Computers & IT
Modders are turning Meta Ray-Bans into spy glasses — it’s not cool, it’s creepy, and I hate it
Modders are charging as little as $50 in the US to alter Ray-Ban Meta specs The →
NYT Strands hints and answers for Friday, June 5 (game #824)
Strands is the NYT’s latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections →
Quordle hints and answers for Friday, June 5 (game #1593)
Looking for a different day? A new Quordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your →
Nvidia’s RTX Spark sounds almost perfect for a PC handheld — too bad Jensen Huang doesn’t seem to care about that
Nvidia’s RTX Spark won’t be in a PC handheld The new SoC is laptop-focused, according to →
I’m done with multitasking on a single PC, and I’m tired of waiting for Valve — so I built a custom Steam Machine, and here’s what it has changed for me
Multitasking while gaming is typical for many PC users, and certainly so for me. Being able →
OpenAI’s Codex helps discover HTTP/2 Bomb DoS attack that can nuke over 30GB of RAM within seconds, knocking web servers offline before they can react
New DoS technique dubbed HTTP/2 Bomb Exploits compression and flow‑control stalling Major web servers confirmed vulnerable →
Hackers could use poisoned WhatsApp and Slack notifications to take over your Google Gemini – and make it work on their behalf
Prompt injection flaw found in Android Gemini Malicious notifications mix benign and hidden commands Google patched →
NSA warns that cybercriminals are targeting this one critical component that the energy, chemical, food, agriculture, and transportation sectors rely on – here’s what we know
Agencies warn of attacks on ATG systems Attackers exploit weak credentials and SQL injection Mitigation includes →
‘Who wouldn’t want a large-scale industrial polluter sitting in their backyard?’: California residents ban data centers as public backlash grows
Monterey Park becomes the first city to ban data center building Elsewhere, public opinion is turning →
Best monitors of Computex 2026: top new displays you need to know about
The most exciting gaming monitor announcement at Computex 2026 is the MSI MPG OLED 322URDX36, which →
CleanMyMac X for Mac review
Utility apps for Mac abound, each pledging to keep your machine running smoothly. Some focus purely →
‘Transcends traditional boundaries of PC design’ — HP and Ferrari have teamed up for a $5,600 laptop, and I got to see it
I’ve been doing this job long enough to have witnessed several team-ups between laptop makers and →
The wildest and weirdest gaming PCs of Computex 2026
Computex live Q&A Have a question about the world’s biggest computing event? Let us know by →
Huge hacking campaign uses spoofed Ghidra, dnSpy, and SpiderFoot security tools to harvest ad revenue and serve malware
Over 100 spoofed sites mimic trusted security tools Campaign serves SessionGate, RemusStealer, AnimateClipper Primary goal appears →
In a shock move from nowhere, it seems Microsoft is finally giving Windows 11 users the ability to configure the right-click menu
Windows 11 is getting changes for the right-click menu A Microsoft exec says the context menu →
Dell ‘Day of Deals’ sale knocks an impressive $520 off one of our favorite laptops — the ‘surprisingly great’ Dell 14 Plus
At any one time, the official Dell Store usually has great laptop deals to consider. But →
Meta, Starlink and Microsoft team up with the FBI to delete over 1.4 million accounts and seize millions in cryptocurrency related to huge scam networks targeting Americans
63 suspects arrested in multinational scam takedown Millions in cryptocurrency assets seized Tech firms disabled millions →
‘Data can place the lives of frontline military or other personnel at risk’: FBI warns that China is luring Western military and intelligence operatives with ‘gig-work’ job offers to steal secrets
China is luring military and intelligence workers with ‘gig-work’ jobs Employees are lured through interviews and →
The Android handhelds to beat in 2026 are now discounted by $40
With the rise of the Steam Deck and the ROG Ally, handheld gaming is more popular →
Quordle hints and answers for Thursday, June 4 (game #1592)
Looking for a different day? A new Quordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your →
NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, June 4 (game #823)
Strands is the NYT’s latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections →
Microsoft is ditching password-based authentication tomorrow – Edge browser will switch to Windows Hello access
Microsoft retires Edge master password feature Passkeys and biometrics replace old authentication Users may turn to →
Japan is considering stronger age restrictions for social media use — but public response to the move hasn’t been as positive as hoped
Japan’s communications ministry has proposed tighter age limits on social media Unlike Australia’s under-16s ban, the →
‘You can no longer do things at human scale’: Cisco releases AI agent botnet that works on behalf of your business
Cisco launches Cloud Control AI defense suite Businesses urged to deploy bot armies Marketplace integrates coding →
Price pressures in building PCs ‘aren’t going away anytime soon’ warns AMD exec — but new budget CPU could be in the works
AMD’s David McAfee has hinted that a Ryzen 5 9600X3D could be in the cards for →
The best laptops of Computex 2026: top machines from Dell, MSI, Acer, and even Microsoft!
I’ve been stalking the halls of Computex 2026, the huge computing-focused tech event that’s currently running →
Weedhack malware campaign infects 116,000 mod-hungry Minecraft players systems through SEO poisoning and YouTube
Weedhack spreads via poisoned Minecraft mods on YouTube Malware disables defenses and enables remote access Offered →
Microsoft Edge and Aloha caught sharing precise user location data with third parties
A new Surfshark study found that over 50% of the top 15 mobile browsers collect user →
Best peripherals of Computex 2026: top new keyboards and mice you need to know about
Computex 2026 has seen an influx of manufacturers now establishing an 8,000Hz polling rate and TMR →
New Trump executive order requests AI companies ‘voluntarily’ allow the White House to test the “advanced cyber capabilities of AI models”
Trump signs executive order on AI testing Models must undergo cybersecurity review pre‑release Major AI firms →