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Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways * ECH will help hide which websites you visit on your Android phone. * By blocking 2G connections, you're protected from malicious SMS-blaster connections. * ECH is still being rolled out, so even if your phone
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Sponsor Posts Subquadratic: the LLM built for 12M-token reasoning — SubQ can reason across entire codebases and document sets in one pass with no RAG workarounds. Read how SubQ 1.1 Small holds near-perfect retrieval out to 12M tokens. Most carriers track everything. Cape doesn't. — Unlimited talk, text &
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Healthcare giant McKesson Corporation over the weekend confirmed that hackers exfiltrated customer data from its systems, as the ShinyHunters extortion group is threatening to release the stolen information. McKesson delivers roughly one-third of prescription medicines to North American hospitals, pharmacies, and healthcare clinics. It also provides medical supplies, supports cancer
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Thomas Ricker is a deputy editor and Verge co-founder with a passion for human-centric cities, e-bikes, and life as a digital nomad. He’s been a tech journalist for 20 years. Instagram is finally taking steps to address the rise of fake AI-influencer accounts that have gotten harder to spot.
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* Samsung's flagship now comes with Canvas's audiophile soundbars * 1,000 to 1,500W of Class D amplification * From $7,999 (about £5,905 / AU$11,165) Samsung's flagship S99H OLED TV (S95H in the US) is a phenomenal TV with a divisive design: as
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Announced during Computex 2026, Nvidia's RTX Spark is billed as "a new beginning" for gaming laptops, productivity laptops, and small form factor PCs. Described as a "Superchip", it's an SoC that seeks to combine the company's AI technologies and its
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* Linus Torvalds introduced Linux in 1991 as a modest personal project * Linux grew from roughly 10,000 lines into more than 40 million * Linux now operates across servers, embedded devices, and cloud infrastructure worldwide On August 25, 1991, a 21-year-old Finnish computer enthusiast introduced an operating system project online. At
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Following the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the organizers were unsurprisingly keen to capitalize on the worldwide attention the tournament secured and keep fans across the globe excited for the next big game. To do so, FIFA partnered with Globant to redesign its global digital fan experience, using the latter'
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The meeting note-taker market is a crowded space. Just in the last few weeks, dictation app Wispr launched its own note-taker and scheduling app, and Calendly added a similar tool to its stack. Dedicated meeting note-takers like Granola, Read AI, and Fireflies have raised millions of dollars in funding. Likely
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Framework is teasing a massive 192GB memory option that is headed to its compact Framework Desktop system. Driven by AMD’s Ryzen AI Max+ Pro 495 'Gorgon Halo' processor, the upgraded desktop is tailored specifically for developers and enthusiasts running heavy local artificial intelligence workloads directly from their
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There is something very satisfying about holding a physical photograph in your hand that we have lost with the rise of digital cameras. Despite being outdated, instant cameras have reappeared on the market as niche devices. And with them, many users are rediscovering old problems with the technology: every photo
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This week on the Kettle, we reminisce about the good old days of Windows on XP's 25th anniversary, how new-old Casio watches could reshape the smartwatch market, and why passwords might be better on paper KETTLE Windows XP is turning 25, and with AI still causing a memory
