Continue Reading Windows 11 paves the way for eye-melting 1,000Hz monitors

Windows 11 paves the way for eye-melting 1,000Hz monitors

Most displays top out at about 500Hz, but faster PC displays do exist…

Continue Reading AMD Pushes a New Category of PCs: The Agent Computer

AMD Pushes a New Category of PCs: The Agent Computer

AMD sees an emerging class of PC users running AI models locally on powerful, AI-optimized machines—a new category poised to compete with Nvidia’s DGX Spark…

Continue Reading Fake Apps, Fraudulent Emails, and Very Real Hackers: Another Week in the Infosec Trenches

Fake Apps, Fraudulent Emails, and Very Real Hackers: Another Week in the Infosec Trenches

This week saw attacks on Claude Code users, LastPass users, Starlink users, and, perhaps worst of all, people who needed an ambulance. Add a dash of AI hacking, and you have another wild week in security…

Continue Reading Microsoft Edge is getting desktop shortcuts for user profiles

Microsoft Edge is getting desktop shortcuts for user profiles

Starting May 2026, you’ll be able to easily launch Edge with a particular user profile in mind…

Continue Reading Better Signal: 1,600 Starlink Satellites Move Into Lower Orbits

Better Signal: 1,600 Starlink Satellites Move Into Lower Orbits

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk suggests Starlink users will get better signal quality after the company lowers approximately 4,400 satellites by about 70 kilometers…

Continue Reading Alexa+ Now Has a Sassy Personality That Hits Back With Sarcasm, Profanity

Alexa+ Now Has a Sassy Personality That Hits Back With Sarcasm, Profanity

Sassy becomes the fourth Alexa+ personality type, joining Brief, Sweet, and Chill. It’s unavailable when Amazon Kids is enabled, and adults need to go through a security check…

Continue Reading Microsoft listens: Teams users will get relief from unwanted emails soon

Microsoft listens: Teams users will get relief from unwanted emails soon

The change will begin starting June 1st, 2026…

Continue Reading ‘Arrow Lake,’ Second Take: Intel’s Core Ultra 200S Plus Desktop CPUs Push Value—and Gaming Performance

‘Arrow Lake,’ Second Take: Intel’s Core Ultra 200S Plus Desktop CPUs Push Value—and Gaming Performance

Intel just tipped Core Ultra 200S Plus, a promising, price-aggressive bunch of refreshed “Arrow Lake” desktop processors coming in late March. Here’s everything I’ve learned so far about these new chips…

Continue Reading 200,000 Devices Erased? Pro-Iran Hackers Hit US Firm With Data-Wiping Attack

200,000 Devices Erased? Pro-Iran Hackers Hit US Firm With Data-Wiping Attack

The hacking group, Handala, is claiming to have erased data from over 200,000 devices, including servers and mobile phones used by employees of Stryker, a medical equipment provider…

Continue Reading Conduent hack exposed 25 million medical, Social Security records

Conduent hack exposed 25 million medical, Social Security records

Leaked data includes sensitive details like medical information…

Continue Reading Windows 11’s File Explorer is getting rounded tweaks

Windows 11’s File Explorer is getting rounded tweaks

The changes are small, but they bring File Explorer closer in line with the rest of the operating system’s aesthetic…

Continue Reading I just spotted this Windows feature and I instantly fell in love

I just spotted this Windows feature and I instantly fell in love

This morning, I saw that the right-click menu for taskbar items includes an “End task” option…