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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

Want to Stream Hulu, Peacock and More for Free? Try Food Delivery Memberships

A Walmart Plus membership provides food delivery and streaming perks. With Walmart Plus, which costs $13 per month or $98 per year, you get groceries and other items delivered free from your store (as long as you spend at least $35) and your choice of ad-supported Peacock Premium or Paramount Plus Essential. You can switch the streaming service perk you get with Walmart Plus once every 90 days. You'll have to stick with the commercial-based version of Peacock, but if you'd rather have the ad-fr

Netskope soars 18% on first day of trading, reaches $8.6 billion market cap

In this article NTSK Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT watch now Netskope jumped more than 18% in its Nasdaq debut on Thursday, pushing the cybersecurity firm to $8.6 billion in market value. The stock debuted at $23 under the ticker symbol "NTSK," after Netskope sold shares at $19 on Wednesday at the top end of its recently upped pricing range. The sale raised over $908 million. CEO and co-founder Sanjay Beri said in an interview with CNBC ahead of the first trade that the offer

FTC Sues Ticketmaster Over ‘Deceptive’ Ticket Pricing Tactics

The FTC and seven states have sued Ticketmaster and its parent company Live Nation for allegedly “deceptive” ticket resale tactics, according to a press release Thursday. The federal regulatory agency says that Ticketmaster is “tacitly coordinating with brokers,” allowing them to buy millions of dollars worth of tickets, just to resell them at a higher cost to the person who actually wants to attend a given concert. The FTC says Ticketmaster is also aware of ticket brokers regularly bypassing s

Mark Zuckerberg Humiliated as AI Glasses Debut Fails in Front of Huge Crowd

On Wednesday, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveiled a slew of new augmented reality glasses, including what he claimed to be the "first AI glasses with high resolution," a new $799 version of its Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses that features a tiny screen that's viewable to the wearer. But it didn't take long for the company's MetaConnect 2025 keynote to descend into chaos. The social media giant's demos repeatedly failed, leading to awkward stares, deafening silences, and muted laughter. The poor show

The FTC sues Ticketmaster for allegedly colluding with resellers

The FTC and seven states sued Ticketmaster owner Live Nation on Wednesday. The lawsuit accused the company of knowingly allowing brokers to buy tickets in bulk. Ticketmaster allegedly then let them resell the tickets at a significant markup on its own second-hand market. The FTC claims Ticketmaster was aware that resellers routinely bypassed its security measures for these purchases. The company profits three times from resales. It collects fees at the initial purchase, followed by both buyer a

Epic will let Fortnite creators sell in-game items in latest attempt to compete with Roblox

Creators building experiences in Fortnite are getting a new way to earn revenue. Epic says developers will soon have the ability to make and sell in-game items in Fortnite, and earn a cut of the V-Bucks users spend to buy them. Previously, developers only earned money through Fortnite based on the amount of time users spent on their "islands," the in-game name for third-party experiences creators can offer through Fortnite. Developers will be able to create their consumable and durable in-game

Something Extremely Strange Is Happening at the Event Horizon of This Supermassive Black Hole

In 2019, scientists unveiled the first-ever images of a black hole, M87*. Those observations kickstarted a wave of new investigations into how black holes work, how they grow, and how they change. And now, after a few upgrades, the Event Horizon Telescope network is back with another bombshell centered on M87*—finding tantalizing evidence of previously unknown physics at the event horizon of the black hole itself. In a series of images taken by the EHT between 2017 and 2021, scientists observed

AYANEO unexpectedly reveals a new mini handheld coming early next year

TL;DR During the Pocket AIR Mini launch, AYANEO surprised viewers with the reveal of the Pocket S Mini. The device is a 4:3 handheld with a Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 chip. The hardware is scheduled to launch in March 2026. Today, AYANEO launched the Pocket AIR Mini, providing a full look at the device, its specs, and price. In addition to this launch, however, the company had a surprise up its sleeve that we didn’t see coming. This surprise is a different handheld that is slated for early next yea

CERN Animal Shelter for Computer Mice (2011)

"Stop — Think — Click"... ...is the basic recommendation for securely browsing the Internet and for securely reading emails. Users who have followed this recommendation in the past were less likely to have their computer infected or their computing account compromised. However, still too many users click on malicious web-links, and put their computer and account at risk.

