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There was a surge in demand for the H20 following the arrival of Chinese startup DeepSeek’s ultra low-cost, open-source AI model in January. And while the H20 is reported to be 15 times slower than Nvidia’s newest Blackwell chips sold elsewhere in the world, it was designed specifically by Nvidia to comply with the further US export controls introduced in October 2023. It is being used by Chinese companies for training, although it’s billed as…

iPhone 16 Pro Max in hand. Jason Hiner/ZDNET On Wednesday, April 2, President Donald Trump announced that the United States would impose a new series of tariffs against trade partners. Rates will range from a baseline amount of 10% up to 49% for certain countries. These hikes are slated to go into effect starting April 5.  Also: If you need a new laptop, you might want to buy it now – here’s why A full…

For businesses that need more control over their AI development, IBM says they can deploy IBM watsonx.ai software with the Intel Gaudi 3-based virtual server on IBM Cloud VPC in Q2 2025. IBM watsonx.ai includes an end-to-end AI development studio, AI developer toolkit and full AI lifecycle management for developing AI services and deploying them into customers applications.  “As AI is increasingly moving from an experimental trend to the backbone of real world applications, IT organizations are…

Adam Breeden/ZDNET Whether you’re considering buying a new TV or your old flat panel seems to be doing fine, there are still ways to optimize your viewing experience, and it all begins with your television’s settings. Let’s explore some of the key factors determining how your TV performs and what you can do to make it look even better. 1. Turn down the sharpness The sharper the picture, the better. Right? Not necessarily. Contrary to…

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Did you know that whenever you turn on your smart TV, you invite an unseen guest to watch it with you? These days, most popular TV models utilize automatic content recognition (ACR), a form of ad surveillance technology that gathers information about everything you watch and transmits it to a centralized database. Manufacturers then use your data to identify your viewing preferences, enabling them to deliver highly targeted ads. Also: 5 Chromecast tricks to…

“One of the challenges that people sometimes have with OpenTelemetry is their ability to configure it, validate where it has been deployed, if it’s running properly, if it’s configured properly, and critically, if there is anywhere they haven’t yet deployed it where they need to go actually get that done,” says Morgan McLean, OpenTelemetry co-founder and senior director of product management for Splunk Observability Cloud. Splunk’s new Service Inventory addresses the challenges of large-scale observability…

ZDNET’s key takeaways Ugreens Finder Tag is on sale now for $14, and the Slim Wallet Finder is available for $26. The battery in the tag for keys is purpose-built to be hard to remove, making it safer around children. They don’t have the high-precision capabilities as more expensive finder tags. Apple AirTags have been a game changer in my life, saving me countless hours searching for my keys, wallet, and passport. But as handy…

Fifteen partners, including Cisco, Fujitsu, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Dell Technologies, Oracle, and Google Cloud, were involved in the latest round of MLPerf testing, which, he noted, was the largest number of Nvidia partners submitting to the benchmark in any given round. When asked about his overall impression on the latest results, Jim McGregor, principal analyst at Tirias Research, said, “the first thing is that MLPerf continues to adjust to the demands of the market and…

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Say you recently picked up a shiny new TV. You unbox it like a kid at Christmas and prepare to indulge in all its visual glory. You think to yourself, “This is 2025. TV technology is sizzling, and it’s going to look amazing no matter what.” So you plug it in and don’t take one look at the default settings. Big mistake. Also: I saw Samsung’s deluge of Neo QLED TVs releasing in…

ZDNET’s key takeaways The Asus Zenbook A14 is available at Best Buy, with configurations starting at $999. Asus’ new ultraportable is a fantastic balance of innovation and value with a brilliant OLED display, competitive hardware, and a satisfying physical form. While its use case is clearly defined, the laptop has its limits when it comes to high-end performance. more buying choices When Asus officially announced the Zenbook A14 at CES this year, I wasn’t the…