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Get one year of Paramount+ for as low as $30 right now

Sometimes, rising prices for streaming services feels as inevitable as death and taxes. So when a serious discount is available, we tend to sit up and take notice. For a few weeks, you can get a whopping half off an annual subscription to Paramount+. A year of the Paramount+ Essential plan, which is ad-supported, will cost $30 compared to the usual $60. Paramount+ Premium, which is ad-free except for live tv programming, will cost $60 for a year instead of $120. This is a substantial deal that

Like humans, every tree has its own microbiome, a new study has found

A forest is a complex, dynamic ecosystem in which a rich array of living things, from old-growth trees to microscopic fungi, interact and depend on one another for survival. So is the inside of a tree, it turns out. Earlier this month, a team of scientists published the most comprehensive study of the microbiomes living inside tree trunks. Their findings suggest that the woody tissues of trees contain a trillion microbial cells above and beyond actual tree cells: communities of bacteria and si

Paramount+ deal: Get 50 percent off annual subscriptions

Sometimes, rising prices for streaming services feels as inevitable as death and taxes. So when a serious discount is available, we tend to sit up and take notice. For a few weeks, you can get a whopping half off an annual subscription to Paramount+. A year of the Paramount+ Essential plan, which is ad-supported, will cost $30 compared to the usual $60. Paramount+ Premium, which is ad-free except for live tv programming, will cost $60 for a year instead of $120. This is a substantial deal that

If You’re Not Already Planning Your Halloween Costume, You’re Falling Behind

There’s no reason to delay getting in the spirit of Halloween as popular costume retailers begin to release this year’s slate of pop culture-inspired looks. From Spirit Halloween to BoxLunch to PetSmart, there are a ton of fandom fits across stores and online for the while family. For Squid Game fans we’re excited about the official collaboration between Spirit Halloween and the Netflix hit show. Fans can dress up as players, guards, and the Front Man and there’s an update for the Young-hee dol

Paramount Plus annual plans half-price for limited time, from $30

With Apple TV+ and other streaming services increasing their prices this year, there’s some rare good news from Paramount. For a limited period, you can get one of two annual plans for half price … Engadget has the details. A year of the Paramount+ Essential plan, which is ad-supported, will cost $30 compared to the usual $60. Paramount+ Premium, which is ad-free except for live tv programming, will cost $60 for a year instead of $120. This is a substantial deal that both new and returning sub

How to decide between Linux and MacOS - if you're ready to ditch Windows

mrgao/iStock/Getty Images Plus Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways The choice between Linux and MacOS isn't hard. If you can answer these questions, you'll know which to choose. Both are outstanding choices and will serve you well. I use both Linux and MacOS. The former is used for everyday tasks, and the latter for video editing and mobile usage (please, someone, create a Linux laptop that is as reliable and similar to a MacBook). Also: New to Linu

Paramount+ annual subscriptions are on sale for half-off

Sometimes, rising prices for streaming services feels as inevitable as death and taxes. So when a serious discount is available, we tend to sit up and take notice. For a few weeks, you can get a whopping half off an annual subscription to Paramount+. A year of the Paramount+ Essential plan, which is ad-supported, will cost $30 compared to the usual $60. Paramount+ Premium, which is ad-free except for live tv programming, will cost $60 for a year instead of $120. This is a substantial deal that

Ditching Windows? How to decide between Linux and MacOS - in 7 simple steps

Andrii Yalanskyi/iStock/Getty Images Plus Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways The choice between Linux and MacOS isn't hard. If you can answer these questions, you'll know which to choose. Both are outstanding choices and will serve you well. I use both Linux and MacOS. The former is used for everyday tasks, and the latter for video editing and mobile usage (please, someone, create a Linux laptop that is as reliable and similar to a MacBook). Also:

macOS Tahoe 26 beta 9 now available [U: Public betas]

Contrary to expectations, Apple is rolling out a new wave of developer betas ahead of next week’s “Awe Dropping” event. Here’s what to expect. As with past releases, macOS Tahoe 26 developer beta 8 brought mostly under-the-hood improvements last week, which is also expected from today’s release. The build number for today’s macOS Tahoe 26 beta 9 release is 25A5351b. We’re taking a closer look to spot any user-facing tweaks, and will report back with anything noteworthy. What’s new on macOS Ta

