news – ZDNETNews and Advice on the World's Latest Innovationsnoemail@noemail.org (Maria Diaz)Sun, 25 Oct 2026 15:00:10 GMTWordPress https://wordpress.org/https://www.zdnet.comen-usnoCBS Interactive Inc.zdnet,techrepublic,jason,hiner,larry,dignan,tech,news,technology,ITJason 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. While other podcasts recap the news, this one offers valuable analysis on some of the most important topics in tech, and does it in about the time of the average U.S. commute.In this weekly ZDNet and TechRepublic podcast, Jason Hiner and Larry Dignan do a deep dive on one of the hottest issues in tech.Jason Hiner and Larry Dignansanity@techrepublic.comJason Hiner and Larry DignanAs a home tech expert, I beg you: don’t run these appliances on a power stationhttps://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/do-not-run-these-appliances-on-power-stations/EnergyWed, 16 Sep 2026 17:44:31 GMT1310030Learn how to prioritize what to keep on during an outage.sanity@techrepublic.com (Jason Hiner and Larry Dignan)Your iPhone can spot scams for you with iOS 27 – but you have to opt inhttps://www.zdnet.com/tech/ios-27-impersonation-risk-detection-security-feature/iOSWed, 30 Sep 2026 15:45:00 GMT1339634Impersonation Risk Detection tries to spot scams traditional security methods might miss.sanity@techrepublic.com (Jason Hiner and Larry Dignan)Android lets you ‘bubble’ apps for easy access now – how it workshttps://www.zdnet.com/tech/android-17-app-bubbles-how-to/AndroidFri, 23 Oct 2026 16:28:46 GMT1385892Keep your most-used apps accessible with this new feature.sanity@techrepublic.com (Jason Hiner and Larry Dignan)PHP2Shell: Haven’t patched yet? Take these steps now to mitigatehttps://www.zdnet.com/tech/php2shell-php-patch-mitigation-critical-exploit/SecurityFri, 23 Oct 2026 15:09:47 GMT1385659The PHP Project provides instructions to stop further RCE exploits in limited settings.sanity@techrepublic.com (Jason Hiner and Larry Dignan)Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited is now Kindle+, and the 2 big changes include AI audiobookshttps://www.zdnet.com/tech/kindle-unlimited-kindle-plus-audiobooks-ai/TabletsThu, 22 Oct 2026 15:55:55 GMT1381177Unlike narrated audiobooks from Audible and other providers, the audiobooks created with Virtual Voice in Kindle+ will instead be narrated by AI.sanity@techrepublic.com (Jason Hiner and Larry Dignan)The latest PowerToys gives your mouse 2 new tricks for free – how to use themhttps://www.zdnet.com/tech/powertoys-102-windows-mouse-control/Services & SoftwareThu, 22 Oct 2026 15:17:56 GMT1383292PowerToys is one of my favorite free Windows utilities. With more than 30 tools, it offers something for everyone from beginners to power users. Here’s what’s new for mousing.sanity@techrepublic.com (Jason Hiner and Larry Dignan)GridCraft is the open-source Excel clone for Linux I’ve been waiting forhttps://www.zdnet.com/tech/gridcraft-excel-clone-hands-on/Open SourceThu, 22 Oct 2026 02:00:00 GMT1379257If spreadsheets are your thing, but Microsoft Office isn’t, you might want to give the open-source clone, GridCraft, a try.sanity@techrepublic.com (Jason Hiner and Larry Dignan)Not impressed with Google Maps? Make Waze your default on Pixel – here’s howhttps://www.zdnet.com/tech/waze-your-way-to-a-different-default-map-app-on-pixel/AndroidThu, 22 Oct 2026 01:00:00 GMT1381118If you’re tired of Google Maps failing to get you where you need to go, set Waze as the default on your Pixel. I’ve finally figured out how.sanity@techrepublic.com (Jason Hiner and Larry Dignan)Hold onto your old HomePod – an upgrade is on the wayhttps://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/keep-old-apple-homepod-upgrades/SpeakersWed, 21 Oct 2026 18:37:07 GMT1381426An upcoming update will bring new features to existing HomePods. Here’s what to know.sanity@techrepublic.com (Jason Hiner and Larry Dignan)OpenAI’s most powerful AI models turned off safety monitoring – then lied about ithttps://www.zdnet.com/innovation/openai-astra-sol-models-disable-safety-monitoring/Artificial IntelligenceWed, 21 Oct 2026 18:15:19 GMT1381039The models Astra and Sol misinterpreted instructions during internal use, which has serious implications for alignment monitoring.sanity@techrepublic.com (Jason Hiner and Larry Dignan)Chrome warns you about suspicious websites now – how to turn on Google’s new scam protectionhttps://www.zdnet.com/business/chrome-browser-warns-suspicious-websites-scam-protection/GoogleWed, 21 Oct 2026 16:43:12 GMT1381201Google’s browser will flash two types of warnings based on whether the site is deemed dangerous or just suspicious.sanity@techrepublic.com (Jason Hiner and Larry Dignan)Amazon unveiled 5 new Blink cameras, including a 4K model that caught my eyehttps://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/new-amazon-blink-cameras-worth-the-upgrade/Home SecurityWed, 21 Oct 2026 14:01:31 GMT1379109Five new Blink cameras are coming to the market, and the