Jack Wallen/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways I’ve tested Ubuntu and Fedora 44 for an extended period. Both use the GNOME DE, but one adds several customizations. Both distributions are free to use and suited for nearly any user. If you’ve ever thought about dipping your toes into the…
Kingston IronKey Locker+50 G2 pros and cons Pros Military-grade encryption Built-in brute-force protection Starts at only $50. Cons USB-A connector, so it needs a dock or converter for modern systems Cap is easily lost No lanyard. Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Carrying data around on unencrypted drives is just asking for trouble….
David Gewirtz / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways Gemini can watch YouTube, MP4, and MOV files. Claude still can’t process video directly. ChatGPT needs Codex help for deeper video work. AIs do a fine job understanding text from prompts and documents. Most…
Thinking Machines Lab, the AI startup founded last year by former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati, on Monday announced something called interaction models, which, at its essence, sounds like AI that can interrupt you. Right now, every AI model you’ve ever used works the same way. You talk, it listens. It responds, you listen. Thinking Machines…
Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways PowerToys now lets you control your monitor’s display from the taskbar. The latest version also helps you easily move and resize windows. The Keyboard Manager Editor and ZoomIt tool have also been enhanced. I sometimes want to change the brightness or contrast on my…
WD/ZDNET The WD Black SN850X is an M.2 SSD designed for laptops and desktops, and if you’ve been avoiding upgrading your PC due to high SSD costs, now is the perfect time to buy. Right now at Best Buy, you cansave 65% on the 4TB model, bringing the price to $600. That’s a discount of…
Samsung/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. The Samsung Galaxy S26 is an excellent edition of the brand’s flagship smartphone, offering extended battery life and improved performance over its predecessor. And right now at Verizon, you can get one for free when you add a new line to a qualifying plan. You’ll also…
Just two months after listing its first venture fund on the stock market, Robinhood is preparing to launch a second. The company has filed a confidential registration for RVII, a standard regulatory step that allows it to work through the approval process before making details public. Unlike its first fund, which currently holds stakes in 10 late-stage…
General Motors has laid off more than 10% of its IT department, or about 600 salaried employees — in a deliberate skills swap: clearing out workers whose expertise no longer fits and making room for some with AI-focused backgrounds. GM confirmed to TechCrunch that it had conducted layoffs; they were first reported by Bloomberg News….
At long last, Android and iPhone users will be able to send each other end-to-end encrypted text messages. On Monday, end-to-end encrypted messaging is starting to roll out in beta for conversations between iPhone and Android users running the most up-to-date software. End-to-end encrypted (e2ee) messaging is an important privacy feature that makes users far…