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AI toys want to be your kid's best friend. That's the problem
Why AI toys make this tech journalist uneasy.
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Outlook's new AI salvages your calendar
Microsoft is adding agentic AI to Outlook to streamline writing email and scheduling appointments. It's one area where we can all agree that help would be useful.
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'Claude' AI is coming to Microsoft 365
Microsoft is bringing "model" choice to its Microsoft 365 office apps, putting more of the daily grunt work of creating documents in the hands of AI.
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ChatGPT's explicit 'adult mode' gets postponed once again
OpenAI says it wants to prioritize its focus on features for more users.
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When will the Steam Machine land? Valve doesn't seem to know
Valve said the company "hope(s) to ship in 2026," before backtracking and commiting more firmly to "this year." But the Steam Machine is clearly facing RAM issues, just like everything else.
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Logitech's radical new mouse ditches clicks for magnets
Logitech's top-of-the-line Pro X2 Superstrike with adjustable actuation magnetic switches opens up a whole new dimension for PC gamers.
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Nvidia gobbles up 94% of the PC graphics card market
The latest analysis of the PC graphics-card market shows AMD following Intel's plunge in market share, ceding almost the entire PC graphics market to Nvidia.
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Microsoft kills Copilot's 'more human' conversational mode
According to Microsoft, the so-called Real Talk mode was always intended as an experiment.
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Watch out for this '1.1 TB' laptop scam on Amazon
Third-party sellers are claiming 1TB of OneDrive cloud storage (which expires after a year) as part of the specs for budget laptops.
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Microsoft extends support for the classic Outlook app again
The deadline has been pushed back to March 2027.
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AceMagic's new mini PC oozes old-school Nintendo vibes
This chunky little mini PC combines retro looks with a ton of power for an integrated design, along with user-accessible RAM and storage.
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Firefox is about to get curvy
A sneak peek by web developer Sören Hentzschel shows us what the redesigned Firefox will look like.
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Windows 11's Secure Boot fix update finally rolls out to more PCs
Important security certificates for Windows 11 will soon expire for many users. In some cases, you will need to take action to prevent this from happening. Here's what you need to do and why.
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Windows throttled my 4K webcam
My brand-new laptop's 4K webcam could only do 1440p. Here's why Windows sometimes holds back the full potential of a webcam.
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Newegg's $7,500 RTX 5090 card is a sad, depressing omen
What's worse: a shop jacking up the price of a top-of-the-line graphics card, or the price of that card being sky-high to begin with?
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Google faces lawsuit over Gemini AI's role in man's suicide
Google disputes the allegations, stating that Gemini is designed not to encourage violence or self-harm.
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Keychron's new ultra-slim wireless keyboard folds in half
The keyboard has a built-in Hall sensor to automatically turn off and on when it's folded and unfolded.
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Forced Windows 11 updates? More users report unwanted installations
More and more users are reporting unexpected Windows 11 updates on their PCs, even though they did not agree to them.
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Phishing scammers weaponize ICE ragebait
Clients of an email marketing platform were told that every one of their messages would include a "Support ICE" button. Trying to opt out would open a site that stole their password.
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Copilot is now Microsoft's peanut-butter cup
Microsoft is adding an integrated Edge browser feature to the Copilot app that no one has asked for.
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Nvidia loves the RAM crisis
"The fact that everything is scarce is fantastic for us," says CEO Jensen Huang.
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See what the world is watching as the U.S. attacks Iran
Framelack is a free IPTV service, without ads, that aggregates broadcast TV streams from practically every country on the globe. See "American" events told via a new perspective.
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Argh, I want this Star Trek library card SO BAD
I am all about this nerdy show of hometown pride.
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The privacy nightmare hiding inside California’s new kid-safety rule
Governments want to help protect kids. But they keep opening new cans of worms.
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What to look for in a CRT monitor: The ultimate guide for retro gamers
Here's what to look for if you're on the hunt for a CRT monitor to level up your retro gaming experience.
