NurPhoto/Getty Images One of the coolest Android features is coming to Perplexity — unofficially. In a post on X (formerly Twitter) this week, Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas announced that a Circle to Search-style feature is coming to Perplexity on Android. Also: Perplexity is the AI tool Gemini wishes it could be In a short video […] More
When is Amazon’s Spring Sale 2025? Amazon’s Spring Sale occurs from Tuesday, March 25, to Monday, March 31, 2025. Are deals really better during Amazon sales? Amazon sales are a great opportunity to shop for decent savings, especially on flagship Amazon products. However, Walmart, Best Buy, and other retailers also have great offerings. We’ll cover the best Amazon Spring Sale deals now through March 31, including top offers from other major retailers. How did we choose these Spring Sale deals?ZDNET’s experts scour the internet on deals we would want to buy ourselves, have a good brand reputation, or products we review on our site. We search for deals 20% off or more and deals we rarely see across the board. We also use reviews from real people- Reddit, Amazon reviews, and our colleagues to understand what deals are the best to recommend so we can provide the best money-saving information. Looking for the next best product? Get expert reviews and editor favorites with ZDNET Recommends.What are the best Amazon Spring Sale 2025 deals?ZDNET’s experts are searching through Amazon’s Spring Sale deals to find the best discounts by category. These are the best deals so far:You can also find the best Amazon Spring Sale deals by price:And the best deals from other retailers this week: More
When is Amazon’s Spring Sale 2025? Amazon’s Big Spring Sale runs from now through Monday, March 31.Also: Everything you need to know about Amazon’s Big Spring Sale 2025Are deals really better during Amazon sales? Deals on flagship Amazon products are typically the best during Amazon’s own sales. These sales are also a great opportunity to scoop up decent savings across dozens of categories. Keep in mind that you’ll be able to shop at plenty of other retailers during the same period as Amazon’s sale as retailers look to compete. Will other retailers offer spring savings? Yes, other major retailers will likely offer their discounts via competing sales. Often, retailers like Walmart, Best Buy, Target, and more directly match (or sometimes outdo) Amazon’s pricing during sale events. It’s not unusual to see the same products on sale for the same price across many retailers. I expect many competing sale events to precede, overlap, or follow Amazon’s spring sale. How did we choose these anti-Amazon Spring Sale 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 on sale and how frequently it drops. We also reviewed customer reviews to find out what matters to real people who already own and use the deals we recommend. Our recommendations may also be based on our 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 Amazon Spring Sale 2025 deals?ZDNET’s experts are searching through Amazon’s Spring Sale deals to find the best discounts by category. These are the best deals so far:You can also find the best Amazon Spring Sale deals by price:And the best deals from other retailers this week:Looking for the next best product? Get expert reviews and editor favorites with ZDNET Recommends. More
ZDNETThose of you who regularly use Microsoft Office might want to try an upcoming new feature designed to speed up your favorite program. Rolling out in May, an option called Startup Boost will reduce the amount of time you have to wait for a Microsoft Office application to launch.The first volunteer for this mission will be Microsoft Word, with other applications in the Office suite joining via future updates. Popping up as a scheduled task, Startup Boost will be completely optional so you can easily disable it if you don’t want an Office program chewing up memory.Also: Microsoft’s new AI agents aim to help security pros combat the latest threats”Microsoft is introducing a new Startup Boost task to optimize Office applications’ performance and load-time,” Microsoft said in a message on Wednesday. “It will roll out in May 2025, initially for Microsoft Word. The task is optional, visible in Windows Task Scheduler, and can be disabled via in-app settings.” More
When is Amazon’s Big Spring Sale 2025? The second-annual Spring Sale runs from Tuesday, March 25, through Monday, March 31. Unlike Prime Day sales events, it’s open to everyone, not just Prime members. Are deals really better during Amazon sales?For some big-name brands, Amazon sale events are the only time specific devices go on sale throughout the year. This is especially true for Amazon devices like Kindles, Fire tablets, Fire TVs, Amazon Echo devices, etc. According to one study, the average Amazon Prime Day discount is 16.2%, a fairly good discount for most products–and while this isn’t Prime Day, it’s still an Amazon-exclusive sales event, so we’re expecting the same discount numbers. How did we choose these Spring Sale 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 Amazon Spring Sale 2025 deals?ZDNET’s experts are searching through Amazon Spring Sale deals to find the best discounts by category. These are the best deals so far:You can also find the best Amazon Spring Sale deals by price:And the best deals from other retailers this week:Looking for the next best product? Get expert reviews and editor favorites with ZDNET Recommends. More
bigtunaonline/Getty Images If you find your personal information in a Google Search, like your phone number, address, or email, Google just made it easier to make sure it doesn’t show up again. Several years ago, Google introduced a “Results about you” tool that lets you track your personal information online and remove it from search […] More
Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNETHigh-profile officials, including national security adviser Mike Waltz, have inadvertently exposed their networks through public Venmo accounts, according to WIRED. This serves as an important reminder for all Venmo users to review their privacy settings.Also: Did you get paid through Venmo, CashApp, or PayPal in 2024? The IRS will knowIf you haven’t checked your Venmo settings, your entire friends list and transaction history may be visible to the public. While it might seem harmless if someone sees that you sent a friend $10 for a shared pizza last month, your account could be revealing far more sensitive information than you realize. What people can see on Venmo By default, Venmo makes every payment and description public. The amount is hidden, but just by browsing through a few random friends’ accounts, I was able to see the location of their kids’ sports leagues, the name of a wedding venue for an upcoming ceremony, the name of a child’s classmate at elementary school, and even restaurants they frequent.Also: This new tool lets you see how much of your data is exposed online – and it’s freeJust as concerning is that your friends list is also public by default. Looking at my friends’ contact lists, it wasn’t hard to find their family members, coworkers, children’s teachers, daycare workers, and more. This information could be exploited by anyone — online trolls, stalkers, ex-spouses, law enforcement (in 2019, federal prosecutors used Venmo transactions as evidence in the case against a man involved in rapper Mac Miller’s death), or criminals.A few years ago, BuzzFeed was able to find former President Joe Biden’s Venmo account. The issue wasn’t that the public could see he sent money to his grandchildren for their birthdays, but that it exposed an entire web of contacts, including family members and senior White House officials (and their networks).Also: The best data removal services: Delete yourself from the internetNow, WIRED has reported that the US’s national security adviser, along with other senior officials, left their Venmo accounts public, exposing their extensive network of personal and professional connections. Waltz’s account, for instance, displayed a list of 328 people, including figures like White House chief of staff Susie Wiles and several prominent media figures. This kind of exposure could be exploited by foreign intelligence services, posing a potential national security risk.While researching for this article, I found several public profiles for local politicians, athletes from pro sports teams in my area, heads of local law enforcement organizations, local TV reporters, and more. By looking at each of their profiles, I got a clear picture of the people they interact with and the places they visit. More
WhataWin/Getty Images On March 10, X experienced multiple outages, with tens of thousands of users reporting the social site was down for them. Later that day, after multiple failures, X came back online. What caused this? While the pro-Palestinian hacking collective known as Dark Storm Team claimed responsibility on Telegram for a distributed denial of […] More
