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Apple TV premieres today the fifth season of Trying, one of the warmest and most optimistic comedies in Apple TV+’s lineup. Since its debut in 2020, the series starring Esther Smith and Rafe Spall has won over those of us who were looking for light, funny stories. After a year of waiting since the end of the fourth season, we can now enjoy the first episode of this new run, available starting today in the Apple TV app.
The fifth season drops us straight into Nikki and Jason’s lives as they try to keep their family calm after the arrival of Kat, Princess and Tyler’s biological mother, which sparks a chain of events that changes everything. The visit, unexpected even if teased at the end of last season, threatens the balance the couple had built, and brings moments that are as chaotic as they are touching.
With the premiere of the first episode today, July 8, a new episode will drop every Wednesday until August 26, when the season will come to an end. For now we don’t know what’s next for the series, as this fifth season has neither been announced as the end nor has the series been renewed for another season.
While we wait for news from Camden Town, on Apple TV you can also watch hits like Severance, Silo, The Morning Show, Pluribus, or Shrinking, so we’ve got plenty to watch. Beyond that, Trying returns in fine form, ready to keep being the kind of comedy that delivers humor and warmth.
Anthropic has launched Claude Cowork for mobile apps and the web, so we can now access all its capabilities without relying on our computer. We can start tasks from the desktop and continue them or supervise them from any device, which makes it much easier to maintain our workflow regardless of where we are, especially in long-running or scheduled tasks.
An agent that works even when we’re not connected
Claude Cowork is a system that lets us delegate tasks so they run in the background. Now, with its launch on iPhone, iPad, Android, and also on the web, we can easily manage a project from our phone or any device with an internet connection. The agent processes our emails, documents, calendars, and connected tools, and alerts us only when it needs us to make a decision.
The big advantage here is that Claude keeps working in the cloud even if we turn off the device. We can schedule it to prepare a report, let it analyze email conversations and generate a summary, all without the interruptions that come with depending on a single device. When it needs our approval, we receive the notification on our phone and can confirm our decision with a single tap.
Another small improvement worth noting is that now Claude brings chat and Cowork mode together in one view, on the web, on desktop, and on mobile. This lets us check projects, artifacts, and conversations without changing tabs.
Lastly, it’s worth mentioning that with the launch on mobile and the web, Anthropic has doubled Cowork’s usage limits until August 5, inviting us to get the most out of this AI assistant with quite a bit more room to spare.
A few days ago, Meta introduced a new feature that lets anyone create content with your public Instagram photos and videos. This feature is part of Muse Image, the image generation model that Meta has rolled out on Instagram, WhatsApp, and the Meta AI app itself. If someone mentions your username with an @, the AI can use your images to generate invitations, custom graphics, or even ready-to-post compositions, all without your explicit permission.
If your account is public, this option is enabled by default, which means anyone can reuse your posts, reels, and videos to generate content using AI, without you getting any notification. Fortunately, we can prevent that use.
How to prevent the reuse of your content with Meta AI
If we want to keep some control over your images, the app gives us the option to disable this reuse. Here’s how:
Open the Instagram app on your phone.
Go to Settings and then Sharing and Reuse.
Find the section Allow people to create and reuse your content on Instagram and with Meta AI.
Turn off the Posts and Reels options.
The setting takes effect immediately, although anything created before you disable it will continue to exist. That setting also doesn’t prevent someone from taking a screenshot of your content and then running it through Meta AI to generate a variant or reuse it, but, at least, it makes the process harder.
Given that Meta plans to expand Muse Image to Facebook and Messenger very soon —and while Google is already using your content to train its AI—, it’s worth reviewing this setting and deciding how you want your content to be used.
OpenAI has unveiled GPT‑Live, its new voice model, which completely changes the way we talk to ChatGPT. Now we can have much more natural and fluid conversations with the AI and get the feeling that we’re really talking to a person. The new system is so surprising that, from the very first use, it’s clear we’ve moved to a new level of interaction.
