Claude Cowork, Anthropic's AI assistant, successfully completed seven non-coding tasks for a ZDNET writer, including analyzing Home Depot spending, organizing PDFs, fixing servers, sorting documents, …
ZDNET reporter David Gewirtz used Anthropic's Claude Cowork to sift through thousands of Gmail messages after Google's Gemini failed to find relevant quotes about Anthropic's Fable 5 throttling. The A…
Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 has been relaunched after being pulled due to US government export restrictions, but reliability concerns persist as the model reportedly throttles performance when detectin…
OpenAI API users can now set hard spending limits and alerts to prevent runaway AI agents from generating surprise bills. The platform's usage tiers cap monthly spending based on total historical spen…
Steve Lucas, CEO of Boomi, told ZDNET that the frontier engineer—a specialist with advanced data and neural networking skills—will become the key enterprise AI expert needed to optimize frontier model…
A developer used OpenAI Codex and Anthropic's Claude to build a 4,700-line WordPress security plugin in two days, stopping a massive spam attack that had flooded his database with over 39,000 fake use…
A Salesforce report reveals that 61% of US adults now use AI for health information, up from 2% in 2024, driven by frustrations with scheduling and administrative burdens. The survey of 3,200 consumer…
TickTick's countdown mode displays the exact time remaining until a task's deadline, replacing abstract due dates with specific counts of days or hours. The feature, available on iOS and Android, help…
AI agents are becoming colleagues in the workplace, with Gartner forecasting AI agent software spending to reach $376.3 billion by 2027. Experts from Fanatics and other firms advise benchmarking tools…
A ZDNET editor tested the AI features in Chrome, Edge, and Firefox to determine which browser offers the best AI experience. The editor found that each browser brings different AI capabilities, but ul…
Google's Gemini AI is now the default assistant in Android Auto, raising privacy concerns due to its access to driving locations and always-on microphone. Users can limit data collection by disabling …
A ZDNET columnist shares 13 Google Photos settings they change on every new device, including choosing the correct backup account, enabling backup with limits, and turning off cellular backup to avoid…
Microsoft extended its Extended Security Updates program for Windows 10 until Oct. 14, 2027, giving users more time to upgrade from the operating system that reached its original end-of-life date in O…
AI now rejects two-thirds of job applicants before human review, with 73% of employers using AI in hiring decisions. To succeed, professionals must work with AI tactically, focus on business outcomes,…
Google's Gemini Flows feature in Gmail now uses AI to automatically filter and organize incoming email, available to Google Workspace and paying AI users. However, the feature has monthly processing l…
Three tech visionaries, including internet co-creator Dr. Vint Cerf, discussed building trust and accountability with AI at a recent event. They emphasized treating AI as a new form of interaction rat…
ZDNET outlines 12 vendor-neutral rules for successful enterprise agentic AI transformation, emphasizing that most deployment failures stem from architectural issues rather than AI capability. The repo…
A Salesforce survey of 3,075 service professionals found that 70% of companies deploying AI agents in customer service see positive ROI within 60 days. Adoption of agentic AI has surged from 39% to 66…
Google released its first new smart speaker in six years, the Google Home Speaker, featuring 360-degree audio and Gemini generative AI integration. ZDNET's early testing shows promising sound quality …
Enterprise IT leaders from PwC and NBCUniversal shared strategies for deploying AI agents with both speed and caution at a Section conference, emphasizing human-led processes, rapid experimentation, a…