Mike Vichich grew up in Michigan. His family, he recalls, dedicated their lives to public service. His parents were teachers, his uncle a fighter pilot, while both sets of grandparents served in the army. “Growing up, public service was always a really admirable way to spend one’s life and one’s career,” he told TechCrunch. “I…
Uber customers in the United States can now book hotels directly through the app, one of several new features announced Wednesday that pushes far beyond the company’s original ride-hailing purpose and even deeper into its users’ lives. Uber announced the new hotel booking feature on Wednesday during its product-heavy annual Go-Get event in New York…
Epic Games has scored another procedural win in its fight with Apple over App Store fees, as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has now granted the Fortnite maker’s latest motion. The decision means Apple must continue to allow developers to use external payments in apps without charging fees. An earlier order…
Sri Lanka said on Tuesday that a payment of about $625,000 (about 199.7 million Sri Lankan rupees) to the U.S. Postal Service has been missing for several weeks, after U.S. officials reported that the payment had failed to arrive, reports local media. Authorities detected the incident after hackers allegedly tried to divert another payment intended…
A new project to bring back Vine’s six-second looping videos is now available for download on the App Store and Google Play. Divine, as this Vine reboot is called, offers access to an archive of roughly 500,000 Vine videos, restored from a backup of the original service, and allows creators to post new Vines once…
Kyle Kucharski/ZDNET Whether you’ve upgraded to the latest iPhone 17 or you are using an older model, it’s not enough to rely on your handset’s default security protections. Apple’s security is robust, and iOS tends to have fewer issues than Android, as it is a far more closed ecosystem. However, there’s no virtual private network (VPN),…
At a US military base in central California, four-seater all-terrain vehicles roam hillside trails. This is a training exercise, but not for the people in the vehicles: This is an effort to train AI models to enter conflict zones. The autonomous military ATVs are operated by Scout AI, a startup founded in 2024 by Coby…
CNET If you’re an Apple TV fan, a virtual private network (VPN) can expand its capabilities, and as a bonus, improve your privacy and security at the same time. VPNs provide a layer of encryption, mask your IP address, and make it more difficult for marketers to track you. If you’re using one with Apple TV, you…
Microsoft Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways PC-DOS 1.00 would lead to Microsoft becoming computing’s top dog Microsoft continues to embrace open source. The source code and annotations provide insight into the operating system’s earliest days. Before “Micro Soft” became Microsoft, Bill Gates wrote BASIC interpreters. Microsoft’s first shipping operating…
Vertigo3d/E+/Getty Images Plus via Getty Images Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways Adoption of agentic AI in government is now a leadership mandate. 82% of government organizations have already adopted AI agents. 71% of government agencies plan to increase use of agentic AI in 2026-2027 According to IDC…