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Kerry Wan/ZDNETSince 2014, Google’s Chromecast has been an affordable means for helping viewers turn their older model TVs into smart TVs, allowing them to stream content from their phones, tablets, and computers to a bigger screen. Also: Is your Chromecast still throwing errors? This fix will get you streaming againAlas, the era of the Chromecast has come to an end. Google is replacing it with the Google TV Streamer, promising a faster processor, Thread and Matter integration, and the ability to summarize TV episodes or whole seasons, among other new tricks.But that doesn’t mean the Chromecast is obsolete yet; in fact, Google has promised to continue providing software and security updates for now. I found a number of cool things anyone can do with their trusty Chromecast that most users are unaware of. More

Current price: $200 for the lowest priced ringOriginal price: $250If you’ve heard anything about smart rings, you’ve probably heard about the Oura Ring. It’s one of the original smart rings that tracks and displays your sleep data (in my opinion, better than Apple), monitors your stress, and automatically logs your activity. In recent years, the updates to heart health, women’s health, stress, and more have made the Oura Ring an immensely impressive and competitive health tracker. There’s even a feature, called Symptom Radar, that can tell you when you’re about to get sick. Also: Oura Ring 3 vs Oura Ring 4The Oura Ring 3, available in the full circle Horizon or the circular-but-indented Heritage, are discounted by up to $100 right now. That’s because Oura released its fourth-generation ring in October, and the third-generation is on its way out. But you’ll still have access to all those aforementioned features that make the Oura Ring special. What you’ll miss out on, however, is one more day of battery life and flat sensors inside the ring’s exterior.  More

<!–> ZDNET’s key takeaways The GE Profile Opal 2.0 nugget ice maker is a smart kitchen appliance that sells for $599. This machine will do the trick if you want those satisfyingly munchable ice pellets often served at fast food restaurants It’s also operable via a mobile app. It’s pricey, especially given what it is, […] More

<!–> ZDNET’s key takeaways The Blackview BL9000 Pro is available now on Amazon for $800. It’s a rugged, feature-rich phone that’s ready for anything you can throw at it, and has a very long battery life. Its thick, chunky form factor definitely isn’t for everyone. –> Amazon has discounted the Blackview BL9000 Pro by $180 […] More

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNETChatGPT is a popular AI chatbot created by OpenAI. It launched in late 2022 and has been continually improving ever since with each new update and model release. You can ask it to do anything — whether it’s writing emails or essays, generating images and videos, brainstorming ideas, translating languages, helping with coding, or simply answering random questions. Also: Research suggests heavy ChatGPT use might make you lonelierOpenAI offers a free version ChatGPT as well as paid plans with extra features for those who want to do more with it. In this guide, I’ll show you how to get started and make the most of ChatGPT for whatever you need. How to use ChatGPT What you’ll need: A computer or phone with an internet connection. ChatGPT is a website or app, and it’s free to get started with it. More

Yutthana Gaetgeaw/Getty Images Generative AI is starting to deliver promising but limited results. However, the IT industry is pushing full speed ahead to the next level of automation, agentic AI. Since AI can’t yet design, build, and deploy agents, it’s up to humans to learn to create and target these agents productively. But this development […] More

Lance Whitney / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNETChatGPT Team users who would like to use the AI with internal data will be able to do just that via a new beta program now kicking off.In a LinkedIn post on Thursday, OpenAI Product Leader Nate Gonzalez announced the rollout of a new capability — the most requested feature from ChatGPT business customers. This feature will allow ChatGPT to connect to your internal knowledge sources. This means employees will be able to ask ChatGPT to answer questions, provide summaries, and generate content about files housed internally by your organization.Also: I tried ChatGPT’s new image generator, and it shattered my expectationsThe first source is Google Drive, with support gradually being rolled out over the next few weeks. When the new access is available, ChatGPT admins within a company will receive a notification that it’s ready for setup. From there, you’ll be able to connect to your internal Google Drive storage, where the AI can scour your files to provide the information and help you need. How the feature worksIn a demo video, OpenAI showed how the feature would work. In ChatGPT Team, a new option called Internal Knowledge appears below the prompt. Select that one to see any internal sources that have been set up — in this case, Google Drive. At the prompt, you might then ask ChatGPT for information about an internal project for one of your company’s products. After analyzing the related files, the AI responds with a description and bullet point items, also listing the source files it consulted. Also: How to use ChatGPT to write code – and my favorite trick to debug what it generatesChatGPT then asks if you need any further details or have additional questions. You might tell it that you’re giving a product demo to a customer tomorrow and that you’d like a script you can use to discuss the key elements. The AI generates a script with an opening statement, a walkthrough of the demo, selling points of the product, and finally a closing statement. ChatGPT also asks if you’d like it to find slides or screenshots for the demo. More

Andriy Onufriyenko/Getty Images Spending money is easy. Keeping track of how much money you spend, not so much. Even if you’re good at recording all your expenses in a financial program like Quicken, QuickBooks, or Xero, understanding your expenses and turning all of that transaction data into actionable insights can be more difficult. Also by […] More