The best AI chatbots of 2026: I tested ChatGPT, Copilot, and others to find the top tools around

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.

As of 2026, this is my favorite Linux distro of all time - and I've tested them all

Red Hat (before Fedora was a thing), openSUSE, Linux Mint, Arch, Gentoo, Pop!_OS... The list goes on. Also: 7 apps I ...

Beginner 3D printers: the “it just works” era is finally here

You no longer need an engineering degree to print a Baby Yoda. A few years ago, 3D printing was a hobby defined by troubleshooting: leveling beds with sheets of paper, unclogging nozzles, and ...

Bottoms up! Trump to be exposed at Carnival parade

While the float featuring Donald Trump is self-explanatory, the float featuring a large blue cobra might need a bit of ...

Xcode 26.3 hands on: AI agent coding is astoundingly fast, smart, and too convenient

The improved AI agent access in Xcode has made vibe coding astoundingly simple for beginners, to a level where some apps can ...