extended-range model has all my attention.sanity@techrepublic.com (Jason Hiner and Larry Dignan)ServiceNow and Nvidia launch Arc, a new AI agent for enterprisehttps://www.zdnet.com/innovation/exclusive-servicenow-and-nvidia-launch-arc-a-new-ai-agent-for-enterprise/Artificial IntelligenceWed, 21 Oct 2026 11:30:00 GMT1379489The two companies are trying to solve the AI agent security conundrum with multiple layers of real-time security checks.sanity@techrepublic.com (Jason Hiner and Larry Dignan)Gemini on Android Auto can access my photos, emails, and calendar now – why I’m OK with that (mostly)https://www.zdnet.com/tech/gemini-on-android-auto-can-look-through-my-photos-emails-and-calendar-now-im-cautiously-optimistic/AndroidTue, 20 Oct 2026 20:00:00 GMT1379296The latest Android Auto update lets the AI assistant tap into your Google services for context-based responses.sanity@techrepublic.com (Jason Hiner and Larry Dignan)Latest Windows update disables key security setting – but there’s a workaroundhttps://www.zdnet.com/tech/microsoft-october-windows-update-disables-security-setting-workaround/Windows 11Tue, 20 Oct 2026 14:26:05 GMT1379017A bug in Microsoft’s October Windows update prevents you from turning on a security setting that blocks malicious or suspicious apps. A Registry hack fixes the glitch.sanity@techrepublic.com (Jason Hiner and Larry Dignan)TechPulse puts ZDNET and 4 other tech sites in one feed – for freehttps://www.zdnet.com/tech/techpulse-free-tech-news-app-zdnet/Services & SoftwareTue, 20 Oct 2026 11:00:00 GMT1372799Choose which CNET Group publications appear in your feed, then catch up on news, reviews, and videos – without an algorithm deciding what you see.sanity@techrepublic.com (Jason Hiner and Larry Dignan)How to find Flock cameras near you with MapQuest’s new ‘surveillance layer’https://www.zdnet.com/tech/how-to-find-flock-cameras-nearby-mapquest-surveillance-layer/Services & SoftwareMon, 19 Oct 2026 16:59:56 GMT1377167A name from the past is emerging again to help you stay out of sight of surveillance cameras.sanity@techrepublic.com (Jason Hiner and Larry Dignan)Plug-in solar is legal in these 10 states now – how it could save you moneyhttps://www.zdnet.com/uncategorized/plug-in-solar-balcony-solar-legalization-2026/UncategorizedSat, 17 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT1364911So-called balcony solar setups are becoming legal across the US. Here’s the latest.sanity@techrepublic.com (Jason Hiner and Larry Dignan)Have a Meta business account? You’re consenting to AI scraping now, legal experts sayhttps://www.zdnet.com/business/meta-business-account-data-ai-scraping-terms/Social MediaFri, 16 Oct 2026 19:36:02 GMT1372168And there’s no opt-out available.sanity@techrepublic.com (Jason Hiner and Larry Dignan)Munich dumps proprietary for open source (again) – but no Linux desktophttps://www.zdnet.com/business/munich-proprietary-open-source-no-linux-desktop/Enterprise SoftwareFri, 16 Oct 2026 17:11:35 GMT1370819Open source in the public sector doesn’t fail because of technical issues. It fails because it’s not aligned with the political agendasanity@techrepublic.com (Jason Hiner and Larry Dignan)Anthropic gives third-party auditors ’employee-like access’ in AI industry firsthttps://www.zdnet.com/uncategorized/anthropic-embed-third-party-ai-auditors-safety/UncategorizedFri, 16 Oct 2026 17:10:27 GMT1372147As AI labs continue to self-regulate, external evaluators play a crucial role in spotting risks.sanity@techrepublic.com (Jason Hiner and Larry Dignan)Want an iPhone Duo before 2027? Don’t preorder from Apple – try this insteadhttps://www.zdnet.com/tech/iphone-duo-preorders-delay-supply/iPhoneFri, 16 Oct 2026 16:44:50 GMT1372231Estimates for Duo preorders are now showing a ship date of late January, marking a new wait time record for Apple and its customers.sanity@techrepublic.com (Jason Hiner and Larry Dignan)How many jobs is your state losing to AI? This dashboard tracks the cuts – and the costhttps://www.zdnet.com/innovation/ai-job-cuts-wage-loss-by-state-tracker/Artificial IntelligenceFri, 16 Oct 2026 11:47:39 GMT1356476CAIS’ Wage Loss Dashboard puts AI-related job cuts into dollars and cents.sanity@techrepublic.com (Jason Hiner and Larry Dignan)Renting? These 2 new Apple smart home devices are worth your money (and these 5 are not)https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/is-the-apple-home-collection-right-for-renters/Smart HomeThu, 15 Oct 2026 16:19:16 GMT1365299Eyeing Apple’s new Home Collection products? Renters should check their lease agreement before installing.sanity@techrepublic.com (Jason Hiner and Larry Dignan)Apple’s first touchscreen MacBook is days away – with another OLED surprisehttps://www.zdnet.com/tech/apple-touchscreen-macbook-oled-ipad-mini-october-event/LaptopsThu, 15 Oct 2026 16:18:57 GMT1369809Apple reportedly set a date to unveil its new touchscreen MacBooks. Here’s what else we expect.sanity@techrepublic.com (Jason Hiner and Larry Dignan)