The key to GPT‑Live lies in its full‑duplex communication architecture, capable of listening and speaking at the same time. This means we can talk to it while it responds, interrupt it, or let it give us a few seconds to think, without cuts or artificial silences. It even uses expressions like “mhmm” or “I see” to keep the rhythm of the conversation and show us that it’s still there.
During the presentation, GPT‑Live demonstrated, for example, its simultaneous translation capabilities, in which ChatGPT knew to wait until the original sentence had enough meaning and context to do the translation, instead of going phrase by phrase or, worse, word by word.
It was also striking how it’s able to interrupt while a person is practicing speaking English to make relevant corrections. The naturalness of the interaction, even its laughter at certain points, is simply spectacular.
Available now for all users
The new version is already available in ChatGPT on iOS, Android, and the web, with GPT‑Live‑1 for those of us on the Go, Plus, and Pro plans, and GPT‑Live‑1 Mini for those using the free version. In the next few days it will also be available in the API for developers.
With GPT‑Live, talking to ChatGPT changes completely. A much simpler and more fluid interaction that invites you to use it at any time of day.
OpenAI is rolling out ChatGPT 5.6, which rolls out to a limited group of partners globally today and will be available to everyone tomorrow. The company wants to offer us a more powerful and versatile model, but also a safer one, since the entire GPT‑5.6 family comes with new layers of security to make the most of the new capabilities responsibly.
With GPT‑5.6, OpenAI introduced three versions: Sol, Terra and Luna. The Sol version is the most powerful and is designed for complex work that requires deep reasoning, such as programming, biological analysis and cybersecurity. Terra offers the best balance between performance and cost, while Luna stands out for its speed.
GPT-5.6 Sol, along with Terra and Luna, will launch publicly this Thursday.
After Antrophic temporarily withdrew its models and then reinstated them, OpenAI followed a similar launch strategy with GPT 5.6. For now, only a few trusted partners have access to the system. With OpenAI’s announcement, today access for these partners will expand internationally, and, tomorrow, it will be available to the public.
At first, the models will be available through the API and Codex, with plans to come to ChatGPT and the other platforms very soon. At that point, the rollout will be complete and we’ll get the update we’ve been waiting months for. More powerful tools and safer ones in our daily workflow.
Autodesk has just taken a particularly important step for those of us who work on a project basis, manage small teams or rely on the quality of Autodesk tools only occasionally. As of June 4, 2026, the minimum initial purchase for Autodesk Flex has been reduced by two-thirds, making Flex tokens a far more accessible option for studios, independent professionals and small businesses. We can now get started with a considerably smaller investment and add to our balance as the needs of each project evolve.
The update also strengthens the Autodesk for Small Business initiative, through which the company is bringing together resources, access options and tools designed for those of us looking for professional technology without having to take on the structures typical of large organisations. In this context, the Autodesk Small Business Hub becomes increasingly important as an entry point for exploring solutions, comparing alternatives and getting started.
A much more affordable access to Autodesk Flex for Small Businesses
The announcement comes with two very clear figures: 33 tokens and $99. Compared with the previous minimum of 100 tokens and $300, Autodesk has substantially reduced the upfront investment required to start using Flex. The financial barrier is now much lower, which is especially relevant when we are considering adding a new tool to our workflow, preparing a one-off deliverable or planning to bring additional capacity into a specific project for just a few weeks.
This change also arrives only one month after the launch of Autodesk for Small Business, the initiative through which the company is strengthening its relationship with smaller teams and independent professionals. The new minimum turns that commitment into a practical measure: it makes initial access easier, brings the investment down to a more appropriate scale and allows us to see how Flex fits into our workflow before purchasing additional tokens.
The reduction is particularly significant because small-business operations are often shaped by cycles. We may have several deadlines concentrated within one month, a quieter planning phase during the next and then an unexpected need for a specialized application to complete a specific part of a project. Our software usage can change very quickly, while our cost structure needs to remain as clear and predictable as possible.
