According to The Wall Street Journal, Google is in “advanced talks” to acquire Wiz, a cybersecurity firm, for $23 billion. Wiz is not a legacy company in this space: The startup is only four years old, but has been growing quickly ever since. In May, the company was worth $12 billion. Google reportedly wants to buy it for nearly double …
Your iPhone is smart (hence, smartphone) and is capable of many intelligent tasks. In fact, later this year, Apple will add some generative AI-powered features to certain iPhone models, as well. But you don’t need an iPhone compatible with “Apple Intelligence” to take advantage of smart features. One such feature? The ability to identify plants and animals. It does sound …
Technology is supposed to make our lives easier. In many ways, it does without us thinking about it. But it can probably help out a lot more than you realize. Case in point: You shouldn’t have to actually read anything on your iPhone yourself. You might be reading this article right now with your own eyes. Why? Instead, your iPhone …
The internet is a massive place, and sometimes feels like it contains just about anything you could think of. If you want to download an app on your PC, for example, you may search for it on Google, see the link at the top of the results, and click it to install your program. That isn’t necessarily the most secure …
Extensions are an excellent way to add new features to your internet browser that the developers couldn’t add in the first place. If Google Chrome is missing a feature you want, such as an intelligent proofreader like Grammarly, you can simply download and install it from the Chrome Web Store. However, not all extensions are what they claim to be. …
These days, when you click a link to a website, you aren’t able to start scrolling right away. Instead, you’re blocked by a pop-up asking about your “cookie preferences.” Clicking agree lets you head right to the site, while choosing to personalize your preferences involves a long list of settings that aren’t necessarily intuitive. Is it dangerous to simply agree …