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Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Apple's WWDC keynote went live on June 8th, setting the stage for announcements on upcoming features and software updates, but not without the usual predictions and speculation. Also: Everything announced at Apple WWDC 2026 - including Siri, iOS
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* Apple’s Walkie Talkie feature seems to be missing from watchOS 27 * It lets you chat to a companion via your Apple Watch * Users have reported it’s nowhere to be seen in the first watchOS 27 beta When Apple announces new software, as it did at its Worldwide Developers
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Editor's Note: ZDNET's Deal of the Week is an editorially selected deal we feel is deserving of reader attention due to its high rating and value. One of my favorite TCL TVs got a major refresh this year with the QM8L. It features an updated SQD-Mini
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Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. In a nutshell: On the second Tuesday of every month, Microsoft addresses the overall security of its many software products. The Patch Tuesday tradition has continued for more than 20 years, but the number
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As the rise of AI-generated music on streaming services continues, concerns are growing regarding how AI companies use copyrighted material to train their models, as well as how potential manipulations in streaming systems could lead to fraud. However, many music streaming services have yet to launch AI music detection tools.
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If you are looking to turn a Raspberry Pi into a custom handheld or cyberdeck, there are countless projects out there that you can borrow ideas from. However, most of these builds have lots of rough edges, so don’t expect to end up with a polished device that looks
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Katalyst's LINK spacecraft is go for integration, with a launch from Kwajalein expected within weeks NASA's sprint to save the Swift observatory has reached another milestone: Katalyst Space's LINK robotic servicing spacecraft is now installed atop its Pegasus XL launcher. The milestone came less
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Persistent containers promise native tooling and strong isolation, though docs, features, and memory handling need polish HANDS ON At WWDC this week, Apple introduced container machines, which are persistent virtual machines running Linux, bearing some resemblance to Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) on Microsoft's operating system. Developers using
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This article is aimed at bioinformatics platform leads, ML infrastructure engineers, and genomics budget owners who are now running GPU-accelerated workflows in the cloud. It's about a hidden cost problem that almost every genomics infrastructure team is paying for — and very few are actively measuring. The observations here
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No disclosure via official channels, no offer of identity theft monitoring, no problem Online chat platform VRChat says a recent cyberattack compromised the data belonging to nearly 2.5 million users. It confirmed the “data security incident” in a report filed with Maine’s attorney general, but has not disclosed
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PERSONAL TECH iFixit teardown reveals two-year-old, mid-range, Chinese Android It won't be making smartphones great again. The long-awaited Trump-branded smartphone has finally arrived, and it appears to be exactly what many suspected: an existing handset in gold drag. Repair biz iFixit got its hands on the Trump Mobile
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Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images ByAlexandra Kelley, Staff Correspondent, Nextgov/FCW June 11, 2026 12:19 PM ET Officials have considered having the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency leverage the advanced AI model that was designed to detect previously undiscovered cyber vulnerabilities to scan federal agencies’ networks.
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Valve has confirmed that it will stop supplying physical Steam gift cards to retail stores due to ongoing abuse by scammers. The company says it has added more restrictions over the years to curb fraud, but scammers keep adapting, finding new ways to trick people into buying the cards to
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* Proton confirmed its Firefox VPN extension is temporarily unavailable * The issue is allegedly due to a mandatory Mozilla review process * While the team works on a fix, users are advised to use the standalone app Proton made headlines when it made the Proton VPN browser extension free for all, opening
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* Valve will soon be putting an end to physical gift cards * It has effectively been forced to end physical gift cards due to scammers' adaptations * Once stock runs out across retailers there will be no more physical gift cards Valve will be putting an end to physical Steam gift
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* TikTok and Instagram Reels now being used to target victims * "Free" Spotify, Microsoft, Adobe subscriptions targeting cash-strapped users * Social engineering is still the top vector, but basic account security measures do a lot of the heavy lifting A new report from ReversingLabs is warning doomscrollers of videos spreading
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Over the months, many countries have announced plans to restrict social media access for children and teens. Australia became the first to implement such measures at the end of last year, setting a precedent that other countries are now closely watching. Australia’s regulations, along with other countries’ proposals, aim
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In a collective operation, Group-IB, INTERPOL, and the Algerian National Policehave dismantled SniperDZ, an online Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) network that helped hackers steal user data for nearly ten years. Operating via Telegram and Facebook channels, SniperDz allowed anyone, even novice hackers, to use its toolkit of 80 ready-made phishing templates for
