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FabrikaCr/Getty Images On my home network, I have a single Brother laser printer. It’s aging but still works like a champ (and the company still produces toner cartridges, which can be easily purchased from Amazon).  Multiple computers use the printer, so I had to set up my desktop as a print server. Yes, I could have deployed Linux on a server for that purpose, but it was easier from my desktop. On top of that,…

Jose A. Bernat Bacete/Getty Images More than 20 million people have signed up for new accounts on Bluesky in the last few months, most of them refugees from the site formerly known as Twitter. That’s made for plenty of joyful reunions, as new arrivals find old friends and interesting people on social media’s hottest new site. It’s also made for some not-so-pleasant moments, as scammers and mischief-makers set up Bluesky accounts impersonating popular Twitter accounts….

Ricardo Mendoza Garbayo/Getty Images Some people view browser extensions as a necessary piece of the puzzle, while others see them as a danger. So, how could something so small present such a problem for users?  Consider a recent report by Vulnerable U about data loss prevention service Cyberhaven, which discovered a Chrome extension used by over 400,000 of its customers contained code that stole their private/sensitive data. That extension was available for over 30 hours…

Yana Lobenko/Getty Images Enterprise use of AI agents is on the rise, with 25% of enterprises using generative AI forecast to deploy AI agents in 2025, growing to 50% by 2027, according to Deloitte. The rise of agents means we need to adopt a new mindset. Being prepared for reinvention is crucial in an AI-first future led by agents. Business leaders must operate like chefs, not cooks in a world of hyper-automation, connections, and real-time…

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang shows off the company’s Thor AGX chip during his keynote at the 2025 Consumer Electronics Show. Chip giant Nvidia has inked a deal for Toyota, the world’s largest car manufacturer, to use the company’s autonomous driving chips and software in multiple different models of car, the company’s co-founder and CEO, Jensen Huang, announced during the opening keynote of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Monday. “The AV revolution has…

Kerry Wan/ZDNET The spotlight is on the heavy-hitting 18-inch gaming laptops MSI announced today at CES, but the company also unveiled some non-gaming laptops for the productivity user. A whole new lineup, actually.  Meet: the Venture and Venture Pro, two brand-new devices that come in a range of configurations and sizes, from a 14-inch, all the way up to a 17-inch. Aimed to compete with other high-performance productivity and creator-focused machines, the Venture lineup comes…

Kyle Kucharski/ZDNET Ahead of CES, gaming laptop company MSI announced its 2025 lineup, which includes over 10 18-inch laptops to round out its catalog of heavy-hitting, high-performance devices. While other manufacturers are focusing on thin and light ultraportables, MSI showed off an arsenal of imposing devices, including the Titan 18 HX AI Dragon Edition, an aptly-named 18-inch gaming rig inscribed with Norse runes and a dragon’s eye.  Also: ZDNET joins CNET Group to award the…

Razer Today at CES, Razer announced the latest in its lineup of flagship gaming laptops with the Razer Blade 16 (2025), its thinnest laptop ever, measuring just 0.59 inches thick. Building on its brand recognition as a mobile but high-performing gaming laptop, Razer upped the ante with a 32% thinner form factor than the previous version and some physical improvements to the device.  Also: CES 2025: What to expect and how to watch Under the…

Maria Diaz/ZDNET Each year, CES tends to be a whirlwind of futuristic robots, electric vehicles, and even smart home devices. But a lot of the most eye-catching technology featured at the showcase is either years away from making it to market or too ambitious to ever make it at all — not to mention that much of it, while extraordinary, tends to be too inconvenient for real-world use. But this year, one company is making…

ZDNET’s key takeaways The Eufy Clean E20 3-in-1 robot vacuum and handheld vacuum combination will be available for $550 on February 10. The Eufy E20 performed very well in suction testing, it offers up 8,000Pa of suction power and thorough edge cleaning; the robot vacuum’s dustbin doubles as a handheld vacuum that includes a floor attachment and a crevice tool. Unfortunately, the handheld vacuum doesn’t offer powerful suction like that of a standalone unit like…