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Big workplace changes are coming in 2024. Are you ready?
If you thought the pandemic and AI revolution changed work in the past four years, get ready for epic changes coming in 2024.During the past three years, the world of work was turned upside down by the COVID-19 pandemic. Technology saved the economy by enabling...
The top Chromebook tips of 2023
More than any other platform, Google's ChromeOS is in a constant state of evolution — and if you blink for a minute, you're bound to miss some promising new possibility or progression.For those of us who rely on Chromebooks for work, that's fantastic. It means there's...
13 tech luminaries we lost in 2023
The biggest innovations are sometimes borne from seemingly small advancements. Developments such as finding ways to compress computer files, creating a practical phone battery, crafting an unassuming text editor, and filing a software patent sent shockwaves through...
USB-C explained: How to get the most from it (and why it keeps on getting better)
Now that you’re used to seeing co-workers, family, and strangers at coffee shops, offices, and planes using the oblong USB-C connector, it’s time to see just what this promising standard can do today and tomorrow. As we approach its 10th birthday, the USB-C plug is...
2023’s top Google Assistant advice for Android
One of Android's most underappreciated advantages is its tight integration with the excellent and ever-evolving Google Assistant voice command genie.It's easy to take Assistant for granted, being a person who carries around an Android phone every day. It's just always...
18 ways to speed up Windows 10
Want your Windows 10 PC to run faster? We're here to help. By tweaking some of the operating settings, your machine will be zippier and less prone to performance and system issues.And if you're already running Windows 11, we've got you covered there. Check out our top...
How to securely erase your Android device in 3 simple steps
It's an inevitable moment in the smartphone-owning cycle: the point at which a newer, shinier model comes along and your trusty old device is no longer needed.Maybe your company bought you a new Android phone. Maybe your old one was getting too slow. Or maybe you just...
Tips for new tech devices
Tech gear is a perennially popular holiday gift. If you're the proud owner of a new phone, tablet, or computer — or you provide tech support for family and friends with new devices — we're here to help.Check out and share these stories, which can help you get the most...
The top Google Pixel tips of 2023
More and more, there are Android tips — and then there are Pixel tips.Owning a Google Pixel phone has become a ticket of sorts to a uniquely top-tier type of Android experience. With Google's pure vision for the way the operating system itself should work (and none of...
Q&A: How Athenahealth moved from traditional AI to genAI and ChatGPT
Athenahealth provides software and services for medical groups and health systems around the country, and finding efficiencies through the use of artificial intelligence (AI) has long been a part of its DNA, so to speak.For example, the healthcare technology provider...
Rite Aid hit with a five-year freeze on facial recognition
Rite Aid has agreed to a five-year ban on using facial recognition technology for surveillance as part of a settlement with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC).The decision follows charges by the FTC that the technology was misused, harming consumers. From 2012 to...
UK Supreme Court: No, your AI can’t hold a patent
The UK's highest court ruled today that artificial intelligence systems can’t be the official holder of a patent, echoing legal trends elsewhere in the Western world and highlighting the legal issues still to come for the burgeoning field of generative AI.The UK...