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Developer betas for MacOS 27.3, iPadOS 27.3, and iOS 27.3 are here, with a few major upgrades to the Safari browser. Vertical tabs, adaptive dark mode, and deeper Siri AI integration are on the way to the public, but are first in beta for testing.

Fresh on the heels of its age verification debacle, Discord, a free and popular instant messaging service, is once again making sweeping changes that affect users’ privacy. Spaces with 1,000+ members, known as Discoverable Servers, will soon be searchable on the web. Your DMs and group chats will stay private, and Discord laid out clear…

Ever have trouble using your mouse? Sometimes selecting a large block of text proves to be a challenge. Other times, your mouse cursor may get in the way of what you’re trying to type or see. Now Microsoft can help you resolve both issues

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…

If you’re concerned about the rise in Flock license plate tracking cameras that are popping up everywhere, one of the oldest names in online navigation has a new way to help.

October Prime Day kicked off the early holiday shopping season last week, and now Google is introducing new tools for online shoppers. Google’s latest tools use Google Search data and AI-powered item organization.

Google continues to update Google Maps for uses beyond simple navigation, with AI-powered features that help you find places to eat and even order food. It’s basically been giving you more reasons to not use other apps such as Yelp and instead make Maps your first stop when deciding what’s for dinner.

Microsoft continues to offer one-time purchase versions of Office for people who don’t want to pay a regular monthly or annual fee for Microsoft 365. But even these non-subscription versions can wear out their welcome, and that’s happening with Office 2021.

Most people know by now that Google Wallet can do things besides store your credit cards, but you might have missed that Google has added a lot to its digital wallet app in just the past few months.