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Table of Contents Table of Contents What to expect from Conan O’Brien at the Oscars How we think Conan O’Brien will do at the Oscars This year’s Academy Awards are going to look a little different. For one thing, there won’t be any musical performances at the Oscars for any of the tunes up for … Read more
There are certain TV shows I always return to. I must have watched Futurama, Parks & Recreation, or Seinfeld from start to finish dozens of times. But I could have saved myself a pretty penny—and had a better experience—if I’d just bought them instead. Most of My Streaming Is Comfort Shows I love having access … Read more
Transformational leadership for a better IEEE is how I describe my vision for 2025. Working for “One IEEE” encapsulates the idea of this larger aspiration. Together we have the opportunity to foster meaningful collaborations that enable us to be much more than the sum of our individual parts. While the organization’s focused technical and publishing … Read more
Banking apps have once again been hit by IT issues on payday in the UK. Lloyds Bank and Halifax apps went down on Friday morning, according to thousands of user reports to platform outage monitor Downdetector. Users also reported technical issues affecting access to the TSB and Bank of Scotland apps. The number of reports … Read more
Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Direct attacks on critical infrastructure get a lot of attention, but the bigger danger often lies in something less visible: The poor cybersecurity practices of the businesses that keep these systems running. According to the Cybernews … Read more
Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNET Following the launch of its latest flagship smartphones, Samsung today is introducing the new Galaxy A series lineup, which includes the A36 5G and A26 5G. (There’s also an A56 5G, but the company is holding off on sharing all the details for now.) Also: New Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 leaks suggest … Read more
While I naively hoped to see the Galaxy S25 Edge ahead of MWC, that wasn’t what I saw last week at Samsung’s pre-show briefing. However, what I did see might intrigue many of you: a cheaper slice of Galaxy hardware in the form of the Galaxy A56. It will be available later this year, starting … Read more
Samsung has debuted its latest midrange phones, the Galaxy A36 and A26, which have larger displays, more powerful processors and, inevitably, new AI features. The phones cost $400 and $300, respectively, and go on sale in late March. The company also unveiled the Galaxy A56 phone, priced at $500, which will be available later this … Read more
It is the season for affordable smartphones to duke it out among one another. We had Apple, we’re expecting Google, and Samsung just threw its roster into the ring. The Galaxy A-series is set to be refreshed next month. It starts with the Galaxy A36 starting at $400, then the Galaxy A26 at $300. The … Read more
A Texas health authority is warning against “measles parties” as the outbreak in West Texas grew to at least 146 cases, with 20 hospitalized and one unvaccinated school-age child dead. The outbreak continues to be mainly in unvaccinated children. In a press briefing hosted by the city of Lubbock, Texas, on Friday, Ron Cook, chief … Read more