We Finally Know What the Upcoming ’28 Years Later’ Sequel Is About

This summer’s 28 Years Later ended on a maddening, disturbing cliffhanger. Spike (Alfie Williams) decided to leave his family and its safe village to explore the world, only to run into the insane Jimmy (Jack O’Connell) and his jumpsuit-wearing gang. What did this have to do with the film we’d been watching? What did it have to do with what’s coming next? We finally have some answers. Those answers are coming in 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, which opens in theaters January 16, 2026. That’s a

macOS Tahoe 26 beta 9 now available

Contrary to expectations, Apple is rolling out a new wave of developer betas ahead of next week’s “Awe Dropping” event. Here’s what to expect. As with past releases, macOS Tahoe 26 developer beta 8 brought mostly under-the-hood improvements last week, which is also expected from today’s release. The build number for today’s macOS Tahoe 26 beta 9 release is 25A5351b. We’re taking a closer look to spot any user-facing tweaks, and will report back with anything noteworthy. What’s new on macOS Ta

This new Linux desktop is almost a dead ringer for OS X

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways The Gershwin desktop is being developed for both BSD and Arch Linux. Gershwin is based on GnuStep and resembles MacOS. You can spin up a virtual machine and try the alpha version of Gershwin. Confession time: I don't give any of the BSD-based distributions enough attention. One reason is that I find BSD (and all its children) not really suited for people who've never used Linux. There's a reason for that issue: BSD

Get up to 77 percent off NordVPN two-year plans for Labor Day

VPN users are overwhelmed with choice, and there are as many bad options out there as there are good ones. Luckily, NordVPN sits in the latter category, and right now Nord is offering discounted plans across its various tiers. If you take out a two-year NordVPN Plus plan (the company's most popular plan) it’ll cost you $108 for the duration of the contract, with Nord throwing in three extra months at no extra cost. That’s 73 percent off the usual rate. As well as Nord’s VPN service, a Plus plan

Are OpenAI and Anthropic losing money on inference?

I keep hearing what a cash incinerator AI is, especially around inference. While it seems reasonable on the surface, I've often been wary of these kind of claims, so I decided to do some digging. I haven't seen anyone really try to deconstruct the costs in running inference at scale and the economics really interest me. This is really napkin math. I don't have any experience at running frontier models at scale, but I do know a lot about the costs and economics of running very high throughput s

How AI agents can eliminate waste in your business - and why that's smarter than cutting costs

Hazal Ak / iStock via Getty Images Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways AI agents help identify and remove waste in business. All waste is costly, but not all costs are wasteful. CEOs pursue cost efficiency with AI to protect performance. In an AI-powered economy, business leaders are focused on enhancing the productivity and efficiency of their workforce and operations. To accelerate value creation, while focusing on cost reductions and efficiencie

Mark Cuban’s war on America’s $5 trillion healthcare machine: ‘They can’t react as quickly’

Billionaire entrepreneur and investor Mark Cuban thinks America’s healthcare industry is broken, and he’s not mincing words about it. “No one looks at the financial side of healthcare and says, ‘This is the way it should work,’” Cuban said on this week’s episode of the Equity podcast. “When you go to the doctor and you get a prescription . . . you have no idea what the cost to you is going to be. You don’t know if you can afford it or not.” The former “Shark Tank” host and minority owner of th

Are OpenAI and Anthropic Losing Money on Inference?

I keep hearing what a cash incinerator AI is, especially around inference. While it seems reasonable on the surface, I've often been wary of these kind of claims, so I decided to do some digging. I haven't seen anyone really try to deconstruct the costs in running inference at scale and the economics really interest me. This is really napkin math. I don't have any experience at running frontier models at scale, but I do know a lot about the costs and economics of running very high throughput s

Get two years of NordVPN access for up to 77 percent off

VPN users are overwhelmed with choice, and there are as many bad options out there as there are good ones. Luckily, NordVPN sits in the latter category, and right now Nord is offering discounted plans across its various tiers. If you take out a two-year NordVPN Plus plan (the company's most popular plan) it’ll cost you $108 for the duration of the contract, with Nord throwing in three extra months at no extra cost. That’s 73 percent off the usual rate. As well as Nord’s VPN service, a Plus plan

Monodraw

What are the system requirements? The app requires macOS 11 Big Sur or later. If you're running an older version of macOS, you can download Monodraw v1.3 which requires macOS 10.10 Yosemite or Monodraw v1.5 which requires macOS 10.14 Mojave. Which versions include the command line tool? Only the versions which you download directly from our website and purchase from our store. Due to restrictions imposed by the App Sandbox on the Mac App Store, the tool cannot be included there. How do I

macOS Tahoe adds three new apps to your Mac, here’s what’s coming

Apple’s next major software update for the Mac is macOS Tahoe, also known as macOS 26. Alongside the new Liquid Glass design and major Spotlight upgrades, macOS Tahoe will bring three new Apple apps to the Mac. Here’s what’s coming. Journal Apple’s Journal app first arrived on iPhone with iOS 17.2 in late 2023. It’s been exclusive to iOS ever since then, but that’s changing this year. Journal is coming to the Mac in macOS Tahoe, and also the iPad in iPadOS 26. All your journal entries will s

