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Here’s a guide to the most notable features of the top AI chat apps. ChatGPT: Your Conversationalist iOS & Android Advanced Voice Mode is the ChatGPT apps most distinctive feature. Ask it to play a tough interviewer or a skeptical client as you prepare for a difficult conversation. Or have it ask questions to help you make a decision. Most of what you can do on your laptop you can do in the ChatGPT mobile app. Create an image. Ask for an infographic, a cartoon, or a photo illustration. See examples of seven ways I use these images. Ask for deep research. Get a detailed analysis with dozens of sources. See examples of nine ways I use this research. Study & learn. This new mode helps you strengthen your skills & knowledge. Analyze files or images. Turn a handwritten note into digital text, or make sense of any document, diagram, or manual. When I cant figure out how to assemble or operate something, this offers faster help than a Google search. Use integrated apps. You can now access Canva, Figma, Spotify, Expedia, and other tools inside ChatGPT. Try prompting for a graphic within ChatGPT while waiting in line with your phone, then edit it later in Canva. Pulse is ChatGPTs best new pro mobile feature. It creates customized notes for me every morning. The AI assistant synthesizes info from my chat history, my Google Calendar, and what Ive expressed an interest in learning. This mornings Pulse note, for example, included tactics for using new Substack features, Penguin stories for sharing with my daughter, and breakfast ideas I had asked about for my rice cooker and bread machine. These arent news updatestheyre personalized resources prepared by an AI assistant. I dont use or recommend relying on AI assistants for news searches, especially given AIs struggles with news accuracy. Caveat: Pulse isnt yet available for free accounts. Gemini: Your Creative Partner iOS & Android The Gemini app has five special features, in addition to its core chat capability. Nano Banana image generation model. Edit photos, blend multiple images, or design a poster. Worth trying: ask it to turn any image from your phone into a record album, book cover, or billboard poster. Deep Research. Generate exhaustive reports with citations whenever you need thorough background on an issue. Try this prompt: Create a stepbystep plan to adopt [tool/technology] in a team of [size]. Include costs, training time, changemanagement risks, and how to measure success. Cite case studies. See a few of my tips for strengthening deep research queries. Veo 3 video generation. Paid accounts only. Create 8-second clips with Veo 3.1, Googles new video model. Experiment: create a slick moving background for a slide. Canvas. Make an infographic, a quiz, or a simple game. Quick test: make a self-grading quiz to challenge yourself on something youre learning. Guided Learning. Put Gemini in teacher mode to help you gradually strengthen your understanding of anything. Try this: ask it to walk you through the history of any concept or tech youre curious about. When I choose Gemini: I use it as an alternative to ChatGPT and Claude when I want particular kinds of image edits and creative image designs. I also use it to experiment with generating short video clips, for guided learning, and for research reports. Claude: Your Mobile Studio iOS & Android Claudes app has a new voice mode I like. It waits for me to tap the screen to signal Im done, so it rarely cuts me off when I pause to thinkunlike ChatGPT, which often assumes Ive finished talking. You can choose from five voices. Create on the Go Create Artifactsinteractive little applicationsfrom your phone. You can make games, learning resources, document templates, or other useful mini programs. You can also now use Claude Code from your phone. What I most value about Claude is its excellent Projects feature, which lets me organize relevant documents and instructions for each distinct area of work. I use other tools (like ChatGPT, Gemini) for images and video, which Claude doesnt do, but I rely on Claude for assistance with alt-text, SEO text, project planning, and other tasks where understanding my context is crucial. Copilot: A Flexible Assistant iOS & Android Microsofts Copilot app is a good free option thats similar to ChatGPT and based on the same OpenAI models. One distinction is a new real talk mode that will sometimes challenge you. This helps address the sycophancy problem of AI chatbots blindly affirming your statements. Other useful features: Copilot can generate a podcast episode on any subject (like this one about Wonder Tools). It can also generate an image, run a deep research report, quiz you on a subject of your choice, and conduct a voice chat. Like ChatGPT, it can even help you understand something in your environment. Turn on your camera or load something onto your screen, then ask Copilot questions about