Work Smarter, Not Harder: 70 Windows 11 Keyboard Shortcuts to Master Your PC

Microsoft is nearing the end of its support for Windows 10, with security updates finishing on Oct. 14, 2025. You can pay to continue using Windows 10 securely, but if you want to continue to use Windows for free, it’s best you hop on over to Windows 11 if you haven’t already. This story is part … Read more

Microsoft hints at the future of AI in Windows with a smarter Copilot

Microsoft has started hinting at how it will further integrate AI features into Windows 11 ahead of a big update to the OS that focuses on AI. The software giant started testing a “new experience” for Copilot in Windows this week, which includes an animated Copilot in the taskbar that appears when you copy text … Read more

Samsung Galaxy S24, S24+, S24 Ultra Review: Excellent Hardware, Smarter Software

Samsung swapped the 10X optical zoom for a 5X optical zoom on the S24 Ultra, and I don’t like the change. Sure, the sharpness is relatively close when you use the 10X digital zoom on the S24 Ultra, but things are still a bit fuzzier. Colors, contrast, and white balance were all a bit off, … Read more

Cursive Handwriting Could Make Your Idiot Kid Smarter, Study Suggests

There’s a glimmer of hope if you’re looking for last-ditch strategies to save your child from the halls of stupidity. A study published this week in the journal Frontiers of Psychology found that good ol’ cursive handwriting seems better at promoting learning than typing, and if we want to pump smarter kids out of our … Read more

This AI-enabled e-bike uses ChatGPT to give you a smarter ride

Matthew Miller/ZDNET A couple of years ago, I tested a stunning carbon fiber e-bike from Urtopia that had smart-riding features embedded in its dot-matrix display controller. At the time, the functionality was fairly basic and focused on enhancing the riding experience. However, Urtopia has done a lot more work since then. I met with the company’s … Read more

Cars Are Getting Bigger. Can Smarter Software Make Them Safer?

It’s not just you: American cars have gotten bigger. Over the past two decades, growing numbers of US buyers have turned in their sedans for SUVs and pickup trucks. And those SUVs and pickups have grown ever more hulking. The electrification of driving isn’t slowing the growth spurt. Batteries are heavy, and many carmakers are … Read more

Rick and Morty’s Dan Harmon and Scott Marder on working smarter

Though Rick and Morty’s resident supergenius misanthrope was introduced as the kind of edgy cynic who would openly mock people for going to therapy, the show’s new seventh season has seen Rick Sanchez come around on the idea of talking about his feelings in a big way. Rick’s still an asshole who copes with his … Read more

There’s a smarter way to eliminate Hamas

Editor’s Note: Robert A. Pape is a professor of political science and director of the University of Chicago Project on Security and Threats. He is the author of several books on air power and terrorism, including “Bombing to Win: Air Power and Coercion in War.” The views expressed in this commentary are his own. Read more CNN Opinion. Israel’s … Read more

Improve your ChatGPT expertise with this $30 coaching: Use AI to work smarter, not tougher

OpenAI’s ChatGPT has already turn out to be an integral software for a lot of professionals on the subject of streamlining workflows and saving time. Nonetheless, there may be extra to studying to make use of ChatGPT than merely getting into prompts and revising what the AI feeds again. If you wish to use ChatGPT … Read more