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Meta CTO explains the cause of its embarrassing smart glasses demo failures

When Mark Zuckerberg announced Meta's latest smart glasses at the company's Connect 2025 keynote, he encountered two glitches that prevented him from properly demonstrating some of the devices' features. Now, Meta's Chief Technology Officer, Andrew Bosworth, said in an AMA on Instagram that they were demo failures and not actual product failures. The first glitch took place in the middle of a live demo with a cooking content creator, who asked Live AI for instructions on how to make a Korean-ins

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ChatGPT Search is now smarter as OpenAI takes on Google Search

OpenAI has rolled out a big update to ChatGPT Search, which is an AI-powered search feature, similar to Google AI Mode. After a recent update, ChatGPT Search is more accurate and reliable. You'll also notice that it's more useful than before because it accurately summarises the links, and allows you to follow back. OpenAI says GPT Search now makes fewer hallucinations, improving answer quality. In addition, search is better at detecting shopping intent, showing products when you want them and

OpenAI's $4 GPT Go plan may expand to more regions

OpenAI released $4 GPT Go in August, but it was limited to just India. Now, OpenAI is expanding GPT Go to include new regions. OpenAI could bring GPT Go to regions like Indonesia in the coming weeks. If you live in Indonesia or India, you'll see a nudge to try GPT Go when you're using a free account. Source: BleepingComputer OpenAI might bring GPT Go to the United States in future because the product price pages already includes references to USD. GPT Go includes pricing in EUR (€4), USD ($

These consumer-facing industries are the fastest adopters of AI agents

imaginima/iStock/Getty Images Plus Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Leading companies increased AI agent adoption by 119% in the first half of 2025. Employee interactions with AI agents grew at an average monthly rate of 65%. Retail saw AI and agent actions grow at a monthly average rate of 128%. AI agent creation among first-mover companies surged 119% between January and June of 2025, with service organizations leading the adoption of agents, wi

I compared both generations of Meta Ray-Ban glasses, and here's my buying advice for 2025

Jason Hiner/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. The Meta Ray-Bans are arguably the most successful AI hardware product in the past three years, with enough momentum to encourage Mark Zuckerberg to spend 80% of this week's Meta Connect keynote discussing the past, present, and future of smart glasses. Also: I used the Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses, and they offer 2 breakthroughs to take us beyond smartphones While much of the fanfare was reserved for the new Ray-Ban Dis

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I tested the iPhone 17 for 24 hours, and I'm already questioning if I need a Pro

Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways The iPhone 17 got major upgrades under the hood. At the $799 price point, users are getting Pro-level features. The iPhone 17 is available for purchase in-store starting Friday. Typically, base model iPhones are often overlooked. Apple's launch of the iPhone 17 lineup made that even more the case, with the ultra-thin iPhone Air and the Cosmic Orange iPhone 17 Pro stealing all the attention. Howe

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The Apple Watch SE 3, Series 11, and Ultra 3 are now available

is a commerce reporter for The Verge writing about the best deals and gadgets. He previously wrote for Business Insider, Rolling Stone, Futurism, and Popular Science. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The iPhone Air and the iPhone 17 fleet of phones took the spotlight during Apple’s “Awe dropping” event. If you weren’t tempted by the new phones, the fact that the entire Apple Watch lineup got refreshed might have been even bigger news to yo

Leaked One UI 8.5 build shows off iOS 26-inspired design elements

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR A new report allegedly shows off Samsung’s next One UI 8.5 update, which is expected to launch with the Galaxy S26 series early nexty year. In the images, One UI 8.5 features a slight redesign to the Settings app. iOS 26-inspired changes include a bottom search bar and a floating back button. Samsung has barely gotten One UI 8 out the door for its current-year flagships, and we’re already getting treated to information on One UI 8.5, the company’s next ex

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The Morning After: Meta's Ray-Ban Display is the closest thing yet to true smart glasses

Revealed at Meta’s Connect 2025 conference, the Ray-Ban Display has a small, integrated display on the right lens, designed for quick, discreet glances at notifications, directions and even video calls. The clever part is its subtlety; to an onlooker, you’re just wearing a pair of Ray-Bans, not accessing a tiny screen with your peripheral vision. (Although you will appear to offer multiple pensive stares into the middle-distance) Paired with a Meta Neural Band, which you wear on your wrist, the

This $120 Android tablet proves you don't need to overspend for a Samsung Tab or iPad

