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Kerry Wan/ZDNET If you’re in dire need of some bling on your earbuds, this collaboration between Motorola and Swarovski will fill that diamond-encrusted void. Motorola just announced its Moto Buds Loop, and they’re just as much a fashion accessory as they are earbuds.  The Moto Buds Loop are open earbuds with a clip-on form factor, mimicking the style and fit of an earring or ear cuff. The earbuds, available in Pantone-curated French Oak or Trekking…

Kerry Wan/ZDNET You have my attention, Motorola. The company yesterday unveiled not one, not two, but three Razr flip phones, including a first-ever ‘Ultra’ model that’s feature-packed, fashionably styled, and unsurprisingly expensive at $1,299. Also: Motorola Solutions to outfit first responders with new AI-enabled body cameras I spent an intimate afternoon with all three models ahead of their launch, and, barring the price tag that makes me question the state of the economy, my first…

MacBook Air M4 in Sky Blue Kyle Kucharski/ZDNET When Apple announced the MacBook Air M4 earlier this month, it was clear that the laptop would be an incremental upgrade from last year’s model, with the latest in Apple silicon and a host of software and AI-powered features. The fact that the 13-inch version was $100 less was a pleasant surprise, however, positioning it as a competitive choice in the current market.  Also: The best MacBooks…

DrAfter123/Getty Images On Wednesday, Anthropic released a report detailing how Claude was misused during March. It revealed some surprising and novel trends in how threat actors and chatbot abuse are evolving and the increasing risks that generative AI poses, even with proper safety testing.  Security concerns In one case, Anthropic found that a “sophisticated actor” had used Claude to help scrape leaked credentials “associated with security cameras” to access the devices, the company noted in…

JennaWagner/Getty Images Out of the blue, I received a text from my father asking me, “What’s the difference between a password and a passkey?”  Somewhere, in his daily online journey, he was prompted by a website or application — a “relying party” in authentication lingo — to create a passkey. But the benefit wasn’t clear to him. Nor did there seem to be any urgency. He figured I’d know what passkeys are and what to…

Dell, on the other hand, has confirmed that its systems are unaffected by the MegaRAC issue, since it uses its own Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) in its servers. How could attackers exploit the flaw? A week after the patch was posted by AMI in March, Eclypsium, the company that discovered the vulnerability in late 2024, published more details of its inner workings: “To our knowledge, the vulnerability only affects AMI’s BMC software stack….

Kyle Kucharski/ZDNET MacOS is a solid operating system. But it doesn’t matter how secure an operating system is; it’s vulnerable if connected to a network. As for privacy, if you get online, your privacy is at stake, so you must never assume that you’re safe just because you’re using Apple’s OS. You can always do things to improve the chances that your privacy will not be infringed upon. What are those things? Let’s jump in….

When shopping for a new phone case, it’s best to consider what level of protection you need. Not only will this help prevent you from overspending or buying something you don’t need, it can also help you anticipate career or life changes where you may need more or less phone protection. If you work outdoors or in manufacturing, or are just notorious for destroying phones, it’s best to opt for a very rugged phone case…

Globally, the transition to IPv6 is advancing steadily, with 34% of networks now IPv6-capable. Not all IPv6-capable networks are using it by default; though: Capability means the system can use IPv6 — not that it prefers it. Still, the direction is clear. Countries like Vietnam (60% of networks IPv6-capable), Japan (58%), and Thailand (50%) show how IPv6 has moved from aspiration to infrastructure. For ISPs, switching to IPv6 isn’t just technical, it’s rewiring networks, replacing…

ZDNET’s key takeaways The Ozlo Sleepbuds, created by three Bose engineers, launched last fall, and they are the most useful sleep earbuds I’ve tested so far The sound is perfect for masking environmental annoyances that keep you awake, and the fit is comfortable and secure. The sleep tracking feature hasn’t hit the earbuds yet, and setup took a few tries and several glitches, but once these work in your ears, they get you to bed…