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…
A worker died at SpaceX’s Starbase launch site in South Texas on Friday, and the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) has opened an investigation. The San Antonio Express-News reported Monday that the unidentified victim died at around 4:17 a.m. local time on May 15, citing OSHA and local officials. The Wall Street Journal later…
Jeffrey Hazelwood/ZDNET; Shutterstock/Google Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways AI is helping attackers exploit vulnerabilities faster than ever. Most cloud attacks now target weak third-party software. Businesses need automated, AI-powered defenses to keep up. The jury is still out on whether most businesses get any measurable benefit from…
Anthropic announced Monday it has acquired Stainless, a startup founded by former Stripe engineer Alex Rattray whose software is widely used by rival AI labs, including OpenAI and Google. Anthropic didn’t disclose terms of the deal. However, The Information reported last week that Anthropic was in talks to acquire Stainless, which is backed by Sequoia…
Amazon announced the latest update to Alexa+ on Monday: the ability to generate podcast episodes on demand. The new feature, called “Alexa Podcasts,” is rolling out to customers in the U.S. today. Amazon describes the capability as a way to “turn any topic you’re curious about into a podcast episode, ready in minutes.” To use…