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ZDNET’s key takeaways The Hatch Restore 3 retails for $170 and comes in three neutral colors. It has a new design with bigger buttons and an upgraded app with more bedtime routines. The device is rather large, and you’ll have to pay for a monthly subscription to utilize the app’s whole experience. As a tech reporter, I’ve tested numerous products over the years, but one of my all-time favorites is the Hatch Restore sunrise alarm…

Celebrating Cybersecurity Awareness Month in October reminded us of the importance of continuous learning and staying updated with the latest security practices. As we move forward, it’s essential to continue emphasizing the importance of cybersecurity and celebrating stories of excellence. I had the pleasure of speaking with a Network Architect at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), about his experiences with Cisco Security solutions. A Cisco Insider Cybersecurity Advocate, Brew shared valuable insights…

OpenAI On the last day of OpenAI’s 12 days of ‘shipmas,’ the company unveiled its latest models, o3 and o3-mini, which excel at reasoning and even outperform o1 on a series of benchmarks, including math and science. At launch, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said o3 was slated to drop at the end of January, and today, the company made good on its promise.  o3-mini On Friday, OpenAI released its o3-mini model, the most cost-efficient model…

ZDNET’s key takeaways The Boox Note Max comes bundled with the pen and case for $649. It’s thin and light, has a high-contrast display, and has a long list of features that make it a very versatile device. Theres no backlight, it’s monochromatic, and there’s a bit of a learning curve to use it to its fullest. more buying choices I went hands-on with the Remarkable Paper Pro last year and thought that was a…

ZDNET If your computer desktop looks a little chaotic and you’re noticing some performance slowdown, it might be time to do a cleanup. The best way to keep things running smoothly is to ensure you’re running the most updated version of Windows (you’d be surprised how many folks’ devices are several updates behind). But if you’re up-to-date, there are other things you can do to optimize. Also: How to clear the cache on your TV…

Bloomberg/Getty Images The next time you use Gemini, you might notice it’s a little faster.  Google announced that Gemini 2.0 Flash AI is now rolling out to all users in the Gemini app on both desktop and mobile. It appears to be rolling out on desktop more quickly, as I saw it on my laptop, while the Gemini app on my Google Pixel was still limited to 1.5 Flash or 2.0 Flash Experimental. Also: Gemini’s…

goc/Getty Images Amidst equal parts elation and controversy over what its performance means for AI, Chinese startup DeepSeek continues to raise security concerns.  On Thursday, Unit 42, a cybersecurity research team at Palo Alto Networks, published results on three jailbreaking methods it employed against several distilled versions of DeepSeek’s V3 and R1 models. According to the report, these efforts “achieved significant bypass rates, with little to no specialized knowledge or expertise being necessary.”  Also: Public…

Getty Images/blackdovfx When incorporated into business operations, AI’s ability to act as an assistant in virtually every aspect of a professional’s workload should increase efficiency. However, many obstacles, including leadership perceptions of the technology, are preventing widespread adoption by organizations.  To better understand how organizations are welcoming AI-related change,  Accenture surveyed 3,450 C-suite leaders and 3,000 non-C-suite level employees from organizations worldwide with revenues greater than $500 million. Also: Microsoft and partners invest $72 million…

CNET/ZDNET Live TV streaming services were designed to disrupt the cable monopoly. And for a while, it looked like the plan was working. Cable companies, no longer blessed with monopoly power, are losing millions of customers every year. But the cord-cutting alternatives that were supposed to save us have been raising prices steadily, and today the price of a live TV streaming service is nearly as high as one of those old cable bills. Also: Bye…