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Kerry Wan/ZDNETDid iOS 18 brick your M4 iPad Pro? You’re not alone. Some users attempting to take advantage of the new features offered by Apple’s latest iOS instead found themselves with unusable devices. After one Reddit user reported that their M4 iPad Pro wouldn’t turn on after installing iOS 18, several other users reported the same experience. Apple reportedly couldn’t repair these devices and offered the users a replacement.Also: 6 AI features iPhone users can expect first on iOS 18ARSTechnica, which first reported this issue, notes that this indicates a pretty serious bug as you can usually restore a device with recovery mode.The bricked iPad report comes just a day after reports surfaced that the operating system update was tanking the battery life of certain iPhone models. Apple hasn’t explained the reason behind the glitch. Some users have installed iOS 18 on their M4 just fine, while others are seeing their devices turn off while the new OS is installing — with no option to turn it back on or restore it in any way. Even with Apple Care, the users report, Apple said a replacement device could take up to a week to arrive.  More

Getty Images/tumsasedgars For the longest time, open-source was nothing more than a buzzword rattling around the brains of technologists and fans of the Linux operating system. Flash forward a decade or so and open-source has become a sort of savior for businesses across the world. Without open-source, enterprise companies everywhere would struggle to deliver on most […] More

Amazon/ZDNETIf you’ve been looking for a new digital storage option, Amazon has a deal on the 4TB Samsung T5 Evo More

Shark/ZDNETI’m always looking for a great deal, and I can’t pass up the Shark Cyclone PET handheld vacuum More

Senior Real-Time Linux developer Steven Rostedt and yours truly, Steven Vaughan-Nichols, at Linux Summit Europe in Vienna. sjvn VIENNA — After 20 years, Real-Time Linux (PREEMPT_RT) is finally — finally — in the mainline kernel. Linus Torvalds blessed the code while he was at Open Source Summit Europe. Why is this a big deal? Let’s […] More

These earbuds are small but mighty. Jack Wallen/ZDNETZDNET’s key takeawaysThe EarFun Air 2 NC More

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Spring Roney/Getty Images Vacations are great. You can leave behind your daily worries, your obligations… your work. At the same time, you leave behind your house and your pets. Every time I leave for more than a few days, I worry about the security of our house and miss our cats so badly that I […] More