How a 6G Network Rollout Could Lead to New Technologies

“That means faster and instantaneous communications.” What Is 6G? It has been an amazing success story powered by global standards and technology innovation. Wong Yu Liang / Getty Images 6G will be the next step in that evolution and revolution." The industry buzz around the potential of 6G is breathless but vague. The wireless company Ericssonwrites on its websitethat 6G could lead to an interconnectedness between the physical and digital worlds....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 115 words · Katie Meyer

How a Bigger Screen Can Boost Your Productivity

“Avoiding overlapping windows and knowing in advance where everything is helps me a lot.” Creatives need large canvases with which to work, but for different reasons. Apple is one company that knows how important display size is to professionals. Tom Werner / Getty Images Importantly for Apple, professionals know what they want, and theyre usually prepared to pay for it. Form Factors for Everyone It isnt just about raw display square footage, though....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 157 words · Christopher Cook

How a Car Power Adapter Can Run All Your Electronics

One of thesetwo types of 12V socketsis available in almost every modern car and truck. This current flow caused the coiled metal strip to become red hothot enough to light a cigarette on contact. Still, 12V plugs and adapters are designed to work within a range of tolerances. Matthew Micah Wright / Lonely Planet Images / Getty Images Today, some cars ship with a plastic plug orUSB outlet in the dashinstead of the traditional cigarette lighter....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 160 words · Monica Chan

How a Coming Tech Downturn Could Affect New Products

Companies ranging from Amazon to Twitter are laying off staff. Experts say it may not be long before the products the companies sell become harder to find. Tech companies are going to be a lot more conservative with the features they release and maintain. Nattakorn Maneerat / Getty Images The effects of a tech downturn may already be evident. Nahapetyan said that he’s begun seeing more and worse ads on Instagram....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 153 words · Thomas Smith

How a National Effort Could Help End the Chip Shortage

Some experts believe that a bigger national investment in chip manufacturing could solve the problem. In February, President Biden signed an executive order that involves assessing potential risks in the semiconductor supply chains. But some observers say that more needs to be done. Yellow Dog Productions / Getty Images “Cranking up these factories is pretty complex. We need a long-term strategy.” Today that number sits close to 100%." “Some form of public support is critical to develop this industry,” he added....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 185 words · Dylan Williams

How a New Tool By MIT Researchers Counters AI Image Manipulation Threats

Experts say such methods are increasingly necessary. Althoughit unlocks creative potential, observers saythis technology raises ethical concernsdue to the risk of deceptive and misleading content. AI image manipulation is commonand has been going on for longer than many people think, Davis noted. Multiple exposure portrait.Eugenio Marongiu / Getty Images The robust watermark allows you to determine the source of who created the original media. “Computer-generated content will increasingly be used for legitimate purposes, like advertising....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 97 words · James Reynolds

How a Supreme Court Ruling Could Change the Internet

Google isfacing a rulingin a case about YouTube’s recommendation engine. Experts say the case could have wide-ranging consequences. “The stakes could not be higher,” Google general counselHalimah DeLaine Pradowrote in ablog post. FlippoBacci / Getty Images The company said changes to Section 230 should be left to Congress. An issue under examination is the situation in which social media companies are sued for hosting terrorist recruitment videos. Witthaya Prasongsin / Getty Images...

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 124 words · Sheila Parker

How a Technology Gap Punishes Former Prisoners

The effect can be traumatic." The needs of former prisoners are growing. Over10,000 ex-prisonersare released from Americas state and federal prisons every week. Sabari Balaji M / Getty Images Many more are let go from local jails. And the coronavirus means that many prisons and jailsare accelerating the release of prisonersto try and prevent outbreaks. “Individuals incarcerated only have limited access to Wi-Fi,” she said. franckreporter / Getty Images “The only internet access they get is through video visitation, email, and music players....

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 266 words · Chelsea Keller

How a USB Audio Interface Is Better Than Your Onboard Headphone Jack

And if you use an iPad, you don’t even have a choice. An interface is only required when you are recording and making mixing decisions." RME Reason one is connectivity. Universal Audio But If you have an audio interface, you’re free to plug in several analog mics. “Audio interfaces are essential for anything related to music production. They offer higher audio quality than the built-in audio interface of Mac/iPhone devices....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 139 words · Cassandra Ferguson

How accessFind Could Make the Web More Accessible

“Theres going to be so much less guessing.” It needs to be 1,000 times more if we want to get close to really closing the accessibility gap. A website is deemed accessible based on various factors. fotostorm / Getty Images Enter accessFind, which goes live this July and will show results only from accessible websites. The search engine will include over 120,000 accessible sites at launch and welcomes any accessible websites to join....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 88 words · Jessica Hines

How Adding Images to Google Street View Could Violate Privacy

Privacy is overrated anyway, right? “All you need is a smartphoneno fancy equipment required.” Wait, There Are PlacesNotOn Google Maps? praetorianphoto / Getty Images But sometimes the locals just dont want it. To this day, there is no Street View in the island. Germany has also objected to ubiquitous Street View, although in a typically pragmatic way. SDI Productions / Getty Images While most of the country is covered, many properties are blurred....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 119 words · Steven Gilbert

How Adobe Makes Document Collaboration Easy

Its no Google Docs, but it sure beats the usual back-and-forth via email. You both have access to the same file, and you both can edit it. “A lot of my work is based on the fact that clients think they cant use Photoshop.” To share your document, you just pop crack open the sharing panel and enter an email address. Even if you dont collaborate on a document, though, there are other uses for this feature....

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 256 words · Anthony Meza

How AI Can Help Solve Climate Change

Researchers from Arizona State Universityare using AIto sift through massive amounts of scientific data about the Arctic. But most computers cant make sense of all that information. “AI is already helping analyze satellite imagery to understand climate change better. Paul Souders / Getty Images “We need to resolve it as soon as we possibly can.” AI is already helping analyze satellite imagery to understand climate change better. But AI is contributing to the problems studied by Li and her colleagues, observers say....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 141 words · Richard Todd