Image: xiaoliangge/Adobe Stock The era of big data and the explosion of Internet of Things (IoT) devices is here. This trend leaves us with a high demand for a super-fast internet connection. The global fiber optic market will be worth $12.6 billion by 2030 with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.7%, according to
Productivity in 2025 continues to be redefined by flexibility, efficiency, and security. For small businesses, staying competitive means embracing tools that align with hybrid work models, reduce IT strain, and drive smarter collaboration. From cloud-native platforms to intelligent office hardware, smart technologies are becoming foundational to day-to-day operations. Printers—once viewed as peripheral tools—are now being
Data science merges statistics, science, computing, machine learning, and other domain expertise to generate meaningful insights from data, driving better decision-making and operational efficiency. Below, we explore the process, techniques, benefits, and challenges of data science. We also highlight key use cases in sectors like healthcare, finance, and business and discuss popular tools like Microsoft
Whether for business communication purposes or personal reasons like preserving a loved one’s special note, some voicemails are meant to be kept long-term or indefinitely. Saving voicemails also safeguards against equipment loss or failure and frees up storage space on a device. Storing voicemails, however, can be a little tricky. The process varies for each
Google Cloud, Cloudflare, OpenAI, and Shopify are just a few of the companies that experienced outages this week, impacting the productivity of countless users worldwide. After scrambling to bring their systems back online as fast as possible, nearly everything seems to be operating as usual at the time of this writing on Friday, June 13.
Google showed off its next-generation Pixel 9 phones, its new Gemini AI features, the Pixel Watch 3, and the Pixel Buds Pro 2 at the Made by Google presentation on Aug. 13, streamed from Mountain View, California. The technology represents Google’s efforts to strengthen its ecosystem with AI, Rick Osterloh, senior vice president of platforms
Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks at Google I/O on May 20, 2025 in Mountain View, California. Image: Google Google is bringing generative AI straight to your smartphone. In late May 2025, the tech giant launched the AI Edge Gallery, an Android app that enables users to download and run AI models directly on their devices,
Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg. Image: Meta Meta commits $14 billion to Scale AI, kick-starting an in-house superintelligence lab, its boldest AI financing yet. According to The New York Times and Scale AI’s official announcement, the partnership expands Meta’s access to AI data and infrastructure. The planned superintelligence lab will focus on building advanced AI systems, drawing
Virtual is the new normal, especially in the post-pandemic era. Remote collaboration platforms have accelerated this shift and significantly enhanced professional communication. Thus, modern-day businesses are increasingly adopting tools and technologies that can efficiently cater to their remote and hybrid operational needs. Zoom and Google Meet are the most-used options for enterprise communications and real-time
Illustration: Andy Wolber/TechRepublic At the core, the key difference between edge computing and cloud computing comes down to one concept: network connection constraints. If internet connectivity were to be continuously available everywhere and data could be transferred immediately without any delays, there would be no need for edge computing solutions. But, since network connections are