Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways Google Maps wins for fast routing, AI, and rich discovery features. Apple Maps is cleaner, simpler, and geared toward Apple users. Both apps are close, but Google Maps is more powerful overall. I’ll admit it: I’m a

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways Restarting or power cycling a Roku can fix many lag issues. Updating or reinstalling apps can solve glitches and slowdowns. Test the network connection before blaming your Wi-Fi router. I own several Roku TVs and devices, including

Denver Public Schools is now considering a bell-to-bell policy, which would mean students wouldn’t be able to use their cellphones, not even during passing periods and lunch. It would also include other personal devices such as laptops, smartwatches, and wireless earbuds to prevent students from working around the phone ban. All Colorado school districts must

iam8bit Iam8bit’s in-house music group, the Blueshift Big Band, has put together another franchise-specific record with the Persona 30th Anniversary Jazz Album, and pre-orders are live now through June 1. The Persona 30th Anniversary Jazz Album comes in three flavors: a Translucent Purple vinyl exclusive to FYE, or

Credit: Liv Averett / Instacart Copy this link to share with your friends! Attention, Walmart shoppers: The Bettergoods brand is ready to help you throw a party. The days when you needed to make a special stop at Whole Foods or Trader Joe’s to snag some snacky stuff for entertaining are over. Walmart’s aesthetic, millennial-focused

TCL is bringing their new K70 series mobile lineup to Canada, offering premium features at an accessible price between two phones. The TCL K70 XE and TCL K70 NXTPAPER are new phones being made available in Canada, with the XE already out now and NXTPAPER releasing on May 21. While the TCL K70 NXTPAPER leads

Gasgoo Munich- CATL announced on May 7 that its subsidiary Contemporary Amperex Intelligence Technology (Shanghai) Limited (“CAIT-SH”) has entered into a cooperation agreement with Turkish EV maker Togg to jointly develop three vehicle models based on Togg’s new B-segment platform. The models will utilize CATL’s Bedrock skateboard chassis architecture, with the first production model scheduled to enter

WWDC 2026 is just around the corner, and Apple has highlighted four Swift Student Challenge app winners. This year, Apple points out AI tools Swift Student Challenge winners are using to help bring their ideas to life. Apple welcomes 50 Swift Student Challenge Distinguished Winners to its developer conference Each year, Apple invites 50 of

DJI has unveiled its latest smartphone gimbal, the Osmo Mobile 8P, with a new feature that should greatly benefit solo creators. It now includes a detachable remote control with a screen that lets you capture video remotely when there’s no one else around to hit the “record” button. It also features DJI’s latest tracking tech

HONG KONG, May 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — In April 2026, GAC delivered 1,646 vehicles in Hong Kong, ranking first in the city’s electric vehicle market. Behind this number are 1,646 Hong Kong households casting their votes of confidence. What drove their decision? The answer lies in three pillars of trust. Products That Meet Real Needs

At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Nice new mini-workouts feature Great range of features for the price Now includes a larger and brighter display Cons Tedious to separately Consent to all health and fitness features Smartwatch support not equal across iOS and Android Huawei Health app is too busy Our Verdict While not a huge

Pythonic Model Context Protocol servers handle tool calls, session events, module imports, and subprocess activity. BlueRock has released MCP Python Hooks, an open source runtime sensor that gives developers a way to capture those signals without modifying application code. What the sensor captures The tool wraps a Python process at startup so its hooks initialize

Beyond high resolution, video trends are shifting toward mood and emotional storytelling. Samsung Electronics debuted the Advanced Professional Video (APV) codec on Galaxy S26 Ultra, laying the groundwork for mobile video production while maintaining image quality and minimizing loss during editing. In response, Samsung asked a simple question — can anyone create Hollywood-style videos on

Autoblog and Yahoo may earn commission from links in this article. The FR Sub-Brand Zeekr, a brand under the Geely group, wants to take a stab at the performance EV market, aiming to challenge Porsche. The FR sub-brand is similar to BMW‘s M, Mercedes’ AMG, and Toyota‘s GR divisions. putting performance at the forefront of

Energizer Coin batteries don’t make headlines all that often, but today shifts that trend with a smart new development. Energizer has released a new Ultimate Child Shield version of its 20mm coin lithium batteries. As the name implies, the tech is aimed at reducing the number of

Iryna Tolmachova/Shutterstock Philippe Dufresne, the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, has found OpenAI was “not compliant with” Canadian federal and provincial privacy laws in the training of its AI models. Following an investigation, Dufresne and his counterparts in Alberta, Quebec and British Columbia say OpenAI’s approach to things

Google’s DeepMind employees are demanding union recognition amid concerns over their AI technology’s use by the US and Israeli militaries. Workers seek a commitment against developing AI weapons and surveillance tools, urging management to voluntarily recognize their unions or face legal action. The move highlights growing anxieties about AI’s ethical implications and its potential for

Adam Doud/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways I tested 5G on country roads and farmland for three days. Verizon led in overall network levels, followed by AT&T and T-Mobile. T-Mobile was the only network to pull in a 5G signal. My quest to test 5G has taken

A Bloomberg report last week claimed that Disney intends to make Disney+ into a “super app” that features much more than just a streaming service. And today on Disney’s earnings call, that direction was strongly signaled by company leadership. Disney signals plans for ‘super app’ in earnings call following Bloomberg report The idea of “super