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Zoom expands webinar events to more people than you’ll ever need

A new update for Zoom allows for an many as 1 million people to join a webinar, making it useful for major events.
A photo of the Sensel Click Composer Software running on Windows 11

Microsoft cracks down on Windows 11 upgrade requirements

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Major data breach involved ‘only’ 1.3 million people

Microsoft Copilot allows you to ask an AI assistant questions within Office apps.

Microsoft: AI is no replacement for human expertise

A character shoots stormtroopers in Star Wars Outlaws.

I wish more games did this with their PC requirements

Lies of P running on the Asus ROG Ally.

Windows gaming handhelds just got a huge new feature

A concept image of a hacker at work in a dark room.

This new threat proves that Macs aren’t immune from malware

Professor Dumbledore by a pool in Wes Anderson's Harry Potter.

AI image generation just took a huge step forward

The Surface Pro 11 on a white table in front of a window.

It took Microsoft 30 years to change this Windows feature

Windows 11 and Windows 10 operating system logos are displayed on laptop screens.

Microsoft backs off on pressuring Windows 10 users to upgrade

A Meta Quest 3 sits on a wooden floor in moody backlighting.

The Quest 3 just got its ‘most requested feature’

The Ryzen 9 9950X between someone's fingertips.

Windows 11 is losing in gaming performance

macOS Sequoia being introduced by Apple's Craig Federighi at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2024.

You can finally try out Apple Intelligence on your Mac. Here’s how

The second macOS developer beta is out and it lets anyone try some of the new Apple Intelligence features.
The AMD Ryzen 7 9700X installed in a motherboard.

Zen 5 was a letdown, but it may not have been entirely AMD’s fault

A bug in Windows appears to affect Ryzen 9000 gaming performance. Unfortunately, Ryzen 9000 isn't the only lineup affected -- Zen 4 CPUs are too.
AI Overviews being shown in Google Search.

Despite early blowback, Google expands AI Overviews

AI Overviews gets new features and expands outside of the U.S.
An Alienware monitor sitting on a desk.

I’ve never seen a gaming monitor like Alienware’s latest

Alienware has a new 4K gaming monitor, and it does something we've never seen before from a gaming display.
Windows 11 logo on a laptop.

The next Windows 11 update may seriously slow down your SSD

Microsoft is expected to enable the device encryption feature by default via the upcoming Windows 11 24H2 update.
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 rear view showing lid and logo.

You definitely want to install these 90 Windows security patches

Microsoft releases a huge number of fixes to combat a jaw-dropping 90 security flaws that include nine critical bugs.
diy gaming laptop uses only dektop parts

This DIY gaming laptop does something completely unheard of

YouTuber Socket Science has managed to squeeze an entire desktop PC into a gaming laptop case -- and it actually works.
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Apple’s next secret project sounds absolutely wild — and it involves robots

With the Apple Car being canned, a new report claims Apple could be pivoting to robotics in a fascinating new way.
Elon Musk as Wario in a sketch from Saturday Night Live.

Grok 2.0 takes the guardrails off AI image generation

Elon Musk's xAI released its updated Grok-2 AI, which features image generation without content guardrails.
A laptop screen shows the home page for ChatGPT, OpenAI's artificial intelligence chatbot.

There’s something strange about the latest update to ChatGPT

OpenAI has revealed a new update to GPT-4o, but it won't say exactly what has been changed.
The Ryzen 9 9900X sitting on its box.

No one is buying AMD’s new Zen 5 CPUs, and it’s painfully obvious why

Early sales numbers for AMD's Zen 5 CPUs show that the new generation of chips is off to a bumpy start.
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D.

AMD’s historic AM4 legacy may continue on

Various reports suggest that AMD has a new 3D V-Cache equipped desktop CPU for budget-conscious gamers.
Promotional image for Windows Phone Link showing a phone mirroring on a laptop screen.

Windows is getting its own version of AirDrop

A new feature is coming to Phone Link on Windows PCs: the ability to seamlessly share files with mobile devices running Android.
Microsoft OneDrive files can sync between a PC and a phone.

Microsoft is axing unlicensed accounts for this popular service

Microsoft is beefing up security by removing unlicensed accounts for a very popular service and will even be charging a reactivation fee.
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This new game will make your gaming PC sweat

The upcoming Black Myth: Wukong now has an official benchmarking tool, and it will push your PC to its limits.
The GPD Pocket 4 handheld in various configurations.

AMD’s best chip makes its debut in first handheld

AMD's new Zen 5 chips are making their first appearance in handheld systems.
A concept image of a hacker at work in a dark room.

One of the worst data breaches in history just got even worse

One of the worst data breaches in history gets even worse with the intervention of another hacker that makes the information allegedly more accessible.
Intel's 14900K CPU socketed in a motherboard.

Intel’s latest chip update is a step in the right direction

BIOS updates are slowly starting to roll out for Intel's best CPUs, and for once, it seems like good news.
crystalline network nodes

A modular supercomputer built to birth AGI could be online by next year

The first node of the network is expected to come online in September.
Someone using Paint 3D on a tablet with a stylus.

Microsoft is axing this seven-year-old Windows app

According to a banner that's appeared in-app, Paint 3D won't be available in the Microsoft Store starting on November 4 of this year.
CPU pads on the AMD Ryzen 7 9700X.

Millions of AMD chips are being ignored in major security flaw fix

A major security flaw impacting hundreds of millions of AMD CPUs is making the rounds, but AMD won't be patching all of the affected processors.
The AMD Ryzen 5 9600X between two finger tips.

This new feature may give new AMD chips a 21% gaming boost

If you have an MSI motherboard, you might be able to give your latest Ryzen CPU quite a boost in gaming through memory overclocking.

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