Author: The Tech Guy

Why you can trust TechRadar We spend hours testing every product or service we review, so you can be sure you’re buying the best. Find out more about how we test. Starting as a spinoff of a renowned VPN service called Hola more than a decade ago, Bright Data is among the best providers of proxy services on the market right now. The platform commands a massive ecosystem featuring 400+ million monthly rotating residential IPs and 1.3+ million static ISP and datacenter proxies each, spanning 195 countries.Lately, the service has notably been pushing beyond “mere” proxy rotation into a complete…

My house faces south, so the front rooms take direct sun all afternoon, and my son’s bedroom turns into a sauna by four o’clock. I’ve already used smart thermostat sensors to even out the worst of those swings, but that only manages heat after it shows up. This spring I bought two silver maples, two tulip poplars, and more than 30 Green Giant arborvitae to place across 2.5 acres in Northern Indiana. Put a silver maple in the wrong spot, and you find out 20 years later, when it is 70 feet tall and shading nothing. Before I dug a…

Shimul Sood / Android AuthorityTL;DR A leaker has shared screenshots of One UI 9.5. The tipster claims that “Much has changed.” Samsung is currently busy preparing to roll out the stable version of One UI 9.0 to older Galaxy devices. However, we know that the company is multitasking, working on One UI 9.5, which was spotted on a test server for the Galaxy S27 Ultra. While no information about the update has been revealed yet, we could start getting some details soon.Over on X (formerly Twitter), Fahad Ali Javed shared some screenshots in a social media post. The screenshots are…

Twenty-one cybersecurity-related merger and acquisition (M&A) deals were announced in July 2026. For a detailed view of the more than 420 acquisitions announced in 2025, check out SecurityWeek’s annual M&A report. Here are some of the most important cybersecurity M&A deals announced in July 2026:    Bank of America to acquire MDSec Bank of America announced plans to acquire UK-based information security consultancy MDSec Consulting Limited. MDSec provides technical information security consulting services and employs roughly 65 cybersecurity professionals. The acquisition will expand Bank of America’s presence in northern England. Barracuda acquires Evo SecurityAdvertisement. Scroll to continue reading. Barracuda Networks has…

Explanation: On August 12th, 2026, the Moon totally eclipsed the Sun and cast its shadow across Siberia, Greenland, Iceland, Spain, and Portugal. Today’s image features two total solar eclipses viewed from Zaragoza, Spain, one over the Cathedral-Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar and the other reflecting in the Ebro River. For a few moments, Spain saw its first major total solar eclipse since 1905. Those witnessing totality may experience a chill in the air, the quieting of birds, the confused chirps of insects, and the shared awe of many. It’s the corona’s time to shine as the Sun’s bright disk is blocked by the Moon. Among other reasons to study…

Need to upgrade your phone but aren’t sure whether to splurge on a foldable or not? You’ve come to the right place. We’ve compared Google’s newly announced Pixel 11 Pro to its new book-style foldable, the Pixel 11 Pro Fold, and noted the key differences that are likely to sway your decision.  Once you’re finished here, make sure you visit our Pixel 11 vs Pixel 11 Pro guide, while our Pixel 11 Pro Fold vs Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra compares the foldable to one of our current favourites. Finally, if you’re not sold on Google’s Pixel line-up, visit our…

Apple has a lot of artificial intelligence tricks up its sleeve with its upcoming iOS 27 software release for iPhone, including a vastly upgraded Siri experience that taps into the world of large language models (LLMs) to increase efficacy. While Siri may be the headliner, it looks like the Cupertino, California-based company is also working behind-the-scenes on other AI-related technologies, too. As first noticed by the folks over at 9to5Mac, references to a new feature called Apple Reference Image can be found in iOS 27 beta 5, with a dedicated splash screen also being unearthed. Apple Reference Image seeks to…

Israel-based venture fund Team8 announced this week that it has secured $365 million in additional capital.  The company says $265 million is for Team8 Capital’s third fund, while $100 million will be used for additional investments in the most promising portfolio startups. Team8 says the new funding brings its assets under management to close to $2 billion since it was founded in 2014.  The venture capital firm incubates and funds early-stage enterprise technology companies. It uses a venture-creation model to co-found and support startups spanning cybersecurity, AI, fintech, and digital health.  Its cybersecurity portfolio features prominent ventures such as Talon,…

Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Following a growing string of high-profile departures, OpenAI has lost its head of ethics at arguably the worst time possible. As the Financial Times reports, Chloé Bakalar left her post as the AI ethics lead in July, less than a year after joining the company and without any accompanying announcement. Interestingly, her LinkedIn still claims she’s employed at the firm. There currently is no replacement lined up, suggesting shifting priorities at the company. According to the FT‘s sources, Bakalar was the only remaining…

Twitch has quietly started feeding your streams, VODs, and clips into Amazon’s AI training pipeline, and the opt-out button is tucked so deep in your settings that most people will never stumble on it. As Kotaku reports, streaming reporter Zach Bussey spotted a new toggle inside Twitch’s account settings on August 12 that lets you block your content from training Amazon’s generative AI tools. The screenshot spread quickly, and so did the direct link to the exact settings page, mostly because Twitch never bothered to announce the change in the first place. What happens if you don’t opt out? Leave…