Something Extremely Strange Is Happening at the Event Horizon of This Supermassive Blackhole

In 2019, scientists unveiled the first-ever images of a black hole, M87*. Those observations kickstarted a wave of new investigations into how black holes work, how they grow, and how they change. And now, after a few upgrades, the Event Horizon Telescope network is back with another bombshell centered on M87*—finding tantalizing of previously unknown physics at the event horizon of the black hole itself. In a series of images taken by the EHT between 2017 and 2021, scientists observed a comple

US government charges British teenager accused of at least 120 ‘Scattered Spider’ hacks

The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday unsealed federal charges against British teenager Thalha Jubair, who prosecutors accuse of being involved in at least 120 cyberattacks, including the U.S. Courts system, and the extortion of dozens of U.S. companies. Jubair, 19, was arrested on Tuesday at his home in East London, according to a statement by the National Crime Agency. He appeared in court on Thursday morning in London alongside another teenager, Owen Flowers, 18. Both are accused of inv

This website has no class

Sep 14, 2025 This website has no class In my recent post, “There’s no such thing as a CSS reset”, I wrote this: Think of elements like components, but ones that come packed in the browser. Custom elements, without the “custom” part. You can just like, use them. The line continued to rattle around in my head, and a few weeks later when I was digging into some cleanup work I came to an uncomfortable realization; I wasn’t really taking my own advice. Sure, I was setting some default element sty

The FTC is suing Ticketmaster for illegally ‘coordinating’ with brokers

The latest targets in the White House’s on-again-off-again antitrust war are Ticketmaster and Live Nation, two villains that everyone appears to agree on. The Federal Trade Commission is accusing Ticketmaster (which owns Live Nation) of allowing ticket brokers to illegally exceed limits on purchases and then profiting off the inflated resale value. Customers often pay significantly more than the face value because resellers have snatched up all the tickets. And when a ticket is resold through Ti

AYANEO’s most affordable Android handheld ever costs less than a Switch 2 game

AYANEO TL;DR AYANEO has revealed specs and pricing for its first budget handheld, the Pocket AIR Mini. With a modest MediaTek G90T SoC, the cheapest configuration starts at just $70. The specs are weak, but AYANEO promises full compatibility with PS1, N64, and Dreamcast, plus some GameCube and PS2. After weeks of teasers, AYANEO has finally given us a full look at its upcoming budget handheld, the Pocket AIR Mini. And unlike its previous “value” releases like the $239 KONKR Pocket FIT, this

SystemBC malware turns infected VPS systems into proxy highway

The operators of the SystemBC proxy botnet are hunting for vulnerable commercial virtual private servers (VPS) and maintain an average of 1,500 bots every day that provide a highway for malicious traffic. Compromised servers are located all over the world and have at least one unpatched critical vulnerability, some of them being plagued by tens of security issues. SystemBC has been around since at least 2019 and has been used by various threat actors, including several ransomware gangs, to del

TernFS – An exabyte scale, multi-region distributed filesystem

TernFS — an exabyte scale, multi-region distributed filesystem September 2025 XTX is an algorithmic trading firm: it builds statistical models that produce price forecasts for over 50,000 financial instruments worldwide. We use those forecasts to make trades. As XTX's research efforts to build better models ramped up, the demand for resources kept increasing. The firm started out with a couple of desktops and an NFS server, and 10 years later ended up with tens of thousands of high-end GPUs,

How weak passwords and other failings led to catastrophic breach of Ascension

Last week, a prominent US senator called on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Microsoft for cybersecurity negligence over the role it played last year in health giant Ascension's ransomware breach, which caused life-threatening disruptions at 140 hospitals and put the medical records of 5.6 million patients into the hands of the attackers. Lost in the focus on Microsoft was something as, or more, urgent: never-before-revealed details that now invite scrutiny of Ascension’s own security

Meta’s $799 Ray-Ban Display is the company’s first big step from VR to AR

At last year's Meta Connect, Mark Zuckerberg focused less on the company's line of Quest VR headsets and more on the "Orion" prototype see-through augmented reality glasses, which he said could launch in some form or another "in the next few years." At the Meta Connect keynote Wednesday evening, though, Zuckerberg announced that the company's Meta Ray-Ban Display AR glasses would be available starting at $799 as soon as Sept. 30. To be sure, Meta's first commercial smartglasses with a built-in

