In brief: Google is always making tweaks to its Chrome browser to test new features, improve security, or hinder annoying ads. However, some of Google's experiments are a bit more unusual in nature -- take, for example, its latest test, which hides URL paths in Chrome's address bar.

This experiment, first spotted by Android Police in Chrome's Canary software branch , effectively hides everything that comes after a website's domain name in the address bar. Specific web page paths are

In brief: If the Apple Cards wasn't appealing enough for you, the Cupertino tech giant wants to make it a convenient platform for purchasing pretty much any device it sells on its US online store. That starts today with the introduction of zero-percent interest installment plans for card users.

Back in December, Apple began testing the waters with an interest-free iPhone financing option through Apple Card

In context: We finally got a look at Sony's all-new design for the PlayStation 5 last week, which is quite different from past iterations. Its sleek futuristic look is not everyone's cup of tea judging by reactions on social media and forums. However, that is not likely to change the company's decision on its aesthetics this late in the game, even though press images disclaim that the "design is subject to change without notice."

This week Sony revealed that along with the PS

Why it matters: Walmart on Monday said it is opening up its online marketplace to Shopify, an all-in-one e-commerce platform that services more than one million sellers. With the integration, Walmart is looking to focus on small and medium businesses in the US whose products complement theirs and have a solid track record of exceeding customers’ expectations.

The well-timed partnership looks to leverage the surge in online shopping brought about by the global pandemic. According to its most recent earnings report , Walmart’s

The big picture: Apple has quietly unveiled two new upgrades for its pro-level hardware product lines. Both specifically target pro users and in the general scope of things (given other product categories), Apple seemingly didn’t think they were important enough to mention in a dedicated press release. That likely won’t be the case next week, however, as Apple is expected to have plenty

A hot potato: Days after it was reported that more tech companies and insiders were calling for racially insensitive terms such as whitelist, blacklist, and master/slave to be replaced, Github has revealed it would be removing these words from its service.

Github CEO Nat Friedman said the firm was working to replace the terms ‘master’ and ‘slave’ with the likes of ‘main/default/