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Parallels Desktop 26 offers a lot to enterprise users, a little to consumers

The new version of Mac virtual machine software Parallels Desktop, which is most often used to run Windows applications on modern Macs, has just arrived. Parallels Desktop 26 has a lot to offer to the enterprise, but for most end users, it's a pretty minor upgrade mainly meant to prepare for the upcoming launch of the next version of macOS. (It's worth noting that the "26" for this release represents a new versioning scheme meant to map closely to how Apple is now labeling its own operating sys

YouTube TV Subscribers Could Lose NFL and College Football Without a Deal by Tomorrow Night

As an Ohio native and a Buckeye fan since birth, I am filled with nerves and excitement at the start of every college football season. And I'm feeling all the feelings even more so this year with the defending champion Ohio State Buckeyes opening the season against the preseason No. 1 Texas Longhorns and with a quarterback making his first college start. I'll know a lot more about this year's team after Saturday's game -- if I'm able to watch it. Adding to my anxious feelings this week is the o

How I easily transfer files between my Android phone and Mac - for free

QuickDrop / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Sharing files between Android and MacOS couldn't be any easier. QuickDrop is a free app that can be used by anyone. A few extra steps to take on MacOS, but it's still quite easy. Any app that is designed to transfer files should do one thing and one thing well -- make the process simple. If it's not simple, the app shouldn't be considered for general usage. There are severa

How these two brothers became go-to experts on America’s “mystery drone” invasion

By late January, the incoming Trump administration would assert that the entirety of the New Jersey drone wave had been benign, with each and every UAS “authorized to be flown by the FAA for research and various other reasons.” Their surety, however, stood in stark contrast to the warnings from top military brass, including the Air Force general at the head of NORAD, Gregory Guillot. In February, he testified to the Senate that approximately 350 drone incursions had been reported over a hundred

macOS dotfiles should not go in –/Library/Application Support

#macOS dotfiles should not go in ~/Library/Application Support One of my pet peeves is when command-line tools look for user configuration files in ~/Library/Application Support when running on macOS. In addition to offering poor ergonomics for users, I believe this behavior is incorrect according to the documentation which is cited to justify it. Instead, command-line tools should implement the XDG Base Directory Specification and look for configuration files in $XDG_CONFIG_HOME , which defaul

macOS Tahoe 26 public beta 5 rolling out now, install guide

Apple has rolled out the fifth public beta of macOS Tahoe 26, continuing its weekly release schedule for public and developer betas ahead of the official launch next month. Here’s how to install it. First things first: should you install the beta? You probably know the drill: Betas can be unpredictably buggy. Even if something works on one release, it is not guaranteed to work on the next. Of course, your mileage may vary. But if you decide to install the beta, strongly consider Apple’s adv

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Would Prefer If You Moved on From Hating the Ending of ‘Game of Thrones’

Game of Thrones was beloved for much of its run—winning awards, topping “best” lists—before it famously went off the rails in its eighth and final season. Time hasn’t softened the blow one bit, even with the subsequent success of the prequel series House of the Dragon. Fans will likely never forgive the show’s disappointing downturn, and that’s something one Game of Thrones star in particular hasn’t quite come to terms with: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, who played Jaime Lannister. Of course, Coster-W

macOS Tahoe 26 beta 8 now available

Apple is rolling out macOS Tahoe 26 developer beta 8, which could be the last release before we see a RC version ahead of the official release next month. Here’s what to expect. As with the past few releases, macOS Tahoe 26 developer beta 7 brought mostly under-the-hood improvements last week, building on top of the previous versions which, among other things, introduced a new Macintosh HD icon, new screensavers, and improvements to tab visibility in apps like Safari and Terminal. The build nu

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Critical Docker Desktop flaw lets attackers hijack Windows hosts

A critical vulnerability in Docker Desktop for Windows and macOS allows compromising the host by running a malicious container, even if the Enhanced Container Isolation (ECI) protection is active. The security issue is a server-side request forgery (SSRF) now identified as CVE-2025-9074, and it received a critical severity rating of 9.3. “A malicious container running on Docker Desktop could access the Docker Engine and launch additional containers without requiring the Docker socket to be mou