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Svetlana Repnitskaya/Getty Images Google is cooked … cooked like a luxurious, rich, decadent, yet tender steak on the Fourth of July. 👨‍🍳 I know that sounds dramatic, but we could be witnessing the slow demise of Google as we know it. Testifying in Google’s antitrust trial, Apple’s head of services, Eddy Cue, confirmed that fewer iPhone users are using Google Search on Safari and are instead turning to AI. Cooked! 😱 Also: How ChatGPT could…

Jada Jones/ZDNET If you want a pair of premium headphones that deliver impeccable sound, all-day comfort, and a sleek design, consider picking up the Sonos Ace, especially while they’re on sale. These headphones retail for $449 but are now at an all-time low price of $329, just ahead of their one-year anniversary. You can get them at Sonos, Best Buy, and Amazon. According to Sonos, this deal is valid until June 15. Also: The 12…

I chose the HP Omen 16L as the best gaming PC under $1,000. It features an affordable, robust, Intel-based build, a 14th-generation AMD Ryzen 5 8400F, 8GB of RAM, a Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 graphics card, and a 512GB SSD. Right now, when you buy directly from HP, you can save 60% with code LEVELUP20, bringing the price to just $550 Also: The best gaming PCs you can buy Current price: $550 Regular price: $1,250…

Jason Hiner/ZDNET Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference is only a week away. The WWDC 2025 kicks off on Monday, June 9 at 10 a.m. PT at Apple Park, with the full conference running through June 13.  The event will feature the new software generation for the iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac, Vision Pro, and Apple TV.  This developer conference also marks one year since the company entered the AI space with the announcement of Apple Intelligence….

Jason Hiner/ZDNET After their launch, Apple’s over-ear AirPods Max became an aesthetic staple all over the web. Forget Beats, as all your favorite celebrities and influencers took up the AirPods Max as their audio staple. Plus, many retailers offer cute covers to customize your AirPods Max so you can make them your own.  Also: Take these Nothing earbuds to the gym and thank me later You too can join the trend, as the Sky Blue AirPods…

Linux is considered more secure than other operating systems, but adding a virtual private network (VPN) to the setup makes it even more robust. Unfortunately, many VPN providers offer Linux support only as an afterthought. When they do, it involves command-line, or CLI, software instead of a straightforward graphical user interface, or GUI, app. Also, performance on Linux may not be as good as it is on Windows and MacOS. When choosing the best Linux VPN,…

ZDNET’s key takeaways The Kindle Colorsoft is normally $279, but is on sale at Amazon. It has a bright display (even in direct sunlight), customizable color settings, and zippy performance while browsing titles and turning pages. It could be a bit larger to get the full effect of the color display. Save $35 on the Amazon Kindle Colorsoft Essentials Bundle, which gets you the device, a plant-based leather case in Jade, Raspberry, or black, and…

koiguo/Getty Kicking off the current generative AI frenzy, ChatGPT is already a relatively capable AI, able to answer questions, generate content, and chat with you about almost any topic. But OpenAI isn’t stopping there. Rather, the company has big plans for its popular AI, envisioning an evolution that would turn it into a “super assistant.” OpenAI’s goals for ChatGPT came to light courtesy of a confidential and highly redacted document introduced as part of the…

wellesenterprises/Getty Images Long before Linux was introduced, I worked as a Unix system administrator. In those days, I downloaded the source code, unpacked the tarball archive it arrived in, compiled it, and installed it whenever I needed to update my system or install a new package. It was a real pain in the rump.  With the arrival of Unix System V Release 4 (SVR4) in 1989, things got better with the first package manager system:…