iOS 18.1 beta's big AI surprise

'Circle to search' is coming to PC, create your AI clone on Instagram, and more
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Apple
Apple Intelligence appears in the iOS 18.1 developer beta
Apple Intelligence is coming soon (Apple)
Amid rumors that iOS won't get Apple Intelligence features before the iPhone 16 turns up in September, Apple has pushed out a limited number of the new AI tricks – but they're only available in the developer beta version of the software for now.
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Computing
Google Lens upgrade could transform Chrome search
Search in Google Chrome is changing (Slyellow / Shutterstock)
A new feature has been spotted in test versions of Google Chrome, which offers a radical new way of searching: inspired by Circle to Search on mobile and powered by Google Lens, it lets you highlight anything on the screen to run a search on it.
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Artificial Intelligence
Instagram now lets you create AI clones of yourself
Let an AI clone take over some of your Instagram duties (Meta)
Instagram is adding the ability for users in the US to create custom AI-powered chatbots, and professional content creators can even create AI personas that act as an "extension of themselves" to take over the work of replying to messages and comments.
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Wearables
Samsung is working on the Galaxy Watch 7's battery issue
The new Galaxy Watch 7 (Future)
There have been several reports that the new Galaxy Watch 7 isn't the best at lasting a long time between battery charges – and Samsung has now admitted that there's room for improvement, and says a software fix will be rolling out in the near future.
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Gaming
The GTA 6 leaks may not be all that important
We've already seen an official trailer for the game (Rockstar Games)
The intriguing leaks that we've seen so far around Grand Theft Auto 6 are perhaps "not as important as people think", according to one developer who's previously worked at Rockstar on earlier versions of the best-selling video game series.
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