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There are some unbelievably great, if abbreviated, films to watch on YouTube Shorts. A lot of them may soon be more literally unbelievable thanks to Google's AI video creation model Veo 2. YouTube has released Veo 2 to the Shorts platform, augmenting YouTube's Dream Screen AI tool and letting you produce AI-fueled flicks based on a text prompt.

Dream Screen has been using the original version of Veo to produce video backgrounds out of text prompts for Shorts since last year. Veo 2 ups the ante significantly by also making the characters and objects for the video along with the background. The upgrade also makes Dream Screen faster, better at understanding text prompts, and able to produce much more realistic results. The videos mimic real-world physics, and the characters move as realistically (or cartoonishly) as you might want.

You can try out the enhanced Dream Screen by opening the Shorts camera, selecting Green Screen, and typing in what you want to see. You can even add an AI-generated clip to an existing Short by tapping "Add," then "Create," then typing up the prompt. Veo 2 takes over, and within seconds, your giant Pomeranian ballerina is ready to perform.

AI visions

The upgrade to Dream Screen raises many questions and possible concerns. Will AI-generated content flood YouTube Shorts, making it harder to tell what’s real and what’s not? What will creativity look like when the barriers to high-quality visuals disappear? Will we simply get stuck in a loop of AI-generated influencers making AI-generated content for an audience of AI-powered recommendation algorithms?

Google does seem to get that hyper-realistic AI videos made in a few seconds might have some potential pitfalls. That's why YouTube is attaching a SynthID watermark and a label indicating the AI origins of any Dream Screen-produced video. How well these transparency and tracking attempts perform remains to be seen, but at least there's something.

The new feature is only coming to the U.S., Canada, Australia, and New Zealand for now, but others are in the pipeline, with more countries on the way. If you’re a YouTube content creator, this may be a huge boon, especially if the only thing standing between your video and viral fame is a slightly more perfect shot, better stock footage, or something truly outlandish. If you don't have an idea, you can always toss around ideas with YouTube's Brainstorm with Gemini tool.

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• Talon is a debloating tool designed for those who aren’t tech-savvy
• It does everything for you in running a fully automated debloat of Windows
• Bear in mind that third-party apps are used at your own risk, though the developer of Talon seems commendably transparent

Fed up with Windows 11’s bits of additional bloat, meaning all those unwanted bits of software and other elements that you’ll never use, clogging up the system?

You might not know where to start to do anything about fixing this, which is where a new utility comes in, allowing for a very easy method of debloating Windows 11 with a minimum of fuss required.

As TweakTown flagged up, this is Talon, a software tool developed by Raven with the aim of being an automated full debloat of Microsoft’s operating system that’s suitable for even novice computer users.

The promise is just two clicks – to choose the type of debloat you want and a dialog box to accept the changes being made to your PC – and you’re done. Well, you have to wait some time for the actual process to happen, but it’s all performed automatically, there’s no brain-ache or puzzling over options involved.

A barebones debloat is what many folks will run – just a straightforward stripping out of all the crud from Windows 11 – but other options can then add some (hopefully) useful apps back for you. For example, choosing ‘Gaming’ as the use of your PC will run the debloat and then install the likes of Discord and Steam.

You can find out more about Talon by watching the YouTube video below, and you can download the utility here (but have a quick read of my analysis underneath the video clip before you do so).

Analysis: An easy way to banish the bloat – but is it a sensible one?

I’ve got to say, I really like the philosophy of Talon, which is to take all the hassle out of debloating.

As Raven points out in the above video, a typical debloating tool will be a maze of check boxes and submenus, and it might even involve entering PowerShell commands. Tasks that less tech-savvy Windows 11 users will doubtless find difficult or even arcane.

So, taking all the pain out of that is a commendable goal. What Talon is really doing is bundling a bunch of these trickier utilities in a user-friendly, automated package. (For the curious, the tools drafted in under the bonnet of Talon include ChrisTitusTech’s WinUtil and Raphi’s Win11Debloat, which are the main engines of what’s happening here).

However, with any third-party app, you must be cautious. Ultimately, whether you want to install any piece of software is a decision that you must take yourself, especially when it comes to lesser-known developers.

However, Talon appears to be laudably transparent in the interview given to TweakTown, and one definite positive is that the code for the tool is open source and can be viewed and checked by anyone. (So, if there are flaws or anything amiss, hopefully they’ll be shouted about).

The developer Raven freely admits that as Talon relies on some third-party software, as mentioned, any vulnerabilities in those would also apply to the app itself (obviously).

