPT to write and code.Canvas lets you create & refine your ideas side by side with ChatGPT — giving you control to directly edit, indicate where ChatGPT should focus, and get targeted suggestions.https://t.co/NCh0PkOKHJ— Daniel Levine (@dlevine815) October 3, 2024

    There is often a back-and-forth revision process when using ChatGPT to help with writing or coding. This process can become challenging because the original upload can get lost in the chat interface with every edit, follow-up point, or question. Now, users can view the ChatGPT interface on the right of the project to ask questions about the project without losing the flow of the conversation. When opened on the project, the interface also features writing and coding shortcuts that can perform tasks at the touch of a button.  More

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    Pearson launches new AI certification – with focus on practical use in the workplace

    D3Damon/Getty Images The popularity of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the workplace is growing. As of last month, ChatGPT has over a million business users; small companies are using AI to maximize their output; a third of workers use AI tools multiple times per week; and at least one survey found AI helps boost productivity and revenue.  Now, AI training platform […] More