The 10 most popular products ZDNET readers bought last month (including handy gadgets)

The 10 most popular products ZDNET readers bought last month (including handy gadgets)

February 2026: The Tech Products That Took Over Our Readers' Lives As we navigate through the first quarter of 2026, the tech landscape continues to evolve at breakneck speed. From groundbreaking smartphones to innovative accessories, our…
Blood Tests Could Revolutionize Early Cancer Detection – But There’s a Catch : ScienceAlert

Blood Tests Could Revolutionize Early Cancer Detection – But There’s a Catch : ScienceAlert

New Blood Test for Cancer Detection: A Revolutionary Breakthrough or Just Hype? In a groundbreaking development, scientists have unveiled a revolutionary new blood test that promises to detect cancer at its earliest stages, sometimes even…
The best free VPNs of 2026: Expert tested and reviewed

The best free VPNs of 2026: Expert tested and reviewed

Best Free VPNs of 2026: Stay Private Without Paying In an era where online privacy is under constant threat from age verification laws, government surveillance, and data-hungry corporations, virtual private networks (VPNs) have become essential…
Why does AI tell you to use Terminal so much? – The Eclectic Light Company

Why does AI tell you to use Terminal so much? – The Eclectic Light Company

Why AI Loves Terminal Commands—And Why That’s a Problem for Mac Users If you've ever asked ChatGPT, Claude, or Grok for help troubleshooting your Mac, you've probably noticed something odd: the answers are almost always Terminal commands.…
Just like XCOM, superhero comedy Dispatch cheats random percentages of success in the player’s favor: ‘anything that had over a 76% success chance would automatically succeed’

Just like XCOM, superhero comedy Dispatch cheats random percentages of success in the player’s favor: ‘anything that had over a 76% success chance would automatically succeed’

How XCOM and Dispatch Secretly Rig Their Randomness to Keep Players Happy In the high-stakes world of tactical games, nothing sparks outrage quite like a missed 95% shot. One moment, you're brimming with confidence—your elite sniper locked…
Moons Around Rogue Planets Could Have The Conditions to Support Life : ScienceAlert

Moons Around Rogue Planets Could Have The Conditions to Support Life : ScienceAlert

Title: Rogue Planets' Hidden Gems: Moons That Could Host Life for Billions of Years In the vast, cold expanse of interstellar space, where stars are absent and darkness reigns, a groundbreaking study has unveiled a stunning possibility: rogue…
OnePlus and Oppo to Raise Smartphone Prices as Memory Costs Climb

OnePlus and Oppo to Raise Smartphone Prices as Memory Costs Climb

OnePlus and Oppo Prepare for Price Hikes Amid Global Chip Shortage Crisis In a move that could send ripples through the global smartphone market, Chinese tech giants OnePlus and Oppo have announced plans to increase prices on several existing…
Tim Chen’s Essence VC firm is raising a new fund to back more infrastructure startups

Tim Chen’s Essence VC firm is raising a new fund to back more infrastructure startups

Essence VC Launches $7M Follow-On Fund to Bet Big on AI Coding and Agent Infrastructure Seattle’s Essence VC, the early-stage venture firm led by ex-Microsoft engineer and serial entrepreneur Tim Chen, is raising a fresh $7 million fund…
AI is getting scary good at finding hidden software bugs – even in decades-old code

AI is getting scary good at finding hidden software bugs – even in decades-old code

AI's Dual Role: Bug Hunter and Hacker's New Best Friend In a surprising revelation, Microsoft Azure CTO Mark Russinovich recently used Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.6 to analyze assembly code he wrote in 1986 for the Apple II 6502 processor. The…
First MacBook Neo, iPhone 17e, and Studio Display XDR Orders Begin Arriving

First MacBook Neo, iPhone 17e, and Studio Display XDR Orders Begin Arriving

Apple's Latest Tech Revolution Hits Shelves: The MacBook Neo and iPhone 17e Arrive Amid Global Frenzy The moment tech enthusiasts have been waiting for has finally arrived. As the clock struck midnight across the Pacific, Apple's newest wave…