Two teenagers charged over Transport for London cyber attack

Two teenagers charged over Transport for London cyber attack Two teenagers have been charged as part of a National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation into a cyber attack on Transport for London. TfL suffered a major hack on 31 August last year, which investigators believe was carried out by members of the cyber-criminal group, Scattered Spider. Thalha Jubair, 19, from east London, and Owen Flowers, 18, from Walsall in the West Midlands, were arrested at their home addresses on Tuesday by the NC

PSA: The Starbucks app is broken, but here’s how to use it anyway

A slew of people are reporting that the Starbucks app is completely broken. With too-perfect irony, the thing that is breaking it is an app satisfaction survey … Multiple users are reporting that the app forces you to complete the survey before you can use the app to do anything radical like, oh, I don’t know, ordering a cup of coffee. The problem is that even after you have completed the survey, it still doesn’t let you in: it just loops back to the survey. Twitter user Ike found a workaround

CERN Animal Shelter for Computer Mice

"Stop — Think — Click"... ...is the basic recommendation for securely browsing the Internet and for securely reading emails. Users who have followed this recommendation in the past were less likely to have their computer infected or their computing account compromised. However, still too many users click on malicious web-links, and put their computer and account at risk.

10 of the Best Movies to Stream on Peacock

Peacock's movie library is solid. I say that as someone who regularly forgets to check out the NBC Universal-owned streaming service when I'm in the mood for a movie night. We get so used to tapping into the big dogs like Netflix and Disney Plus, and they are chock full of good stuff, but Peacock deserves its flowers, too. There's always something cool to watch on Peacock, no matter what genre you're looking for. Then there's the Universal part of the equation. Universal Pictures knows its way

A Cooking Instructor Reveals 5 Foods You Should Never Put in a Nonstick Pan

Nonstick cookware serves a purpose in the kitchen, but it shouldn't be your go-to pan for every task. When used incorrectly, nonstick surfaces can ruin dishes by preventing proper browning and searing of meats and vegetables. Certain foods can also compromise the coating, reducing the pan's durability and potentially contaminating your meals with flaking nonstick material. As much as we love the easy cleanup, most foods fare better in a stainless-steel, carbon-steel, or cast-iron skillet. I tur

How to Back Up Your iPhone to iCloud, MacOS, or Windows (2025)

Your iPhone is so much more than just a screen for texting. Smartphones are how we get work done, stay on top of the crazy news cycle, rock out, keep in touch with friends and family, and capture life’s most important moments. Carrying all of that information in our pockets is incredibly powerful, and it makes getting through our days a little easier. It also means that your most important data can get lost when you forget your phone on the train or have an unfortunate spat with the sidewalk. I

I’d buy a BlackBerry reboot in 2025, but would you?

🗣️ This is an open thread. We want to hear from you! Share your thoughts in the comments and vote in the poll below — your take might be featured in a future roundup. Even though the original company is no longer with us, I believe there are two ways to remember the BlackBerry brand. Either you grimace while recalling the final struggle of uninspired Android devices. Or, you’re like me, and smile back at the 2010s and the brand’s heyday with glee. One of my first “smartphones” was a Curve 8320

Keeping SSH sessions alive with systemd-inhibit

In my Home Lab network I use my desktop for most of my development. Since it’s a desktop and not a server it abides by the power policy setting I have selected. This works great unless I’m working a remote session from anything else such as my laptop, cell, etc. My usual workflow is just an ssh session with tmux, where I wake up the system by issuing a Wake on LAN (wol) from an always on server. After the typical timeout around 30 mins the system goes to sleep which drops the session and forces

This Website Has No Class

Sep 14, 2025 This website has no class In my recent post, “There’s no such thing as a CSS reset”, I wrote this: Think of elements like components, but ones that come packed in the browser. Custom elements, without the “custom” part. You can just like, use them. The line continued to rattle around in my head, and a few weeks later when I was digging into some cleanup work I came to an uncomfortable realization; I wasn’t really taking my own advice. Sure, I was setting some default element sty

Meta’s New Smart Glasses Got a Subtle Name Change. It Speaks Volumes About What’s Wrong With Them

In the early days of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg and his team famously adopted the motto “Move fast and break things.” Posters with the phrase reportedly adorned the company’s Silicon Valley headquarters, alongside other, similar sentiments like “Done is better than perfect,” and “Fail quicker.” The focus for the young company was clear: Being first was more important than getting it right first time. As the company grew, Zuckerberg—in an interview with WIRED— started to distance himself from, or