David Crookes

David Crookes

David Crookes is an experienced journalist specializing in technology, science, gaming and history.

Articles by: David Crookes

Google Gemini AI
5 easy ways to make Gemini your AI BFF who 'just gets you'

By David Crookes

Gemini can support and encourage you in so many ways.

Google Gemini Robotics
5 questions to ask Gemini today for an instant life upgrade

By David Crookes

These five handy prompts for Gemini, or any AI, will make your life better - try them!

The Google Gemini logo against a black background.
I tried using these 5 Google apps with Gemini and now I use them with AI all the time

By David Crookes

These are the top 5 Google apps that Gemini works with

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ChatGPT Search
Here are 3 settings I always use every time I talk to ChatGPT that make it more productive

By David Crookes

How you can make ChatGPT more productive by considering three settings

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A group of bloodied zombies in Dawn of the Dead
I used ChatGPT to engage in a debate about zombies but did its arguments leave me for dead?

By David Crookes

ChatGPT can be a good debate partner. Here's how to set it up.

Scrabble
Here are 5 games that ChatGPT can play that you'll love

By David Crookes

How ChatGPT can entertain you by letting you instantly play games.

Hume AI
What is Hume: Bring emotional understanding to AI-generated voices

By David Crookes

Hume can understand words in context and predict emotions, making conversations sound very human-like.

Beautiful.ai
What is Beautiful.ai: Create modern presentations in as little time as possible

By David Crookes

Beautiful.ai uses artificial intelligence to make it easier and quicker to get your presentation ideas on to a set of slides.

Ideogram front page
What is Ideogram: Get creative with typography using this AI image generator

By David Crookes

Ideogram allows you to generate stylish text as well as images which lets you produce logos, posters, t-shirts, stickers and more.

PlayAI
What is PlayAI: Everything we know about this text-to-speech, voice-cloning platform

By David Crookes

With PlayAI, you can choose from hundreds of voices, generate two-way conversations and produce podcasts from a range of media.

Jupitrr
What is Jupitrr AI: Everything we know about this social media-friendly video B-roll generator

By David Crookes

Jupitrr AI is aimed at small businesses but it’s great for any social media content creator too

Adobe Photoshop AI tools in action
What is Adobe Photoshop: Everything we know about the image editor’s AI tools

By David Crookes

You can use AI in Adobe Photoshop to speed up the editing process and make changes and additions to your art in seconds

Notion
What is Notion AI: Everything we know about this project management tool

By David Crookes

With Notion AI, you can become more productive whether your’re working alone or part of a team thanks to a host of AI-features aimed at simplifying your workflow

TensorPix
What is TensorPix: Everything we know about this AI video and image enhancing tool

By David Crookes

TensorPix is a suite of tools which help to make your existing images and videos look better

Pictory
What is Pictory: Everything we know about this business-focussed AI video generator

By David Crookes

Pictory allows you to create professional videos in minutes which is great for marketing, content creation and the production of learning tools

A toy Amazon Echo next to the Alexa Plus logo and a range of Echo devices
What is Alexa+: Amazon’s next-generation assistant is powered by generative-AI

By David Crookes

Alexa+ is a more personalized assistant that allows you share data and hold conversations to discover information and complete tasks.

Elon Musk and Grok.
What is Grok: This chatbot is brimming with attitude

By David Crookes

What is Grok and how does this generative artificial intelligence chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s xAI work?

Perplexity
What is Perplexity: Take your pick of AI models

By David Crookes

What is Perplexity and what can you use it for? We check out this fast-growing AI chatbot and its ability to dig deep to get your answers.

Samsung's Galaxy AI features
What is Galaxy AI: Samsung was first out of the blocks with AI device integration but is it any good?

By David Crookes

What is Galaxy AI and it is worth buying a flagship Samsung device for? We take a look at this popular AI toolset and check out its features

DeepSeek
What is DeepSeek: China’s AI has got people talking

By David Crookes

What is DeepSeek, is it worth trying and why is it so controversial? We take a look at the chatbot that heralded China’s entry into the world of AI.

Character.AI Calls
What is Character AI: Engage with a host of personalities

By David Crookes

What is Character AI and what does its many characters with unique personalities have to offer? It’s time to have a chat and see what all the fuss is about.

Google NotebookLM on a MacBook
What is NotebookLM: Power-up your research skills

By David Crookes

NotebookLM is Google’s research and note-taking online tool and it uses artificial intelligence to organize and make sense of the information you gather. We take a look.

Apple Siri
What is Apple Siri: This chatbot virtual assistant has finally come of age

By David Crookes

Siri is a voice and text-controlled chatbot assistant for Apple users and it’s more natural and more flexible than it’s ever been.

PLACEHOLDER
What is Claude: It’s time to talk about this clever AI chatbot

By David Crookes

Claude is an advanced generative AI chatbot aimed primarily at business users and it’s billed as an ethical alternative to ChatGPT

Copilot on a laptop
What is Copilot: Microsoft’s AI chatbot isn't just for Windows users

By David Crookes

Copilot is an AI-powered assistant that’s available across a host of Microsoft products, helping to make many tasks easier and more efficient to perform

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