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Stop deleting your games. Just buy an external SSD
Why go through the hassle of upgrading your storage when there's an easier solution that's just as good?
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Microsoft's next Xbox, Helix, will further fuse the PC and console
Microsoft unveils Project Helix, which the company says will be able to play Xbox and PC games — more so, we'd assume, than what they can now.
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OpenAI's new flagship GPT model is made for AI agents
When paired with an AI agent system, GPT-5.4 can click a mouse, type keyboard commands, and more.
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We messed up with the Windows 12 article. What we got wrong and how it happened
We published a Windows 12 article that did not meet PCWorld's editorial standards. We're sorry. Here's how we'll get better.
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It's the end of the road for Sony's PC games
Worried that its PlayStation brand is suffering, Sony is reportedly pulling back from selling its PS5 games on the PC.
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Wikipedia has an 'AI' translation problem
A non-profit offering thousands of translations for Wikipedia has been found to be introducing errors and fake citations at a rapid pace.
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Chrome 145 update fixes several critical browser vulnerabilities
A final security update for Chrome 145 eliminates a handful of vulnerabilities, including some labeled critical.
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Google makes Gmail, Drive, and Docs 'agent-ready' for OpenClaw
A new command-line interface for Google Workspace greases the wheels for personal AI assistants like OpenClaw to tap directly into Workspace documents.
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Claude Code goes hands-free with voice commands, now rolling out
Developers will soon be able to issue verbal coding instructions to Anthropic's coding-centric AI assistant.
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DirectX updates could boost ray tracing performance up to 90%
Microsoft engineers testing Shader Execution Reordering (SER) saw boosts of 40 to 90 percent in some tests.
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Windows 10 ESU update fixes critical bug with recovery and restore
This issue has been around since Windows 10 support ended back in October 2025.
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Does Paramount even have a plan for HBO?
Details on Paramount's plan to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery remain murky for viewers.
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Lenovo's $1,399 productivity laptop is only $899 right now
The ThinkBook 16 Gen 7 has great hardware, a touchscreen, a Windows Hello webcam, and it's now on sale for $500 off!
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Why Microsoft should be worried about M5 MacBooks
Apple's latest MacBook Pros with an M5 Pro and Max chip inside deliver big on available memory and performance for running AI applications. PC chipmakers should be worried.
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I can't live without my robot vacuum
It sounds extreme, but since I've had a robot vacuum cleaner at home, I wouldn't want to be without one. If you're still considering buying one, read on.
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It's time to make 1TB SSDs the default in PCs
Think 512GB is enough? Modern PCs, games, and 4K video say otherwise.
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Google Search's AI Mode just built me an app
I asked for a dashboard that tracks nearby New York subway trains. With help from its new Canvas tool, the AI Mode in Google Search built it in seconds.
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OpenAI’s AI coding app finally comes to Windows
Ready to start your vibe-coding adventure? A few weeks after its debut on Mac, the Windows version of OpenAI’s Codex app has finally arrived.
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What to expect from Windows 12
Here's what we know about Windows 12 based on all the rumors, leaks, and sources over the past few years, from "Hudson Valley Next" to "CorePC" and more.
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Google plows ahead with unskippable YouTube ads on TVs
Support for 30-second unskippable ads are now being rolled out globally on YouTube on TVs.
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Elgato's Stream Deck Plus XL is way too big for your desk
Elgato crammed a Stream Deck XL onto a Stream Deck Plus… and it's a LOT. It's big, expensive, and likely only meant for pros.
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Get Windows 11's new battery icons with the latest optional update
The feature began rolling out last year but hasn't been widely available until February's optional update.
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Claude AI now remembers chats and interactions for free users
The feature rollout coincides with Anthropic recently making it easier to migrate chat histories over from competing AI services.
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Windows 11 will let you rebind the Print Screen key soon
If the latest preview version of Windows 11 is true, you'll be able to link Print Screen to any third-party screenshot app.
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