zdnet

2025-01-24

The top 10 brands exploited in phishing attacks - and how to protect yourself

Impersonating a well-known brand is an easy way for scammers to get people to click their malicious links. Here's what to watch for. [...]

zdnet

2025-01-24

I tried Perplexity's assistant, and only one thing stops it from being my default phone AI

There's a new option to replace your Google Assistant, and it does almost everything right. [...]

zdnet

2025-01-24

TikTok creators can earn big cash bonuses by posting on Facebook and Instagram

Creators are in limbo due to TikTok's ongoing legal uncertainties. Here are the incentives Meta is using to snare influencers. [...]

Destination

2025-01-24

Will the bluster and thought leadership of the game industry go quiet? | The DeanBeat

I'm a fan of transparency. Because, as the big newspaper says, "Democracy dies in darkness." [...]

Destination

2025-01-24

Meta begins a ‘small test’ of ads on Threads

In its year-and-a-half of existence, one of the things that’s set Threads apart from Meta’s other apps is that the service has been entirely free of the advertising that fills up just about every corner of Facebook and Instagram. That’s now about to change. Meta is beginnin [...]

Destination

2025-01-24

Our favorite portable SSD falls to $70, plus the rest of the week's best tech deals

It's Friday, which means it's once again time for us to venture into the discount mines and dig out a few tech deals worth your attention. This week's roundup includes the lowest price in a year for Crucial's X9 Pro, which we consider the best portable SSD for [...]

Destination

2025-01-24

For real, we may be taking blood pressure readings all wrong

Blood pressure readings while lying down beat seated readings at predicting heart risks. [...]

Destination

2025-01-24

ISP failed to comply with New York’s $15 broadband law—until Ars got involved

Optimum wasn't ready to comply with law, rejected low-income man's request twice. [...]

Destination

2025-01-24

Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 costs as much as a whole gaming PC—but it sure is fast

Even setting aside Frame Generation, this is a fast, power-hungry $2,000 GPU. [...]