I’ll leave the final words to the developer, as quoted from the TweakTown interview: “While it is possible for a supply chain attack to occur, where one of these [third-party] utilities gets compromised then Talon is inherently compromised as a result, they are very popular utilities with lots of eyes on their code, and with extremely talented and trusted maintainers."

“The rest of Talon is done through homemade scripts that we maintain. At the end of the day, the possibility of malware injection, a supply chain attack, or whatever else, is there for any software, no matter the size of the team or the popularity of a project. We will do our best to ensure that this day never comes, though, and if it does we will address it as fast as possible to ensure minimal impact.”

For those who aren’t convinced or would rather DIY the task of streamlining their operating system, make sure you check out TechRadar’s guide on how to find and remove bloatware from your Windows 11 PC.

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I’ve always wanted to be the kind of person who uses to-do lists, but I often find that even if I make one, I'll forget to check up on it. Online calendars and other tools help, but that still requires me to write all of them down. If I want to pursue a more complicated or long-term project, then I need to break it down into smaller bits and come up with a schedule that will carry me to that goal. Things would inevitably slip through the cracks. One moment, I’d be confidently running errands, and the next, I’d realize I forgot the one ingredient, or I'd realize I'd left my toothbrush on the other side of the country.

So, I was intrigued when OpenAI debuted the Tasks feature for ChatGPT. Tasks are designed to help you build and manage those to-do lists by automating their creation and maintenance. What sets Tasks apart is that the feature can break down big projects into manageable steps while keeping everything in one organized system. Unlike my usual method of jotting down random reminders and hoping I remember to check them, Tasks ensures nothing slips through the cracks.

ChatGPT Tasks will remind you about upcoming deadlines, suggest next steps based on ongoing projects, and even learn from your planning habits to refine future recommendations. Instead of writing a static checklist, Tasks makes ChatGPT more of a proactive assistant. I've been using it a lot of late, and, to my surprise, I've been far more on top of what I have to do than ever before.

If you want to use the Tasks feature, subscribe to ChatGPT Plus or a higher tier of access, as it's still in beta. If you are subscribed, you'll find "GPT-4o with scheduled tasks" among the model options. You can then tell ChatGPT to set up a Task for whatever you want, including setting up an alert time and day. You can have it be a one-off or a recurring reminder, and you'll see it pop up on the mobile app or on a desktop or web client if you have ChatGPT open.

You also don't need to be too concrete. The AI is flexible enough that you can describe a broad goal or achievement you want to pursue and ask ChatGPT to set up appropriate Tasks and reminder schedules. The AI will do its best to break down the plan into smaller segments. You can see all of the Tasks and edit them, delete them, or pause the automated alert at any time on the ChatGPT Tasks page.

Music maestro

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I’ve had a guitar for many years and I can 'play' as long as the song only needs about six chords and isn't too fast. I always tell myself I’ll buckle down and really get good at it, but distractions and vague practice plans have made the guitar case a long-time source of guilt.

But when I asked ChatGPT to use its Tasks feature to help me come up with a plan to get good at guitar over the next year, it more than delivered. ChatGPT set up recurring reminders for daily practice, breaking them down into different types of practice, and really laid out an achievable schedule of skill-building and song practice. I didn’t have to think about what to work on each day when Tasks already mapped it out for me.

Plus, it used context to come up with ideas I hadn't considered, such as finger-strengthening exercises and making recordings to show me how I've improved. I'm not Eric Clapton yet, and there are still days I haven’t felt like practicing, but the reminders keep nudging me forward. It even started recommending new songs that matched my skill level, keeping me engaged.

Party planning

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I love the idea of hosting dinner parties, but I'm honest enough to admit they would be chaotic and possibly require takeout were it not for my wife's skills. But, if I want to show I can handle anything approaching her level of sophisticated hospitality, I can't have any last-minute realizations that I forgot to turn on the oven or added almonds to a dish about to be eaten by a guest who's allergic. I asked ChatGPT to use Tasks to help me and gave it a two-month lead time.

The image above only shows about half of the list it made for me in a helpful timeline. Everything is in much more manageable chunks, from sending invitations, planning the menu, shopping, prepping ingredients, and setting up decorations. The automated reminders have been a boon and they connect to the next Task in a way that I find very helpful.

ChatGPT took the initiative on plenty of the list, too, prompting me to double-check food allergies, which, as I said, I might have completely overlooked. The Tasks even threw in a reminder to test my Bluetooth speakers beforehand, ensuring I didn't have to deal with connection issues while guests were arriving.

Baby's day out

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I love my son to pieces, but stepping out the door with him is an adventure, especially when it's just the two of us, and he has discovered how to unbuckle his stroller seatbelt. He's pretty laid back, but I still want to make sure he has plenty to eat and isn't kept from napping when he wants. And his messes wait for no man.

