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.

So yeah, I vibe-coded a log colorizer—and I feel good about it

Oh, sure, I can “code.” That is, I can flail my way through a block of (relatively simple) pseudocode and follow the flow. I ...
IEEE

SchInFS: A File System Integrating Functions of the Block I/O Scheduler for ZNS SSDs

Abstract: Emerging Zoned Namespace (ZNS) SSDs divide address space into sequentially written zones and transfer garbage collection (GC) to the host, thereby providing more stable performance, ...
Microsoft

Infostealers without borders: macOS, Python stealers, and platform abuse

How modern infostealers target macOS systems, leverage Python‑based stealers, and abuse trusted platforms and utilities to ...