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Alexander Spatari/Getty Images Small businesses are integral to the economic strength and growth of the communities they serve. From mom-and-pop stores to smaller specialized product and service providers, these businesses use local talent to add value.  In terms of economic strength, however, they also tend to be more fragile. Whereas larger firms often have easier access to human and financial resources to support their activities, smaller firms are typically constrained in both areas. Leveling the…

“Our guide assumes current tariffs and exemptions remain in place through the quarter. These include the following: China at 30%, partially offset by an exemption for semiconductors and certain electronic components; Mexico and Canada at 25% for the components and products that are not eligible for the current exemptions,” Cisco CFO Scott Herron told Wall Street analysts in the company’s quarterly earnings report on May 14. At this time, Cisco expects little impact from tariffs…

Screenshot by Lance Whitney/ZDNET Microsoft is sprucing up Edge with a few new features to help you better manage and use the browser, especially in the workplace. Announced at Microsoft Build 2025 on Monday are three new skills aimed at individual users and IT administrators. PDF translation First up is PDF translation. As Microsoft points out, sometimes you may need to translate directions for a new device or train an internal team on global policies…

I am excited to welcome Chuck Graham as Cisco’s Chief Supply Chain Officer. Chuck will oversee end-to-end supply chain operations, driving agility, innovation, and resilience across our global network. A champion of energy efficient design and manufacturing, circularity, and ethical sourcing, he will be instrumental in accelerating Cisco’s growth, enhancing operational efficiency, and leading our world-class, top-ranked supply chain organization.   With more than 25 years of operations and supply chain leadership, Chuck’s experience spans industries…

As enterprises find ever more use cases for generative AI (genAI) and agentic AI, their ability to achieve optimal business outcomes from these use cases will depend on the strength of their hybrid multicloud networks. Typically, these workloads demand higher-bandwidth, low-latency connectivity for centralized application delivery (LLM development), and AI at the edge (inferencing). If IT leaders fail to design a network that can handle the large data volumes and unique traffic patterns of AI…

June Wan/ZDNET For years, Apple users juggled a collection of Lightning cables: one for the iPhone, maybe another for an older iPad, and then a USB-C for their MacBooks. Thankfully, times have changed since the release of the iPhone 15. A generation later, the iPhone 16 is now firmly in the USB-C camp. That little port at the bottom of your device is more than just a power inlet; it’s a gateway to a surprising…

Photo by I-HWA CHENG/AFP via Getty Images Nvidia co-founder and chief executive Jensen Huang kicked off the annual Computex conference in Taipei, Taiwan on Monday with several announcements showcasing how its technology is being deployed across the island nation. The sum total of the announcements is nothing less than Taiwan being a giant engine of Nvidia software.  Nvidia is “building accelerated computing and AI infrastructure in Taiwan,” the company said in a pre-briefing with media on…

ZDNET’s key takeaways The Asus Zenbook A14 with 16GB of memory is on sale at Best Buy for $799. 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. apr / 2025 When Asus officially announced the Zenbook A14 at CES this year, I…

Kyle Kucharski/ZDNET When I first picked up the Asus Zenbook A14, I thought I was holding an empty prototype. Then it turned on, and the brilliant OLED display proved me wrong. At 2.1 pounds, it’s not just one of the lightest laptops I’ve used, it’s also well-balanced — both physically and in terms of hardware — and epitomizers the thin, battery-efficient category that’s exploded over the last year.  Also: My top 5 picks for the…