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.

Introducing AI: Building the Basics

This video explains that AI is a human-made technology that learns from large amounts of information to make predictions, though it can still make mistakes and is constantly evolving.

Philippines: Are terror laws being used to silence critics?

Journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio's conviction on terror-financing charges has raised concerns over press freedoms in the Philippines, where activists warn that anti-terror laws are being wielded to ...
Junior Mining Network

Flow Metals Provides Structural Interpretation Update from Sixtymile Gold Project

Flow Metals is a Canadian mineral exploration company focused on grassroots copper and gold discovery in mining-friendly ...
Junior Mining Network

Total Metals commences Exploration Drilling on its Critical Minerals Electrolode Project - Red Lake, Ontario

TheNewswire - Toronto, ON - Total Metals Corp. (“Total Metals” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: TT) (OTCQB: TTTMF) (FSE: O4N) is ...
IEEE

PARO: Hardware-Software Co-design with Pattern-aware Reorder-based Attention Quantization in Video Generation Models

Abstract: Transformer-based video generation models have demonstrated significant potential in content creation. However, the current state-of-the-art model employing “ 3 D full attention” encounters ...
The New York Times

In Minneapolis, a Pattern of Misconduct Toward Protesters

Legal and criminal justice experts said a ruling by a federal judge last week revealed conduct by immigration agents that evokes the civil rights era. By Stephanie Saul A protester detained, her bra ...