The system gives us access to more than 100 Autodesk products. These include AutoCAD, Revit, Fusion, Inventor, Fusion Manage, Maya and 3ds Max; alongside many other solutions for architecture, engineering, construction, manufacturing, product design, animation and content creation. A single balance gives us access to an extensive catalogue, providing particularly valuable flexibility when our projects span multiple disciplines.
Autodesk Small Business Hub: the starting point for smaller teams
The Flex update is not just a reduction in the minimum purchase requirement. It fits into a much broader proposition for small businesses: helping us make better decisions about how to access Autodesk tools based on team size, frequency of use, project type and the investment capacity available at any given time.
This is where the Autodesk Small Business Hub becomes especially relevant. The hub acts as an entry point for exploring the company’s different tools, comparing options, getting started with the right products and accessing support resources. For a small business, centralising that information greatly reduces complexity, because we do not always have the time, budget or internal capacity to analyse every licensing alternative, every product and every usage scenario from scratch.
The Hub is also very useful when we are deciding between a dedicated subscription and the flexibility, if you will, of Autodesk Flex. If a tool is part of our day-to-day work, a subscription may make more sense. If we only need it for specific phases, production peaks, special projects or to test new capabilities, Flex may be a better fit. The value of the hub lies precisely in connecting those decisions with the reality of each team, rather than presenting a single access model for everyone.
In this respect, the new minimum of 33 tokens for $99 USD does make the entry point more gradual, but it is through the combination of the Small Business Hub and Flex that we can test tools, cover occasional needs, bring in external profiles or validate new services without having to commit to a larger purchase from the outset.
How Flex tokens work and what we can do with them
Autodesk Flex operates through a system of prepaid tokens. Once we have purchased them, we can assign users, select the products available to each person and use the balance to cover the applicable rate for each day of access to the different tools. Each product consumes a specific number of tokens per day, according to the official Flex rate sheet.
The daily charge is triggered every 24 hours while we use the product or service. Rates vary by application, as each solution provides different capabilities and levels of specialization. Fusion, for example, uses 3 tokens per day, AutoCAD uses 7, Inventor Professional uses 8, Revit uses 10, and Maya and 3ds Max use 6.
When someone on the team needs AutoCAD for a day, the balance covers the corresponding daily rate. During that period, they can work in the application using their assigned access. When a new 24-hour usage window begins, Flex applies the next charge. Spending closely reflects the actual number of working days, making it much easier to connect consumption with the tasks, phases and deliverables of each project.
Alongside this approach, Autodesk also offers dedicated subscriptions. The company describes these single-user subscriptions as an option for frequent access, while Flex is intended for occasional use and can provide access to multiple users through a pooled balance.
In practice, combining the two models can be particularly effective. Even within the same team, people who work with an application every day can have an assigned subscription, while specialists, collaborators or team members who only need access during certain phases can use Flex. In this case, the licensing structure reflects the team’s actual activity, with permanent resources for core functions and on-demand capacity during periods of greater intensity.
We manage everything through our Autodesk account. We can assign Flex credits to existing users, invite new people to the team and decide which products and services are available to each person. We can also create common product selections that apply to the whole team and review usage reports to understand how our requirements and costs are evolving.
Any new tokensAutodesk Tokens we purchase are automatically added to the team’s balance. When several token packs are available, Flex uses the tokens from the pack with the nearest expiration date first, as each pack remains valid for 12 months from the date of purchase. The system automatically prioritizes the balance that expires soonest, simplifying management when we make several purchases throughout the year.
To help us plan, Autodesk provides a rate sheet and a token estimator. We can select different products, specify the number of people and enter the estimated frequency of use to quickly build a budget forecast.
Someone who needs Fusion for several days can calculate consumption using its rate of 3 tokens per day. A professional working with AutoCAD can start with 7 tokens per day, while adding some Revit work would require an additional 10 tokens for each day of use. The initial 33-token pack allows us to plan very specific uses from the outset, on a scale that is easy to relate to actual working days.
The versatility of the available tools is another important consideration. Flex brings together solutions for architectural design, civil engineering, manufacturing, simulation, coordination, management, visualization and entertainment within a single access model. This means we can cover a wide range of tasks using the same balance, reducing the complexity of arranging separate access for every specialized phase.
