Kyndryl and Microsoft broadened their existing partnership to bring together Microsoft’s adaptive cloud approach and Kyndryl Distributed Cloud services to help customers better develop, manage and secure hybrid cloud operations.  Microsoft says its AI-infused adaptive cloud approach, which leverages Microsoft Azure Arc, Azure Local and Azure Cloud, enables customers to link distributed hybrid, multicloud, edge, and IoT resources under a single, secure application and data platform. The model uses customer data and an AI engine to…

ZDNET’s key takeaways Apple’s MacBook Air M4 (13-inch) is on sale at Amazon for $850, a competitive price for Apple’s latest ultraportable. The M4 Air supports up to two external monitors with the lid open, and scales up to 32GB of unified memory. There are still only two USB-C ports on the left side, and I wish there were a nano-texture display option. more buying choices The MacBook Air M4 (13-inch) is on sale at Amazon…

“Enterprises are worried about bad actors capturing encrypted traffic and saving copies for when quantum computing advances can break the encryption, providing the bad actors with free access to data. It’s a real concern,” Frey explains. “Post-quantum cryptography is a way to get ahead of that now.” Riverbed also introduced the SteelHead 90 series of network acceleration appliances, which the company says will provide resilient network performance to customers. The series includes: SteelHead 8090, which…

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Android 16 is coming, and with it, we’ll see a considerable refresh on the UI front. It’s been four years since Material You was first released, and the latest iteration (version 3) looks to include some features and improvements that many have been hoping for. Also: 6 rumored Android 16 features that are making this loyal Pixel user ecstatic From animations to notifications, everything in the Android UI looks like it…

ZDNET Here we go again. A zombie news story that should have been laid to rest last January has risen from the grave and is walking among us again. The original story In case you missed the original story, here’s a recap: Last January, dozens of tech-focused news sites reported that the free upgrade from Windows 10 to Windows 11 was “for a limited time only.” In a quote from the same source, they warned…

The Galaxy S25 Edge is available in Titanium Silver (pictured), Titanium Jetblack, and Titanium Icyblue. Kerry Wan/ZDNET It finally happened. After months of anticipation, I held the phone that may just kick off a new wave of ultra-thin handsets, the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge. The vibes remind me of when Samsung launched the first mass-market foldable phone in 2019 — I don’t remember the last time I was this excited to check out a new…