something youre looking at. Ask it about fine print in a document, a confusing gadget, a troubled plant, or anything else. Perplexity: The Quick Researcher iOS & Android I rely on Perplexity for help understanding complex concepts. The mobile apps voice mode is especially useful for quick searching and getting a summarized response instead of a list of links. For niche searches, adjust Perplexitys settings to focus only on finance info, academic sources, or social sites for Reddit results. You can also use Perplexity to search your Outlook email or your Gmail and Google Calendar for messages on a particular subject. Tip: Turn on incognito mode in settings anytime youre searching on a sensitive or private subject. And as with all AI tools, avoid giving a thumbs up or down to a query because rating it signals that youre okay with it being read and analyzed. Read more about why I find Perplexity so useful Free & Low-Cost AI App Alternatives Locally AI iOS | Free Benefits: Free. No log-in required. Fully private. No data tracking. Easy to use. Getting started. Pick a compact open-source large language model suited for your phones processing power. I considered options from Qwen, Meta, and Google. Qwen 3 supports 100 languages and Metas Llama excels at summarization. I picked Gemma 3 QAT from Google. If youre a tech novice or dont care about those details, just pick Gemma as your model and youll be fine. Brief wait to get started. I had to keep the app open for about two minutes to download the language model to my phone. You only have to do that once. How I used it: I recently asked for a custom workout, given my constraints (no equipment, limited time) and personal fitness priorities. The result was helpful and similar to what I got from ChatGPT. Nice features Customize or personalize your responses by inputting a prompt that will guide the app across all the individual chats. You can explain your personal or professional circumstances, for instance, or your preferences for concise or detailed answers, or any other needs you have for how the AI responds to you. Set up Siri shortcut. You can activate Siri and say Hey Locally AI . . . to run a local AI search privately with your voice. Well-reviewed. People seem to like it: 4.8/5 average rating with 208 reviews. Vision tools. You can use this private AI app for text recognition, object recognition, or image comprehension. Thats useful if you want to use your phone privately to understand secure documents or convert personal handwritten notes into text. To get that benefit, within the app download the Qwen 2 VL model recommended for iPhone 15 or newer phones. Caveats Not the top models. ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini perform better for image analysis than the small mobile models this app enables. Slow start. Expect to wait several minutes each time you download a new model, including the first time you use the app. No plug-ins. I couldnt connect this app to other services. Private LLM | iOS and Mac | $5 Nice features One purchase for iPhone, iPad and Mac. Family sharing means you can share the app with five family members for free. Choose from 60+ models. Lots of models available in this app arent options in Locally AI. That may not matter, unless youre eager to use a very specific model. Change AI models creativity level. Unlike Locally AI, this app allows you to adjust the temperature setting of your AI models to control how predictable or creative responses are. A model set to a low temperature sticks to more consistent, predictable answers, while one set to a higher temperature will generate more varied, imaginative replies. Caveats Single chat stream. You cant create multiple distinct chats in this app. Most other AI tools, including the Locally AI app, let you separate conversations into distinct threads for different subjects. No help picking models. Figuring out which one to try is tricky with this app. You can click a tiny information button that links to a separate Hugging Face web page about the model, but theres no easy-to-understand summary for novices. Locally AI has helpful concise summaries showing each models strengths. PocketPal AI | iOS and Android | Free Nice features Fully Private. No conversations, prompts, or data leave your device. Create custom pals. Set up multiple AI assistants or personalities, with different settings and system prompts. Access models from Hugging Face. Choose from many small AI models. Caveats May not work well on all Android phones. Depending on your phones age, the app might feel slow. A lot of Play Store reviewers reported this problem. Mediocre ratings. 4.1 out of 5 with 1,200 reviews is OK, but not stellar. The user interface lacks polish. The design isnt as elegant as what youll find on Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, r other top-tier apps. But its free, and if the AI responses are useful, you may tolerate a lower-quality interface.
