You're sitting on a million-dollar business idea – and don't even know it

You're sitting on a million-dollar business idea – and don't even know it

rob dobi/Getty Images The older I get, the more and more I wonder what Scrooge McDuck did for a living. I don’t remember him going to the “office” not one time. 🤔 Clearly, Scrooge knew what he was doing, so if I needed a business idea, I’d copy his strategy. Also: Why you should ignore 99% of AI tools – and which four I use every day But if you don’t have a rich cartoon…

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I replaced my high-end Wi-Fi 7 router with a more affordable option – and have zero regrets

I replaced my high-end Wi-Fi 7 router with a more affordable option – and have zero regrets

ZDNET’s key takeaways The Eero Pro 7 is available for $300. The tri-band Eero Pro 7 supports wireless speeds of up to 3.8Gbps and a coverage area of up to 2,500 square feet per unit, making it ideal for congestion management. As a midrange router, the Eero Pro 7 is not great for complicated smart home setups, and it’s also not the most attainable at $300 each. I’ve been testing the Eero Pro 7 for…

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11 formas infalibles de fracasar con la IA

11 formas infalibles de fracasar con la IA

Las empresas están invirtiendo mucho dinero en herramientas de inteligencia artificial (IA), servicios y estrategias internas. Pero, por desgracia, los grandes desembolsos no garantizan el éxito. “La IA está en todas partes: transforma industrias, reestructura flujos de trabajo y promete un futuro de posibilidades ilimitadas”, afirma Paul Pallath, vicepresidente de IA aplicada en la consultora tecnológica Searce. “Pero por cada historia de éxito de la IA, hay un fracaso silencioso: proyectos piloto costosos que nunca…

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£1M Lost as UK Social Media and Email Account Hacks Skyrocket

£1M Lost as UK Social Media and Email Account Hacks Skyrocket

UK social media and email account compromises surged by 57% in 2024, resulting in nearly £1m ($1.3m) in victim losses, according to new figures released by Action Fraud. The national fraud and cybercrime reporting body revealed it had received 35,434 reports of these hacks in 2024, which compares to 22,530 in 2023. The most common motives for account compromises were investment fraud, ticket fraud or theft of the targeted account, Action Fraud reported. One prominent…

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Google is officially replacing Assistant with Gemini – and there's only one way to keep it

Google is officially replacing Assistant with Gemini – and there's only one way to keep it

Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto via Getty Images After just nine years, Google is moving Assistant to the graveyard. Last fall, Google announced it was officially replacing Assistant, the default Android assistant on your phone, with Gemini. You still had the option to use Assistant, but now that option is ending and users must move to Gemini.  Also: Google Gemini just made two of its best features available for free In a recent blog post, Google announced it’s…

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Strengthening Critical Infrastructure with the NCSC CAF

Strengthening Critical Infrastructure with the NCSC CAF

Critical infrastructure organizations bear an enormous responsibility. The assets, systems, and networks they manage are crucial to the functioning of a healthy society. They provide water, energy, transportation, healthcare, telecommunications, and more—should they fail, they would bring entire countries to their knees. The vast importance of Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) makes it a prime target for cybercriminals. Research from early this year even found that global critical infrastructure suffered 13 cyberattacks every second in 2023. And…

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The Role of Localization in Cybersecurity Threat Mitigation

The Role of Localization in Cybersecurity Threat Mitigation

If your website is targeting multiple states or countries, by default, you face a double-pronged challenge: adapting to regional regulatory demands while defending against sophisticated cyber threats. Tackling this requires localization. But what does the term actually entail? Localization isn’t just about tailoring products, services, and infrastructure to meet local market requirements; it has emerged as a critical tool for compliance and cybersecurity threat mitigation. Strategic localization can address supply chain vulnerabilities, enhance regional threat…

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tj-actions Supply Chain Attack Exposes 23,000 Organizations

tj-actions Supply Chain Attack Exposes 23,000 Organizations

Over 23,000 organizations unwittingly had their secrets exposed over the weekend after threat actors managed to compromise a popular GitHub Action. GitHub Actions is a continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) platform designed to streamline the building, testing and deployment of code. On Friday, security researchers spotted that the source code of the popular tj-actions/changed-files GitHub Action had been tampered with. “In this attack, the attackers modified the action’s code and retroactively updated multiple version…

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The next big TV panel leap was just unveiled by Sony – and it makes OLED look outdated

The next big TV panel leap was just unveiled by Sony – and it makes OLED look outdated

Sony Bravia X90L 98 inch TV Adam Breeden/ZDNET Sony recently announced that it has developed a brand new display system capable of far better color reproduction than conventional LED and OLED screens. The details behind this technology are rather complicated, so I’m going to break things down and simplify much of the information. Also: I changed these 6 TV settings to drastically speed up its performance (and why they work) Referred to as “New RGB LED,”…

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This budget Windows laptop easily replaced my M4 MacBook Air for one reason

This budget Windows laptop easily replaced my M4 MacBook Air for one reason

ZDNET’s key takeaways Acer’s Aspire 14 AI is available now at Costco for $699. It has a fantastic battery and some of the latest hardware: all for a very approachable price point. I suggest opting for the OLED, since the low-end display isn’t the best. I went hands-on with Acer’s Aspire Go 15 last year, and praised it as one of the best cheap laptops you can get, priced at around $280. This year, one…

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