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Google / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Last summer, Google added the ability for Gemini in Gmail to summarize individual messages or long email threads. It was an especially useful feature for catching up on an email chain while you’re on the go or if you were on a smaller screen, like your phone. Also: Gemini can now watch Google Drive videos for you – including work meetings The only drawback was that you had to…

Lance Whitney / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Designing a detailed web app, dashboard, or even spreadsheet might take you hours to complete. What if someone or something could do the same work in just a few minutes? That’s the idea behind the new Labs tool from Perplexity AI. In a blog post published Thursday, Perplexity explained how Labs can create anything from reports to spreadsheets to dashboards to simple web apps. The new feature…

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Disney+ and Hulu have announced a suite of benefits for subscribers, with the launch of “always-on” Perks programs. Disney+ subscribers immediately have access to things like discounts, free trials, and sweepstakes, while Hulu plans to roll out its own rotating offers in a few days. The goal? To reward loyal users — and to give both services an edge over the competition.  Also: 6 ways I save money on TV streaming…

rob dobi/Getty Images A couple of weeks ago, I had the opportunity to use Google’s Jules AI Agent to scan through the entire code repository of one of my projects and add a new feature. The AI took about 10 minutes. All told, it took under 30 minutes to use the AI, review its changes, and ship the new feature. At the time, I was wildly impressed. The more I’ve thought about it, the more…

ZDNET’s key takeaways Both tags feature super loud 360-degree omnidirectional buzzers Both finder tags are super tough and built to last The tags have features you don’t see on AirTags, such as wireless charging and glow-in-the-dark inserts. Over at Rolling Square’s website, the AirCard Pro Bundle, which comes with two trackers, is on sale for $70, a $10 discount. This deal applies to both the Apple Network and Android Network options. I love finder tags…

ZDNET’s key takeaways The Lenovo ThinkPad E16 Gen 6 has configurations that start at $800. It’s a solid budget business laptop with a wide range of configurations. The display and webcam might not be good enough for most users, and opting for higher-end hardware can nearly double the price. more buying choices On the surface, Lenovo’s sixth-generation ThinkPad E14 doesn’t look much different from the previous model; it’s a quintessential ThinkPad with the familiar red…

Bill Oxford/Getty Images Agentic AI may offer compelling productivity benefits, but it still falls flat when it comes to the heavy lifting of day-to-day operations and technology development. Still, technology leaders and proponents see great advantage in putting agents to work in many key areas of their businesses. At the end of last year, Carnegie-Mellon University researchers released details on the performance of a mock company they assembled running entirely on AI agents. The experiment…

Bromberger Hoover Photography/Getty Images Some programming languages, such as Rust, Go, or TypeScript, are cool. Others, including Cobol and Java, are regarded as dull. However, while Java, which turned 30 on May 23, may not be the most exciting language, it remains one of the most important languages in use today.  First released by Sun Microsystems on May 23, 1995, Java’s journey from a niche project for consumer electronics to a global powerhouse in enterprise,…

ZDNET’s key takeaways Lenovo’s Yoga 7i 2-in-1 is on sale for $1,200 at Best Buy. Its solid performance, comfortable keyboard, and long-lasting battery make it an excellent machine for the office. Unfortunately, I’m not a fan of the display. more buying choices Lenovo’s new Yoga 7i 2-in-1 16 doesn’t aim to dazzle you with flashy features or a flashy display. Instead, it focuses on what matters most for a work computer: delivering dependable performance with the…

Savushkin/Getty Images Cord-cutting was supposed to be the smart way to free yourself from exorbitant cable bills.  Then you started to be seduced by all the buzzworthy shows, each one delivered by a separate network. Add a Netflix here, a Paramount+ there, toss in some Hulu, Max, Apple TV+, and your favorite sports network, and pretty soon you’re paying $100 or more every month. That’s not even counting the never-ending “Can you top that?” competition as…