Lance Whitney/ZDNET ZDNET’s key takeaways Microsoft will finally let you move the Windows 11 taskbar. Changes to the taskbar are rolling out to Windows 11 insiders. Microsoft also promises several tweaks to the Start menu. Windows 11 users who have long wanted to move the taskbar to any edge of the screen are now being…
Jack Wallen/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways Configuring the Hyprland window manager is challenging. I wanted to see how well AI would perform at creating a .conf file. There’s an important lesson to be learned here. This is the year I realized how much I enjoy tiling…
Jack Wallen/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways Wave Terminal is a terminal app on steroids. You get several tools in one, including AI. Wave Terminal is available for Linux, MacOS, and Windows. I’ve been using the Linux terminal for decades. I’m comfortable with it, I know what…
Most members of Stanford’s class of 2026 are smart, ambitious, and poised for remarkable careers. Theo Baker already has one. In his first semester of college, Baker broke the story that forced Stanford president Marc Tessier-Lavigne to resign — work that earned him a George Polk Award, one of journalism’s highest honors. Warner Brothers and…
When is Memorial Day? This year, Memorial Day falls on Monday, May 25. How did we choose these early Memorial Day deals? ZDNET only writes about deals we want to buy — devices and products we desire, need, or would recommend. Our experts looked for deals that were at least 20% off (or were hardly…
By Kerry Wan, Editor in Chief / May 18 Ahead of Google I/O, the company held its annual “The Android Show” last week, announcing a slew of Android and Chrome features set to roll out later this year. The news included Gemini Intelligence, which refers to more advanced AI capabilities such as background task automation and enhanced…
doomu/iStock/Getty Images Plus Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways Most PCs from the past 15 years can run Windows 11. PCs sold with Windows 10 can usually upgrade after a registry edit. On older or unusually configured PCs, a third-party utility might be required. Editor’s note: This article…
Jeffrey Hazelwood/ZDNET; Shutterstock Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways Attacks on enterprise networks are becoming more frequent. Cybercriminals are using AI, but humans remain the weakest link. Defending against attacks requires structural changes to the network. Here’s the paradox of modern cyberwarfare: Increasingly, the attackers are using machines…
Joan Cros/NurPhoto via Getty Images Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways Microsoft released its first full Linux distro: Azure Linux 4.0 Azure Linux has split into Azure Container Linux and the new virtual machine edition: Azure Linux. Microsoft effectively admits that it’s a de facto Linux-based company. Minneapolis…
Drug discovery is one of the most expensive failures in modern industry. Finding a single viable molecule can take a decade and cost billions, and most candidates still don’t make it. A generation of AI startups has promised to fix that — most have made the problem less painful for researchers, who are already technically…