Using Tasks, I asked ChatGPT to give me a Mary Poppins plan, or at least suggestions on organizing a day out, and that's just what it did. Ahead of our day out for this experiment, the AI would remind me to make sure I did things like pack his diaper bag. The packing checklist wasn't just generic; the AI customized it based on a few details about my son. On the day itself, it helped me structure the meals, the rest times, and how to work them around our plans for a long walk in the woods.

Tasks couldn’t prevent my son from throwing his sippy cup onto the forest floor a million times or keep him from being upset about having to go home, but it did make sure I was as prepared as possible without having to run through everything in my own mind over and over. I felt like I had things under control, as much as that means anything with a one-year-old.

Taskmaster

ChatGPT is not radically remaking my entire life, Tasks or not, it isn't magically turning me into Emily Post at a party, George Harrison on guitar, or Bluey's dad Bandit on my day out with my child. That said, it makes pursuing all those goals feel less haphazard and teetering on failure. Instead of juggling sticky notes and reminder alarms on my phone, I have a clear, structured system that helps me stay ahead without feeling overwhelmed.

The flexibility of the Tasks feature is the most remarkable aspect. What really makes Tasks stand out is how adaptive it is. Spotting what you've missed and suggesting where to go next in your plans is a real boon when you've got a lot on your plate. It's not going to solve all of my problems, and there are times when you just have to wing it, and Tasks would be no help. Luckily, I asked it to lay out a plan for me to be better at thinking on my feet, and in six months, I'll be ready to be successfully spontaneous.

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• Photonics unveils world’s largest mobile LED screen
• JUMBO162 can withstand wind speeds up to 61 km/h
• This 162-square-metre mobile LED screen can be transported by truck

Photonics has introduced the JUMBO162, the world’s largest mobile LED screen.

With a massive 17 x 9.5-metre 4K display, it surpasses the company's previous record set in 2014 with the JUMBO100.

The JUMBO162 utilizes 374 INFiLED AR3.9 panels which support a pixel pitch of 3.9mm and a peak brightness of 4,500 nits. It also incorporates INFiLED’s Infinite Colours technology, offering an extended color spectrum for enhanced visual impact.

Built for high-impact events

Standing 13 metres tall, the JUMBO162 is designed for large-scale high-impact events and can withstand wind speeds of up to 61 km/h.

Despite its massive size, it remains mobile and can be transported using a specialized truck. Crucially, it can be reconfigured into a smaller format, the JUMBO100HD, a 97.5-square-metre screen.

“INFiLED never shies away from a challenge, even when the product we need doesn’t yet exist," said Photonics owner Pieter Lambert. "Their dedication to collaboration and willingness to create custom solutions turns unique challenges into tailored innovations.”

Via Avinteractive.

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• After seemingly working with the Apple TV app for some users, Netflix says it wasn't planned
• The streaming service calls the integration that some folks saw 'inadvertent'
• Further, Netflix doesn't expect to adopt the integration in the future

One of the major benefits of the Apple TV app – on an Apple TV 4K streaming box or another platform – is that it is not only home to Apple TV Plus originals and MLS Season Pass games, but it’s also a hub for what you’ve been streaming on other services.

The catch twenty-two, if you will, though, was that since its debut several years back, Netflix – one of the best streaming services – has never been a part of it. It made the experience a bit clunky, and it’s seemingly been a sticking point for the streamer. It appeared that Netflix didn't want you to easily jump back into Squid Games or any other title from the main Apple TV app.

This morning (on February 14), though, some Apple TV app users began reporting that Netflix content was appearing in the Apple TV app, with the ability to jump right back in and continue watching. It was finally an opening of Netflix’s walled garden approach and a sign that maybe – just maybe – the tide was turning.

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It seemed like a strange rollout for either Netflix or Apple, as striking up this partnership would have been newsworthy. It would have been on theme for Apple as it's set to hold a launch on Feb. 19, and this week marked the launch of Powerbeats Pro 2 and the arrival of the Apple TV app on Android.

Am I dreaming? Netflix integration in the Apple TV app? pic.twitter.com/yMeWk6x2USFebruary 14, 2025

But it's what we want

Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman took to X (formerly Twitter) to add that it would be unlikely for Netflix to perform such a 180-degree on the integration and that so few users were seeing it live in the Apple TV app. He hinted that it might be a bug or an error at some point, and that’s where the bad news starts to arrive.

