<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Latest news]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most recent news]]></description><link>https://www.zdnet.com/</link><image><url>https://www.zdnet.com/a/neutron/images/logos/logo.png</url><title>Latest news</title><link>https://www.zdnet.com/</link></image><generator>ZDNET</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 15:25:39 GMT</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 15:25:39 GMT</pubDate><copyright>CBS Interactive Inc.</copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><ttl>2</ttl><category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category><atom:link href="https://www.zdnet.com/news/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="http://i.techrepublic.com.com/images/thebigquestion300.jpg"/><itunes:keywords>zdnet,techrepublic,jason,hiner,larry,dignan,tech,news,technology,IT</itunes:keywords><itunes:summary>Jason Hiner and Larry Dignan do a deep dive on one of the hottest issues in tech each week in this joint ZDNet and TechRepublic podcast. 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I use these ad-supported services to keep my monthly bill low.]]></description><link>https://www.zdnet.com/article/streaming-services-i-swear-by-to-keep-monthly-bill-low/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">2785c873-3a48-4f14-964f-b93067fe717e</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:52:00 GMT</pubDate><media:credit role="author"><![CDATA[Jada Jones]]></media:credit><author>sanity@techrepublic.com (Jason Hiner and Larry Dignan)</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Microsoft Surface Pro is nearly 40% off at Best Buy - and we highly recommend it]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Microsoft Surface Pro is a powerful 2-in-1 laptop, and right now at Best Buy, you can save $800 on the 13-inch version.]]></description><link>https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-surface-pro-best-buy-deal/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">e6804f2f-1f38-49be-bbee-7a703c0aaa78</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 14:50:50 GMT</pubDate><media:credit role="author"><![CDATA[Taylor Clemons]]></media:credit><author>sanity@techrepublic.com (Jason Hiner and Larry Dignan)</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[I tried ChatGPT Images 2.0: A fun, huge leap - and surprisingly useful for real work]]></title><description><![CDATA[My ChatGPT Images 2.0 results were impressive, but occassionally wrong. 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