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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

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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

Kevin Schafer/Getty Images For a long time, Linux received a bad rap for not just being difficult to use, but for not having the software necessary to be productive. Those concerns were reasonable during the early days of Linux (I started using the operating system in 1997). Not only was Linux complicated to get up and […] More

Just_Super/Getty Images Artificial intelligence is transforming business, from automating routine tasks and optimizing supply chains to powering sophisticated financial models and personalizing customer experiences at scale. It is enabling companies to operate with unprecedented efficiency and insight.   AI is aiding cybercriminals, too. Cyber attacks traditionally focus on exploiting technical vulnerabilities in systems and networks. […] More

ferrantraite/Getty Images Great ideas can come from anywhere. In a digital age where companies use data and artificial intelligence (AI) to gain a competitive advantage, business leaders must tap ideas from a broad ecosystem of partners, including startups. Here are six ways to connect with entrepreneurial businesses and give your business an innovative edge. 1. […] More

Kyle Kucharski/ZDNETFor some Windows problems, a clean install is the quickest solution. If your system drive fails completely and you don’t have a current backup image, it’s the only solution. Accomplishing that task with the latest version of Windows 10 or Windows 11 is easy, thanks to the Media Creation Tool and a simple activation process. (For details, see How to install, reinstall, upgrade, and activate Windows 10.)But after you’ve finished that clean install, you’re left with finding and updating any drivers and utility programs specific to that device.Also: How to install Windows 11 the way you want (and sneak by Microsoft’s restrictions)A better solution? Download a recovery image for your device directly from the OEM. That image typically includes all the drivers and utility programs you would otherwise need to track down and install manually. More