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This is a prime example of a bad deal. In the immediate aftermath of Microsoft's announcement that it was raising prices of the Xbox Series X and S for the third time this generation, a tiny trend broke out on our technology news feed. A smattering of stories
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TL;DR OpenAI released Sol, its most powerful model, to about 20 government-approved partners under Trump’s AI order. OpenAI has released GPT-5.6 Sol, its most powerful model, to roughly 20 partners whose names were individually approved by the US government. The release is the first time an American
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TL;DR Russian hackers carried out the JLR cyberattack that halted production for six weeks and cost the UK $2.5B, the NYT reports. Russian hackers were behind last year’s devastating cyberattack on Jaguar Land Rover, according to a New York Times investigation published Thursday. The breach, which began
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Norton VPN has added support for split tunneling on MacOS as part of a wider push for feature parity across platforms and operating systems. The feature allows users to specify the websites and apps they’d like to use Norton VPN for, while leaving the rest of their traffic untouched.
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A newly discovered remote access Trojan (RAT) called Backdoor.Mistic (Mistic backdoor), tracked by Zscaler as MLTBackdoor, is helping hackers infiltrate corporate networks. Detected in April 2026, this RAT is used by a specific group to set up hidden entry points inside businesses. Instead of disrupting systems themselves, these actors
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We're into the dying embers of Amazon Prime Day now, but there's still just enough time to grab an incredible tech deal. And if you've been considering snapping up a new phone, then you're in luck — because the entire Google Pixel 10
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Recently, my father called me in a panic. There were just a few minutes until Netflix would start streaming a live MMA event, and he couldn’t get into my account. For a while, my father had accessed Netflix as an add-on member with his own profile through my household’
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The FCC “has sought to delay the production of responsive documents and obfuscate the existence of responsive records,” and “made it clear that it will not undertake a good faith effort to produce responsive documents,” the filing said. “Accordingly, discovery is required and will speed the document production process by
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General Atlantic has tapped tennis legend Novak Djokovic to serve as a global strategic advisor, where, according to a press release, he “will work closely with the firm’s leadership, portfolio companies, and investors, bringing perspectives on leadership, resilience, and innovation that reflect General Atlantic’s commitment to excellence.” The
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Save $500: Garmin Epix Pro Gen 2 is $500 off, cutting the price down to $500 during the final hours of Prime Day. It's the final day of Amazon Prime Day, and deals on tech abound. One product ZDNET readers have loved shopping during this Prime Day is
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