These Bluetooth trackers are louder and more durable than Apple AirTags – and they're on sale

These Bluetooth trackers are louder and more durable than Apple AirTags – and they're on sale

ZDNET’s key takeaways Both tags feature super loud 360-degree omnidirectional buzzers Both finder tags are super tough and built to last The tags have features you don’t see on AirTags, such as wireless charging and glow-in-the-dark inserts. Over at Rolling Square’s website, the AirCard Pro Bundle, which comes with two trackers, is on sale for $70, a $10 discount. This deal applies to both the Apple Network and Android Network options. I love finder tags…

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Why I recommend this budget Lenovo ThinkPad over laptops that cost twice the price

Why I recommend this budget Lenovo ThinkPad over laptops that cost twice the price

ZDNET’s key takeaways The Lenovo ThinkPad E16 Gen 6 has configurations that start at $800. It’s a solid budget business laptop with a wide range of configurations. The display and webcam might not be good enough for most users, and opting for higher-end hardware can nearly double the price. more buying choices On the surface, Lenovo’s sixth-generation ThinkPad E14 doesn’t look much different from the previous model; it’s a quintessential ThinkPad with the familiar red…

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AI agents make great teammates, but don't let them code alone – here's why

AI agents make great teammates, but don't let them code alone – here's why

Bill Oxford/Getty Images Agentic AI may offer compelling productivity benefits, but it still falls flat when it comes to the heavy lifting of day-to-day operations and technology development. Still, technology leaders and proponents see great advantage in putting agents to work in many key areas of their businesses. At the end of last year, Carnegie-Mellon University researchers released details on the performance of a mock company they assembled running entirely on AI agents. The experiment…

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Java at 30: How a language designed for a failed gadget became a global powerhouse

Java at 30: How a language designed for a failed gadget became a global powerhouse

Bromberger Hoover Photography/Getty Images Some programming languages, such as Rust, Go, or TypeScript, are cool. Others, including Cobol and Java, are regarded as dull. However, while Java, which turned 30 on May 23, may not be the most exciting language, it remains one of the most important languages in use today.  First released by Sun Microsystems on May 23, 1995, Java’s journey from a niche project for consumer electronics to a global powerhouse in enterprise,…

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FBI Flags Philippines Tech Company Behind Crypto Scam Infrastructure

FBI Flags Philippines Tech Company Behind Crypto Scam Infrastructure

The FBI has issued a warning about the illicit activities of a Philippines-based company, which provides technology infrastructure behind the majority of cryptocurrency investment fraud (CIF) scams in US. Funnull Technology Inc. (Funnull) provides hosting services and other internet infrastructure to a range of groups performing such scams. It does so by acquiring IP addresses and other facilities from legitimate providers in the US and selling them to cybercriminals. According to US Treasury figures, schemes…

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I've tested dozens of work laptops – but I'd take this Lenovo to the office everyday

I've tested dozens of work laptops – but I'd take this Lenovo to the office everyday

ZDNET’s key takeaways Lenovo’s Yoga 7i 2-in-1 is on sale for $1,200 at Best Buy. Its solid performance, comfortable keyboard, and long-lasting battery make it an excellent machine for the office. Unfortunately, I’m not a fan of the display. more buying choices Lenovo’s new Yoga 7i 2-in-1 16 doesn’t aim to dazzle you with flashy features or a flashy display. Instead, it focuses on what matters most for a work computer: delivering dependable performance with the…

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Avery Dennison takes culture-first approach to AI transformation

Avery Dennison takes culture-first approach to AI transformation

The company, which manufactures and distributes pressure-sensitive adhesive labels, apparel branding labels, and tags and RFID inlays, has also deployed marketing platform Jasper.AI, which has provided yet another win, speeding up content creation by a factor of two to three times in the marketing department. Synthesia’s video creation tool, also used as part of the pilot, enables employees to produce impactful content at scale, reducing production costs and saving valuable time, Colisto says. Education, training,…

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The agentic AI assist Stanford University cancer care staff needed

The agentic AI assist Stanford University cancer care staff needed

Every day, thousands of people are diagnosed with cancer around the world. Each case is unique, with hundreds of distinct tumor subtypes that require treatment protocols involving new drugs, clinical trials, and device-based therapies. Leading cancer centers, therefore, rely heavily on multidisciplinary tumor boards, or specialized sessions where radiologists, pathologists, surgeons, oncologists, genetic counselors, and other specialists perform sophisticated analyses of vast amounts of patient data and parameters to develop personalized care plans.   A recent…

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6 ways I save money on TV streaming without losing the shows I love

6 ways I save money on TV streaming without losing the shows I love

Savushkin/Getty Images Cord-cutting was supposed to be the smart way to free yourself from exorbitant cable bills.  Then you started to be seduced by all the buzzworthy shows, each one delivered by a separate network. Add a Netflix here, a Paramount+ there, toss in some Hulu, Max, Apple TV+, and your favorite sports network, and pretty soon you’re paying $100 or more every month. That’s not even counting the never-ending “Can you top that?” competition as…

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It almost pains me to say it, but Microsoft Edge is great on Linux – you should try it

It almost pains me to say it, but Microsoft Edge is great on Linux – you should try it

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET It almost pains me to say that Microsoft Edge is a pretty good browser, but here goes… It is. Edge is what Chrome should be, but isn’t. Edge is nearly as fast as Chrome, but has a much better UI and one particularly productive feature that Google doesn’t believe in: Workspaces. With Workspaces, you can better organize your tabs via category.  Also: Microsoft upgrades Edge with 3 AI features –…

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