Play VideoOptimizing public services: Cities that run their own operating systemSensors distributed across the city will allow the collection of real-time data to improve services, says the council.October 23, 2019 by ZDNet Editors in Smart Cities
HP wants to shame you into printing more picturesHow do you get people to print more of their carefully composed snaps? Tell them that their online behavior is a disgrace. At least, that's HP's new idea.October 23, 2019 by Chris Matyszczyk in HP Inc.
Has container hype jumped the shark?Docker this, container that, and Kubernetes it all. Welcome to IT in the twenty-teens, but will it continue to be "all containers, all the time?" Some developers are turning to other approaches.October 23, 2019 by Steven Vaughan-Nichols in Cloud
Play VideoHow Python was used to create BitTorrentTonya Hall and Bram Cohen, founder and CEO of Chia Network, talk about the creation of BitTorrent and how Python was used to get the job done.October 23, 2019 by Tonya Hall in Developer
FTC takes a stand against stalker apps through Retina-X court settlementUpdated: The agency does not look upon apps that require phone security to be weakened with a friendly eye.October 23, 2019 by Charlie Osborne in Security
Google: We've made 'quantum supremacy' breakthrough with 54-qubit Sycamore chipGoogle reckons it has found the way forward to developing a fault-tolerant quantum computer.October 23, 2019 by Liam Tung in Innovation
Play VideoData centers: Putting green credentials at the heart of the offeringKao Data's new site has an innovative cooling system to bring down energy use.October 23, 2019 by ZDNet Editors in Innovation
How to forcibly enable Dark Mode on every website with Google ChromeNow there's a way to enable a dark theme for any website's content, not just for the OS and browser UI.October 23, 2019 by Catalin Cimpanu in Google
Google Pixel 4 XL review: A perfectly disappointing phoneOn paper, Google’s Pixel 4 XL looks promising.October 23, 2019 by Jason Cipriani in Mobility
Google's Raspberry Pi-like Coral: AI board with TPU is ready for businessGoogle's Coral AI developer board moves out of beta.October 23, 2019 by Liam Tung in AI & Robotics
AI, MD: Five unexpected ways that artificial intelligence will make your healthcare betterIn some areas, artificial intelligence can spot disease just as well as human doctors. But it's not the only way AI could really make a difference to healthcare.October 23, 2019 by Jo Best in AI & Robotics
Play VideoWhy Germany thinks Firefox is the most secure browser of allGermany's BSI tested Firefox, Chrome, IE, and Edge. Firefox was only browser to pass all minimum requirements for mandatory security features.October 23, 2019 by ZDNet Editors in Security
Orders in an hour? This (non-Bezos) company thinks it has the recipeDemocratizing ultra-fast delivery is the next step for the logistics sector. Robots will make it possible.October 23, 2019 by Greg Nichols in Robotics
Prolific business email scam takedown leads to arrests in SpainHigh-value business employees were impersonated to dupe businesses into handing over millions of euros.October 23, 2019 by Charlie Osborne in Security
Huawei: Easier to bribe telco staff than build backdoorsIt requires so much effort to build backdoors into networking equipment that work across different global communications networks and system configurations that it likely is easier and more effective to bribe a telco executive, says Huawei's chief cybersecurity officer.October 23, 2019 by Eileen Yu in 5G
Mozilla's Firefox 70 is out: Privacy reports reveal whose cookies are tracking youMozilla doubles down on privacy to counter confusing online third-party tracking consent forms.October 23, 2019 by Liam Tung in Security
Apple Pay overtakes Starbucks as top mobile payment appAn upgrade cycle for point-of-sale terminals has given Apple Pay and its Android rivals a boost.October 23, 2019 by Larry Dignan in E-Commerce
Ex-police officer and data breach victim loses court appeal, becomes liable for force’s costsDespite successfully suing the Met, she may now end up homeless.October 23, 2019 by Charlie Osborne in Security