Matthew Miller/ZDNETAlthough I’ve tried multiple VR devices in the past (Google’s Daydream and Samsung’s phone-based VR products), I hadn’t been fully convinced of the usefulness of VR for my own purposes. It wasn’t until I saw the reviews of the Apple Vision Pro More
Yuichiro Chino/Getty Images The cost of a data breach in 2024 has clocked the biggest year-on-year increase since the pandemic, but companies that use artificial intelligence (AI) tools are mitigating some of the financial damage from the fallout. The global average cost of a data security breach now clocks in at $4.88 million, up 10% […] More
Google Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has made identifying synthetic content and protecting user privacy much more challenging. In an effort to improve information literacy and increase data protections, Google has made changes to Search that combat deepfakes and make taking control of your information a little easier. On Wednesday, the company detailed its improvements to […] More
Kerry Wan/ZDNETIf London-based tech company Nothing has proved anything in 2024, it’s that it can make affordable gadgets good — really good. Going into a competitive second half of the year, Nothing today is adding another budget Android phone to its name, the Phone 2a Plus More
June Wan/ZDNETIf you enjoy using a good jolt of AI to spruce up your photos, turn to Google Photos. The AI tools built into the app are now available for all Android and iOS users for free.Initially, the AI tools were limited to Pixel phones and then required a Google One subscription. In a blog post published on Tuesday, however, Google staff writer Molly McHugh-Johnson revealed that all the tools are now on the house for everyone, as previously promised.Google Photos is often included with Android, but you can download it from the Google Play Store if you don’t have it already. If you have an iPhone, you can download the app for free from Apple’s App Store.Also: You can now easily move your photos from Google Photos to iCloud Photos. Here’s howGoogle Photos includes a number of AI-powered tools designed to help you refine your photos and edit or eliminate unwanted elements. At the top of the list is Magic Eraser, which lets you wipe out any unwanted subjects or objects in an image. Don’t want to see that stranger who photobombed your last picture? Just erase them from the scene.Next up is Magic Editor, a tool that uses AI to let you edit your images. Want to move a certain element in a photo? With Magic Editor, you can place it elsewhere in the image, and the AI will generate a new background to compensate for the absence of the image.Also in the mix is a Photo Unblur tool, which challenges AI to unblur an image through a sharpening filter based on a previously captured scan of images. You can apply this to any fuzzy or blurry image and see if it sharpens the image more effectively than similar tools in other image editors. More
Allison Murray/ZDNETZDNET’s key takeaways:The Audio-Technica AT-LP70X More
Robert Landau/Getty Images In an effort to fight fraud and speed up transfer times, the California DMV has digitized 42 million car titles and plans to let users claim their vehicle’s title through an app next year. The move comes in response to Governor Gavin Newsom’s 2022 executive order outlining plans to use blockchain technology for […] More
Kerry Wan/ZDNETI regularly use the terminal app on both my MacBook Pro and iMac. Sometimes, it’s just to secure shell into one of my Linux machines and other times it’s to take care of a task. Either way, I prefer not to use the default MacOS terminal app. First, it’s pretty basic. Second, it doesn’t close when you type exit (which is the standard behavior for most terminal apps). Even after you type exit, you still have to close the app. I think that’s inefficient.Also: How to close apps in MacOS from the command lineSo, I always turn to a different terminal app when on MacOS. If you’re interested in doing the same, I’ve rounded up what I consider to be the five best MacOS terminal applications, and I’m certain one of these will perfectly serve your needs.Let’s get to it. More
