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JustWatch, a company offering a search engine and guide for streaming movies and TV shows, is now moving directly into the streaming business itself. On Tuesday, the company behind the popular guide that’s used by 50 million people is launching JustWatch TV. The new streaming service will feature content from 30 partners and will offer…

TikTok was repeatedly warned by employees about the risks the social media platform posed to children, according to court records obtained NPR. The documents say employees were frustrated with how executives responded to their concerns about risks to children, including sexual exploitation and exposure to suicide-related content.

The extra 8GB costs $200 on the XPS 13, which is much cheaper than replacing the laptop.

Despite Figma co-founder Dylan Field’s concerns about MCP (model context protocol), which standardizes how AI agents connect to external data sources and tools, the company is expanding its support for the open

Amazon’s Alexa is evolving. In 2025, the conglomerate launched Alexa+, an upgraded version of its famous assistant, now powered by generative AI. Built on large language models from Anthropic and Amazon’s AI suite, Amazon Nova, Amazon’s latest assistant is being touted as smarter, more conversational, capable of handling more complex interactions and offering a more…

Reliable Robotics has been working for nearly a decade to commercialize autonomous flying technology that can be installed on existing aircraft. Now, with a $115 million funding boost, the Mountain View, California-based startup has a longer runway as it pushes to get its autonomous flight system certified by the Federal Aviation Administration — a critical…

A router isn’t like a TV, a smartphone, or even an ageing laptop, in that it’s not something that most people really think about upgrading regularly. Plenty will stick with whatever their ISP ships out to them, and it’s only when something goes wrong, like dropped video calls or slow downloads, that thoughts about replacing…

Spotify on Tuesday launched paid memberships, a new way for podcasters to make money from their biggest fans beyond paywalled bonus episodes. Creators can decide which perks to offer listeners, which could be bonus audio or video, fewer ads, early access to shows, or some combination of these.

I spend a lot of time reading ZDNET and our sister sites in the CNET Group. As an EIC, I need to keep up with the latest news, but even I’ll admit that visiting several homepages multiple times a day gets tedious. Still, I don’t want an algorithmic feed deciding what might interest me every…

Over the last few weeks, personal assistants like Instinct, Fo, and Muse have enabled users to call businesses for customer support and appointment booking. Following this trend, Yelp is adding the ability for its app users to get a voice agent to call a restaurant to check wait times.