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<!–> ZDNET’s key takeaways OnePlus 13R starts at $599 and features a bright display, powerful performance, and fast charging. It doesn’t have a flagship camera system and wireless charging. But for the money, you won’t find a more balanced handset. more buying choices As part of a new promotion, OnePlus is offering a free Sandstone […] More

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Bloomberg, courtesy of Corey Sipkin The stock market collapse in January, prompted by the sudden fervor for the Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) breakthrough DeepSeek AI, and its apparently much cheaper computing approach, might make you think that companies are dramatically reducing their spending on chips and systems for AI. A generative AI conference on Wednesday […] More

Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNETThe artificial intelligence (AI) boom is transforming industries and reshaping work. Now, it’s setting its sights on a long-overlooked tool: your work laptop.The reach and capabilities of AI models go far beyond what people have seen from tinkering around with ChatGPT, which, although a great tool for proofreading or debugging code, only gives a brief glimpse into what large language models (LLMs), the technology powering tools like the chatbot, can do. Also: What is an AI PC exactly? And should you buy one in 2025?For instance, HCLTech, a consulting firm, worked with one of the largest end-to-end healthcare providers in the US to help implement a user-friendly, compliant AI clinical advisor. The clinical advisor, trained using one of the world’s largest clinical libraries, allows medical professionals to conversationally ask for the information they need to consult without wasting time digging for it. According to Alan Flower, EVP and head of AI & Cloud Native Labs at HCLTech, running the models locally on the device was key to effectively implementing this model.Also: Nvidia dominates in gen AI benchmarks, clobbering 2 rival AI chips”By using the clinician’s laptop, it frees up clinician time whilst also ensuring the privacy and security of the patient’s information,” said Flower. “It has that secondary advantage — it reduces the cost to run the solution since we’re not consuming expensive cloud tokens when we can use the neural processing unit on an AI PC, effectively, for free.” Flower said that since implementing the AI clinical advisor, within a typical 20-minute consultation with a doctor, the AI clinical advisor has freed up three minutes from the appointment, time the doctor can spend researching and focusing on the patient’s care. Also: With AI models clobbering every benchmark, it’s time for human evaluationCompanies are discovering that if they want to take full advantage of AI and run models locally, they need to upgrade their employees’ laptops. This realization has introduced a hardware revolution, with the desire to update tech shifting from an afterthought to a priority and attracting significant investment from companies.  More

When you have dozens of online accounts, each requiring a different username and password, keeping track can be difficult. As many organizations now require complex passwords alongside two-factor authentication, remembering the endless combinations of letters, numbers, and special characters is impossible. This is where password managers come in. The apps remember and securely store your credentials for you while keeping your online accounts safe. These services help streamline an otherwise time-consuming authentication process that inadvertently encourages people to reuse the same passwords across multiple services, creating an additional security risk. Also: The best password managers for businesses: Expert testedWhile passwordless options are available, traditional password managers are also effective. Keeping sensitive information safe is more important than ever, and a reliable password manager can effectively solve security and password overload.What is the best password manager right now?Our pick for best overall choice, 1Password More

While researching and testing each Hisense TV featured on this list, I and other ZDNET experts kept these criteria in mind:Price: No two budgets are created equal. And just because you’re working with a limited budget, that shouldn’t mean you need to sacrifice features or accessibility. Conversely, just because you are able to spend more shouldn’t mean you need to settle for a TV that’s bloated with features you’ll never use. Each TV on this list has been vetted to ensure that it offers the best value for the price based on comparable competitor models.Screen sizes: Every living room, home theater, apartment, and dorm is different. And if you’re looking to upgrade or buy your first smart TV, it’s important to make sure that it will actually fit in your space without feeling too imposing or too small. Each Hisense TV featured is available in multiple screen sizes to accommodate different spaces.Picture and audio quality: Hisense TVs have come a long way since they first hit the market way back in 1978. Modern Hisense models offer support for multiple HDR and audio processing codecs like Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos, and DTS Digital for enhanced picture and sound quality. Connectivity: A new TV isn’t worth much if you can’t watch anything on it. New Hisense TV models offer Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity as-standard so you can start streaming shows, movies, and music right out of the box. They also offer plenty of HDMI and USB inputs for setting up home audio equipment, playback devices, and game consoles. More

Screenshot by Lance Whitney/ZDNETI often use the free Intel Unison app to sync my iPhone with Windows 11. This handy tool allows me to send and receive text messages, make and answer phone calls, view notifications, and transfer photos and other files directly from my PC. Now, Intel is putting the kibosh on this helpful app, which means I’ll have to turn to a different program to handle the same tasks.As spotted by Windows Latest, opening Intel Unison now triggers a message telling you that all good things must come to an end.”It was a great run, but Intel Unison is approaching its sunset at the end of June 2025,” the message reads. “Please take it into account as you consider other multi-device experience alternatives.”Also: How to link and sync your iPhone to your Windows 11 PCThe Microsoft Store page for Unison echoes the same message but adds more details: “Intel Unison will soon be discontinued. The first step in its wind-down process is ending service for most platforms at the end of June 2025. Lenovo Aura platforms will retain service through 2025.” Launched in late 2022, Unison was designed to sync Android phones and iPhones with Evo-powered laptops equipped with Intel’s 13th-generation processors. Though the app supposedly supported only PCs with the Evo designation, many people were able to run Unison on older, non-Evo computers. The app came at a time when Microsoft’s similar Phone Link app didn’t play well with iPhones and was better suited for Android users.The main limitation of Unison is that it works only with Windows 11. Otherwise, I have always found it a helpful and effective tool. I like the comfort of writing and reading text messages on my PC rather than on my phone. Making and answering phone calls through Windows is also convenient if my phone isn’t within reach. Using the photo transfer option offered me a relatively quick way to exchange photos between my PC and phone. More