2025-01-09

Is prompt engineering a 'fad' hindering AI progress?

A principal scientist at Google DeepMind thinks prompting is the wrong user interface for generative AI, not to mention bad for AI researchers. Here's why. [...]

2025-01-09

I rescued my dying 2017 MacBook Pro with Ubuntu and it works like a charm (mostly)

If you have an older MacOS device lying around, why not install Linux to give it a new life? [...]

2025-01-09

Japan says Chinese hackers have launched hundreds of attacks against targets in the country

Japan’s national police suspect hacking group MirrorFace is behind a years-long crime spree. [...]

2025-01-09

Nvidia RTX 5080 benchmark suggests this will be a mighty laptop GPU, getting PC gamers excited about the RTX 5090 mobile

If this purported benchmark is on the money, we could be looking at some seriously peppy RTX 5000 mobile graphics cards. [...]

2025-01-09

Rising costs and workplace challenges are worrying procurement workers everywhere

Despite the promise of higher budgets, businesses are being met with increasing costs as they struggle with procurement. [...]

2025-01-09

Want to boost your iPhone storage by 2TB? SanDisk and ShiftCam's affordable little SSDs could be for you

SanDisk and ShiftCam have launched new iPhone SSDs that boost your storage for a reasonable price. [...]

2025-01-09

Nintendo Switch 2 will hit 4.3 million units sold in the US in its first year, according to analyst

Analyst expects PS5 to still outsell Nintendo Switch 2 in the US in 2025. [...]

2025-01-09

The best robot vacuum of CES 2025 - and 4 others that impressed us

Robot vacuums are getting some outstanding upgrades this year, and ZDNET has picked the best ones of them all. [...]

2025-01-09

How Narvar is using AI and data to enhance post-purchase customer experiences

How Narvar's new tech is using AI to harness the power of 42 billion consumer interactions a year to improve retail operations. [...]