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Artificial intelligence is being used to cast its all-seeing eye over the written word with DeepL’s latest free writing app Write. 

Pitched as a rival to Grammarly, the AI writing tool is able to correct spelling and grammar mistakes, rephrase words and sentences, and generally make your writing clearer. 

An iPhone’s ability to back itself up via Wi-Fi to a computer running iTunes has a glaring security hole, meaning anyone with access to that computer could have easy access to a raft of personal data.

According to new insights (opens in new tab) from privacy tool provider Certo, Apple is failing to keep its devices secure by failing to keep users aware that the longstanding backup feature, iTunes WiFi sync, is even enabled. 

Denon is now shipping the AVR-X4800H AV receiver it first announced back in September 2022. That’s great news for home theater fans looking to step up their cinema sound game over what’s delivered by the best dolby Atmos soundbars, and it should also be of interest to gamers seeking a receiver that’s fully compatible with PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X | S consoles.

A notable feature of the AVR-X4800H, and one that would rank it among the best AV receivers, is its support for 8K 60Hz and 4K 120Hz video pass-through on multiple HDMI 2.1 ports. Some earlier models from Denon and other AV receiver makers provided either a single full-featured HDMI 2.1 input, or even none at all, while promising a full suite of HDMI 2.1 capabilities would be added via a “future firmware update.”

The AVR-X4800H provides 8K and 4K 120Hz compatibility out of the box, and its other gaming features include support for Variable Refresh Rate (VRR), Quick Frame Transport (QFT), and Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM). There’s also pass-through support for all key high dynamic range formats: Dolby Vision, HDR10+, Dynamic HDR, and HLG.

Denon’s latest receiver is similarly stacked on the audio side, offering up Dolby Atmos, DTS:X, IMAX Enhanced, and Auro 3D sound processing. Built-in Audyssey MultEQ XT32 room correction lets you fine-tune the interaction between your speakers and listening environment for the best sound, and a firmware update that will enable an upgrade to Dirac Live room correction (at extra cost) is promised for the future. Having used Dirac Live and experienced its sound quality benefits, we find that last feature especially compelling.

The most stunning thing you’ve ever seen a robot do is no longer parkour, it’s a robot finding, fetching, and delivering a tool bag to a human worker.

This week, Boston Dynamics posted its latest Atlas Robot demonstration video (opens in new tab), but this one was different. In previous videos, we’ve seen the humanoid, bipedal robot, walk, run, dance, climb stairs, and do parkour. We’ve even seen it perform synchronized dances with a robot dog (Spot), but we’ve never seen anything like this.

WhatsApp will soon let you speak your status.

The new status update capability is nested among a rather batch of upcoming WhatsApp features. According to WABetaInfo (opens in new tab), the company is working on 10 new tools. Most are currently available through the beta version of the Android app with one exclusive to iOS devices.

Cybersecurity researchers from VulnCheck have claimed thousands of internet-exposed servers running Sophos’ Firewall (opens in new tab) solution are vulnerable to a high-severity flaw that allows threat actors to remotely execute malware. 

The company recently published a report in which it says that after running a quick Shodan scan, found more than 4,400 internet-exposed servers with Sophos Firewall vulnerable to CVE-2022-3236.

The Apple HomePod 2 has now landed for anyone who needs a powerful, iPhone-friendly smart speaker. But Apple’s new wireless wonder has also helped deliver some treats for its smaller sibling; the HomePod mini.

Thanks to a software update that’s coming soon, the HomePod mini (opens in new tab) will see some hitherto untapped smart home talents unlocked. One of the Apple HomePod 2‘s biggest new features is some built-in temperature and humidity sensors, which the company says can prompt the speaker to automatically close blinds or turn on smart fans.

IT leaders are worried about the security they currently have in place to defend against cyberattacks, but are willing to splash the cash to boost their protections, new research has claimed.

The fourth annual Veeam Data Protection Trends Report (opens in new tab) surveyed over 4,000 IT leaders and those involved with implementing cybersecurity strategies at various organizations, finding that the adoption of hybrid working has contributed to this feeling of unease.

A report (opens in new tab) from IBM has claimed quantum computing poses an “existential risk” to the current encryption protocols that secure our most sensitive data, like digital transactions.

Protocols like public key cryptography (PKC) are said to be vulnerable “once quantum decryption solutions are viable”, which IBM calls the “harvest now, decrypt later” tactic.

Apple’s new MacBook Pros – and Mac mini – have freshly arrived on the scene packing new spins on the M2 chip, and we’ve caught some fresh info on how Wi-Fi 6E support works – with a major caveat – along with an informative glance at the M2 Pro die.

Let’s start with Wi-Fi 6E support which these new Macs incorporate, but the catch is that not all macOS apps will be able to benefit. At least not initially, anyway, because as 9 to 5 Mac (opens in new tab) reports, the co-founder of Intuitibits – which makes the WiFi Explorer app – let us know that some apps can’t yet use Wi-Fi 6E with these Apple devices.