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ZDNET’s key takeaways The OnePlus 12 typically sells for a starting price of $799, but it’s on sale for $250 off ahead of Black Friday. It’s the company’s most complete handset to date, with the fastest charging speeds on the market (both wired and wireless), a flagship camera system, premium build quality, and reliable performance. The lack of generative AI features is felt, but for many, that may not be a problem. more buying choices…

Apple/ZDNET Apple launched the iPhone 16 Pro with impressive hardware improvements back in late September. Like with every annual release, springing for the latest and greatest is tempting, but it can be costly. If you’re like me and have an iPhone 13 Pro, you’ve probably wondered if it’s worth upgrading. Also: Everything Apple announced at iPhone 16 event: AirPods, Apple Watch Series 10, AI, more The answer depends on what you need from your phone and what condition…

Andriy Onufriyenko/Getty Images NAPA, Calif. – At the Linux Foundation Member Summit, Linux Foundation Research announced a new report that dives deep into the sometimes awkward relationship between open source and artificial intelligence (AI). Called “Shaping the Future of Generative AI,” the report — produced by Linux Foundation AI & Data and the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) — reveals that open-source software is crucial in shaping the future of generative AI. That much we already…

Getty Images/Tetiana Musiyaka I’ve had several instances where I needed to add a PDF document to the end of another. You might think that’s as simple as opening both files in a PDF editor and copying the second into the first. However, it’s not that easy. Remember, PDF files are complex documents composed of several layers. When you export to a PDF, the file is often flattened so the layers can no longer be accessed…

imaginima/Getty Images Joining a new social network in 2024 is an odd, lonely, quiet experience. By now, most social networkers have established communities online. But if those communities were on Twitter (now known as X), they may have died off. We follow, and are followed by, a relatively large number of people on Facebook and LinkedIn. Your followers may be true friends, business colleagues, family members, fans, and other constituents.  Also: 5 reasons to try Twitter…

Artie Beaty/ZDNET You probably didn’t know it, but if you played or are still playing Pokémon Go (there are more than half a million active players), you were helping train an AI-powered geospatial model that aims to map the world. A blog post from Niantic, the software developer behind the popular game, explains how it’s working on “a large geospatial model to achieve spatial intelligence” and trying to build a “visual positioning system” to understand the…

NurPhoto/Getty Images Meta’s Threads has introduced a feature that’s long been part of Bluesky, namely custom feeds. Now, rolling out to all Threads users after a brief test, custom feeds allow you to compile a list of multiple accounts in one shot, typically all devoted to a specific theme or subject. The idea is to offer quick and easy access to related accounts that might not necessarily appear in the For You or Following feeds, certainly…

ZDNET’s key takeaways The Bose SoundLink Home speaker is a Bose exclusive, meaning you can only purchase it on Bose’s website; it’s on sale ahead of Black Friday for $199. The SoundLink Home offers a sleek design reminiscent of the 70s and bass that doesn’t disappear at low volumes. This speaker isn’t compatible with Bose’s companion apps, lacks waterproofing, and has a shorter-than-average battery life. What’s the deal? The Bose SoundLink Home portable Bluetooth speaker…