I retested Microsoft Copilot's AI coding skills in 2025 and now it's got serious game

I retested Microsoft Copilot's AI coding skills in 2025 and now it's got serious game

Microsoft There’s been a ton of buzz about how AIs can help programming, but in the first year or two of generative AI, much of that was hype. Microsoft ran huge events celebrating how Copilot could help you code, but when I put it to the test in April 2024, it failed all four of my standardized tests. It completely struck out. Crashed and burned. Fell off the cliff. It performed the worst of any…

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How to build and deliver an MCP server for production | Docker

How to build and deliver an MCP server for production | Docker

In December of 2024, we published a blog with Anthropic about their totally new spec (back then) to run tools with AI agents: the Model Context Protocol, or MCP. Since then, we’ve seen an explosion in developer appetite to build, share, and run their tools with Agentic AI – all using MCP. We’ve seen new MCP clients pop up, and big players like Google and OpenAI committing to this standard. However, nearly immediately, early growing…

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Law Enforcement Crackdowns Drive Novel Ransomware Affiliate Schemes

Law Enforcement Crackdowns Drive Novel Ransomware Affiliate Schemes

New observations published by Secureworks’ Counter Threat Unit (CTU) have found that law enforcement activity has forced ransomware groups to shift away from the traditional affiliate model, notably used by the infamous LockBit gang. The CTU observed DragonForce and Anubis ransomware operators introducing novel models to attract affiliates and increase profits. DragonForce’s Distributed Model DragonForce, which emerged in August 2023 as a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) scheme, has recently rebranded itself as a “cartel.” According to Securework’s…

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Reducing Remediation Time Remains a Challenge: How Tenable Vulnerability Watch Can Help

Reducing Remediation Time Remains a Challenge: How Tenable Vulnerability Watch Can Help

Timely vulnerability remediation is an ongoing challenge for organizations as they struggle to prioritize the exposures that represent the greatest risk to their operations. Existing scoring systems are invaluable but can lack context. Here’s how Tenable’s Vulnerability Watch classification system can help. Background Over the past six years working in Tenable’s research organization, I’ve watched known vulnerabilities and zero-day flaws plague organizations in the immediate aftermath of disclosure or even years afterwards. Following each blog…

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AI-generated images are a legal mess – and still a very human process

AI-generated images are a legal mess – and still a very human process

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET With AI, one can now produce thousands of high-quality illustrations and videos. But that is only part of the story. Last August, a group of artists took AI imaging tools providers to court, which ruled against Stability AI and MidJourney’s motion to dismiss the artists’ copyright infringement claims. The case has moved to discovery and is set to begin in September 2026. Also: Can AI supercharge creativity without stealing from…

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A year after testing, I still recommend these Nothing earbuds the most

A year after testing, I still recommend these Nothing earbuds the most

Nina Raemont/ZDNET The Nothing Ear (a) are $20 off right now, taking the price of my favorite earbuds down to $79, compared to $100.  ZDNET’s key takeaways  For $99, the new Nothing Ear (a) earbuds offer clear sound and a thoughtful design.  Their affordability, comfort, and long battery life make them a great option for budget-conscious shoppers. They’re so great that I’ve taken them practically everywhere: on flights, to work in the office, and to run…

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SAP Fixes Critical Vulnerability After Evidence of Exploitation

SAP Fixes Critical Vulnerability After Evidence of Exploitation

German software company SAP has finally disclosed and fixed a highly critical vulnerability in the NetWeaver Visual Composer development server after evidence of exploitation in the wild. NetWeaver Visual Composer is SAP’s web-based modelling tool that allows business process experts and developers to build business application components without requiring manual coding. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-31324, is an unauthenticated file upload vulnerability in the Metadata Uploader component of the SAP NetWeaver Visual Composer Framework version…

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Want to try ChatGPT's Deep Research tool for free? Check out the lightweight version

Want to try ChatGPT's Deep Research tool for free? Check out the lightweight version

Lance Whitney / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET ChatGPT users can now try out a new, lightweight version of the AI’s Deep Research tool, and you don’t even need a paid subscription. Announced in an X post on Thursday, the new version is not only free to use but will automatically activate for paid subscribers who use up their quota of the full Deep Research. Also: How much energy does a single chatbot prompt use? This…

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I've never worn a pair of headphones quite like these – and they're a swimmer's delight

I've never worn a pair of headphones quite like these – and they're a swimmer's delight

ZDNET’s key takeaways The Zygo Z2 headset is available for $329 You can stream all your subscription music, the headset stays firmly in place, coaching is available for a small fee, and audio quality is good in the water The headset range doesn’t support open water swimming, your phone and transmitter need to be near the pool, and the headset only works with the paired transmitter. One significant challenge to enjoying music while you swim…

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I pushed MSI's latest powerful gaming laptop to its limits. It didn't break a sweat

I pushed MSI's latest powerful gaming laptop to its limits. It didn't break a sweat

ZDNET’s key takeaways MSI’s new Raider 18 HX is on sale now, starting at $3,139. This is, without a doubt, the most powerful laptop I’ve tested in 2025, due to its Intel Core Ultra 9 CPU and GeForce RTX 5080 GPU. As you can imagine, it is quite expensive and rather heavy. more buying choices 2025 has been a big year for mega nerds like me with the launch of Nvidia’s RTX 50-series graphics cards….

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