Mensent Photography / Getty Images ZDNET’s key takeaways Sometimes an AI can cause you or your company irreparable harm. Sharing confidential data with an AI could have legal consequences. Don’t let an AI talk to customers without supervision. A few weeks ago, I shared with you “9 programming tasks you shouldn’t hand off to AI […] More
Kerry Wan/ZDNETI’ve been fairly vocal recently that Samsung’s One UI 7 is my favorite Android skin. It is fast, responsive, and intuitive. But nothing comes fine-tuned to your experience straight out of the box. You need to personalize your smartphone to make it more appealing. I change almost a dozen settings on every Samsung Galaxy phone to best suit my needs, and I believe these will elevate your user experience, too. Also: The best Samsung phones to buyFrom setting the highest available screen resolution to more privacy-focused features, here are 10 Galaxy phone settings (plus a bonus) that I recommend changing to enhance your Galaxy phone experience. Please note that some settings might be phone-specific.1. Turn off pop-up notifications More
AGM Pad P2 Android tablet <!–> ZDNET’s key takeaways The AGM Pad P2 is available for $180 on Amazon. With a crisp display, solid mid-range performance, and decent battery life, it’s a solid budget Android option. The Pad P2’s included case is a bit flimsy, so you might want to purchase a third-party option. –> […] More
Moto Buds Loop <!–> ZDNET’s key takeaways These Moto Buds Loop earbuds are avaialble now on Amazon for $300. With plenty of bling factor, these earbuds don’t skimp on the sound You’ll definately want to use the app and the custom EQ option to get the best sound from these earbuds. –> I’ll be honest: […] More
D3Damon/Getty Images For most of this year, Microsoft has been warning users that they will no longer be able to use its Authenticator mobile application for user ID and password management. As reported by CNET on July 29, 2025, “In June, the company stopped letting users add passwords to Authenticator…. And starting Aug. 1, you’ll […] More
Mova P50 Pro Ultra <!–> ZDNET’s key takeaways The Mova P50 Pro Ultra is available for only $799, down $200 from its regular price. This is one of the strongest robot vacuums on the market with 19,000Pa of suction, with reliable edge cleaning, mop removal, and obstacle avoidance. While its obstacle avoidance far exceeds its […] More
Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNETZDNET’s key takeawaysOpenAI’s GPT-5 will attempt to solve a common ChatGPT problem. It should automatically pick the best model for your prompt. Delays in rolling out are the result of how challenging it is to build. OpenAI has been at the forefront of the AI race since its initial launch of ChatGPT in 2022, consistently releasing new products, models, and updates. That also means that it’s difficult to keep track of new product launches — but GPT-5 is one you’ll want to keep an eye out for. Here’s why. Also: OpenAI teases imminent GPT-5 launch. Here’s what to expectWhen OpenAI CEO Sam Altman teased GPT-5 in February, he gave a glimpse into the model’s best feature: the ability to pick the best model to automatically answer your specific queries. This will be done by unifying the o-series reasoning models, which produce higher-quality answers, with the GPT-series models, which are more time-efficient, eliminating guesswork on the user’s end. “The plan is to unify all of these ideas into something like GPT-5 such that you just ask it a question and it needs to think of things, very much like when you talk to a human; sometimes it will think before responding, sometimes it will respond immediately, sometimes it’ll respond and keep thinking,” said Nick Turley, Head of ChatGPT to ZDNET. How will this make your life easier?It is no secret that the OpenAI models available on the market can sound like a bit of an alphabet soup, with similar-sounding models, like GPT-4o and o4, which are each best suited to different tasks. This makes it difficult to keep track of which model to use for what query, even though picking the right model can make a real difference in your response. “Our goal is that the average person does not need to think about which model to use,” said Turley. Instead, the aim is for GPT-5 to automatically choose the best model for the user’s task. Also: I tried Google’s new agentic IDE, and it blows away the popular VS CodeFor example, if a question is simple enough that the GPT model can answer it well, then GPT-5 will choose that, as it would be cheaper and quicker. However, for anything more complex, like STEM prompts, GPT-5 would choose other models for more in-depth thinking.Power users will still be able to choose the models they use. More
RedMagic Astra <!–> ZDNET’s key takeaways The RedMagic Astra gaming tablet is available on Amazon starting at $700. The tablet offers unmatched performance for an Android tablet. When the fan is in use on the Astra, the battery does drain a bit faster, and the price is up there for a tablet. –> As far […] More
