David Pogue interview: Talking ‘Apple: The First 50 Years’

David Pogue interview: Talking ‘Apple: The First 50 Years’

Apple: The First 50 Years – David Pogue’s Definitive History of a Tech Giant In a landmark achievement for tech literature, renowned journalist David Pogue has released Apple: The First 50 Years, a comprehensive 600-page chronicle that…
Anduril snaps up space surveillance firm ExoAnalytic Solutions

Anduril snaps up space surveillance firm ExoAnalytic Solutions

Anduril Acquires ExoAnalytic Solutions to Dominate Space Domain Awareness In a move that could reshape the future of space defense, Anduril Industries has acquired ExoAnalytic Solutions, a boutique data firm specializing in tracking spacecraft…
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…