Don’t Get Too Attached to Jimothy
Urban wildlife biologists say the stumpy raccoon seems to have adapted well to his environment and spinal condition—but his intern…
OpenAI’s Hacking Debacle Was a Human Mistake
If the generative AI giant had followed well-known security best practices, it’s likely that its AI agent would never have escaped…
LinkedIn Won’t Be Expanding Its Data Centers in the Next Year
Despite the ongoing AI boom, LinkedIn is holding the line on compute spending. Instead, it’s challenging engineers to make every G…
Amazon is selling this Samsung 2TB SATA SSD for over 60% off right now
While not as speedy as its NVMe cousins, the Samsung 870 Evo 2TB SSD is still a great choice for both work and play - especially a…
TCL Tab A1 Plus Review (2026): Cheap Tablet That Doesn’t Feel It
For most people, the Tab A1 Plus checks all the boxes and is the best budget tablet you can buy, but don’t expect power or long-te…
A Civilian Plane Crashed in New Mexico. Was the Military’s Tech to Blame?
Drone warfare is making the skies more dangerous, even for airplanes far from the battlefield.
AI Scammers Are Better at Building Trust Than Humans
Researchers pitted a person against a Claude agent and found that, after a week of texting, the AI chatbot was more effective at c…
How to qualify for Apple's education discount - and get a $499 MacBook Neo for school
Apple's budget MacBook Neo is already affordable, but if you're an educator or student, you can get one for even less.
I Got a Free Meal From a Private Chef—Who Filmed It All to Train Robots
A German startup sent a camera-wearing chef to my apartment. In exchange for a free lunch, I let them record every chop and stir t…
This docking station's 'hidden compartment' disrupted my desktop - for the better
Satechi's CubeDock combines a high-speed docking station with a built-in SSD enclosure - and it works so well.
Mythos attack on 3rd-round PQC algorithm candidate puts it out of commission
HAWK withstood years of testing that had yet to uncover a fatal weakness found through Mythos.
What 'mAh' means for your phone's battery, and why I focus on another metric instead
New smartphones boast batteries with higher-than-ever mAh numbers, but it's actually a small factor in how long the battery l…
It Looks Like Nothing Can Dent MAGA’s Support for ICE
Despite weeks of renewed press coverage and controversy around ICE, Donald Trump’s supporters appear to be standing by the agency …
Musk went to “war,” sought jail time for X ad boycotts—but case ends with a whimper
Advertisers agreed to “reset” relationship with X.
Save Up to $100 on Apple’s Newest AirPods (2026)
Save up to $100 on Apple’s latest AirPods models before prices go back up.
Who wins and who loses after US bans foreign robots?
Government ban on foreign-made robots may hinder instead of help US robotics.
I replaced my paid streaming apps with free ones - here's what surprised me
Are free streaming services that bad? I swapped my paid subscriptions for free ones to see.
Comcast store punished low sales by smashing pies in workers' faces, lawsuit claims
Comcast, accused of negligence, says lawsuit mischaracterized alleged events.
ZDNET readers are skeptical of a foldable iPhone in 2026. Here's what they think instead
We asked ZDNET readers to predict the iPhone 18 specs for a chance to win a new Apple Watch. Hot takes welcome.
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