Articles by Graham Barlow, Senior Editor, AI

Graham is the Senior Editor for AI at TechRadar. With over 25 years of experience in both online and print journalism, Graham has worked for various market-leading tech brands including Computeractive, PC Pro, iMore, MacFormat, Mac|Life, Maximum PC, and more. He specializes in reporting on everything to do with the most exciting subject in tech right now, Artificial Intelligence. AI is advancing at an accelerated pace and all the big brands from Apple, Microsoft and Google to chip makers NVIDIA are getting involved. TechRadar is here to bring you the latest updates on AI and show you how to get started and make it work for you, no matter your level of interest.

Graham has appeared on BBC TV shows like BBC One Breakfast and on Radio 4 commenting on the latest trends in tech. Graham has an honors degree in Computer Science and spends his spare time podcasting and blogging.

Articles by: Graham Barlow

Your Samsung TV is about to get way more helpful thanks to Perplexity’s built-in AI assistant

By Graham Barlow published 21 October 25

Samsung TVs are getting a major upgrade with Perplexity AI for smarter, faster content discovery

Veo 3.1 is coming soon, and Google’s clearly aiming it right at Sora 2 with longer video support

By Graham Barlow published 10 October 25

Ahead of its release details of Google's new Veo 3.1 AI video generator have leaked online.

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Google Gemini just saw a 46% spike in traffic – but ChatGPT still has the most loyal users

By Graham Barlow published 8 October 25

The latest traffic figures show a sharp rise for Gemini visits, but ChatGPT still has the most loyal users.

ChatGPT now runs apps – and it’s about to go from chatbot to full-on operating system

By Graham Barlow published 7 October 25

Now that ChatGPT can run apps and has operating system-sized ambitions we could be looking at the future of your mobile phone.

I’ve been using the new Meta AI Vibes app – and it’s fun but some of the videos it makes are unintentionally hilarious

By Graham Barlow published 7 October 25

Meta’s new Vibes app is fun to play with – but the AI-generated videos can be absolutely ridiculous

Microsoft 365 Premium brings pro-level AI features to your subscription – but only if you upgrade

By Graham Barlow published 1 October 25

Microsoft 365 Premium launches today with upgraded AI features and introduces new icons for the Office apps.

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Alien: Earth behind the scenes – the cast share their favorite on-set moments

By Graham Barlow last updated 29 September 25

As the finale episode of Alien: Earth shows, mankind’s biggest threat isn’t necessarily from outer space.

ChatGPT is getting parental controls starting today – here’s what they do and how to set them up

By Graham Barlow published 29 September 25

OpenAI is finally rolling out ChatGPT parental controls. Here's what parents need to know and how to activate them.

Claude just beat GPT-5, Gemini, and Grok in real-world job tasks, according to OpenAI’s own study

By Graham Barlow published 29 September 25

According to OpenAI, Claude is the top AI model for getting actual work done

ChatGPT’s new Pulse feature will help you manage your day with handy visual updates

By Graham Barlow published 25 September 25

ChatGPT Pulse is a new feature that brings you a daily curated pulse of information.

Sam Altman’s vision for AI is huge – but there’s just one thing standing in his way

By Graham Barlow published 25 September 25

Sam Altman lays out the future for OpenAI and the next stage of AI development.

ChatGPT can now beat CAPTCHA checks, so get ready for fake posts everywhere

By Graham Barlow published 23 September 25

Researchers have managed to trick ChatGPT into solving CAPTCHAs in Agent mode, which could mean a deluge of fake posts is about to arrive.

Elon Musk thinks Grok 5 might actually reach AGI – and that’s something we should all be worried about

By Graham Barlow published 23 September 25

Elon Musk is saying that Grok 5 has a good chance of achieving AGI, but what does that mean?

You can now toggle GPT-5’s thinking time for faster or smarter answers – here’s how to do it

By Graham Barlow published 18 September 25

ChatGPT-5 Thinking now has a new thinking-time toggle that Plus and Pro users can activate to reduce waiting time.

Automix is the Apple Music feature that made me love listening to music on my iPhone again

By Graham Barlow published 17 September 25

AutoMix comes as an upgrade to Apple Music as part of the new iOS 26 update, and it sounds great.

This underrated ChatGPT feature lets you replace AI's annoying personality – here's how to use it

By Graham Barlow published 16 September 25

OpenAI reorganizes its Settings to make it easier to alter ChatGPT's personality.

rabbitOS 2 gives the Rabbit R1 a bold new look – and some very cool AI powers

By Graham Barlow published 12 September 25

The new rabbitOS 2 software update give the R1 a new interface and vibe coding abilities.

ChatGPT Voice as a Siri replacement? Sam Altman’s on board – and so am I

By Graham Barlow published 11 September 25

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman thinks replacing Siri with ChatGPT Voice would make a better iPhone, and so do I.

OpenAI brings back Standard Voice Mode after ChatGPT users pushed back hard

By Graham Barlow published 10 September 25

OpenAI planned to remove Standard Voice Mode in September, but after an angry backlash from ChatGPT users, it has reversed its decision.

Want to try AI video creation? Envato is relaxing usage limits on Veo 3 and Kling this September

By Graham Barlow published 9 September 25

Envato is offering unlimited AI video generation on all its accounts this September.

Apple Intelligence explained: Apple AI for your iPhone, iPad, and Mac explained

By Philip Berne last updated 9 September 25

Updated Apple Intelligence is Apple's cross-platform approach to machine learning and intelligent features, with writing tools, AI-generated images, Siri, and more.

The 2025 Reply Film Festival showed me what AI cinema looks like – and it’s not a gimmick

By Graham Barlow published 8 September 25

A visit to the Reply AI Film Festival in Venice has convinced me that the future for film is going to look very different, thanks to AI.

I spent the weekend comparing Gemini’s new Nano Banana image tool to ChatGPT – and there’s one clear winner

By Graham Barlow published 1 September 25

Gemini has added Nano Banana as its new image generator, and it's got some impressive image editing tricks up its sleeve.

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ChatGPT is getting better at knowing when you need real human support – and I think it's about time

By Graham Barlow published 28 August 25

OpenAI is training ChatGPT to recognize signs of crisis – and respond responsibly.

ChatGPT Project-only memory is live – and it might change how you work with AI

By Graham Barlow published 26 August 25

ChatGPT has just enabled Project-only memory, which keeps your work projects separate from your general use.

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