ABI and scripting to the Wasm Component Model (WASI Preview 2). He shares how to build secure plugin systems that run at near ...

The unified JavaScript runtime standard is an idea whose time has come. Here’s an inside look at the movement for server-side JavaScript interoperability.

Anthropic executive describes himself as a ‘poet, mystic, ecstatic DJ and facilitator’ Matthew Field is a Senior Technology Reporter covering the UK tech sector. He has covered social media giants, ...

I pushed eight free AI chatbots to their limits to find the best AI chatbots of 2026. To explore our top picks, check out ZDNET's chatbot-by-chatbot guide.

It was the stuff of RPF. After more than 15 years of making YouTube videos together, Dan Howell and Phil Lester sat down this past October to share a revelation: They were in a secret, long-term gay ...

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. The Trump administration is planning to use artificial ...

Google upgraded Circle to Search, turning it into a proactive digital safety tool. Users can now circle suspicious messages to receive an AI Overview that analyzes the text for scams. If fraud is ...

Soon AI agents will be writing better, cleaner code than any mere human can, just like compilers can write better assembly. There’s an old joke about the weather in San Francisco: If you don’t like it ...

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The UK energy regulator proposes tackling the country’s massive household energy debt by writing off as much as £500 million ($659 million) in unpaid bills and spreading those costs across all ...

A choir teacher was exasperated with hearing slang like “67” in her middle school classroom. Rather than ban it, she asked her students to write and perform a song about it. “Some teachers get ...