For many people, ChatGPT is something you use occasionally, alongside other software and websites. You might open it for a quick spot of research or when seeking advice, or help with writing an email.

Last summer, we prompted eight AI platforms to magic up a range of digital images (see issue 368, p78). This time we’ve returned to the subject with a focus on more general tasks, covering business wr

It’s been a while since the furore over the December 2025 release of the so-called Epstein Files, or at least some of them. And then only some of some of them. Yes, I’m talking about the great redacti

Across our four tests, no single model emerged as the undisputed leader in every task. Claude impressed with its polished, engaging newsletter, and it, like Gemini, produced flawless code on the first

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The past 12 months have seen an increasing number of major service outages that have caused global chaos. Multinational providers can get away with shrugs and pithy apologies, but SMBs aren’t that luc