OpenAI has just given ChatGPT the party trick the internet has been waiting years for: describe a loop, get a GIF. Images 2.6 landed on 4 November, and while the animation is the headline act, there is a quieter addition sitting beside it that we reckon will earn its keep long after the novelty fades.

Apple’s newest software update is rolling out right now, and this is not a small one. iOS 27 arrives today, Monday 14 September, off the back of last week’s “Surprise and Shine” event where Apple also unveiled the iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, and iPhone Duo.

Everyone downloads a budgeting app in January. Here are the twelve worth still having on your phone in December.

From LED masks to a toothbrush with a camera, here’s the beauty and wellness tech that will steal the show on Christmas morning.

The £269 UFO Advanced LED Lighthouse Panel promises glowing skin from two metres away, plus sunrise and sunset modes for the gloomiest time of year. We have questions. We also kind of want one.

The new Sonicare DiamondClean 9900 Prestige puts brushing guidance on the handle. Clever? Absolutely. Worth flagship money? That is where things get interesting.

We have pulled together 25 products across trackers, massage tools, heat and compression, sleep aids and nutrition, with prices running from an £8.99 tube of electrolyte tablets to a pro-grade bike.

A stainless steel redesign, a built-in torch and brilliant battery life make this the best-looking Venu so far, just don’t check the price tag too closely.

Shokz has trimmed the weight, ditched the fiddly touch controls and stretched the battery to eight hours, but the bass still hits a ceiling.