Now, TechRadar can confirm that, according to a Netflix spokesperson, this was an inadvertent integration that was not expected to happen and that only a small set of users saw it. Further, Netflix has since rolled everything back, and the streamer doesn't expect the integration to become a full-fledged feature in the future.

This comes after Netflix made waves for raising prices yet again at the end of January, a trend that I, for one, wish the streaming service would buck. It also upped the cost of its plans while promising “to invest in programming and deliver more value for our members.” Integrating with the Apple TV app and making it more accessible and seamless to watch content – be it brand new or resuming – would have been just that to me and seemingly a lot of other folks.

Who knows, maybe this mistake will get Netflix to come to the table and start integrating with Apple at some point, though the cards seem stacked aginst this for the time being.

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I'm not buying that Apple is deeply invested in building a humanoid robot, but if this rumor is somehow true and the Cupertino tech giant is currently juggling actuators, servos, the mismatch of bipedal robot energy needs, and the still very real technological limits of current battery life technology, I have one hope: please let them be building a robot that looks and acts like the late Steve Jobs.

Jobs, who tragically died more than a decade ago, remains an icon of the industry and a lasting symbol of Apple's brilliance and technological drive. Tim Cook is an excellent CEO and supply chain tactician, but Jobs was a legend.

I know the idea sounds outlandish, but then, perhaps, so is the idea of Apple wading into the humanoid robot space.

No room at the robot inn

Based on the number of companies competing to deliver consumer-grade humanoid robots (and some industrial ones, too), it might appear easy, but to understand the humanoid robot space is to take a long view. Modern humanoid robotic development traces back at least a quarter of a century, with the Honda Asimo being what I'd consider the breakthrough bot. It was short but smart and agile, and over the course of a decade, it learned to shake hands, dance, climb and descend stairs, and run in a circle. Honda spent years developing it and then abandoned it.

1X Neo Beta home robot (Image credit: X1)

More recently, we have companies like Unitree, Figure o1, and 1x Neo beta. Some, like Neo, make outlandish claims like they're ready to put a robot in your home. Trust me, no one is ready to put C-3PO in your home yet.

Apple has tremendous tech expertise, which is clearly evidenced by the Vision Pro and all that Apple Silicon has, but it has, unless I'm missing something, little experience in robotics.

Many companies that enter the field start or dream of building humanoid robots. iRobot, maker of the popular Roomba robot vacuum, started in the late 1990s by building and trying to sell a robot baby. It failed and pivoted to utility robots.

Almost 30 years later, the tech landscape is far different. There are better tools and technologies to ostensibly make humanoid robots work easier and the end products more palatable. But even today, there is a wide range of capabilities and robots that can do the most, think fluid parkour moves, live, as Boston Dynamics Atlas does, in the realm of research. No one talks about when that robot will arrive in the home or how much it might cost.

Apple is exploring both humanoid and non-humanoid robots for its future smart home ecosystem, and these products are still in the early proof-of-concept (POC) stage internally. While the industry debates the merits of humanoid vs. non-humanoid designs, supply chain checks…February 12, 2025

You can blame Apple oracle and analyst Ming-Chi Kuo for the latest spate of Apple robot rumors. In a recent X post, he wrote, "Apple is exploring both humanoid and non-humanoid robots for its future smart home ecosystem, and these products are still in the early proof-of-concept (POC) stage internally."

Naturally, many fixated on the "humanoid" part while ignoring the more substantive phrase, "non-humanoid robots for its future smart home ecosystem."

It is not news that Apple is reportedly working on some sort of robotic Home Hub that's a mix of a HomePad, an iPad or display, and a robotic armature. It might be a desktop or kitchen top device that can swivel to "look" at you, take Siri and Apple Home Commands, play music and movies, run apps, and basically look like it has some emotional attachment to your needs.

Sophia Robot

I have no trouble believing Apple is hoping to use robotics as a hook for its flagging smart home strategy. Apple Home has failed to catch on as the ultimate intelligent home hub, but maybe it just needs a face. I think it needs more than that, but a little robotic animation that produces an imitation of life goes a long way.

As for the humanoid robot idea, well, if Apple is truly exploring something that it could deliver before the end of this decade, I say make it their own. Apple could partner up with Sophia maker Hanson Robotics. They could "skin" Apple's humanoid with a Steve Jobs face and then dress it in his classic black turtle neck, jeans, and white Reeboks.

They could even go further and program the bot with Job's attitude or personality. Who needs a cloying robot or a desperately polite one? Jobs Bot would have opinions and ideas, and he would push you to make them happen.

That's the humanoid robot Apple should build. If it were building one. Which it is not.

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Yellowjackets is back, and the third season looks set to descend deeper into the supernatural and give fans some answers.

