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Microsoft 9,872 articles

Rebuilding the Edge browser: Google's old code, Microsoft's new mission

The browser wars may not be as important as they once were, but Microsoft's adoption of Chromium could help it return from the Edge of irrelevance.

1 minute ago by Ross Rubin in Microsoft

Artificial Intelligence 1,176 articles

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How ethics can combat bias in AI

ZDNet's Tonya Hall talks to Nancy Giordano, strategic futurist and founder of Play Big Inc., to learn more about the role that ethics play in AI to combat bias.

3 minutes ago by Tonya Hall in Artificial Intelligence

Mobility 30,207 articles

'I dumped Apple because it's too prima donna,' said the Best Buy salesperson

In my second attempt to see how different retailers suggest you avoid Apple's ecosystem, a Best Buy salesperson offered an eclectic grouping of gadgets. And some deep emotions.

4 minutes ago by Chris Matyszczyk in Mobility

Windows 10 968 articles

Windows 10 apps: Which are worth keeping? Which ones should you dump?

Every installation of Windows 10 includes a huge collection of built-in apps. Some are Universal apps that are updated from the Microsoft Store. Others are legacy apps that hang around because other programs expect them to be there. If you prefer a tidy system, many (but not all) of these apps can be uninstalled, especially if you prefer a third-party alternative. This gallery offers a comprehensive look at how to unclutter your copy of Windows 10.

2 hours ago by Ed Bott in Windows 10

Robotics 664 articles

AM vs FM: The battle brewing in lidar technology

Could 95 percent of self-driving car projects using lidar be heading down the wrong path?

3 hours ago by Greg Nichols in Robotics

Smartphones 2,188 articles

Samsung delays Galaxy Fold launch in China

Samsung has postponed the launch events it had planned for the Galaxy Fold it has scheduled for this week, but the company says this is not down to hardware issues.

5 hours ago by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes in Smartphones

Tech & Work 5,779 articles

Brazilian tech companies must encourage gender diversity

Female technologists feel their employers don't value diversity in the workplace and are not doing enough to support women in the sector, a study says.

6 hours ago by Angelica Mari in Tech & Work

Storage 3,502 articles

How to quickly and securely wipe your data off almost any device

If you have any sensitive data at all -- and these days who doesn't? -- at some point you are going to need to find a way to securely wipe it. It's a fact of life. Here's a quick guide to securely wiping data off iPhones, iPads, Android devices, hard drives (HDDs), solid state drives (SSDs), and flash drives.

7 hours ago by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes in Storage

Networking 30,274 articles

Huawei 1Q revenue climbs 39 percent amidst US pressure

Chinese networking vendor has reported a 39 percent increase in revenue to 197.7 billion yuan (US$29.5 billion) for the first quarter of 2019, when it shipped 59 million smartphones and inked 40 commercial contracts for 5G globally.

7 hours ago by Eileen Yu in Networking

Security 31,438 articles

EU votes to create gigantic biometrics database

EU Parliament green-lights the creation of the Common Identity Repository (CIR), a gigantic biometrics database.

8 hours ago by Catalin Cimpanu in Security

Hardware 32,808 articles

Weed tech: Vapes, pipes, apps, and more marijuana gadgets and accessories

Looking to buy a premium vape? Want to find more information about a particular strain? Interested in automating your grow operation? You've come to the right place. We've rounded up the best of the best -- devices that help you consume marijuana and even systems that help you grow it. There's something here for everyone, from weed enthusiasts to dispensary shop owners.

2 days ago by Élyse Betters-Picaro in Hardware