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In today’s fast-paced digital world, IT organizations face mounting pressure to deliver exceptional experiences that delight customers. Meeting these expectations not only enhances customer satisfaction and brand reputation but can also drive revenue growth and reduce operational costs. Complex IT environments and limited visibility can hinder swift decision-making, degrade performance, and expose organizations to security risks. To address these challenges, Cisco and Nutanix entered a partnership last year to combine our strengths in data center…

Samsung Galaxy A35 5G home screen on a wooden bench. Max Buondonno/ZDNET Spring has come early. Over on Amazon, Samsung’s mid-range Galaxy A35 has received two deals. The first sees the smartphone receive a $75 discount, going from $400 to about $325. This applies to the Navy Blue and Lilac Pink color schemes. The second deal is for the Galaxy A35 bundle, which includes a pair of the Galaxy Buds FE in Graphite. Both devices…

Microsoft Microsoft launched its first wave of Copilot+ PCs last summer. For most of the company’s business customers, however, the new devices were nonstarters because of compatibility concerns over the Arm-based Qualcomm Snapdragon X processors inside. If you were tempted by one of those Surface devices but are more comfortable with traditional x86 processors, you can now take a second look. Today, Microsoft expanded its Surface lineup to include business-focused Copilot+ devices powered by the…

maciek905/Getty Images I’ve been around technology for long enough that very little excites me, and even less surprises me. But shortly after Open AI’s ChatGPT was released, I asked it to write a WordPress plugin for my wife’s e-commerce site. When it did, and the plugin worked, I was indeed surprised. That was the beginning of my deep exploration into chatbots and AI-assisted programming. Since then, I’ve subjected 14 large machine models (LLMs) to four…

ZDNET’s key takeaways The Vizio 5.1 Soundbar SE system is available now for only $249. It has immersive surround sound at an affordable price thanks to customizable EQ settings and sound modes. The Bluetooth connection can sometimes be spotty, and be prepared to hide lots of wires. more buying choices One of the easiest ways to upgrade your movie- or TV-viewing experience is by upgrading your TV’s sound with a soundbar. However, not all soundbars…

Each quarter, Cisco Talos Incident Response publishes a summarized record of the notable trends from the cases they work. The attacks, techniques, and methodology that Talos observes helps to shape and inform many of the protections that Cisco’s customers use on a regular basis. Part of their work in this area helps promote Talos’ principle of see once, block everywhere. Here are some of the key takeaways from this quarter’s report: Valid Accounts: Since December…

However, despite adding the R1 model to its cloud, Microsoft and OpenAI are reportedly probing the startup that developed the R1 model for IP infringement. A separate report from Bloomberg noted that both the US-headquartered firms were checking if DeepSeek had accessed and copied OpenAI’s technology while developing its reasoning model. The report further cites Microsoft security researchers saying that they had observed people affiliated or connected to DeepSeek taking out large amounts of data…