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Kerry Wan/ZDNETFollow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google.Earlier this year, Apple unveiled the MacBook Neo, a competitively priced MacBook, at a private NYC event. ZDNET got a first look then, and we’ve since reviewed Apple’s first budget laptop that’s punching the market with color and no-fuss features. While the Neo is the most affordable MacBook ever, regularly priced at $599, students should be aware that Apple offers educational discounts that take $100 off the regular price, making the laptop even more enticing. You just need to know how to obtain the offer.Also: MacBook Neo review: My biggest concern with Apple’s near-perfect budget…

The Russian threat actors recently linked to the exploitation of a now-patched vulnerability in Zimbra have been observed exploiting another vulnerability, this time in Microsoft Outlook Web Access (OWA), to target U.S. and European government entities, as well as the telecommunications, financial, hospitality, and aerospace sectors. The activity, which began on July 22, 2026, involves the weaponization of CVE-2026-42897 (CVSS score: 8.1), a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in OWA. It was flagged by Microsoft as having been exploited in attacks as far back as May 2026. Enterprise security company Proofpoint has attributed the activity to Laundry Bear (aka CL-STA-1114, TA488,…

The market values Hyperscale Data’s common equity below its disclosed Bitcoin holdings. Whether that gap belongs to common shareholders is a much harder question.The company said Tuesday that its wholly owned Sentinum and Ault Capital Group subsidiaries held 1,106.0467 Bitcoin as of July 27. It valued the combined position at about $71.7 million using a Bitcoin closing price of $64,784.A MarketWatch quote backed by FactSet placed Hyperscale Data’s market capitalization near $56.4 million after the July 28 close. The adjacent-day figures leave the disclosed gross Bitcoin value roughly $15 million above the equity value, even before assigning anything to the…

A review of toddler foods available at 21 Texas grocery stores found that ultra-processed products dominate the shelves. Four out of every five items fell into that category, and 49% did not satisfy at least one nutrient benchmark in the World Health Organization (WHO) Nutrition and Promotion Profile Model (NPPM) for commercial foods intended for children aged 6-36 months. The results arrive as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration considers updated rules covering front-of-package nutrition information, healthy product claims and food marketing aimed at children. Unlike some countries, the United States does not require warning labels on foods containing high…

Record forest fires raged out of control in South America in 2024, scorching areas that had never burned before. An El Niño episode is expected to intensify fires in 2026 and 2027.Earlier this month, nonprofit Earth Fire Alliance launched three FireSat satellites, the latest step in its plans to provide firefighters worldwide with more precise and rapidly updated data.For countries in the Amazon basin, the technology promises to provide data that could ensure faster and more accurate responses. Yet, in many countries, the lack of physical infrastructure and governmental support could dampen the positive impacts of having more data.See…

For a while now I’ve been having a conversation with friends that a few years ago would’ve been largely unthinkable. Partly, this is because of how sheltered we all tend to be when trying to imagine our kids’ lives running on different tracks to our own. But it’s also about the world changing. A brilliant young person I know left school, took up an internship, turned it into a job and now she’s in her early 20s with no debt and a great position at a big fashion house. “Maybe I won’t go to university, either,” said one of my…

During Wednesday’s hearing at the High Court in Kampala witnesses in court said Besigye repeatedly shouted “stop” about his legal representation before collapsing. “Before he collapsed, he cried out that he was being injured,” his wife posted, adding that Besigye’s sister Olive Kobusingye, who is a doctor, was in court but was not allowed to attend to him.He was transferred to Mulago National Referral Hospital, Uganda’s largest public hospital, but was refusing treatment from government medical personnel.”He will not allow any government official to touch him,” Byanyima said. His wife demanded that Besigye be allowed to receive treatment from his…

Reform UK to hold press conference after Met rules out investigating Polanski over anti-Farage messageGood morning. Reform UK are holding a press conference this morning. It is going to feature Robert Jenrick, the party’s Treasury spokesperson, and he wants to talk about Andy Burnham’s speech yesterday about social care reform. But we already know what Jenrick thinks about that, and there are plenty of other stories that reporters might want to ask about.For a start, there is Anna Isaac’s latest Guardian scoop about George Cottrell.Someone might want to ask about a Reform UK councillor from Sunderland being charged with posting…

30 July 2026App design to go beyond requirements of European Accessibility ActAccessibility features to address common barriers faced by users with different needs ECB to start usability and accessibility testing as part of digital euro pilot in 2027The European Central Bank has outlined the accessibility features of the digital euro app, which will allow users to access basic digital euro services. From the outset, accessibility and inclusion have been core design principles of the digital euro. The proposed app features reflect the ECB’s commitment to ensuring that every European can access digital payments on equal terms, regardless of their needs, abilities and levels of…

Cole Kan/ZDNETFollow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google.Ahead of its September iPhone event, we asked ZDNET readers to predict Apple’s next moves for the upcoming iPhone 18, with each correct guess earning a chance to win a new Apple Watch. We know a few things about the upcoming iPhone 18, but there’s still a lot unknown. What will the new colors be? Will Apple drop a new foldable iPhone to rival Samsung’s new flagship Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra? Is Siri finally good?Also: Everything announced at Apple WWDC 2026 – including Siri, iOS 27 dev beta, and moreWell, our readers…