Google Love it or hate it, Google’s AI Mode has revamped the way you search for information. Instead of presenting you with tens of thousands of website links, Google serves up an AI-generated overview and summary of the results. Also: Sick of AI in your search results? Try these 7 Google alternatives with old-school, AI-free charm […] More
5./15 WEST / Getty Images AI age verification is coming to YouTube, and it’s almost certainly going to be a frustrating process for some people. Also: How to download YouTube videos for free – 2 ways, including my favorite In an announcement yesterday, the streaming video service says it’s “extending our built-in protections” by letting AI […] More
RayNeo Air 3S <!–> ZDNET’s key takeaways The RayNeo Air 3S is available for $225 These XR glasses provide advanced micro-OLED screens, dual speaker chamber design, and a 201-inch screen visual experience There are no light-blocking shades or electrochromic dimming capability, and productivity support is limited to native MacOS and Windows support. more buying choices […] More
Kospet Magic P10 smartwatch <!–> ZDNET’s key takeaways The Kospet Magic P10 and R10 are on sale on Amazon for $130 each. The associated app is robust, the watch battery lasts for more than a week, and the rugged design can handle all environments. The magnet on the charging cable is a bit weak and […] More
Yuichiro Chino/Getty Unless you’re using a computer from the ’90s or early 2000s, typically speaking, Ubuntu runs very well on most machines. I’ve found it to be fairly predictable in that respect. However, nothing is perfect, and you might run into an instance where the open-source operating system doesn’t perform up to your standards. Also: […] More
Prakhar Khanna/ZDNETSamsung phones are well known for One UI, one of the most functional and intuitive Android interfaces. While it’s highly customizable, these phones often come with preinstalled bloatware. Some built-in Samsung apps, such as Wearable and Wallet, are useful within the Samsung ecosystem. However, there are at least five first-party apps that even dedicated Samsung users rarely touch.The preinstalled bloatware apps can vary by device, price, and lineup, but many are common across all Galaxy phones. While you might not be able to uninstall all of them, they’re easy to disable and can be re-enabled if you ever need them.Also: I changed 10 Samsung phone settings for an instant performance boostWhile these apps aren’t necessarily useless or mindless bloatware, every user’s needs differ. If you’re not using them, it’s a good idea to uninstall or disable such Samsung apps to save memory and reduce background battery usage. More
synthetick / Getty Images I’ve had it happen before. Back when drives consisted of spinning, magnetic platters, that dreaded “tick” was a sure sign a hard drive was failing. Once upon a nightmare scenario, I waited too late and wound up losing everything on my drive. Sure, I could have recovered that data, but at […] More
Google / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNETCybercriminals always have an arsenal of ways to target and attack unsuspecting users, both at home and in the workplace. That puts the onus on companies like Google to find methods to thwart the latest types of cyberattacks. In a new blog post published Tuesday, Google reveals some of the threats facing customers and the tools now available to help them protect themselves.Also: Google Chrome for iOS now lets you switch between personal and work accounts”First, attackers are intensifying their phishing and credential-theft methods, which drive 37% of successful intrusions,” Google said in its post. “Second, we’ve seen an exponential rise in cookie and authentication-token theft as a preferred method for attackers, with an 84% increase in email-delivered infostealers in 2024 compared to the previous year. That trend has only intensified in 2025.”OK, those are the threats. Now, how is Google handling them?PasskeysFirst up are passkeys. Designed to replace passwords with a more secure and convenient login method, passkeys offer a few advantages. First, they’re resistant to phishing attacks, as you can’t be tricked into sharing a passkey with a hacker. Second, they’re easier to use, as you authenticate your login with a PIN, a security key, or a biometric method such as a facial or fingerprint scan. Third, each passkey is unique to each website or account. Also: How passkeys work: Your passwordless journey begins herePasskeys are now supported across more than 11 million Google Workspace accounts. For IT admins, Google aims to expand this capability by allowing them to audit passkey enrollment and to limit passkeys to physical security keys. More
