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“With the rise of APIs, microservices, and AI-driven workloads, ADCs have never been more critical. The deployment of modern, AI-driven workloads requires a solution that supports intelligent traffic management, provides robust security, and offers unified management across all environments,” said Kunal Anand, F5’s chief innovation officer, about ADSP. The platform supports a variety of security technologies, including a web application firewall, API protection, DDoS mitigation, and SSL/TLS traffic encryption. Fletch’s technology uses a number of…

HPE has bumped up the size and speed of its fault-tolerant Nonstop Compute servers. There are two new servers – the 8TB, Intel Xeon-based Nonstop Compute NS9 X5 and Nonstop Compute NS5 X5 – aimed at enterprise customers looking to upgrade their transaction processing network infrastructure or support larger application workloads. Like other HPE Nonstop systems, the two new boxes include compute, software, storage, networking and database resources as well as full-system clustering and HPE’s…

Human error or edge case? Microsoft, like other major software vendors, does a lot of testing of patches before they are released. Still, says Tyler Reguly, associate director of security R&D at Fortra, they can’t catch everything. “It’s impossible to test every edge case and scenario,” he said in an email. “On top of that, at some point testing at a large scale requires humans – and humans make mistakes. “The question I always want…

Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNET Samsung has been offering its mobile customers a robust selection of Galaxy AI features via integration with Google Gemini. A deal with Perplexity AI may soon expand the AI features on Samsung devices.   Perplexity in Samsung devices  On Sunday, Bloomberg published a report informed by persons close to the matter about a wide-ranging deal between Samsung and AI startup Perplexity AI, which would preload Perplexity’s app and assistant on future Samsung devices. Perplexity’s…

Kyle Kucharski/ZDNET Out of the gate, MacOS is one of the most efficient operating systems on the market. One feature makes Apple’s OS even more efficient by giving users some extra power to customize the computing experience to their needs. Let’s talk about a little thing called Login Items. When you add an app as a Login Item, that app will always automatically start as soon as you log in to the desktop. To some,…

HP/ZDNET While laptops are great for students heading off to college because they are portable enough to bring to class for taking notes and accessing course materials, some students may prefer a personal desktop.  It’s been a long time since I graduated from college, but if there’s one thing I’m sure hasn’t changed, it’s dorms. Dorm rooms are short on space, so traditional desktops aren’t an ideal choice. However, if you’re looking for a solid…

Svetlana Repnitskaya/Getty Images Google is cooked … cooked like a luxurious, rich, decadent, yet tender steak on the Fourth of July. 👨‍🍳 I know that sounds dramatic, but we could be witnessing the slow demise of Google as we know it. Testifying in Google’s antitrust trial, Apple’s head of services, Eddy Cue, confirmed that fewer iPhone users are using Google Search on Safari and are instead turning to AI. Cooked! 😱 Also: How ChatGPT could…

Jada Jones/ZDNET If you want a pair of premium headphones that deliver impeccable sound, all-day comfort, and a sleek design, consider picking up the Sonos Ace, especially while they’re on sale. These headphones retail for $449 but are now at an all-time low price of $329, just ahead of their one-year anniversary. You can get them at Sonos, Best Buy, and Amazon. According to Sonos, this deal is valid until June 15. Also: The 12…

I chose the HP Omen 16L as the best gaming PC under $1,000. It features an affordable, robust, Intel-based build, a 14th-generation AMD Ryzen 5 8400F, 8GB of RAM, a Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 graphics card, and a 512GB SSD. Right now, when you buy directly from HP, you can save 60% with code LEVELUP20, bringing the price to just $550 Also: The best gaming PCs you can buy Current price: $550 Regular price: $1,250…