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Graham Barlow

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

ChatGPT-4o vs ChatGPT-5

ChatGPT-4o is going away on February 13 — here are 5 ways you can survive the upcoming 4o-pocalypse

ByGraham Barlowpublished

As OpenAI prepares to retire ChatGPT-4o, here are 5 practical ways you can adapt, protest, or keep using the model you love.

Napster AI music

Napster’s back — and its new AI-first app wants you to help create the music, not just listen to it

ByGraham Barlowpublished

Napster is back and this time as an AI-powered music platform betting that the future of audio is co-creation, not passive listening.

Chrome with side panel

Chrome gets its biggest upgrade in years — the new Gemini side panel puts AI agents, multitasking, and Nano Banana inside the browser

ByGraham Barlowpublished

Google’s biggest Chrome update in years bakes Gemini AI agents, multitasking, and image editing directly into the browser, turning everyday web browsing into a hands-off experience.

ChatGPT

‘I can’t actually keep working on a long, manual task like this in the background once a message turn ends’ — ChatGPT has a major limitation that needs to be addressed, and fast

ByGraham Barlowpublished

ChatGPT can appear to handle long, complex jobs, but a hidden limitation means it can’t actually work on tasks once a reply window closes.

The Humane AI Pin on a shirt

‘Apple is going to have to do a lot to convince me I want this’ — new report suggests Apple will release an AI Pin in 2027

ByGraham Barlowpublished

Apple may launch an AI Pin in 2027, but after Vision Pro and early wearable AI failures, it’s far from clear who actually wants one.

ChatGPT

‘ChatGPT Go might be worth the downgrade’ — OpenAI's new money-saving tier costs 60% less than Plus

ByGraham Barlowpublished

For some ChatGPT Plus subscribers, downgrading to a ChatGPT Go subscription could be worth it.

ChatGPT logo

After today’s big memory upgrade, ChatGPT can now remember conversations from a year ago, and link you directly to them

ByGraham Barlowpublished

ChatGPT’s new memory upgrade lets Plus and Pro users instantly revisit conversations from a year ago — complete with direct links to the original chats.

Car broken down.

ChatGPT saved me from a roadside nightmare — this is exactly what we should be using AI for, not for replacing creatives

ByGraham Barlowpublished

A simple dashboard photo shows how AI can solve real-world problems in seconds — without drama, disruption, or embarrassment.

Jaron Lanier and Dr. Ben Goertzel

'Society cannot function if no one is accountable for AI' — Jaron Lanier, the godfather of virtual reality, discusses how far our empathy should extend to AI in episode two of new podcast, The Ten Reckonings

ByGraham Barlowpublished

As AI spreads faster than the rules meant to govern it, technologists warn that progress without human accountability risks undermining society itself.

Elon Musk, xAI and Grok

'No company can stop nude AI images – but we’re the only ones being honest about it' — British AI rival to ChatGPT bans under-18s and refuses image generation over safety concerns

ByGraham Barlowpublished

A UK AI rival to ChatGPT warns that nude image generation can’t be made safe as Elon Musk’s Grok faces regulatory backlash over sexualized AI images.

ChatGPT on mobile

If your best ChatGPT replies keep getting lost, this pin trick will change your life

ByGraham Barlowpublished

A simple text-prompt workaround lets you pin, label, and save your best ChatGPT responses, stopping valuable AI insights from getting lost in long conversations.

ChatGPT Health

ChatGPT Health is a new space for medical questions that works with your health data — but OpenAI insists it's not designed to replace your doctor

ByGraham Barlowpublished

ChatGPT Health is a new space for medical questions — and it works with your health records and apps, but OpenAI isn’t claiming it can replace your doctor.

Rokid AI Glasses Style

Rokid’s new AI glasses are lighter, cheaper, and ready to challenge Meta’s Ray-Bans

ByGraham Barlowpublished

Rokid’s new screenless AI glasses undercut Meta on price and weight, offering a glimpse of a voice-first, post-screen future for wearable tech.

Jony Ive and Sam Altman

2026 could be the year we move beyond smartphones — led by a Sam Altman and Jony Ive-designed AI device

ByGraham Barlowpublished

2026 could mark the beginning of the post-smartphone era, with OpenAI betting on a Jony Ive-designed, audio-first AI device to redefine how we interact with technology.

AI apps

From Nano Banana’s rise to agentic AI misfires — here’s what defined 2025 in AI

ByGraham Barlowpublished

Here’s the full AI story from 2025, a year in which AI has had more than its fair share of ups and downs.

Multiple personalities

ChatGPT’s new personality settings let you pick the vibe — and it ranges from corporate calm to chaotic bestie

ByGraham Barlowpublished

I tried ChatGPT’s personality settings – and it went from office small talk to full-on brunch BFF energy.

Split View in Tabs in Chrome on a laptop.

Split View Tabs in Chrome are a game-changer — I can’t believe I wasn’t using this before

ByGraham Barlowpublished

Chrome's new Split View Tabs feature, introduced in the November update, is a game-changer that allows users to view two browser tabs simultaneously.

Pinned chats in ChatGPT

Pinned chats in ChatGPT are here – and so is a mildly annoying restriction

ByGraham Barlowpublished

ChatGPT adds pinned chats, but only three at a time, so choose wisely

Raj Singh and Mark Manson

'A lot of people cry using the app — we’ve had users say it put into words things they’d been struggling with for years' : Mark Manson on the problem with self-help and why his AI app is different

ByGraham Barlowpublished

Mark Manson explains why he’s betting on an AI mentor over another self-help book — and how personalization may be reshaping the future of self-improvement.

ChatGPT app

The days of the em dash being a ChatGPT giveaway are over — it’s time to bring it back

ByGraham Barlowpublished

The days of the em dash being a ChatGPT giveaway are over — it’s time to bring it back

Adobe logo on a smartphone

Adobe Photoshop is now built into ChatGPT for free – and you don't need graphic design skills to use it

ByGraham Barlowpublished

Adobe has launched three of its popular creativity and productivity tools, Photoshop, Express, and Acrobat, as apps inside ChatGPT, for free.

ChatGPT on mobile

OpenAI walks back ad-like app suggestions in ChatGPT, saying it "fell short" and will improve controls

ByGraham Barlowpublished

OpenAI quietly disables ad-like app suggestions in ChatGPT after backlash over unclear promotion.

Britain map

A new UK AI says it can beat ChatGPT – we tried it and here’s what we found

ByGraham Barlowpublished

Locai Labs has launched the UK’s first homegrown AI assistant, claiming it outperforms GPT-5 and other global rivals in conversation, reasoning, and user preference.

OpenAI logos

Your ChatGPT chats could be less private than you thought – here’s what a new OpenAI court ruling means for you

ByGraham Barlowpublished

OpenAI is being ordered to hand over ChatGPT data. This new legal ruling could set a major precedent for how your AI chats are handled.

Character AI Stories

Character.ai launches Stories to keep teens engaged as it scales back open-ended chat for under-18s

ByGraham Barlowpublished

Character.ai is phasing out open chat for teens, and Stories is its plan to keep them entertained.

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