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Automation Developer Days is back in Stockholm, May 20–22, 2025! Register Now! Automation Developer Days is the go-to event for network automation practitioners. Here, you can learn about the latest innovations, connect with experts, and sharpen your skills in a rapidly evolving field. This year, we’re fully embracing the Developer Spirit with more “how-to sessions” and real use cases. Our product presentations are now featured on the show floor, while the stage agenda is streamlined…

Adam Breeden/ZDNET In the age of smart TVs, convenience is king. With just a few clicks, we can dive into endless entertainment—but that ease comes with a downside: the buildup of cache data. Also: The best TVs of 2025: Expert tested and reviewed Just like on your phone or computer, a cluttered TV cache can lead to sluggish performance, app crashes, and even hinder new content from loading properly. That’s why it’s important to clear all…

ZDNET’s key takeaways The Asus Zenbook Duo is on sale now for $1,499 at Best Buy. This laptop is a creator’s dream machine, with dual-OLED touchscreens, a highly configurable form factor, and a great battery. It takes time and effort to get the most out of this laptop, and you’ll need lots of desk space to utilize the different form factors more buying choices Upon first glance, Asus’ Zenbook Duo looks like a standard laptop….

Many network observability vendors have begun offering AI capabilities in their tools, but not all of them. Also, many of the vendors that do offer AI features are still catching, with AI features that are still maturing. Regardless, AI is impacting tool turnover. For example, interest in AI-driven public cloud and WAN overlay domain expertise correlated with a desire to replace incumbent tools. Shifting from infrastructure performance to network experience Another factor driving tool replacement…

ZDNET Sometimes, a family member or friend will contact me asking for technical help with their iPhone. Often, I can solve the problem or address the question by talking them through the necessary steps. Other times, though, I’m hard-pressed to fix the issue without actually seeing or working with the phone.  A new screen sharing and remote control capability available through FaceTime can surmount that challenge. You can draw on the phone to show the…

ZDNET’s key takeaways The Sharge Icemag 2 power bank is available on Amazon now for $50. With a perfect size, a powerful battery, RBG lighting, and a tiny fan to keep things cool, this power bank is ideal for those on the go. The Icemag 2 isn’t exactly the fastest charging power bank on the market but it’s still a bargain. Power banks are a dime a dozen, and you can find all sorts of…

The cryptocurrency connection: how used HDDs entered the market The affected hard drives reportedly stem from cryptocurrency mining farms, particularly those that mined Chia cryptocurrency. Unlike traditional cryptocurrency mining that relies on GPUs, Chia mining is storage-intensive, leading to a surge in HDD demand during its peak. As Chia’s profitability declined, many mining operations shut down, offloading their heavily used HDDs into secondary markets. Some of these drives have had their internal usage logs reset…

Nokia has announced that CEO Pekka Lundmark will step down. He took up the position in 2020. He will be replaced by Justin Hotard, who is currently Intel’s Chief Data Center Officer and has previously held executive positions at technology companies such as Hewlett Packard Enterprise and NCR Corporation. “I am honored to have the opportunity to lead Nokia, a global leader in connectivity with a unique technology heritage. Networks are the backbone that drives…

ZDNET I’ve turned to locally installed AI for research because I don’t want third parties using my information to either build a profile or train their local language models (LLMs).  My local AI of choice is the open-source Ollama. I recently wrote a piece on how to make using this local LLM easier with the help of a browser extension, which I use on Linux. But on MacOS, I turn to an easy-to-use, free app…

There are plans to add virtual reality features so fans can view player highlights and track plays in real time. University event personnel are able to leverage network data to improve crowd control and perform security monitoring. Notre Dame’s Wireless Institute will be able to use the network as a live lab for conducting cutting-edge research into IoT, augmented reality and AI. The network will serve as a central hub for an expansion of Wi-Fi…