This flexibility can also be extremely useful when exploring new capabilities. A company considering an expansion of its services can assign a tool to one person for a trial period, assess its usefulness and evaluate actual demand. The initial investment of just $99 makes it easier to experiment with greater agility, particularly when we want to validate a new workflow before making it a permanent part of our service offering.
Greater flexibility to grow at the pace of each project
The value of the new minimum purchase for Autodesk Flex goes beyond the difference between $300 and $99. The change alters the scale at which we can consider using the Autodesk service. A smaller initial purchase enables faster decisions, but, more importantly, it allows us to connect the expense directly to a specific assignment.
For an independent professional, this flexibility could make the difference between accepting a project that requires an additional tool and having to turn it down. For a small studio, it could make it possible to bring in a specialist temporarily when that option might not otherwise have been considered. Tokens turn technological capacity into a fully adaptable resource, ready to support us as new opportunities appear on the calendar.
Because we know the daily rate for each product, we can include software usage as a specific cost when preparing a project estimate. The estimator helps us model different scenarios, while the management tools in our Autodesk account allow us to check that actual consumption remains in line with our forecasts.
Many small businesses work with external specialists, bring in talent for particular phases or distribute responsibilities differently depending on the assignment. Through user and product allocation, we can configure access according to each professional’s involvement, maintain centralized administration and adjust the setup as the project moves through each new stage.
It can also be useful to review consumption after every assignment. Reports allow us to quickly identify which products have been used most, which roles have relied on Flex more frequently and which requirements are starting to become routine. This data can guide future purchasing and subscription decisions, helping us build an increasingly objective basis for refining the company’s technology structure. When an application becomes part of our daily work, a subscription may be better suited to that frequency. When its use remains tied to specific moments, Flex provides its full value without any further commitment.
Autodesk presents this update as part of a broader evolution in its relationship with small businesses. Throughout 2026, the company will evaluate this new measure alongside other ways of improving accessibility, pricing, products and the overall experience. At this point, the Autodesk Small Business Hub allows us to follow that evolution from a space designed specifically for us, for those of us who need to compare options, find resources and get started with a setup that is proportionate to the actual size of our business.
Ultimately, professional software can adapt to the realities of teams of different sizes. A small studio can work on ambitious projects, collaborate with specialists and use advanced tools during the phases in which they are required. The size of the team no longer determines its technological reach, and our capabilities instead depend on how we organize ourselves around each opportunity, area of expertise and project.
With the new minimum purchase, Autodesk Flex becomes more accessible and offers greater practical value within the Autodesk for Small Business ecosystem. Getting started now costs two-thirds less than before, while the breadth of the catalogue, the support of the Small Business Hub and the usage model retain all their benefits. For those of us managing variable assignments, busy periods or specialized requirements, the difference could turn a future possibility into a tool that is already available for our next project.
With macOS 27 now available in beta, creating a macOS Golden Gate USB installer is a very efficient way to install the system on several machines and speed up the whole process on slower connections. Let’s look at the steps to get your USB drive ready to use when you need it.
Prepare the USB drive and download the installer
To create our USB installer we need a drive of at least 16 GB. Any drive will work, from a flash drive to a portable SSD, as long as it’s formatted as Mac OS Extended (Journaled) for best compatibility. If necessary, we can open Disk Utility and choose Erase once the drive is selected in the sidebar to format it correctly.
Once this is done, we download the macOS Golden Gate installer using Terminal. If we’re still downloading a beta, we go to Settings > General > Software Update to turn on beta access. Then, we open the app and type:
softwareupdate –list-full-installers
This way we can identify the available version and then run:
The installer will appear in the Applications folder as “Install macOS Golden Gate”.
Create the installer step by step
With the USB connected, we open the Applications folder, right-click on “Install macOS Golden Gate”, select Show Package Contents and go into Contents > Resources. We type sudo in the Terminal window, followed by a space. Then **from that folder we drag the createinstallmedia file into Terminal and add –volume followed by a space*. Finally, we drag the USB volume from the Desktop into the Terminal window.
