Google denies plans to make AI Mode Chrome’s default search
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR A recent Chrome Canary release introduced a flag to change address bar search behavior to AI Mode. Google VP Rajan Patel now denies that…
iOS 27 to get a revamped AirPods control panel and default support for AirPlay rivals like Google Cast (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)
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The best budget Android tablet by default
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Apple releases iOS 26.5, introducing end-to-end encryption for RCS messaging in beta with supported carriers; the setting is enabled by default (Chance Miller/9to5Mac)
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Venmo is implementing a major privacy update to set new users’ posts to “friends only” by default during onboarding; in 2021, a reporter found Joe Biden’s Venmo (Jay Peters/The Verge)
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Here’s how GPT-5.5 Instant is making ChatGPT better by default
Calvin Wankhede / Android Authority TL;DR ChatGPT is now using GPT-5.5 Instant as its deafult model. Compared to GPT-5.3 Instant, OpenAI promises tighter replies and fewer hallucinations. ChatGPT is also…
ChatGPT’s new default model is dialing back the annoying emojis
Summary created by Smart Answers AI In summary: OpenAI’s new GPT-5.5 Instant model becomes ChatGPT’s default, replacing GPT-5.3 Instant with significantly fewer gratuitous emojis in responses. PCWorld reports the update…
OpenAI releases GPT-5.5 Instant, a new default model for ChatGPT
On Monday, OpenAI released a new foundation model called GPT-5.5 Instant, which will replace GPT-5.3 Instant as the default ChatGPT model. The company said the model reduces hallucination in sensitive…
Microsoft says Copilot’s agentic features in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint are now generally available and enabled by default for 365 Copilot and 365 Premium (Sumit Chauhan/Microsoft 365 Blog)
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