PM Images/Getty Images Even though it may feel like classes just started yesterday, it is now May, which means it’s finals season. As a result, every ounce of knowledge you accumulated over the past semester will be put to the test — a daunting task AI can help with. Also: 6 ways AI can help […] More
Google / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNETGoogle is about to make it a lot easier to do research on the go. On May 20, it will officially launch native NotebookLM apps on both the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, and you can register now to have them automatically downloaded to your device.What’s NotebookLM?NotebookLM is Google’s AI “research assistant” that debuted as a web browser-based service last year. It’s often described as a smart notebook — one where you can dump PDFs, articles, YouTube links, plain text, Google Docs or Slides, and so on, and then ask the AI to summarize key points, answer questions, or even turn your source material into a mini podcast. Also: Google’s viral AI podcast tool can chat in over 50 languages now and it aced my Spanish testNotebookLM is powered by the latest Gemini models. Everything you ask comes with clear citations, so you can see exactly which sentences the AI pulled from your sources. That makes it great for students, professionals, and anyone who needs to do research. More
Rowan Trollope, chief executive officer of Redis David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images Over the last few years, companies like Redis, Elastic, MongoDB, and HashiCorp have abandoned their open-source license roots and switched to proprietary models. However, there is one significant problem with this attempt to squeeze more money from their formerly open-source programs: it doesn’t […] More
<!–> ZDNET’s key takeaways Lenovo’s fifth-generation ThinkPad T14s is available now for $2,119. It’s a particularly hardy laptop and boasts solid battery life. However, the Intel chipset delivers puts a cap on high-end performance. more buying choices Lenovo has seven distinct ThinkPad categories on its website, each with a unique style. The T Series, for […] More
<!–> ZDNET’s key takeaways Lenovo’s 10th-Gen Yoga Slim 9i retails for $1,760. It’s a lightweight laptop with a striking design and an even more striking 4K OLED touchscreen. However, some will find its lack of ports limiting and the webcam low-quality. more buying choices One of the things I appreciate about Lenovo is its willingness […] More
<!–> ZDNET’s key takeaways The 2025 iPad 11th Generation is on sale now for $299 (typically $349.) The upgraded iPad has double the base storage as year’s model, more RAM, and an upgraded processor in the A16 Bionic chip. However, it still isn’t compatible with Apple Intelligence and doesn’t support the Apple Pencil Pro. more […] More
<!–> ZDNET’s key takeaways The SwitchBot K10+ Combo is available for $400. This tiny-but-mighty robot vacuum cleaner comes with a lightweight, efficient handheld vacuum for a full home cleaning. The downside is that the mopping feature only uses disposable wet wipes with no water tank and the robot’s smaller size isn’t suitable for large cleaning […] More
Getty Images The last time I booked a vacation flight, I literally spent over an hour finding the cheapest ticket to Hawaii with two criteria in mind: that it wasn’t a red-eye flight, and it only had one layover. At least one layover was to be expected (at LAX) because Kentucky is a long way […] More
