The best free software for a new PC
The best free PC software programs aren’t about the cost (or lack thereof), they’re about a fresh opportunity—collections of code that put the dumb hardware in your computer to smart…
‘Emotion AI’ may be the next trend for business software, and that could be problematic
As businesses experiment with embedding AI everywhere, one unexpected trend is companies turning to AI to help its many newfound bots better understand human emotion. It’s an area called “emotion…
Smartwatches can easily last seven years; I want software support to match
Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority It’s now commonplace for Google and Samsung flagship phones to come with seven years of software support. This is great news for consumers and our…
GM cuts 1,000 software jobs as it prioritizes quality and AI
General Motors is cutting around 1,000 software workers around the world in a bid to focus on more “high-priority” initiatives like improving its Super Cruise driver assistance system, the quality…
Parker Conrad says founders have been building software wrong for the last 20 years
What is the right way to build a software business? Many startup advisers say that B2B software should solve one pain point, gain customers, then add features as their company…
Why Scott Painter is selling a beach house to start a new vehicle software company
Serial entrepreneur Scott Painter’s plan to build an all-electric vehicle subscription company called Autonomy has not worked out. So he’s pivoting once again to what he calls the “hardest build”…
MuukTest is putting GenAI at the center of software QA testing
Every piece of software needs to go through software quality assurance testing. It usually involves a human tester creating a series of test cases, and then checking the software interface…
Meet the founder who built and sold a $600M enterprise software startup from Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka isn’t renowned for its startup ecosystem, but one company has been something of an outlier in the South Asian island nation these past two decades. An open source…
Do I need Windows and software licenses for a virtual machine?
A virtual machine (VM) is an operating system that’s emulated within another operating system. You could run Windows within a MacBook as a virtual machine, or even Windows within Windows.…
Best Windows backup software 2024: Free and paid options reviewed
Our PC storage drives won’t last forever and that’s why it’s always a good idea to use backup software to keep your data safe. The best Windows backup software can…