Bloomberg / Getty Images If you’ve ever used the popular DNA testing service 23andMe, you might be in line for a major payday from a class-action lawsuit. Last fall, the company revealed that it suffered a data breach affecting millions of users. Depending on how much damage you incurred in the incident, you could be […] More
WhataWin/Getty Images Do you sometimes feel stuck in a Catch-22 regarding your long-term credential management strategy? You are. On the one hand, if the tech industry has its way — to abolish all passwords and replace them with passkeys — users will eventually have almost no choice but to rely on password managers for signing […] More
Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNETAs a tech reporter, I attend events and conferences with other gadget aficionados. A telltale sign that a product is good is when reporters and attendees rave about it and even use their money to buy it. And no matter where I went, I couldn’t escape the glowing Meta Ray-Ban More
End of 10 Windows 10, it’s almost time to bid you adieu. Support ends soon, and many of those PCs simply aren’t powerful enough to run the successor to what has been one of the most widely used desktop OSes on the planet. But users have choices. They can purchase a new computer, one with […] More
Recent advancements in processor technology have allowed laptops to be thinner and lighter than ever before — without sacrificing performance. Take the 2.1-pound Asus Zenbook A14, one of the lightest laptops we’ve ever tested, also with one of the best batteries. They don’t have to be tiny, either; LG’s Gram 17 has a large, brilliant display, but is only 0.74 inches thick and weighs 3.2 pounds.Our team of expert reviewers has gone hands-on with dozens of laptops over the past year to evaluate performance, design, and value — along with carrying them around town to measure how portable they actually are.What’s the best lightweight laptop right now?After putting several devices through the wringer, we found the best overall lightweight laptop to be the MacBook Air M4 More
NanoStockk / Getty Images The debate over the risks and harms of artificial intelligence often focuses on what governments can or should do. However, just as important are the choices that AI researchers themselves make. This week, in Singapore, more than 100 scientists from around the world proposed guidelines for how researchers should approach making […] More
Tom Kelley/Getty Images These days, I’m very popular in Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and even Albania. At least, that’s what it looks like based on this list of recent attempts to sign in to my Microsoft account: <!–> What these attackers don’t know is that every password is incorrect for this passwordless account. Screenshot […] More
Silas Stein/picture alliance via Getty Images In 2005, if you were into social networks focused on links, you probably used Digg or Slashdot. However, two guys, Steve Huffman and Alexis Ohanian, recent graduates from the University of Virginia, wanted to create a hub where users could find, share, and discuss the internet’s most interesting content. Little […] More