Tabwee T90 ZDNET's key takeaways A very capable entry-level tablet. Normally priced at $230, the tablet is currently available for only $120. While the screen is ideal under most conditions, it does struggle in bright sunlight. $229.99 at Amazon Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. I get to test and review a lot of tablets in my job, and the iPad used to be the benchmark that all others were compared to. But now that you can pick up an iPad for $350, it's not the high-end pr

I compared every Apple Watch in 2025 - here's why I recommend this model the most

Apple Watch SE 3 ZDNET's key takeaways Apple's affordable SE 3 is an approachable entry point into the brand's health-tracking suite. Some users might not like the smaller display The watch packs great value for a lower price, making it the one out of the lineup I'd recommend to smartwatch-curious shoppers. View now at Apple Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Earlier this month, Apple unveiled three new smartwatches during its annual September event. While flashier feature

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Consumer-facing industries - retail, travel, hospitality, and financial services - are the fastest adopters of AI agents

imaginima/iStock/Getty Images Plus Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Leading companies increased AI agent adoption by 119% in the first half of 2025. Employee interactions with AI agents grew at an average monthly rate of 65%. Retail saw AI and agent actions grow at a monthly average rate of 128%. AI agent creation among first-mover companies surged 119% between January and June of 2025, with service organizations leading the adoption of agents, wi

Keep your data out of third-party clouds by self-hosting - here's how

Weiquan Lin/Moment via Getty Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Self-hosting services on your LAN isn't as hard as you think. By self-hosting, you reclaim control over your data. It's less likely that a third party will use your data to train LLMs. I started using Google Drive, Gmail, and the whole suite of tools back when they were still invite-only. Back then, the cloud was an unknown entity, and many of us had no idea that it would become the bac

iTerm2 Web Browser

Web Browser Overview iTerm2 includes built-in web browsing capabilities. Web browser sessions fit into iTerm2's existing window > tab > split pane hierarchy just like terminal sessions, allowing you to browse the web alongside your terminal work. Getting Started Enabling the Browser Install the browser plugin to enable full functionality Create a new profile Go to Settings > Profiles > General Set Profile Type to Web Browser Note for Enterprise Users: Administrators can block the browser p

CNET Survey: 47% of Americans Use VPNs for Privacy. That Number Could Rise as State Internet Bans Increase

Getty Image/Zooey Liao/CNET Americans are turning to virtual private networks for online privacy and protection, and a potential wide-reaching ban on online adult content in Michigan might further increase interest in and demand for VPNs in the US. An exclusive CNET survey found that 43% of US adults use VPNs, and nearly half do so to safeguard their online activity and IP address. Beyond privacy concerns, VPNs are also gaining popularity for other reasons, including saving money and accessing

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'28 Years Later' Is Coming to Netflix. Here's When to Watch

28 Years Later, the third release in Danny Boyle's iconic zombie franchise, premiered in theaters earlier this year. Just in time for spooky season, the hit horror movie is coming to streaming -- and it's happening this week. Over two decades ago, Boyle partnered with Alex Garland to bring 28 Days Later to life. It was followed by the sequel, 28 Weeks Later, in 2007. Instead of your typical undead fare, the franchise features a new type of threat: Running zombies infected with a biological weap

Mastodon has a new plan to make money: Hosting and support services for the open social web

Mastodon, the non-profit organization that maintains the software powering the decentralized alternative to social networks like Threads and X, has a new plan to make money. Instead of relying entirely on donations and grants as before, the company announced this morning it will now offer paid hosting, moderation, and support services for organizations that want to join the open social web. That network, also called the fediverse, offers a way for individuals and organizations to set up their

China is calling a TikTok deal a win. What's in it for them?

China is calling a TikTok deal a win. What's in it for them? 10 hours ago Share Save Suranjana Tewari Asia Business Correspondent and Osmond Chia Business reporter Share Save Getty Images A much-awaited deal over TikTok may be close, with US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping set to discuss terms on Friday. Top officials from both sides struck a "framework" agreement this week, which reports suggest could see TikTok's US operations sold to a group of American firms.

