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Anthropic / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNETAnthropic has distinguished itself from industry competitors for two major reasons: user privacy and coding capabilities. In particular, it’s Claude Code’s solution — which allows users to run the coding assistant directly in their workspace to write or manage code — that has attracted an exponential number of users. It’s now a highly requested feature.Also: Anthropic’s Claude dives into financial analysis. Here’s what’s newOn Tuesday, Anthropic launched a comprehensive analytics dashboard for Claude Code. This dashboard gives enterprise admins greater insight into how their teams are using the AI coding tools, including a breakdown of user activity and cost tracking per user. More

<!–> ZDNET’s key takeaways The Minisforum AI370 EliteMini with the Ryzen AI 9 and 64GB of RAM normally retails for $1,249, but is currently on sale for less. It’s a powerful mini PC with plenty of ports, support for an 8K display, and runs cool and quiet. You’ll still need to supply your own peripherals, […] More

<!–> ZDNET’s key takeaways The Yamaha True X Bar 50A is available now at a discount, with surround speakers sold separately (and individually). The sound produced by these speakers is rich, deep, well-blended, and spacious. I just wish the setup process was more seamless and simple. more buying choices For a limited time, Amazon is […] More

<!–> ZDNET’s key takeaways The Abbott Lingo is a $49 continuous glucose monitor that tracks your blood sugar for two weeks It can help people understand how their diets impact their glucose levels and make changes accordingly The app’s suggestions and recommendations could be more insightful to promote daily use. –> There are plenty of […] More

Soundcore Sleep A20 <!–> ZDNET’s key takeaways The Sleep A20 are Soundcore’s earbuds designed for sleep, retailing for $180 The specially designed sleep earbuds are comfortable enough to wear the whole night through and are perfect for listening to ambient noise before falling asleep The noise masking isn’t strong for dampening environmental sounds, so I […] More

Jada Jones/ZDNETApple unveiled new AirPods last year, and while you might be considering buying the brand’s latest earbuds, you shouldn’t forget about the sweet discounts that activate on earlier models once Apple releases new hardware — especially if you’re looking for a new pair of high-quality noise-canceling earbuds. Amazon currently has a great deal on the AirPods Pro 2 More

Jack Wallen / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNETHave you ever been relaxing when, out of nowhere, your phone blows up with notifications?I’ve been there too many times, which led me to keep my phone on silent mode 24/7. Then Google teased a new feature in Android 15 called Notification Cooldown that promised to change everything. Notification Cooldown didn’t exactly hit the mark in Android 15, but it has made a comeback in the latest iteration (Android 16) to ensure that it works exactly as expected. Also: How to clear your Android phone cache (and why you should do it before installing Android 16)Notification Cooldown manages how often notifications can be posted by an application over time. This feature is designed specifically to prevent apps from overwhelming users with too many notifications at once.What I like about Notification Cooldown is that it helps ensure I don’t miss important notifications because my phone was on silent (which has happened quite a bit). The new feature originally arrived with the March 2025 update to help minimize the interruptions that often accompany notifications. Once this feature is enabled, it automatically lowers the volume and minimizes alerts (for up to two minutes) when several notifications arrive in a short amount of time. Also: I changed 12 settings on my Android phone to significantly improve the battery lifeFor example, a friend of yours discovers a new diner you must try and starts texting you repeatedly to rave about how good it is. With Notification Cooldown enabled, that barrage of texts happens silently, so you don’t have to suffer through the “dings” or put your phone on silent mode. Even when Notification Cooldown is activated, you can still pull down the Notification Shade and view that deluge of texts. The caveat to using Notification Cooldown is that it cannot be customized so far. You can enable or disable the feature, and that’s it. The feature first appeared on Pixel devices but should trickle down to others over time. Notification Cooldown also does not apply to alarms, emergency alerts, and priority conversations. How to enable Notification Cooldown What you need: To use Notification Cooldown, you’ll need an Android Pixel phone running at least the March 2025 update. Hopefully the feature will arrive on other devices soon. More

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNETApple held its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) a month ago, during which it previewed the latest operating system upgrades across all of its devices, including iOS, iPadOS, MacOS, TVOS, WatchOS, and more. These updates give Apple users, regardless of whether they have the latest hardware, the opportunity to have a device refresh — and this year, perhaps more than ever. Also: Your iPhone is getting a major upgrade – 10 best features I can’t wait to try in iOS 26During the event, Apple launched Liquid Glass, a new look for all of its devices that embodies a glass-inspired aesthetic and is the biggest redesign in 13 years. It also introduced a handful of exciting features, from the viral AutoMix feature for Apple Music to the Apple Shortcuts AI makeover. Even though the official launch of Apple’s latest operating systems won’t happen until the fall with the introduction of the latest iPhone lineup, here’s what you need to know about the public betas, which will be released soon and give you a preview of all of the latest features. When will iOS 26 public beta be released? More