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Google Play is expanding age confirmation tools for app developers
The Age Signals API will be available globally before the end of the year.…
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DOJ fights Apple’s bid for records from 14 federal agencies in antitrust case
The US Department of Justice has asked the court to reconsider a recent ruling that would allow Apple to pursue records …
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Apple Maps in iOS 27 makes my favorite recent feature even better
Apple Maps recently added a new ‘Suggested Places’ feature in iOS 26.5, but it’s getting even better in iOS 27. Here’s h…
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Xbox revenue drops 10 percent as Microsoft’s cloud and AI business surges
Xbox is having yet another tough quarter, as revenue from content and services like its Game Pass subscription dipped 10…
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Who wins and who loses after US bans foreign robots?
Government ban on foreign-made robots may hinder instead of help US robotics.…
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Enterprise AI agents can't talk to each other, can't be trusted with permissions, and can't be audited — 5 startups are already fixing that
Enterprise AI agents can do the work — but the infrastructure to let them talk to each other, prove they should be trust…
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OpenAI president admits new ChatGPT desktop app is ‘kind of a mess,’ teases tab-free design
In a wide-ranging interview with Joanna Stern, OpenAI president Greg Brockman addressed the company’s recent changes to …
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The Hugging Face AI break-in, as told through an increasingly committed bear metaphor
Another way to think about the whole thing is to picture a bear at a campsite. (Really, we are going there.)…
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Which of Dyson’s 2026 Vacuum Models Is the Best?
Curious if you should get Dyson’s new 2026 stick vacuums or stick to the older ones? I tested five models, old and new, …
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Comcast store punished low sales by smashing pies in workers' faces, lawsuit claims
Comcast, accused of negligence, says lawsuit mischaracterized alleged events.…
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The US government's robot ban also includes vacuums
Robots apparently don't need to be bipedal to be caught up in the FCC's new foreign-made robot ban.…
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Waymos are starting to run on freeways again
Waymo paused highway operations in May after several robotaxis drove into sections that were closed for construction.…
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I replaced my paid streaming apps with free ones - here's what surprised me
Are free streaming services that bad? I swapped my paid subscriptions for free ones to see.…
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ZDNET readers are skeptical of a foldable iPhone in 2026. Here's what they think instead
We asked ZDNET readers to predict the iPhone 18 specs for a chance to win a new Apple Watch. Hot takes welcome.…
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Runna now automatically adapts training paces based on heat and humidity
Starting today, Runna subscribers can use the new Adapt for Heat feature, which automatically adjusts pace targets based…
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Uncle Sam sees the light, offers GlobalFoundries $300M to pursue silicon photonics while taking 1% stake
Meanwhile, the other state-backed foundry, Intel, wraps up RAMP-C defense test chip program…
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Claude Opus 5 became downright ruthless when tasked with running a vending machine
Andon Labs' latest vending machine simulation shows Opus 5 lied and colluded its way to become the best AI capitalist ev…
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What’s the catch with the Apple Upgrade program?
Apple's new Upgrade program is here, allowing you to lease select models of iPhones, iPads, Macs, and Watches with a rel…
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It’s Frighteningly Easy to Jailbreak Some Frontier AI Models
I watched a new tool try to get around the model safeguards of four major frontier companies. You might be surprised by …
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Support for school cellphone bans reaches new high, where do you stand?
As back-to-school season gets underway, more Americans now say they support keeping students away from their phones thro…
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Closed models refuse to help researcher swat Linux bug
"I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that" is an effective sales pitch for open source…
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OpenAI president says it’s ‘building a family of devices’ for its AI chatbots
In an interview with our friend Joanna Stern on her YouTube channel, OpenAI president Greg Brockman said the company is …
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The US government just banned Roombas
When the Trump administration announced yesterday that it was banning "advanced robotic devices" from entering the Unite…
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Google begins global rollout of age verification API in Google Play
Google's new API relies on parents to set age ranges in Family Link.…