I finally found an affordable lav mic that competes with my high-end Sonys

Maono Wave T5 Lavalier Mics ZDNET's key takeaways The Maono Wave T5 mics are available on Amazon for just $89. These versatile lav mics may be cheap, but they don't sound like it. They ultimately don't match the deep resonance you'll get with high-end lavaliers. View now at Amazon Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. I shoot a lot of video: everything from simple interviews to full run-and-gun filmmaking. One of the most challenging aspects of it all is getting good sound. W

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Tracking trust with Rust in the kernel

Tracking trust with Rust in the kernel Ready to give LWN a try? With a subscription to LWN, you can stay current with what is happening in the Linux and free-software community and take advantage of subscriber-only site features. We are pleased to offer you a free trial subscription, no credit card required, so that you can see for yourself. Please, join us! The Linux kernel has to handle many different sources of data that should not be trusted: user space, network connections, and removable

Playing “Minecraft” without Minecraft (2024)

Post by minki » 2024-12-15 Ever wanted to play the worlds second most popular videogame without actually playing it?First of all, what do I mean by 'Playing "Minecraft" without Minecraft'?To put it simple, Minecraft is a Videogame developed by Mojang. The game consists of two parts, a Client and a Server.Over the years, the community has written many custom cleanroom implementations of both sides, which will allow us to play "Minecraft" without executing any Mojang code.We will be using the Cub

Nostr

There are many problems with Mastodon, mostly due to the fact that it doesn't rely on any cryptography. Because it cannot do the multi-master approach of Nostr due to lack of cryptography, identities are assumed to be "owned" by the server, which is fully trusted by its tenants. Mastodon server owners can do all the harm centralized platforms can do to their underlings, which are completely helpless in case of misbehavior or even in the normal case where a server owner loses their server or deci

Trump’s Golden Dome will cost 10 to 100 times more than the Manhattan Project

One thing that's evident about President Donald Trump's proposal for the Golden Dome missile defense shield is that designing, deploying, and sustaining it will cost a lot of money, at least several hundred billion dollars, over the course of several decades. Beyond that, it's really anyone's guess. That doesn't sit well with some lawmakers, but the Republican-controlled Congress committed $25 billion in July as a down payment for new missile-defense technologies. The White House stated in May

Nothing’s charging case ‘Super Mic’ is a small upgrade to earbud audio

The microphones in your earbuds probably suck. You know it, I know it, and apparently Nothing knows it too. Its fix? Better microphones — but in the charging case, not the buds. The Ear 3 buds feature what the company calls “Super Mic.” What that really means is a pair of microphones built into the earbuds’ case, with a button to activate those mics instead of the ones built into the buds. Nothing’s pitch is that the beamforming microphones in the case can deliver clearer audio and better nois

Meta Ray-Ban Display hands-on: Discreet and intuitive

I've been testing smart glasses for almost a decade. And in that time, one of the questions I've been asked the most is "oh, but can you see anything in them?" For years, I had to explain that no, glasses like that don't really exist yet. That's no longer the case. And while I've seen a bunch of glasses over the last year that have some kind of display, the Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses feel the closest to fulfilling what so many people envision when they hear the words "smart glasses." To be c

Have a lot of stuff to track? My 5 favorite home inventory apps can help

HomePixel/iStock/Getty Images Plus Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. I like to think I'm organized, but I could use a bit of help on this front, especially when it comes to keeping track of my things. For example, I have a large vinyl collection, and I couldn't tell you every album I own. However, with the help of a home inventory app, that task is considerably easier. With an inventory app, you can keep track of anything: food, clothing, tools, games, technology, kitchen

OpenTelemetry collector: What it is, when you need it, and when you don't

Do you really need an OpenTelemetry Collector? If you're just sprinkling SDKs into a side project - maybe not. If you're running a multi-service production environment and care about cost, performance, security boundaries, or intelligent processing - yes, you almost certainly do. This post explains exactly what the OpenTelemetry Collector is, why it exists, how data flows with and without it, and the trade‑offs of each approach. You’ll leave with a decision framework, deployment patterns, and p

Rules for creating good-looking user interfaces, from a developer

Creating good-looking user interfaces has always been a struggle for me. If you’re in the same camp, this might help. I recently redesigned Lighthouse, and during that process built a system that helped me create much better designs than I ever did before. This system is about achieving the best possible design with the least amount of effort. There’s no need to know about the psychological impact of colors, which fonts are best for which purpose, golden ratios, etc. This is expert-level desig

Tracking Trust with Rust in the Kernel

Tracking trust with Rust in the kernel Did you know...? LWN.net is a subscriber-supported publication; we rely on subscribers to keep the entire operation going. Please help out by buying a subscription and keeping LWN on the net. The Linux kernel has to handle many different sources of data that should not be trusted: user space, network connections, and removable storage, to name a few. The kernel has to remain secure even if one of these sends garbled (or malicious) data. Benno Lossin has b