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    Inbox swamped? Perplexity’s new Email Assistant works for Gmail and Outlook

    MirageC/Moment via Getty Images Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source<!–> on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways Email Assistant can help you review, organize, and draft emails. It’s available to paid subscribers of Perplexity Max. AI companies are marketing heavily to enterprise customers. Perplexity is bringing its AI directly to white-collar workers’ inboxes with an automated assistant […] More

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    Best Costco deals to compete with Amazon Prime Day 2025: My favorite sales so far

    When is October Prime Day 2025? This year, October Prime Day will run from Tuesday, Oct. 7 through Wednesday, Oct. 8. It will be a two-day sale, compared to four days for July Does Costco also hold a sale for Prime Day? Costco doesn’t hold a specific sale event to compete with the October Prime Big Deal Days sale. In July, it held a Member Savings Days event the same week as Prime Day. But you can expect to find the store’s usual monthly price markdowns during this time.How did we choose these Costco deals?ZDNET only writes about deals we want to buy — devices and products we desire, need, or would recommend. Our experts looked for deals that were at least 20% off (or are hardly ever on sale), using established price comparison tools and trackers to determine whether the deal is actually on sale and how frequently it drops. We also looked over customer reviews to find out what matters to real people who already own and use the deals we’re recommending. Our recommendations may also be based on our own testing — in addition to extensive research and comparison shopping. The goal is to deliver the most accurate advice to help you shop smarter. What are the best early Prime Day deals?ZDNET’s experts have been searching through early Prime Day and other sales to find the best discounts by category. These are the best deals live now: And the best deals from other retailers:  More

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    Nearly everything you’ve heard about AI and job cuts is wrong – here’s why

    seksan Mongkhonkhamsao/Moment via Getty Images Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source<!–> on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways Rumors of 50% AI-related job cuts are greatly exaggerated. Leaders are needed to step up and keep AI efforts grounded. Vibe coding is the new citizen development. What is the biggest problem with AI today? It’s leadership. Good leaders […] More