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Thomas Trutschel/Getty Images Under President Donald Trump’s second administration, there has been a notable shift in regulatory enforcement against tech businesses, with several high-profile cases being dropped or paused. For example, the Department of Justice has moved to dismiss a lawsuit against SpaceX that alleged hiring discrimination. In addition, the administration halted Consumer Financial Protection Bureau enforcement actions against Meta for improperly using Facebook users’ financial data.  Google, however, is another story. The DoJ reaffirmed its…

rob dobi/Getty Images Agentic AI’s role in connected enterprises goes deeper than helper apps. AI agents are fast becoming the emerging power behind the microservices that form the fabric of enterprise systems. Plus, as these agents proliferate, information technology departments will become virtual “human resources” departments, acquiring, onboarding, and guiding AI-powered assistants in parallel with HR’s role in human capital management.  These are the insights from a panel hosted by Deloitte at the recent Mobile World Congress,…

Stefano Madrigali/Getty Images The second you start watching a video on YouTube, the site begins building an algorithm of your likes. While the goal of that is to show you content you want to see, it means you’ll miss out on so much. A new tool lets you see YouTube without the algorithm, and it feels like an entirely different internet.  The tool works on a basic premise: from 2009 to 2012, iPhones had a…

Matthias Balk/picture alliance via Getty Images Social media platform X was reportedly hit by a massive cyberattack on Monday, causing intermittent outages. While owner Elon Musk has cited the attack as the cause, a hacking group known as Dark Storm Team has claimed responsibility. Based on data from Downdetector, the site had been up and down throughout the morning. The first outage started around 6 a.m. ET, with more than 20,000 reports that X was down….

Apple/ZDNET It’s been a busy few weeks for Apple, and a busy time for the wallets and purses of Apple fans. We didn’t get an updated iPhone SE, but we did get the brand-new iPhone 16e, Apple’s newest “budget” handset. Apple’s decision to include “16” in the name of the new affordable economy line suggests yearly updates from now on (otherwise, that 16 is going to look mighty old in a couple of years). Also: I replaced…

ZDNET’s key takeaways The Asus Zenbook Duo is on sale now for $1,499 at Best Buy. This laptop is a creator’s dream machine, with dual-OLED touchscreens, a highly configurable form factor, and a great battery. It takes time and effort to get the most out of this laptop, and you’ll need lots of desk space to utilize the different form factors. Upon first glance, Asus’ Zenbook Duo looks like a standard laptop. The first thing…

GK Hart/Vikki Hart/Getty Images I’ve been a fan of DuckDuckGo for a long time. I find the search engine to be far more trustworthy than Google and I do enjoy my privacy. But when I heard that the company was dipping its webbed feet into the AI waters, my initial reaction was a roll of the eyes. Then I gave Duck.ai a go — and was immediately impressed. (DuckDuck Go’s AI features launched in June 2024…

Kerry Wan/ZDNET OnePlus just made a business decision that took a lot of courage. At least that’s how its CEO, Pete Lau, framed it in his Monday community post. After years and years of fielding a physical alert slider on its phones, the company is moving away in favor of a customizable function key, similar in behavior to the iPhone’s Action Button. Also: Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra vs. OnePlus 13: I compared the best Android…

ZDNET Debian is unofficially called “The mother of all distributions.” This is partly because Ubuntu is based on Debian and so many distributions are based on Ubuntu. For example, Ubuntu Budgie is based on Ubuntu, which is based on Debian.  But just because Ubuntu is based on Debian, it doesn’t mean the two are identical. They aren’t. In some cases, the differences are obvious; but there are subtle differences you might not know about.  Also: I’ve…

ZDNET’s key takeaways The Levoit Sprout smart air purifier is available for $280. This smart and efficient device is informative, accurate, and visually appealing to clean the air in kids’ rooms, who are a vulnerable population. The Sprout smart air purifier is a little expensive, but it pays off with insight into your kids’ air quality. Levoit is objectively one of the best air purifier brands available. It’s also one of my go-to brands, as…