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DBenitostock/Getty Images When writing emails, there may be times when you need to get serious about making them as strong as possible. You might be communicating with someone important or need to get your point across in a way that’s professional, friendly, or concise. If you regularly have trouble composing the perfect email or reply, Apple Intelligence — the company’s suite of artificial intelligence (AI) tools — integrates with Apple Mail to simplify and improve…

Now that daylight saving has come to an end, nights will be cooler and longer for the rest of the year—meaning it’s time to cozy up inside and listen to your favorite music. Vinyl has made a comeback in a big way (though to be honest, it never really left). As tech experts and music lovers know, nothing compares to listening to vinyl; the rich, clear, and decompressed sounds seem to make the music resonate…

tupungato/Getty Images Hackers and security researchers who uncover vulnerabilities in certain Microsoft products could take home part of a $4 million bug bounty.  On Tuesday, the company announced a new invitation-only hacking event called Zero Day Quest. Touted as the largest of its kind, the event will invite top-ranked researchers to discover and report high-impact security flaws. Microsoft also announced a research challenge that is open to anyone. Also: Microsoft to tighten Windows security dramatically in 2025…

The Nintendo Switch is one of the most popular modern gaming consoles, and one of the most popular consoles, period. And coupled with Nintendo’s reluctance to run regular discounts and sales, even on digital games, that means the holiday shopping season is your best bet for upgrading your Switch setup with a new OLED console or snagging a few new games for your library or replacement Joy-Con controllers. Also: The best Black Friday deals live…

Maria Diaz/ZDNET When GPT-4 was OpenAI’s most powerful artificial intelligence (AI) large language model (LLM), paying $20 a month to access it with a subscription to ChatGPT Plus was a no-brainer for many users. However, since OpenAI announced the availability of GPT-4o, the choice is a bit more complicated.  Also: How to use ChatGPT to write your resume In May 2024, OpenAI revealed an omnimodel that makes GPT-4-level intelligence accessible to everyone. Free users can also access features…

The holiday shopping season will be here before you know it. And if you have a gamer on your gift list whose main platform is the PlayStation 5, it’s the perfect time to get them the latest games and accessories as well as consoles bundled with digital downloads of popular titles.  Also: The best Black Friday deals live now While Black Friday and Cyber Monday are two of the biggest shopping days of the year,…

I thoroughly enjoy testing cameras. When it comes to vlogging, you have to consider things beyond the scope of resolution. Vlogging is an event in itself. Yes, it’s easy to get started, but when you’re vlogging in certain scenarios, you’ll need to know your camera can keep up with you. For example, how’s the audio going to sound if you’re shooting in a windy location? I can answer that for you — horrible. So, your…

ZDNET’s key takeaways The Ring Spotlight Cam Pro Battery is available for $230 but is currently on sale for $170 This Pro-level Ring camera has a removable rechargeable battery pack, top-of-the-line audio performance, and supports dual-band Wi-Fi, 2.4 and 5.0 GHz Unfortunately, the Ring Spotlight Cam Pro falls short on image quality, topping out at 1080p, the spotlights only reach 300 lumens in brightness, and the Pro features are only available with a subscription. more…

Maria Diaz/ZDNET What’s the deal? The Deebot T30S Combo is a robot vacuum and mop with a cordless vacuum on the side and is available for $850, its lowest price ever ahead of Black Friday. Also: The best Black Friday deals live now ZDNET’s key takeaways Ecovacs’ Deebot T30S Combo 3-in-1 robot vacuum, mop, and handheld vacuum is currently available for $950. The robot vacuum features an industry-leading 11,000 Pa of suction power, retractable mop pads…

Sometimes, you want to really unplug and listen to music while going for a nature walk, focusing on deep work, or decompressing during chaotic family gatherings (looking at you, Thanksgiving). But it can be difficult to truly disconnect if you’re listening to music on your phone, even if you’re on do not disturb mode. Enter the MVP of yesteryear: the MP3 player. This device used to be one of the only ways to listen to…