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David Merron Photography/Getty Images I’ve been covering Linux and open-source since 1999 (the year of Prince). During that long stretch, a year hasn’t gone by that I haven’t experienced someone (or a group of someones) still believing the myths that seem to be forever churning about the open-source operating system. Also: The 3 most Windows-like Linux distros you can try because change is hard It would be impossible to calculate the hours I’ve spent trying to…

Jack Wallen/ZDNET Windows 10 will soon be coming to an end. Anyone using the Microsoft OS has until October 14, 2025, to find an alternative. If your PC can handle the increased system requirements of Windows 11, you can always upgrade, but if your computer is aging, chances are slim that it will support the latest version. Also: If your Windows 10 PC can’t be upgraded, you have 5 options before time runs out Ergo… Linux!…

Grafana Labs/ZDNET There are a handful of leading commercial toolmakers to help IT detect and respond to system outages and application failures, commonly referred to as “incident management and response,” including companies such as PagerDuty, as well as various “observability” companies like Datadog and Dynatrace. Also: 7 solid reasons to consider AIOps However, the market is finally opening up to open-source software approaches, according to a report released last week by JP Morgan’s software analysts. The…

ZDNET’s key takeaways The Wacom Movink is priced at $700 and comes with an OLED display It’s ultraportable, with a built quality that should last you years I just wish there was an integrated stand for a more comfortable drawing experience. more buying choices Wacom is well known as the leader in tablet and pen display technology for content creators and digital artists. In its latest offering, the company considers the nomadic, on-the-go lifestyle of…

Lance Whitney/ZDNET Do you use any of the AI features on your smartphone, and if so, do you find them valuable? Those are two of the questions covered in a recent survey from phone reseller SellCell. Released on Monday, the results found that people are less than thrilled with the current crop of AI features but do use certain ones. Also: I’m an AI tools expert, and these are the only two I pay for The goal…

Strategic principles of zero trust for OT EMA’s new zero-trust research, based on a survey of 270 IT professionals, found that IT/OT convergence correlates with a different approach to this security model. For instance, the top two guiding principles of zero-trust initiatives in general are (1) preventing unauthorized access and (2) preventing zero trust from negatively impacting network performance and user experience. With OT-focused zero trust, enterprises are less concerned about network performance impacts. Instead,…

piranka/Getty Images Agentic AI is on the rise — some reports predict that 25% of businesses will deploy it next year (whether they’re ready to or not). AI company Blitzy believes it has the autonomous powerhouse to keep up, without sacrificing human oversight.  On Wednesday, the Massachusetts-based company announced Blitzy Platform, an agentic system that “batch-builds up to 300,000 lines of code in a single 8-hour inference run, cutting end-to-end development timelines from months to days.”…

Screenshot by Lance Whitney/ZDNET Those who like to spice up text messages with emojis may get tired of using the same old generic images. Wouldn’t it be cool if you could create your own emojis? Now, you can, if you own an iPhone or iPad that supports Apple Intelligence. Unveiled in iOS/iPadOS 18.2, a new feature called Genmoji lets you cook up your custom emoji. Just describe the character or object you envision, and Apple’s…

ChargerLAB Power-Z AK001 USB-C cable with power meter. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET If you’re a professional repair technician, then having one or more USB power meters in your toolkit is essential. These devices are invaluable as they provide a quick and efficient means of diagnosing issues.  A USB power meter can instantly read voltage and amperage, what power protocols are being used, and much more, helping technicians pinpoint power-related problems with various devices. This capability makes them…