The best robot vacuums for pet hair of 2024: Expert tested and reviewed

The best robot vacuums for pet hair of 2024: Expert tested and reviewed

It’s high time to ditch the traditional upright vacuum, even if you have dogs, cats, or both. As a robot vacuum reviewer, pet hair is one of my pet peeves, so evaluating how a robot vacuum performs against it is one of the main characteristics I look for when testing these robots. With a very hairy dog and three young kids, the only thing that keeps my floors clean without manually vacuuming daily is a…

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Embracing The Intersection of Ethics and Digital Trust

Embracing The Intersection of Ethics and Digital Trust

The Ethical Dimension of Emerging Technologies Ethics, fundamentally, deals with moral values and codes of conduct within societies and social groups. Traditionally, ethical considerations have permeated various human domains such as politics and business. However, in the 1970s, this influence expanded significantly into healthcare, medicine, biological research, biotechnology, and environmental issues. This expansion gave birth to bioethics, which addresses critical concerns like organ donation and transplantation, genetic research, assisted dying, and environmental conservation. Today, as…

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These Sony headphones eased my XM5 envy with all-day comfort and plenty of bass

These Sony headphones eased my XM5 envy with all-day comfort and plenty of bass

ZDNET’s key takeaways Sony’s Ult Wear headphones debut with a novel audio feature and are perfect for anyone looking for an everyday pair of headphones for $200. An enjoyable sound, all-day comfort, and premium software features and design elements set these headphones apart from others in the same price range. You can only access higher-quality Bluetooth codecs and spatial audio technology with a compatible device or music streaming platform. more buying choices It’s official —…

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I compared a $190 robot vacuum to a $550 one. Here's my buying advice

I compared a 0 robot vacuum to a 0 one. Here's my buying advice

Chris Bayer/ZDNET Before making any purchase — of anything — it helps to do some research. But nothing can beat the hands-on experience of using a product before you buy it. I recently had the luxury of doing this at home, testing the Eureka E10s robot vacuum and comparing it with a much cheaper model (the OKP Life K2). Please note that in this case, the word “cheaper” does not mean inferior. Rather, the price…

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I finally found a reliable wireless charger for all of my Google devices – including the Pixel Watch

I finally found a reliable wireless charger for all of my Google devices – including the Pixel Watch

ZDNET’s key takeaways The Phelinta three-in-one charger is available now on Amazon for $46. It charges all of your Pixel devices in one convenient place. It isn’t the fastest charger on the planet, but it does exactly what it needs to. To this point, I was charging my Pixel 9 Pro on an aging Pixel stand, my Pixel Watch on its official charger, and my Pixel Buds Pro earbuds with a USB cable. It all…

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6 ways to turn your IT help desk into a strategic asset

6 ways to turn your IT help desk into a strategic asset

4. Treat the help desk as talent incubator Nearly every company has open reqs for IT positions because the IT talent shortage remains. Consequently, CIOs have had to figure out new ways to “grow” talent, such as hiring raw and inexperienced individuals from the outside. Community colleges and universities teach students how to code and work with IT systems, but they can’t teach students the particulars of your own IT environment. A great place to…

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How to install and use Microsoft's PowerShell on Linux (and why you should)

How to install and use Microsoft's PowerShell on Linux (and why you should)

Microsoft/Ubuntu/ZDNET PowerShell is a task automation and configuration management tool, designed and released by Microsoft, that consists of a command-line shell and a powerful scripting language. A lot of intermediate and advanced Windows users depend on this application for many different reasons and are probably concerned about what they’ll do when support for Windows 10 ends next year. Also: The best Linux distribution of 2024 is MacOS-like but accessible to all For those whose computers…

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Cómo hablar con la junta directiva sobre la deuda tecnológica

Cómo hablar con la junta directiva sobre la deuda tecnológica

En nuestro reciente informe sobre la deuda técnica en la era de la IA generativa, analizamos cómo las empresas deben dividir su deuda técnica en cuatro categorías. Si las empresas gestionan su deuda a nivel de capital o fuente, pueden evitar que se acumulen costes en las otras categorías, que son intereses, pasivos y costes de oportunidad. Dividirla en estas categorías también muestra el impacto en el negocio de una manera que todos los miembros de…

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Stop plugging these 7 devices into extension cords – even if they sound like a good idea

Stop plugging these 7 devices into extension cords – even if they sound like a good idea

Maria Diaz/ZDNET Extension cords are generally a safe solution for running power to electronics that are too far from the nearest wall outlet. But the operative word here is “electronics,” which is not as all-encompassing as some people might think. Also: Bye bye, Wi-Fi: How to add a wired network to your home without running Ethernet Appliances (like refrigerators and toaster ovens) are obviously electronic devices, but they’re in a different class from most electronics…

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I changed these 6 Samsung TV settings to give the picture quality an instant boost

I changed these 6 Samsung TV settings to give the picture quality an instant boost

Adam Breeden/ZDNET Say you picked up a shiny new TV this holiday season. You unbox it like a kid at Christmas and prepare yourself to binge-watch Squid Game 2. You think to yourself, “This is 2024. TV technology is sizzling, and it’s going to look amazing no matter what.” So you plug it in and don’t take one look at the default settings. Big mistake. I’ve been guilty of it. And I’m okay with that…

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