Rodica Cojocaru/Getty Images Nearly every part of modern life depends on our connection to the internet. When my provider experiences an outage, everything grinds to a halt — working remotely via VPN, streaming music on Spotify, and even using smart home devices. It’s a stark reminder of how much we rely on the invisible network […] More
ZDNETIt’s time once again to update your iPhones, iPads, Macs, and even your Vision Pro headsets, as Apple has just released a patch to address a serious bug that the company claims is currently being exploited by hackers to gain access to devices.iOS 18.3.2 (along with iPadOS 18.3.2, MacOS Sequoia 15.3.2, VisionOS 2.3.2, and Safari 18.3.1 for Macs running Ventura and Sonoma) includes a supplementary patch for a bug that Apple previously addressed in iOS 17.2. This update fixes a sandbox vulnerability in WebKit. Also: No Metallica tickets? How to see the band’s Apple Vision Pro concert – for freeThe sandbox is a security mechanism that isolates web pages from the rest of the system, preventing websites from accessing or interfering with other system components. Since this sandbox bug allowed “maliciously crafted web content to break out of the Web Content sandbox,” and WebKit is the engine that powers the Safari browser along with all other third-party browsers running on iOS and iPadOS, it’s a bug that affects every iPhone and iPad user, along with a big chunk of Mac users.Apple further states it is “aware of a report indicating that this issue may have been exploited in an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals.” It is important to note that this exploitation was only possible for those running versions of iOS prior to iOS 17.2.You can install the update on the iPhone or iPad in four steps:Go to the Settings app on your device.Tap on General, then select Software Update.The screen will display the currently installed version of iOS and any available updates.If an update is available, tap Install Now. Alternatively, you can wait for it to be downloaded and applied automatically to your device. There are also reports that this update, like previous ones, re-enables Apple Intelligence. After applying the update, the introductory Apple Intelligence splash screen is displayed, and the only option available to users is to tap on Continue. If, like me, you’ve found that this update significantly impacts your battery life and decided to turn it off, you’ll need to do that again.You can find the setting to do this by tapping on Settings and then Apple Intelligence & Siri. More
<!–> ZDNET’s key takeaways Motorola’s Moto G Power is currently on sale for $300. This device boasts multi-day battery life, a 6.8-inch Full HD+ screen, and decent performance for a mid-range phone. However, its similarities to the base Moto G may not be enough to convince people to pay an extra $100. more buying choices […] More
Linux foundation and OpenInfra/ZDNETTo strengthen the open-source community, the Linux Foundation and the Open Infrastructure Foundation (OpenInfra) have announced plans for OpenInfra to join the Linux Foundation as a member foundation. This decision follows unanimous approval from both organizations’ boards and aims to unite their vibrant global ecosystems to provide trusted open-source solutions.Also: Gartner identifies top trends in data and analytics for 2025 – and AI takes the leadThe Linux Foundation was formed when the Open Source Development Labs (OSDL) merged with the Free Standards Group in 2007. Back then, its focus was to standardize desktop and enterprise Linux. Today, it oversees more than 900 open-source projects. In OpenInfra’s case, it started as the OpenStack Foundation in 2012. Its mission was to oversee the OpenStack infrastructure-as-a-service open-source cloud. In 2020, the foundation changed its name to OpenInfra and expanded beyond OpenStack to include: Airship, lifecycle management for clouds; Kata Containers, lightweight virtual machines; and StarlingX, a cloud-based edge-computing platform. Also: What happened at the Homebrew Computer Club 50 years ago: Apple was born, and a revolution beganThe two foundations already collaborate closely through the Open Infrastructure Blueprint, which integrates key projects, including Linux, OpenStack, and Kubernetes. This partnership supports critical workloads for hundreds of organizations worldwide, creating opportunities for these technologies to grow together and outpace proprietary tools in evolving infrastructure environments. By joining forces, the organizations will accelerate data center modernization through collaboration with projects such as Kubernetes and PyTorch. In other words, this merger is a natural move. More
<!–> ZDNET’s key takeaways Lenovo’s 10th-Gen Yoga Slim 9i retails for $1,760. It’s a lightweight laptop with a striking design and an even more striking 4K OLED touchscreen. However, some will find its lack of ports limiting and the webcam low-quality. more buying choices One of the things I appreciate about Lenovo is its willingness […] More
PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP via Getty Images Enter Vision Pro? Metallica, one of the biggest-selling rock groups of all time, has announced a new immersive concert experience coming to the Apple Vision Pro — and you can preview it for free without owning a headset. The film, simply titled Metallica, will be released this Friday, […] More
Cesar Cadenas/ZDNETI’ve never really been an Apple guy. Most of the tech I have owned has either been Windows- or Android-related. I’ve never had an iPhone, and outside of a few instances, I never used a Mac for an extended period of time. However, writing for ZDNET has given me opportunities to try out hardware I may never have touched. And after trying out Apple’s new M4 Max Mac Studio More
monsitj/Getty Images If you’ve been a production developer for any time, you know application programming interfaces (APIs) are subject to change at the provider’s whim. You might go to bed one night knowing your app is solid and has a bright future. Then you wake up in the morning to discover that one of your […] More
