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    How AI amplifies these other tech trends that matter most to business in 2025

    Artificial Intelligence – growing trend in importance from 2024 to 2025 McKinsey 2025 ResearchZDNET’s key takeawaysAI agents are the technologies that matter most for companies in 2025.AI stands out not only as a powerful technology wave on its own but also as a foundational amplifier of other trends.Autonomous systems, including physical robots and digital AI agents, are moving from pilot projects to practical applications.Which frontier technologies matter most for companies in 2025? According to McKinsey research, there are 13 new frontier technologies that matter most to companies, including agentic AI.Also: How AI agents can generate $450 billion by 2028 – and what stands in the wayResearch from other industry analyst firms validate the economic impact of AI, including a $450 billion market associated with agentic AI by 2028. This year’s technology developments highlight a future where technology is more adaptive, collaborative, and essential for solving global problems. McKinsey saw this across various fields, from the increasing prevalence of robotics and autonomous systems to the critical need for responsible AI innovations. McKinsey identified a set of themes that capture the impact of these frontier technologies, including:  More

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    The Apple Watch Series 11 rumors I’m most excited about (including a big one for health tracking)

    Kerry Wan/ZDNETZDNET’s key takeawaysApple is slated to announce new hardware next month. Notable Apple Watch updates could be coming, according to rumors. Blood pressure monitoring and sleep scores could be on the way. We’re a month away from Apple’s annual September hardware event, where the tech giant announces its latest releases, from iPhones and iPads to AirPods and, my favorite, Apple Watches. Rumors are swirling about what’s to come on the next generation Apple Watch, the Apple Watch Series 11. Also: Should you buy the iPhone 16 or iPhone 17? How to decide which model to buyApple’s latest smartwatch software, WatchOS 26, gives us a few glimpses at what the Series 11 is capable of. A new Workout Buddy feature guides Apple Watch users through their workouts with encouragements, personal record announcements, and progress reports. Apple’s new Liquid Glass display makes widgets, messages, and apps appear clear on the watch and mimics the display of Apple Vision Pro headset. Outside of those software updates, I’m keeping my eyes and ears open for rumors, murmurs, and whispers on Apple’s next Apple Watch. Here’s what we’ve heard so far.  More

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    OpenAI returns to its open-source roots with new open-weight AI models, and it’s a big deal

    Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images We all know AI relies on open-source software, but most of the big AI companies avoid opening their code or their large language model (LLM) weights. Today, things have changed. OpenAI, the artificial intelligence titan behind ChatGPT, announced a landmark return to its open-source origins.  The company unveiled two new […] More

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    Anthropic’s powerful Opus 4.1 model is here – how to access it (and why you’ll want to)

    Anthropic / ZDNETZDNET’s key takeawaysAnthropic launched Claude Opus 4.1. The model exceeds the predecessor’s performance on complex tasks. It is available to paid Claude users, Claude Code, API, Amazon Bedrock, and Google Cloud’s Vertex AI.In May, Anthropic released Claude Opus 4, which the company dubbed its most powerful model yet and the best coding model in the world. Only three months later, Anthropic is upping the ante further by launching the highly anticipated Claude Opus 4.1, which now takes its predecessor’s crown as Anthropic’s most advanced model. The Opus family of models is the company’s most advanced, intelligent AI models geared toward tackling complex problems. As a result, Claude Opus 4.1, released on Tuesday, excels at those tasks and can even one-up its predecessor on agentic tasks, real-world coding, and reasoning, according to Anthropic. The model also comes as the industry is expecting the launch of OpenAI’s GPT-5 soon.Also: OpenAI could launch GPT-5 any minute now – what to expectHow does Claude Opus 4.1 perform?One of the most impressive use cases of Claude Opus 4 was its performance on the SWE-bench Verified, a human-filtered subset of the SWE-bench, a benchmark that evaluates LLMs’ abilities to solve real-world software engineering tasks sourced from GitHub. Claude Opus 4’s performance on the SWE-bench Verified supported the claim that it was the “best coding model in the world.” As seen in the post above, Opus 4.1 performed even higher.  More

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    This USB-C accessory gave my Android and iPhone thermal imaging powers – and it’s on sale

    Thermal Master USB-C Camera <!–> ZDNET’s key takeaways It’s the perfect thermal camera for professional and consumer use. From my testing, the camera has great accuracy and temperature resolution. While it works with Android and iOS, it’s still fairly pricey at $300. –> I make no bones about being a huge fan of thermal cameras […] More

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    I tried DJI’s first 360-degree camera, and its recording capabilities blows out the competition

    DJI Osmo 360 Adventure Combo kit. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET ZDNET’s key takeaways The Osmo 360 is DJI’s first 360-degree action camera.It can shoot 360-degree panoramic video at 8K/30fps.Unfortunately, the camera won’t initially be offered in the US.DJI recently unveiled its latest product. No, not a drone, but a camera — the Osmo 360 More