Framework Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways Framework’s new Laptop 13 Pro is a new product with a redesigned chassis. It features premium elements like a haptic touchpad, an improved battery, and is pre-loaded with Ubuntu. It’s fully modular and backward-compatible, starting at $1,199 for the DIY version. Framework, makers…
Terramaster D1 Portable SSD Enclosure pros and cons Pros Great “add your own SSD” solution. Fast (assuming you pick a fast drive!). Super rugged construction. Cons Only takes 2280 M.2 NVMe drives. The tiny USB-C cover will certainly get lost. Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. As solid-state drives (SSDs) slowly replace traditional…
What happens to my Apple Music student discount if I don’t re-verify my student status? Your student subscription will automatically renew as an Apple Music individual subscription if you’re still a student and do not verify your student status during the verification period. If you want to obtain the discounted rate, you’ll need to resubscribe…
Prakhar Khanna/ZDNET How does Spotify verify my student status? For Spotify student subscriptions, the streaming giant is partnering with SheerID, a verification platform used by several other brands to confirm student status and other vocation-specific discounts, such as military, teacher, and more. SheerID also houses discounts for students, teachers, and more to access in one place. …
Jack Wallen/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways Solus has come a long way since its humble beginnings. You get just the right amount of preinstalled software and your choice of desktop. Solus is close to Zorin OS, but two factors give Zorin OS the edge. I recently…
Chinese AI lab DeepSeek has launched two preview versions of its newest large language model, DeepSeek V4, a much-awaited update to last year’s V3.2 model and the accompanying R1 reasoning model that took the AI world by storm. The company says both DeepSeek V4 Flash and V4 Pro are mixture-of-experts models with context windows of…
Surprise! StrictlyVC San Francisco, which will kick off this year’s events lineup for TechCrunch on April 30 at the Sentro Filipino Cultural Center, is getting a new addition to its increasingly stacked roster of speakers. Uber CTO Praveen Neppalli Naga will join us to discuss, you guessed it, operating at scale in the age of…
Tim Cook plans to step down from his CEO role in September, handing the reins to hardware chief John Ternus. Ternus may be inheriting one of the most durable businesses in tech, but he’s also stepping into a very different ecosystemthan the one Cook spent decades shaping. The App Store’s 30% cut is under pressure, the behind-the-scenes power Apple once…
XChat, X’s stand-alone messaging app, launched to the public on Friday. Initially available on iOS devices, the new app allows users to connect with their X contacts for messaging, file sharing, audio and video calls, as well as group chats. The company first began publicly testing XChat with a small group of beta users earlier…
Pronto, an Indian instant house-help startup, is finalizing a funding round led by tech investor Lachy Groom that would value the fast-growing company at about $200 million after investment, TechCrunch has learned. The deal is expected to bring in about $20 million in fresh capital and would mark a sharp jump from the $100 million…