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Adobe We all have to deal with contracts and agreements as consumers or business professionals. However, as most contracts are written in legalese, understanding them can be challenging. To ease the pain, Adobe has added a new skill to its Acrobat AI that tries to interpret complex contracts for the average person. Automatically detecting when a PDF is a contract, the AI can summarize the information, suggest questions for you to ask, and even find…

Jada Jones/ZDNET It’s easy to become overwhelmed by a sea of options when looking for a new password manager. There are various tools to choose from that offer different features, device compatibility, and price points. You want to compare which ones do the basics well and have the extras you need – all in a package that ensures your data is safe and secure.  Also: The best password managers: Expert tested In our head-to-head comparison…

ZDNET’s key takeaways The powerful, high-capacity power bank is encased in an IP66-rated shell for dust and waterproofing. Clear, bright display keeps you in the loop about what the power bank is doing. This is no pocket-sized power bank and is best suited for a laptop bag or carry-on luggage. I’ve tested and owned many power banks — more than the average user, for sure — and it’s not often that one stands out from the rest….

Kerry Wan/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: This 2-in-1 Windows tablet I found is…

ZDNET Have you ever stopped to look at how many tabs you have across the top of your browser? Is that number so large that you can’t make out the favicons for each of those sites, forcing you to click through them to find the site you need? The frustration described above is more common than you might think. Part of the reason is that many browsers still haven’t figured out how to manage tabs…

400tmax/Getty Images The most notable part of Google’s latest responsible AI report could be what it doesn’t mention. (Spoiler: No word on weapons and surveillance.) On Tuesday, Google released its sixth annual Responsible AI Progress Report, which details “methods for governing, mapping, measuring, and managing AI risks,” in addition to “updates on how we’re operationalizing responsible AI innovation across Google.” Also: Deepseek’s AI model proves easy to jailbreak – and worse In the report, Google…

Eoneren/Getty Images Since DeepSeek challenged OpenAI two weeks ago, the open- vs. closed-source AI competition has shown no signs of stopping. Also: Why Mark Zuckerberg wants to redefine open source so badly Just two days after OpenAI announced Deep Research, a new AI agent within ChatGPT that can sift through online sources for you, its open-source counterpart has already emerged. Hugging Face’s Deep Research On Tuesday, Hugging Face released its equivalent to the new feature. Blatantly dubbed open Deep Research, the alternative uses…

Adrienne Bresnahan/Getty Images LONDON — Over the past decade, companies such as Redis, Elastic, MongoDB, and HashiCorp have abandoned their open-source license roots and switched to proprietary models. The companies cite competition from cloud providers and investor pressure, but the decision is all about making more money. However, there’s a fly in this soup: The strategy doesn’t work.  At the UK’s State of Open conference, Dawn Foster, director of data science for the CHAOSS Project, unveiled…

Kyndryl has expanded its alliance with Palo Alto Networks to add secure access service edge (SASE) services to its managed services offerings. In 2023, when Kyndryl first said it would integrate Palo Alto’s security products and services into its own managed security services, the vendors said they would ultimately support SASE, and now they have. Palo Alto’s Prisma SASE platform combines SD-WAN with cloud-based security capabilities, including secure access control, advanced threat protection, user-behavior monitoring,…

Prakhar Khanna/ZDNET I’ve been using the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra for a week now, and one issue has persisted — I just can’t get a good grip on the phone. While Samsung made the device lighter this year, the move to flatter sides has made it more uncomfortable to hold, at least for me. It is more difficult to reach certain corners of the screen, making the usability underwhelming. Also: I replaced my iPhone 16 Pro…