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Kyle Kucharski/ZDNETFollow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google.ZDNET’s key takeawaysWindows Defender provides multiple optional security features.Certain protective settings come turned off initially.Turn on additional settings gradually to prevent compatibility issues.Keeping your Windows computer safe from online dangers is essential. You need to ensure your private documents stay protected from viruses, malware, and similar risks. But what’s the most effective way to shield yourself, your machine, and your information?External security programs are always available. Some come at no cost, while others require payment. Some deliver basic defense, while others include advanced capabilities for handling sophisticated threats. On the…

Here is the paraphrased version of the article: WaiV Robotics’ drone landing system features stabilized landing infrastructure, impact absorption, and a distinctive locking mechanism. | Source: WaiV Robotics WaiV Robotics has unveiled a completely automated landing and takeoff platform. The company engineered it to facilitate dependable vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) drone operations even in rough ocean conditions. Supported by $7.5 million in seed funding, the system allows uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) to function from ships as small as 10 m (32.8 ft.) in length and decks of any dimension. It achieves this without requiring any hardware or software changes…

Pros and Cons Pros Lightning-quick performanceOutstanding Cherry MX keyboardNew matte OLED display optionSturdy, premium build quality Cons High price tagHeavy, even by gaming laptop standardsBattery life is very limited More buying options Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google.Are laptops replacing desktops? Dell’s top-tier gaming laptops now rival desktop-level performance — and with the steep cost of RAM and related components, the price difference isn’t as significant as it used to be. I’ve been testing Dell’s Alienware 16 Area-51 for the past few weeks and have been thoroughly impressed by its raw power. Also: I’ve spent a…

Introduction Data science problems typically focus on predicting the what — for instance, what will a house sell for? Or what will a customer buy? Or what is the likelihood that a patient has a disease? However, many real-world decisions rely equally on when something will occur. How long until a customer leaves? When will a loan default? How much time is left before a component breaks down? Forecasting when an event will take place is a predictive modeling scenario that often receives little attention in introductory resources. Predicting the “when” is commonly known as time-to-event modeling or survival analysis.…

Bitcoin (BTC) rose 3.5% over the past week, reaching $81,325 on Tuesday — its highest point since January. But the question on traders’ minds is whether this represents just a temporary rally within a broader bear market or the beginning of a new “supercycle,” as some analysts believe.Main highlights:Bitcoin could surge to $180,000–$200,000 as large-scale institutional buying counteracts bear-market selling pressureStrong resistance continues to hold around the $80,000–$82,000 price zone.BTC/USD daily price chart. Source: TradingViewBitcoin “supercycle” theory points to $250,000 aheadBitcoin has now recovered 35.70% from its February low of $59,930. However, it still sits about 36% below its October…

Securing cloud infrastructure can no longer rely on a single tool, product, or perimeter. Today’s threats strike across multiple areas at once—identities, software pipelines, control systems, networks, and stored data alike. In this article This post is the third installment in an Azure IaaS blog series focused on best practices for building a reliable infrastructure foundation—spanning performance, resilience, security, scalability, and cost optimization. ​Protecting cloud infrastructure today isn’t about depending on one safeguard, tool, or boundary. Attackers now simultaneously target identities, software supply chains, control planes, networks, and data. To counter this, two key elements must work in tandem: a…

By Isaac Wuest, Principal Product Manager at HeroDevs. When security professionals discuss end-of-life (EOL) open source software, the discussion typically revolves around a single point: patches stop coming. That’s accurate, but it only tells part of the story — and likely the less risky part. There are two compounding issues that most teams don’t realize exist. Issue One: The CVE System Doesn’t Examine What It Doesn’t Support When a flaw is found in an open source project, maintainers identify which versions are impacted and submit a CVE with a specified affected range. Every vulnerability scanner, SBOM tool, and CVE feed…

Kerry Wan/ZDNETFollow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways Samsung will discontinue its messaging app in July.Users with Android 12 or later must migrate to Google Messages.Save your messages to Samsung Cloud or Google Drive before the shutdown.The end is near — well, almost. Samsung has officially announced it will retire its Messages app and transition users to Google’s platform. If you’re using a Samsung phone with Android 12 or a newer version, you’ll need to switch over by July if you haven’t already.This marks the close of a nearly 16-year chapter for Samsung’s own…

At Google Cloud Next ’26 in Las Vegas two weeks ago, Google took a step the enterprise AI sector has been cautiously approaching for nearly two years: it built agentic AI governance directly into a product feature rather than treating it as an add-on.The headline announcement was the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform, positioned as the successor to Vertex AI and described by Google as an all-in-one platform for building, scaling, governing, and optimizing agents. What set it apart wasn’t the model access or the TPU improvements, as important as those may be.It was the underlying architecture: every agent created on…

# Introduction These days, just about every company claims to be “data-driven.” It’s become the ultimate stamp of legitimacy — the phrase you drop in a meeting to end an argument. But here’s something worth pausing on: the words “according to the data” can mean two very different things depending on who’s saying them. Sometimes it reflects honest inquiry. Other times, it’s someone who’s already made up their mind and went hunting for a number to justify it. And here’s the strange twist: both types of people often end up championing the same decision, speaking the same language, and sitting…