We press Enter and enter our password. When prompted, we type “y” in Terminal, and press Enter. At that point, the process will erase the USB and copy the installer. After a few minutes, we’ll have a portable installer, ready to update any Mac quickly.
Apple seems to have decided to make an interesting shift in its Apple Silicon chip strategy. According to Mark Gurman, of Bloomberg, the company will unveil the M6 chip late this year, but without Pro or Max versions, and will quickly move on to focus on the M7. This change, apparently, is aimed at the evolution of Macs when artificial intelligence and graphics performance are the main focus.
The M6 will be Apple’s first chip manufactured on a 2-nanometer process, with memory bandwidth of up to 200 GB/s and a redesigned 12-core GPU, optimized for AI workloads. It will feature an improved memory architecture, a more powerful Neural Engine, and improvements in video encoding and decoding.
According to reports, the first models to receive it will be the entry-level 14-inch MacBook Pro and, later, some Mac mini and iMacs.
Apple M7: the future of Macs and artificial intelligence
The M7 will arrive, as far as we know, in the first half of 2027, with the Pro and Max variants toward the end of the year. Standard models will offer 240 GB/s of bandwidth and will be especially optimized for AI and graphics, laying the groundwork for increasingly demanding applications.
So, the MacBook Ultra, which would be the company’s first touchscreen laptop, could take a little longer to arrive than we expect right now. While rumors had placed it at the end of 2026, the change in the chip schedule could move its arrival to mid-2027 or even late 2027. In any case, one thing is clear: the wait will be more than worth it.
OpenAI has had to change its launch strategy for ChatGPT 5.6, and the reason is directly related to the new guidelines from the Trump administration. As reported by The Information, while the other models were introduced with immediate access for everyone, this time the company has opted for a limited-access phase only for a select group of partners.
A private access phase supervised by the government
According to The Information, during a recent internal meeting, Sam Altman explained that the government will approve access on a case-by-case basis during an initial period. This oversight is being coordinated with the National Cybersecurity Office and the Office of Science and Technology, which have shown particular interest in evaluating the model before its full release. The intention is to ensure that the capabilities of ChatGPT 5.6 are used safely and without posing risks to the country’s technological infrastructure.
The goal is to avoid potential security-related issues, since models like this can detect and exploit vulnerabilities at a speed no human could match.
When can we expect the general launch?
OpenAI has confirmed that if this controlled phase goes smoothly, the model will be opened to the public in a matter of weeks. The question, of course, is who will be able to use this update, especially after Anthropic’s withdrawal of its most powerful models.
Meanwhile, we know that OpenAI reportedly already has the next version of ChatGPT ready and that, sooner rather than later, we should be able to use it. We’ll see how the timetable unfolds.
OpenAI is updating ChatGPT 5.5 Instant, the model most people use. The rollout has already started for paid users, and free users should get it over the next few days, according to the company. OpenAI says the goal is pretty simple: make ChatGPT smoother to use, easier to talk to, and more helpful for people who rely on it every day. The update focuses on three things: understanding, adaptability, and response speed.
OpenAI says the new ChatGPT 5.5 Instant is better at figuring out what you mean and adjusting to the context on its own. In practice, that should make replies feel less stiff and less padded out for no reason. Answers are also supposed to land at a more natural pace, with the important information coming through more clearly. OpenAI has also tuned the model so local recommendations, shopping suggestions, and replies that have to handle more complicated constraints are easier to follow and more consistent.
The company also spent time on something less technical but easy to notice: making conversations feel lighter and more enjoyable, while keeping the accuracy people expect from ChatGPT 5.5 Instant. So rather than throwing endless lists at you or drifting into long explanations, the model is meant to stay clearer, tighter, and closer to what you’re actually asking for.
With this update, ChatGPT 5.5 Instant feels a little closer to everyday use, the kind where people look something up quickly or work through a question as they go. It’s a real step toward making artificial intelligence feel easier to use, more comfortable, and less intimidating.
