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Amazon just slashed SSD prices for Prime Day - these are the 5 best deals I've found

I track SSD deals, and found huge markdowns from top brands like WD, Samsung, and more ahead of Amazon Prime Day.

I just saved $180 a year on my Google AI plan without losing my Drive storage - here's how

Google AI Plus just got cheaper, and it's the easiest way to reduce my Google One bill without giving up cloud storage or AI.

Liquid Glass for Linux? PearOS makes another Mac move - how it looks now

PearOS has been promising to become the MacOS of Linux for some time now, and the latest release just might deliver.

Anthropic's new Claude Fable 5 is the same base model as Mythos but with guardrails attached

Claude Fable 5 brings Mythos-class AI coding power to general users, but with cybersecurity guardrails, fallback models, and pricing that could make developers

The best early Prime Day TV deals actually worth your time: Samsung, Sony, and more

Amazon's Prime Day sale is just two weeks away, but you can already save thousands on TVs from top brands we've tested.

US workers are the world's biggest AI skeptics - and it's not just about job loss

More than half of US desk workers consider themselves AI skeptics, while emerging economies trust AI more, according to recent studies.

ZDNet 📣 Digital Marketing & Growth ⚡ AI Lesson 17h ago

Amazon Prime members can buy a car online now - and get a $1,500 gift card

Amazon is now partnering with local dealerships to help you buy, sell, or lease your car - and Prime members can get a big gift card when they do.

This silent Android feature scans your photos for 'sensitive content' - how to uninstall it

Google didn't say much about Android System SafetyCore before it suddenly appeared on phones. Fortunately, you can disable it.

I tested iOS 27's new AI photo editing tools as a skeptic - and the results surprised me

The new developer beta of iOS 27 offers three AI-powered skills to tweak and enhance your photos. Are they worth using?

RakuOS fixes the one thing that annoys me most about immutable Linux distros

Immutable Linux is the future of OS security, but the current distributions do have one particular limitation that RakuOS has overcome.

What you give up when you put on a smartwatch or ring

Health wearables are constantly collecting your personal information, but who owns that data, and what does it mean for your privacy?

Wearables produce huge amounts of health data - and doctors are struggling to keep up

Patients have never had more data about their health, but much of it is unusable. Here's why.

I'm using these 7 Linux wellness apps to take better care of myself in 2026

If you're on a mission to improve your health and wellness, and Linux is your OS of choice, there are plenty of apps to help you on your journey, and these are

The biggest risks lurking inside your at-home DNA and health tests

What's really in that DNA kit? Hint: It's not just a spit tube, but a whole lot of fine print.

The curious case of the disappearing wearable

Tech companies are evolving their health trackers to make them smaller, thinner, and near-invisible. Here's why.

AI can identify intimate partner violence years before people disclose it, but is that safe?

Researchers at MIT and Mass General Brigham have built an AI model that can flag intimate partner violence risk in patients from their medical records.

How I used Airtable to swap my daily fast-food habit with 5-minute meal planning

I used Airtable to turn daily meal planning into a simple database system, reducing food stress, grocery confusion, and last-minute takeout temptations without

I turned my Android phone into a 35-tool science kit with one free app - and started testing everything

Phyphox can do so much that explaining it all would take hours. The real fun starts once you begin testing the world around you.

I found an AirTag alternative unlike any other - it doesn't even use Google or Apple's networks

Seeed Studio's SenseCAP T1000-E tracker card also doesn't use cell towers or Wi-Fi. Here's how.

ZDNet 📣 Digital Marketing & Growth ⚡ AI Lesson 21h ago

I tested a $15 smart switch and found a coffee maker wasting $1,500 a year in electricity

The SwitchBot Relay Switch turns a device on and off and tells you how much power it's using.

The best streaming deals for students: Spotify, Hulu, HBO Max, and more

Being a college student comes with lots of perks, including heavily discounted music and video streaming services.

The best business budgeting tools of 2026: Expert tested

Need to control company spend? I tested the best budgeting tools for businesses of all sizes.

I've watched lithium-ion batteries catch fire on purpose: Here's what to do if it happens to you

While rechargeable batteries are generally very safe, fires at home, workplaces, and even on commercial aircraft are now on the rise. Here's why and what I keep

MacBook Neo vs. Acer Swift Air 14: I've used both budget laptops - this model clearly wins

Acer's new $699 Swift Air 14 is a direct response to the MacBook Neo. Here's how it compares, by the numbers.