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Jada Jones/ZDNET The second day of CES 2025 has officially begun, and companies from all over are showcasing their best audio products. So far, we’ve seen over-ear headphones, open-ear earbuds, wireless home audio systems, and more. Some products are available for purchase now, while others will hit the shelves later this year. Also: CES 2025: The 13 most impressive products so far No matter what kind of audio gear you’re looking to pick up this year,…

ZDNET The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas is the place to be if you want to learn about new smart home devices. While many of the devices showcased at CES are years away from reaching the market, 2025 has delivered some of the best smart home tech actually coming to physical and virtual store shelves this year. Also: CES 2025: The 13 most impressive products so far As ZDNET’s smart home reviewer, I’ve…

Maria Diaz/ZDNET The Ultraloq Bolt Mission is this year’s most groundbreaking smart lock at CES. It is the first to market that supports ultra-wideband and unlocks hands-free. This means that whenever an approved device, like your phone in your pocket, approaches within 10 feet of the smart lock, it will unlock. Also: The best CES 2025 products you can buy right now The lock is smart enough to know when a user is on the indoor…

Omar Zulfi, music producer, artist, and founder of DeviantNoise.com, told ZDNET that first and foremost, you have to make sure that what you’re buying has all the modern connectivity you might need, like the latest Bluetooth/wireless chips, a substantial number of inputs for HDMI, USB, a phono input for vinyl records, and RCA inputs for old cassette tapes. “It should also be compatible with the latest audio technologies — Dolby Atmos, Dolby Vision, etc.,” he said….

SJVN/ZDNET I travel a lot for business. How much is a lot? Last year, I flew more than 70,000 miles and attended technical and business conferences in Hong Kong, Seoul, Seattle, San Francisco, Paris, Berlin, Vienna, New York City, and Atlanta. Along the way, I earned  Diamond status on Delta, Platinum on Marriott Envoy, and Diamond on Hilton. I’ll travel at least that much this coming year. Also: CES 2025: The 13 most impressive products so far…

Another utility of X11M, according to Moor Insights and Strategy principal analyst Matt Kimball, is the promise of helping enterprises turn raw data into value faster, which in turn can lead to an increase in revenue. “Imagine if an enterprise can allow an end customer to take a decision 25% faster. Or a researcher being able to predict or forecast faster in their respective fields. Think about real-time trading desks and what a 25% improvement…

Accenture/ZDNET Research from 2025 finds that 77% of executives believe unlocking the true benefits of AI will only be possible when it is built on a foundation of trust, according to the Accenture Technology Vision 2025 report. The Accenture Technology Vision 2025 explores how the future is being shaped by AI-powered autonomy. As adoption of AI accelerates across all businesses and society at a rate faster than any prior technology, 69% of executives believe AI brings new…

ZDNET A new year means a fresh focus on IT investments. Tech analyst Gartner predicts worldwide IT spending will hit $5.74 trillion in 2025, an increase of 9.3% from 2024. The analyst says explorations into generative AI (Gen AI) will help drive this rise. How to use ChatGPT to write: Resumes | Excel formulas | Essays | Cover letters Most of us will have dabbled with Gen AI by now. Whether polishing text, creating photos, or generating code, the technology’s capabilities can feel like magic. You…

sarayut Thaneerat/Getty Images Have you ever been sent a link that doesn’t look quite right, but you click on it anyway, only to discover it was malicious? If you did click on that link, you might find yourself on a site that looks legit enough to persuade you to enter sensitive information (such as logins, credit card numbers, and more). If you fall for the trick, you could wind up dealing with a nightmare of…

Hypershield is comprised of AI-based software, virtual machines, and other technology that will ultimately be baked into networking components such as switches, routers and servers. It promises to let organizations autonomously segment their networks when threats are a problem, gain rapid exploit protection without having to patch or revamp firewalls, and automatically upgrade software without interrupting computing resources, Cisco said. Networking, AI and platformization goals Looking ahead, Cisco needs to refocus on enterprise networking and…