Here’s what to do when you receive a “silent” scam call.  Yori Meirizan/iStock/Getty Images Plus Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways There’s a reason scam callers don’t respond when you answer. The goal is simply to confirm that your number is active and spammable. To deal with a…

You don’t have to abandon all your old AI memories to switch to Claude.  Thomas Fuller/NurPhoto via Getty Images Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways Claude AI now lets you copy memories from another AI service. The goal is to help you easily switch to Claude. The process…

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. How personal do you get with your chatbot? Does it interpret your lab results? Help you sort out your finances? Offer advice at 2 a.m. when your worries are particularly existential? Without thinking about it too deeply, you might be revealing a whole trove of personal…

Prakhar Khanna/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. I put the new Samsung Galaxy Buds 4 Pro against Bose’s flagship earbuds, the QuietComfort Ultra 2, and the rivalry was closer than expected. Both are lightweight, comfortable to wear, offer similar active noise cancellation performance, and last up to (roughly) 5.5 hours on a…

The team from Bluesky has built another app — and this time, it’s not a social network, but an AI assistant that allows you to design your own algorithm, create custom feeds, and, one day, vibe-code your own app. At the Atmosphere conference over the weekend, Bluesky’s former CEO, Jay Graber, now chief innovation officer,…

While the relationship between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg was once thorny enough that Musk challenged Zuckerberg to a cagefight, things had warmed up by the early days of the second Trump administration — at least according to court documents published Friday. As reported by Engadget, these texts between Zuckerberg and Musk were released as…

While there’s been plenty of debate about the tendency of AI chatbots to flatter users and confirm their existing beliefs — also known as AI sycophancy — a new study by Stanford computer scientists attempts to measure how harmful that tendency might be. The study, titled “Sycophantic AI decreases prosocial intentions and promotes dependence” and…

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. We’re several days into the annual Amazon’s Big Spring Sale which brings deep discounts to nearly every type of tech. This is the time to enjoy major sales on the essentials, from smartphones and laptops to small everyday accessories. While you’ll notice price cuts the most on more expensive…

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google Spring is here, and Amazon’s Big Spring Sale is live now through Tuesday. We’re seeing discounts of over 60% off across dozens of categories, including outdoor, home, beauty, tech, and more, and competing discounts from other retailers like Walmart, Best Buy, Target, and Costco. ZDNET reviews the best gear…

If you’re looking to explore your creativity, there are a number of iPad apps that can help you get started. Although the iPad started off as a simple device that could be used to stream content or browse the web on the go, Apple has essentially turned its iPads into powerful machines that can be…