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Moor Studio/Getty Images Popularity in the tech world is hard to measure. I’ve talked at length about this in my discussions of programming language popularity. It really comes down to what you use to measure popularity — and how available those metrics are to those doing the analysis. It’s difficult to generically define popularity, especially when you’re including tools that do wildly different things. For example, is a general-purpose text-to-image generator like Midjourney inherently more popular…

Built in partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS), AI commentary runs on Amazon Bedrock and uses the Claude and Anthropic models and will be part of every PGA Tour event moving forward. The goal is to ensure every player gets meaningful coverage, something that would be impossible to do manually. There have been many comparisons between AI and the Internet and the impact to society. The Internet democratized access to information and now AI can…

Nord Quantique plans to use the money to expand its team, says Julien Camirand Lemyre, the company’s president, CTO and co-founder. That’s an opportunity to accelerate the development of the technology, he says. “By extension, what this will mean for enterprise users is that quantum solutions to real-world business problems will be available sooner, due to that acceleration,” he says. “And so enterprise customers need to also accelerate how they are thinking about adoption because…

“NetBox is intent,” Beevers explained. “This is where network teams are documenting ‘Here is what the network and the infrastructure should look like.’ Think of intent as what is in NetBox.” With the general availability of NetBox Assurance announced this week, the platform now extends beyond documentation to address the persistent challenge of configuration drift–when live network states deviate from documented intentions. “The problem we’re tackling is operational drift,” Beevers elaborated. “Drift is when the…

“If you’re in pharma or chemical industry, they’re using it already,” says Constellation’s Mueller. “You have to look into it,” Mueller warns. And quantum computers are already playing an important role in protein folding, he says. “Quantum qubits are taking over traditional architectures for protein folding and mapping,” he says. “There, you must do something in 2025.” According to a Boston Consulting Group projection from July of 2024 – from before the latest round of…

Maria Diaz/ZDNET Robot vacuum manufacturers are constantly trying to outdo one another. One company develops a detachable cordless vacuum for the robot’s dock, and the next makes the robot’s dustbin a detachable cordless vacuum. Now Eufy is upping the ante with the first robot vacuum to also have a detachable spot cleaner for carpet and upholstery.  The Eufy Omni E28 is a robot vacuum and mop with a portable spot cleaner for carpets and upholstery….

ZDNET’s key takeaways The CaseUp Combo includes ProtoArc’s wireless keyboard, mouse, and laptop stand for $99 on Amazon. The ease of use and transport make this a solid option for improving your hybrid and remote work setup. The mouse, while comfortable, might be too small for some people. There is no shortage of wireless keyboards, portable monitors, and laptop mounts on the market. Remote work demands new use cases from tech to get our work…

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Microsoft is testing a dramatic overhaul of the controversial Windows 11 Start menu. Potentially rolling out later this year, the changes aim to address some of the many criticisms that have dogged the menu over the years. Also: Want free AI training from Microsoft? You can sign up for its AI Skills Fest now As spotted by Windows latest, an X post from phantomofearth (who looks at Windows insider builds) takes us on…

Prakhar Khanna/ZDNET Samsung’s One UI 7 is my favorite Android skin right now. It is fast, responsive, and intuitive. But nothing comes fine-tuned to your experience straight out of the box. You need to personalize your smartphone to make it more appealing. I change almost a dozen settings on every Samsung Galaxy phone to best suit my needs, and I believe these will elevate your user experience, too. Also: The best Samsung phones to buy From…