Computers & IT
X was down — here’s what happened in the brief global outage
X was down for thousands of users on March 18 for around an hour, but Elon →
ExpressVPN uncovers 3.7 million items of leaked AI chatbot data. A reminder of how vital encryption is
ExpressVPN uncovered massive amounts of AI chatbot leaked data The databases were not encrypted ExpressVPN urges →
Meta is pulling the plug on its VR metaverse and Meta Quest 3 fans don’t know how to respond
Meta just announced that Horizon Worlds VR is shutting down on June 15 The platform will →
Spotify brings Exclusive Mode to Windows for bit-perfect playback — but there are a few trade-offs you should know first
Spotify has rolled out Exclusive Mode to its Windows desktop app When enabled, it gives Spotify →
Typing all day? Here’s how to find a keyboard that won’t hurt your hands
A keyboard is an essential part of any desk set up, whether you’re pulling up a →
Mozilla is launching a free built-in VPN on Firefox 149 — but with some conditions
Firefox 149 is adding a built-in free VPN starting from March 24 It has a cap →
‘The current shortage could continue until 2030, so we expect more than a 20% shortage of the wafers’: SK Group chairman issues bleak warning on RAM crisis
The chairman of a top memory chip maker has issued a worrying warning Chey Tae-won notes: →
The class-leading MacBook Pro (M5, 2025) is down to a record low price at Amazon right now
If you’ve been waiting for the right moment to upgrade to a new laptop, we’ve spotted →
NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, March 19 (game #746)
Looking for a different day? A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for →
Quordle hints and answers for Thursday, March 19 (game #1515)
Looking for a different day? A new Quordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your →
Nvidia’s CEO goes full Principal Skinner in response to DLSS 5 backlash — says it’s the gamers who are ‘completely wrong’
Jensen Huang has called gamers who are hating on DLSS 5 ‘completely wrong’ The CEO noted: →
MSI Prestige 14 AI+ review: a sleek business laptop with all-day battery life
MSI Prestige 14 AI+: Two-minute review The MSI Prestige 14 AI+ is a sleek business-focused laptop →
‘This year is the most challenging year since the company was founded’: MSI exec makes it clear how bad the RAM crisis has got, despite some prices plateauing
MSI’s general manager has called 2026 the “most challenging year since the company was founded” The →
‘Unreliable and untruthful’: London judge says witness got real-time coaching from their smart glasses — and then blamed ChatGPT
A London judge says a claimant used smart glasses to cheat in court The claimant was →
Nvidia’s DLSS 5 is going viral for all the wrong reasons — here are the 5 most controversial examples of the ‘AI-powered breakthrough’ in action
Nvidia has previewed its DLSS 5 technology The ‘real-time neural rendering model’ reworks lighting and adds →
It’s no Nadal but this tennis-playing robot could change the future of the game
Galbot found an unprecedented way, called LATENT, to train robots Using “skill fragments”, they trained a →
‘I thought this video was an April Fool’s joke, but it’s still March’: Nvidia reveals DLSS 5 to supercharge graphics with AI — and the hate pours forth
Nvidia has announced DLSS 5 at GTC 2026 This is a “real-time neural rendering model” (AI) →
New Dell XPS 14 gets its first significant price cut — barely a few months after launch
The new 2026 Dell XPS 14 is barely a month old, but we’ve already got a →
Five great tools for making music on your laptop
If you’re a musician, scraping together thousands of dollars to book studio time to record your →
Remember Gateway 2000? How a mouse pad triggered a wave of nostalgia for the big-box home PC company
Before we all carried computers in our pockets, there was a “computer room” — a space →
Quordle hints and answers for Wednesday, March 18 (game #1514)
Looking for a different day? A new Quordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your →
NYT Strands hints and answers for Wednesday, March 18 (game #745)
Looking for a different day? A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for →
Spotify could be coming to your smart glasses with a fun tool that’s perfect for solo karaoke
Spotify could be developing a smart glasses version of its app It interface could include a →
Your next big idea deserves its own website — Squarespace can make it happen
Whether you’re an entrepreneur, a creative trying to establish yourself, or a small business owner looking →
Microsoft dropping Copilot notification plans is a victory for users – but the fight over Windows 11’s soul continues
It seems there’s some good news for anyone who has despaired at Microsoft shoehorning AI features →
NYT Strands hints and answers for Tuesday, March 17 (game #744)
Looking for a different day? A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for →
Quordle hints and answers for Tuesday, March 17 (game #1513)
Looking for a different day? A new Quordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your →
Six easy ways to maximize your Windows laptop’s battery life when you’re working on the go
There’s nothing worse than opening your laptop when you’re ready to start work and discovering that →
I’ve been using Mac for decades – here are 5 new features in macOS Tahoe that I can’t live without
Everyone remembers their first Mac. For me, it was a 2007 iMac (oh, how I miss →
How the iPhone app of the year finally fixed my daily focus problems
Ever since I heard that Tiimo won the iPhone App of the Year 2025, I’ve been →