But first, a recap. For the uninitiated, Yellowjackets is split across two timelines: the first follows the lives of a girl's high-school football team back in 1996 and their battle to survive in the Canadian wilderness after their plane goes down on the way to a football tournament. The second tracks the survivors of the ordeal in the present day and the traumas and mysteries they carry with them.

Season one was a roaring success with hints of Lord of the Flies and some sprinkling of supernatural in the vein of Lost. Season two looked to continue that momentum but arguably fell a little flat. The season picked up towards the end, with a serious event closing it out and leaving a lot of room for speculation.

And so we arrive at season three, which makes its debut today (February 14 at the time of writing) and could be the perfect foil to a sickly sweet Valentine’s Day.

I got a preview look at the first four episodes of season three, and I’m chomping at the bit for more.

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While there’s a lot of bouncing around between the past and the present, Yellowjackets feels like it’s back on form so far. In the wilderness, there’s a deeper sense that there could be a supernatural element involved, and that bleeds into the present day with a greater effect.

Previously more sidelined characters Callie and Jeff get more screen time, with the former diving deeper into the Yellowjacket’s wilderness story. At the same time, Jeff is both slightly goofy yet a good guy at the center of chaos. Christina Ricci is in superb form as the somewhat unstable Misty. However, I feel the relationship between her and Elijah Wood’s Warren seems less substantial, which is a shame as I do like seeing Wood playing a strange and obsessive person.

The rest of the cast is also on point, with the younger cast in the wilderness neatly threading the line between a need to survive and high-school dynamics.

There’s a lot to like here. The building of the supernatural element keeps the mind wondering what’s real and what’s not, while there are some darkly comic moments that act as a palate cleanser.

Expect answers and some big moments

One of the prevailing questions that’s been itching away at me over the past two seasons of Yellowjackets is whether we’ll get some answers to the mystery of if there’s indeed an entirety in the wilderness that’s exerting power over the past and present-day characters, or if it’s all imagined. After all, Lost went from a survival show to one that fully embraced a supernatural element.

While I don't mind the room to guess and ponder, I do feel this season will need to give at least some answers to the bigger mysteries of the wilderness to keep Yellowjackets feeling fresh.

I got a chance to attend roundtable interviews with four of the cast members – Sarah Desjardins, who plays Callie Sadeki, Warren Kole, who plays Jeff Sadeki, Courtney Eaton, who plays the teenage version of Lottie, and Kevin Alves, who plays the teenage Travis Martin – and get some more insight into where season three is heading.

For Callie, Desjardins noted she's going on a journey. “I think Callie is in a very different place,” Desjardins said. “But there’s a complete spectrum of emotions for all of us. There’s high jinks, there’s emotional moments; I really can’t wait for everybody to see it.” So that’s left me intrigued to see where her story goes, given it feels like she’s getting a bigger focus this season.

I asked Kole where he sees Jeff going, given the patriarch of the Sadeki can seem a tad bumbling and out of the loop.

“Jeff is a lot of fun. He is gullible, he is naive, he’s provincial or insulated in how he thinks. But there’s a lot of potential in an empty vessel; you can kind of fill that with anything.” said Kole. “And he is loyal and he’s really pure in a lot of his values. So to have those challenges and to have problems that need to be solved, he has to, you would imagine, grow a little bit and mature and evolve, or he’s just gonna get run over by the women in his family.”

I rather like Jeff and feel he’s a bit of an unsung hero in the present day setting of Yellowjackets, so to see him evolve gives me another reason to press on with the series.

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But onto the bigger mystery, and Eaton told me: “I will say we get answers this season regarding the wilderness; whether some people decide to take that information on is another story. I think this season does a really good job of riding the line until you learn something very specific as the season goes on.”

What those specifics are, I’ve yet to glean, as the first four episodes of season three still kept me guessing. Alves added that the show still wants you to figure out for yourself what’s in a similar vein to the first two seasons: “Even though it’ll give you answers, it’ll keep you questioning where you stand with it.”

While I angled for hints on whether there’ll be a season four for Yellowjackets, the cast didn’t let that information slip out. But I inferred that season three will leave some mysteries to be solved and next steps for characters, which makes me think there’s at least another season in the future of Yellowjackets.

So, with that all in mind, it feels that this season of Yellowjackets could go places, and there’s at least one big moment in the early episodes that commanded my attention and saw some excellent performances, all of which would be well worth a Paramount+ with Showtime subscription

I hope this season can stick the landing and give me a taste of the theory crafting I enjoyed in the early 2000s with Lost; a series I think is still worth your time today.

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