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Shares in two closely watched AI-adjacent companies, Nvidia Corporation and Palantir Technologies, are falling this morning. Currently, Nvidia shares are down more than 2.2% and Palantir shares are down more than 6%. The share price drops of two of the most prominent AI companies come as investors seem increasingly worried that the AI boom is starting to look more like an AI bubble, reminiscent of the dotcom bubble of the late ’90s and early 2000s. In part due to these concerns, an increasing number of investors have recently begun betting against the stocks of companies benefitting from the artificial intelligence boomincluding Michael Burry, the investor who became famous for betting against the housing market before the 2008 financial crash. Heres what you need to know. “Big Short” investor bets against Nvidia and Palantir In the years leading up to the 2008 housing market crash, investor Michael Burry made a killing by shorting housing-related stocks after seeing signs of the then-upcoming housing market crash that few others noticed. In 2015, Burry was immortalized in The Big Short, the Oscar-winning film about the 2008 financial crash, in which he was played by Christian Bale. Burry has since gained a substantial following among some investors, and so his investment moves often gain widespread attention. Recently, his move has been to bet against the stock prices of Nvidia (Nasdaq: NVDA) and Palantir (Nasdaq: PLTR). As noted by Bloomberg, Bury’s Scion Asset Management recently revealed in a 13F regulatory filing that it bought put options on NVDA and PLTR. The news of Scion’s puts followed a Halloween post from Burry on X in which the hedge fund manager issued a cryptic post reading “Sometimes, we see bubbles. Sometimes, there is something to do about it. Sometimes, the only winning move is not to play,” along with an image of his Big Short character played by Bale. Burry’s puts seem to have struck a nerve with Palantir CEO Alex Karp, who on Tuesday told CNBC’s Squawk Box that the companies Burry is betting against “are the ones making all the money, which is super weird.” Karp added that “The idea that chips and ontology is what you want to short is batshit crazy. Then again, plenty of people thought Burry was crazy for shorting housing stocks in the years ahead of the 2008 crash. Palantir’s Tuesday share slide comes after the company reported Q3 earnings yesterday, in which it saw revenue climb 63%. The software company has been among the highest-growth stocks of 2025. Fears of an AI bubble loom large Regardless of whether Burry’s puts against Nvidia and Palantir end up being the right move, his move seems to have spurred at least some investors to offload NVDA and PLTR shares, as of the time of this writing. It should also be noted that Burry is far from the only one who sees signs of an AI bubble. Many investors and industry experts have begun to question whether the industry is in a bubbleand what would happen if that bubble pops. For instance, an October Bank of America Global Research survey found that 54% of investors believe AI stocks are in a bubble, as Reuters recently reported. Even so, todays share price drops in NVDA and PLTR are minuscule compared to their surging stock prices in recent years. Year-to-date, Nvidia has seen its stock price surge more than 50% and PLTR is up more than 150%. Over the past 12 months, NVDA has risen more than 48% and PLTR has risen more than 350%.
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A second food recall has been initiated after a California-based fruit supplier discovered that some of its yellow and white peaches might be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, which can cause potentially deadly infections. Here’s the latest and what to know: What’s happened? On October 29, Moonlight Companies voluntarily recalled “California-grown conventional” yellow and white peaches due to a risk of contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. Some items were sold under the Kroger name, the company said in its announcement. Listeria was found in the packing facility. To date, no illnesses have been reported. However, the impacted fruit was sold at retail stores across the country. A day later, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published the recall notice on its website. A second peach-related recall was later announced due to potential Listeria contamination. On October 30, Supreme Producewhose supplier is Moonlight Companiessaid it recalled one peach salsa product. To date, no illnesses have been reported. The FDA published this second recall notice on Monday. Which products are included in the recalls? Recalled peaches were sold at retail stores nationwide between September 16 and October 29, 2025. They were sold individually with PLU stickers or in multi-packs. Peaches with packaging or PLU stickers with the words Organic or Washington arent included in the recall. Recalled Moonlight Companies peaches include the following: Moonlight Yellow Peaches Moonlight White Peaches Moonlight White Peaches (Peppermint Peach) Kroger Yellow Peaches You can see a full list of lot codes, PLU sticker numbers, and packaging images on the FDA’s website. The following Supreme Produce peach salsa product has been recalled: Product: Peach Salsa Barcode UPC: 85006540364 Best by dates: 10/12/2025 to 10/29/2025 These products were packaged in 14-ounce clear, plastic grab-n-go containers and were sold in Kroger retail stores under the Supreme Produce brand. They were distributed in the following states: Arkansas Colorado Georgia Illinois Indiana Michigan Mississippi Oregon Tennessee Washington Discard remaining products Customers should not consume any of the above recalled products. While theyre no longer for sale, if you have any of the above products, discard them. If you have any questions about the recall, call Moonlight Companies at (855) 215 -5017. What is Listeria? Listeria infection is an illness caused by bacteria that can spread through contaminated food. According to the Mayo Clinic, healthy people rarely become seriously ill from Listeria infection. However, the disease can be fatal for unborn babies, newborns, and those with weakened immune systems. Pregnant women, adults 65 and older, and people with weakened immune systems are most at risk for infection.
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