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“There is barely an aspect of our society that will remain untouched by this force of change,” said UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in a foreword to the report. “This government will not sit back passively and wait for change to come. It is our responsibility to harness it and make it work for working people.” Litan described the UK plan as “farther reaching and addressing AI data and the workforce, so it is more…

You can order an iPhone 15 directly from Apple, which is an excellent option if you don’t want a carrier lock.  The iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus are thinner than their legacy counterparts. They come equipped with a USB-C port, 6.1-inch and 6.7-inch displays, and the Dynamic Island camera design. The Apple iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max come with Apple’s new A17 Pro CPU, a faster neural engine, and camera improvements,…

Maria Diaz/ZDNET What’s the deal?  The Amazon Fire HD 10 Kids Pro tablet is on sale for $140. You can save $50 on this kids tablet right now at Amazon.  ZDNET’s key takeaways  The Fire HD 10 Kids Pro tablet is available for $190. Designed for older children aged six to 12, this kids’ tablet features a slimmer design, better performance, strong parental controls, and a free screen repair or placement within two years of…

While a TikTok ban looms over the US, users are flocking to Lemon8 (again). Here’s everything you need to know about it. Source link

While a TikTok ban looms over the US, users are flocking to Lemon8 (again). Here’s everything you need to know about it. Source link

Complexity of managing access policies across multiple platforms: 23% Rising costs due to increased capacity and bandwidth needs: 16% Lack of visibility into use activity and traffic: 14% Inflexibility of technologies to support both remote and in-office work: 11% Excessive user privileges increasing security risk: 10% Lack of contextual data trust: 9% These challenges are driving network and security leaders to consider SASE as a solution to both their network access and security needs. For…

Jason Hiner/ZDNET The hottest trend in the wearables market is smart rings, health trackers worn discreetly around your finger. Although Samsung just unveiled its take on the trend  — the Galaxy Ring — this past July, a successor may be announced at the company’s Unpacked event on Wednesday, Jan. 22.  A report from DigiTimes reveals that the Galaxy Ring 2 will be launched at Samsung Unpacked 2025, the company’s annual hardware launch event. Building on its…

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Google has been beefing up the skills and scope of its Gemini AI, though it’s still playing second, third, and even fourth fiddle to other AI bots. On Thursday, a Wall Street Journal story shared details on the popularity of Gemini AI and Google’s struggle to extend its reach. Though it’s long been the king of search and had been working on its own AI bots, Google was caught off guard by the…

GERARD JULIEN/Getty Images If you’ve got a Microsoft 365 Personal or Family subscription, you’re about to get a jumbo serving of AI in your Office apps. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, and Outlook will all get a new Copilot button that opens a prompt pane where you can get help writing documents, analyzing spreadsheets, summarizing email messages, and building presentations. In addition, those subscriptions will get the AI-powered Microsoft Designer app, which can build images from…