“You can deceive, manipulate, and lie. That’s an inherent property of language. It’s a feature, not a flaw,” CrowdStrike CTO Elia Zaitsev told VentureBeat in an exclusive interview at RSA Conference 2026. If deception is baked into language itself, every vendor trying to secure AI agents by analyzing their... Read more

A federal judge in Washington DC has decided to temporarily stop a lawsuit filed by three California tribes over a controversial casino proposal tied to the Koi Nation of Northern California. The pause, ordered March 27 by US District Judge Carl J. Nichols, puts the case on hold while... Read more

Google’s live translation, a major selling point for newer Apple AirPods, is now available on Apple devices and can be used with any headphones. The feature, which uses Gemini AI, was introduced in a beta version in December with the ability to translate 70 languages, but it was only... Read more

If your TV isn’t as smart as you hoped, or you just hate its built-in interface for some reason, there are a variety of other options for dedicated streaming. For households that watch a lot of shows and movies on Prime Video or use Alexa for their smart home... Read more

We test all sizes and shapes of vacuums here at CNET. From lightweight cordless alternatives to increasingly advanced robot vacuums, we’ve put hundreds of models across every category through their paces. Our cordless vacuum testing takes place at the CNET test lab in Louisville, Kentucky. Each cordless vacuum goes... Read more

Other Video Doorbells to Consider I’ve tested several other video doorbells. These are the ones that narrowly missed out on a place above. Photograph: Simon Hill SwitchBot Smart Video Doorbell for $100: I don’t love the design of this wide doorbell, but it does come with a wee display... Read more

Pet owners usually leap at the chance to show pictures of their furry or feathered best friends, but searching for the right photo can be annoying. Sometimes I just want to reply to a text with a quizzical head turn or a look of unabashed joy with the same... Read more

After a relatively quiet few months, Amazon is bringing back another of its famously invented shopping holidays. The Amazon Spring Sale is in its third year, running now through March 31. Like during last year’s event, Amazon is promising customers thousands of deals across various daily, themed categories. Of... Read more

Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? Click here for today’s Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. I’m unfamiliar with “wax apples,” so 2-Down was a mystery to me until the other answers... Read more

FAQS We tested and recommend all of the heart rate monitors below, which do a pretty impeccable job. But what do all these terms mean? Heart rate zones: If someone tells you they’ve been doing 80/20 training, they’ve been doing heart rate zone-based workouts. Heart rate zones are an... Read more