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    How to customize your iPhone’s Home screen in iOS 18 (it’s easy!)

    You likely have more than one Home screen. For example, I have one screen with individual icons for the apps I frequently use, a second screen with folders for an assortment of other apps, and a third screen for apps I’m currently using but haven’t yet organized. With IOS 18, I can tweak the settings to display only certain screens and reorder the ones I want to see.Also: My 4 favorite iOS 18 features make the iPhone a lot better, and more funAgain, press down on any empty area of the Home screen, select Edit, and choose Edit Pages. Tap the circle to check any page you wish to see. Tap the checkmark for any page you don’t want to see. To reorder the pages, just drag and drop them to new positions. Tap Done, and your phone will reflect the new layout of pages. More

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    Why Claude’s Artifacts is the coolest feature I’ve seen in generative AI so far

    Screenshot by Lance Whitney/ZDNETYou can ask any of today’s AI chatbots to help you design a web page, work with code, or write a report. But then you typically have to copy and paste the results into a separate program or file to see how they look, return to your conversation to tweak your request, and then keep going back and forth. How clumsy is that?Also: How to use Claude (and how it’s different from ChatGPT)Now, Claude AI’s new capability aims to streamline that process. With its newly built-in Artifacts feature, Claude AI can create and display the fully formatted results of your request in real time and side-by-side with your conversation.Launched as a web-based preview in June, the Artifacts feature is now fully baked and available to all Claude users across the Free, Pro, and Team plans. You can also tap into Artifacts not only on the Claude website but in the iOS and Android apps.”Artifacts turn conversations with Claude into a more creative and collaborative experience,” Claude AI developer Anthropic announced on Tuesday. “With Artifacts, you have a dedicated window to instantly see, iterate, and build on the work you create with Claude. Since launching as a feature preview in June, users have created tens of millions of Artifacts.”Also: How does Claude work? Anthropic reveals its secretsYou can use Artifacts to create and visualize code snippets, flowcharts, graphics, websites, and interactive dashboards. A few examples cited by Anthropic include:Developers can create diagrams from codebasesProduct managers can generate interactive prototypes to test new featuresDesigners can conjure up visualizations for prototypingMarketers can design campaign dashboards.Salespeople can generate sales pipelines complete with forecasting.Probably the best way to appreciate the power of Artifacts is to use the example of webpage creation. Let’s say you want to generate a webpage based on a certain theme and description. Head to the Claude AI website or fire up the iOS or Android app. At the prompt, type your request, such as “Create a webpage about London with space for photos and maps and a numbered list of the top ten places to visit.” More

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    Our favorite AirPods are $50 off right now ahead of Labor Day

    Jason Hiner/ZDNETDid you know that birthdays are most common between late August and early September? If you want to give a friend in your life a good birthday gift, consider buying them some AirPods. Keep in mind, however, that not all AirPods are made equal, and if you’re looking for a gift for the music lover in your life, you should get them the best of the best. That is, the AirPods Pro (second generation), which are on sale at Amazon for $50 off. More