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There are many third-party apps available for Mac that will batch convert images for you (Permute is one example). And then there's Preview, the powerful file viewer that's built into macOS. Preview will happily convert ...

If an Airbnb host were to list their biggest fears, "guests throwing a party and creating thousands of dollars of damage" would probably be featured at the top. NoiseAware's line of internet-connected noise sensors is an...

Windows holds steady on 1.5 billion users, says Microsoft, as it reveals new statistics.

Thirsty for cloud? Let's have a drink Analysis IBM has spent a good long spell slumped at the bar in the last chance saloon for businesses figuring out how to make a mark in the public cloud arena. The proposed buy of Re...

Since time immemorial, OK maybe just a decade or so ago, people have imagined what a Google OS would be like. At one point, it seemed that would be something based on Ubuntu Linux which turned out to simply be a version ...

Twitter’s like button — the heart at the bottom of a Tweet — is one of the most enduring and popular parts of the Twitter experience. So it took some by surprise to see a story published earlier today claiming that...

Nvidia's new flagship RTX 2080 Ti graphics cards may have a higher failure rate than normal, as hundreds of users are reporting crashes, artifacts, and sometimes dead cards altogether, even when replaced via RMA. The pos...

IBM Buys Software Company Red Hat for $34bn in Bid for Cloud Dominance

Sun spots - or actinic keratoses - are caused by UV light. Now people are using medicated creams to remove them before they have a chance to turn cancerous

If there is indeed a new slim, reasonably priced mainstream Apple laptop coming this week, almost everything about it is going to be a surprise.

News Researchers at Dartmouth College have developed a technique to protect power grids from attacks against utility control systems. The tool, PhasorSec, eliminates vulnerabilities that can shut down facility operations...

The World Health Organization found that 1.8 billion people under 15 are at risk of respiratory infections due to contaminated air.

From 'Grand Theft Auto' to 'Twisted Metal,' the gang's all here

An artificial intelligence-generated portrait has sold for a staggering $432,000 at auction. It was the first listing of its kind by a major auction house. Bloomberg reports that the artwork was sold at Christie’s in N...

"No researcher wants to end up in jail for discovering a vulnerability."

The social network says it's working around the clock to get back online.

Innovative traffic safety research from Florida State University, incorporating a fascinating mix of engineering and psychology, is being deployed on highways to save lives by targeting a deadly problem: wrong-way drivin...

George Lee will be the bank's new co-chief information officer. Goldman Sachs over the last few years has been trying to infuse tech into how the giant does its business. And now it's plucking one of its most well-wired ...

A new study reveals why we have a lateral preference when it comes to displaying social emotions. Researchers say that while handedness plays a part in why we prefer to hug or kiss on one side, emotional content also pla...

S&P Global Ratings on Monday cut the grade for IBM by one notch following the massive acquisition of cloud computing firm Red Hat for a staggering $34 billion in cash.

Every three years, the U.S. Government hears arguments from private citizens, small businesses, tech experts, and major corporations on what kinds of repairs or modifications users should legally be allowed to perform on...

iBeacons haven’t exactly caught on as Apple hoped, and neither have the similar smartphone-communicating beacons launched by other companies like Google. But why has beacon adoption slowed to “a trickle?” A new rep...