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    The top 10 products readers bought in July (including XR glasses that are $100 off)

    ‘ZDNET Recommends’: What exactly does it mean? ZDNET’s recommendations are based on many hours of testing, research, and comparison shopping. We gather data from the best available sources, including vendor and retailer listings as well as other relevant and independent reviews sites. And we pore over customer reviews to find out what matters to real people who already own and use the products and services we’re assessing.When you click through from our site to a retailer and buy a product or service, we may earn affiliate commissions. This helps support our work, but does not affect what we cover or how, and it does not affect the price you pay. Neither ZDNET nor the author are compensated for these independent reviews. Indeed, we follow strict guidelines that ensure our editorial content is never influenced by advertisers.ZDNET’s editorial team writes on behalf of you, our reader. Our goal is to deliver the most accurate information and the most knowledgeable advice possible in order to help you make smarter buying decisions on tech gear and a wide array of products and services. Our editors thoroughly review and fact-check every article to ensure that our content meets the highest standards. If we have made an error or published misleading information, we will correct or clarify the article. If you see inaccuracies in our content, please report the mistake via this form. Close More

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    5 ways to successfully integrate AI agents into your workplace

    Techa Tungateja / Getty Images ZDNET’s key takeaways Using AIs effectively means focusing on guidance and governance. You’ll also need to ensure you train up talent to manage your AI agents. Track and trace outcomes to create the perfect tech-enabled work assistant. It’s not unusual to hear business leaders discuss AI being used to augment […] More

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    This unexpected robot vacuum made me forget about my $2,000 Roborock

    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

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    Apple’s tariff costs and iPhone sales are soaring – how long until device prices are too?

    Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNETZDNET’s key takeawaysTariffs cost Apple approximately $800 million last quarter.That bill will go up to about $1.1 billion this quarter.Apple says 1 in 10 iPhone sales in April were due to tariff fears.Apple earnings calls usually have a theme, and there’s usually a word associated with that theme that ends up being repeated many times throughout the call. During yesterday’s call, the theme and repeated word was “tariffs.”iPhone sales were upBecause of the negative aura that surrounds that T word, Apple was keen to keep things upbeat, and with good reason. After all, iPhone sales were up 13% year over year, generating a colossal $44.6 billion in revenue. Also: Should you turn on Adaptive Power on iOS 26? Here’s my advice after testing itThe feeling among investors prior to the earnings release was that the iPhone would enjoy a bump in sales as consumers pulled the trigger on an upgrade ahead of any tariff-related increases. Apple tried to deflect from this during the earnings call by pointing out the iPhone saw “growth in every geographic segment and double-digit growth in emerging markets.” But headlines suggested tariffs could push the price of the iPhone to stratospheric levels, and that no doubt helped encourage some people to upgrade. In fact, when Apple CEO Tim Cook was asked about this during the Q&A, he said that the company estimated that “the pull forward of demand into April, specifically to be about 1 point of the 10 points in terms of people buying because of discussions about tariffs.” How, or even whether, this will affect iPhone 17 upgrades remains to be seen. Also: First look at iPhone 17 Pro? Public images seemingly confirm big design and camera changesDuring the last earnings call, Cook was keen to point out that tariffs would have an impact of around $900 million. It turned out that the impact was a little less, “approximately $800 million,” but over the following quarter, it would increase to $1.1 billion — and that number assumes nothing changes. Quite a big assumption.That’s a big chunk of change, even for a company that just posted revenues of $94 billion and a gross margin of nearly half that. And so far, Apple is shouldering that cost.  More

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    These jobs face the highest risk of AI takeover, according to Microsoft

    Andrii Yalanskyi/Getty ZDNET’s key takeaways Interpreters and translators are at the top of the list. Physical laborers, on the other hand, are secure for the time being. Adaptability could become a key skill in the age of AI. In 1988, the Austrian roboticist Hans Moravec pointed out that machines were able to easily handle many […] More

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    Are PayPal and Venmo down for you? What we know – and alternatives to use

    SOPA Images / Contributor / Getty Images ZDNET’s key Takeaways PayPal and Venmo experienced an outage Friday morning. Affected accounts couldn’t send or receive payments. PayPal has acknowledged the problem and said a fix is in the works. Are you having trouble with PayPal or Venmo this morning? You’re not alone. Also: PayPal’s AI-powered scam alert […] More