Bloomberg / Contributor/ Bloomberg via Getty Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. If you’re one of the 900 million people who reportedly use ChatGPT every week, the chatbot might be a staple of life. Maybe it helps you get work done or come up with meal plans. You might even consult it whenever you…
Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways GPT-5.5 delivers polished, useful answers across tasks. Strong performance across writing, coding, and reasoning tasks. Overeagerness hurts accuracy and instruction following. OpenAI has released GPT-5.5, which can be reductively described as better and faster than GPT-5.4. The new large…
David Gewirtz / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways Images 2.0 delivers accurate text and usable graphics. It can match brand styles, including ZDNET visuals. Errors still slip in, requiring human review. Earlier this week, OpenAI unveiled ChatGPT Images 2.0, its new image…
Kyle Kucharski/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. The Microsoft Surface Pro is an excellent 2-in-1 device, able to switch from a traditional laptop to a tablet on the fly. The 13-inch OLED touchscreen gives you clean, crisp text, rich colors, and fine details, which make it a nearly perfect option for video…
Jada Jones/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Streaming services are a pillar of modern entertainment, and nearly all of them require some form of subscription to either access content or have an enjoyable watching or listening experience. According to Deloitte’s 2026 Digital Media Trends report, 90% of US households have…
Lance Whitney / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways Claude AI lets you connect to several third-party services. TripAdvisor, AllTrails, and Spotify are among the newest connectors. I used Claude and its connectors to plan an upcoming hiking trip. My wife and I…
The most common bedtime automation or voice command is one that automatically turns off all your lights, but there are ways to get the most out of your other smart devices. A single command can automatically turn off the pertinent lights, sure, but it can also lock all your smart locks, close the garage if…
pros and cons Pros Compact and lightweight design for adventures and daily use 4K/120fps recording and D-Log M profile offer excellent video quality and editing flexibility Built-in storage and fast-charging battery. Cons Harder to recommend to newbies due to the depth of recording features Limited durability compared to other rugged action cameras. Follow ZDNET: Add us…
Jada Jones/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Sony’s headphones are among the best on the market, delivering exceptional sound, noise cancellation, and software features before entering the high-end headphone segment. What I appreciate most about Sony is that its products offer considerable customization, allowing you ample opportunities to tweak the headphones to…
Snabbit, an Indian instant house-help startup, is close to raising fresh funding at a valuation of around $400 million in a round led by Susquehanna Venture Capital, TechCrunch has learned. The Bengaluru-based startup is in talks to raise around $50 million in the round, according to three people with knowledge of the deal. One of…