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2026-05-06 7 stories
- We spent a week with Xbox Mode — here is what actually works, what breaks, and what the community is saying about it
- Using 'trillions of anonymised productivity signals', Microsoft thinks nearly half of people like AI in their work
- Ubuntu servers restored after DDoS attack sends services down for days
- This hybrid headset earned respect for "great sound quality on all fronts" — and we think so too now that it's 44% off
- Microsoft Edge is removing its Sidebar to cut clutter while leaving the ever-controversial Copilot untouched
- I spent a full week testing different VPNs and I'm changing my no-VPNs-while-gaming advice
- Feature: It's Time To Say Goodbye To The Ryzen 5 3600
2026-05-05 11 stories
- Copilot Is Kaput On Xbox Consoles 8 sources
- Microsoft Edge saves passwords in cleartext 'by design' and researchers argue 'this turns into a credential harvest' on shared PCs 2 sources
- The same group that tried to ransom Rockstar over GTA 6 says it has breached user data from Armenian GeForce Now servers
- N‑Studio brings a full screen recorder and editor to the Microsoft Store with a generous free tier
- Microsoft wants to retire Edge’s Sidebar, but users are fighting back with a petition: "I am literally only on Edge for that very reason"
- Linux century marches on as Discord brings updater parity with Windows and easy installs for more distros
- I saw the Windows 10 users holding out in Steam and wondered: Is this by choice, or are you priced out of PC gaming upgrades?
- I just built a $70,000 digital PC and visualized its terrible airflow in 3D with this neat part-picking website
- "This could cost people their jobs": VS Code added Copilot as co-author without permission or notice
- 'I did catch my son using an eyebrow pencil to draw a moustache on his face, and it verified him as 15 years old': New report details the effects of the Online Safety Act thus far
- 'A single 732-byte Python script can be used to obtain root on essentially all Linux distributions shipped since 2017': Time to update your kernel
2026-05-04 5 stories
- Uproar Over Grace's DLSS 5 Makeover Proves Original Design Was Right, Says Resident Evil Requiem Producer 6 sources
- Unity Releases AI Tool That Helps Develop Games Faster
- PlayStation 5 Linux Tested: Steam PC vs Native PS5 Games
- Microsoft ended MS-DOS support 20 years ago, but the latest update for the best roguelike ever made still supports it anyway
- 6 months after Windows 10 was put to pasture, over a quarter of Steam users are still on the dying OS
2026-05-03 6 stories
- Your PC is an Xbox, your Android is a Windows Phone, and Windows K2 is here to save Windows 11
- Nearly 40 years after launch, NetHack just got a 5.0.0 release with over 3,000 patch notes
- Edge vs Chrome heats up again as Reddit users say performance and features matter more than brand loyalty
- After testing LAP Photo Manager on Windows 11, I’m convinced it outperforms the built‑in Photos app in all the ways that matter
- A Utah age verification law targeting VPN users goes into effect this week
- "You need to be a hacker to use Windows": This free tool lets you rebuild Windows 11 without Copilot or any other AI
2026-05-02 3 stories
- Your Windows PC's security foundation could expire in 8 weeks — Here's how to check if you're eligible for a new Secure Boot certificate
- After days of speculation over hard-coded anti-goblin bias from OpenAI, the company had to release an official memo on 'Where the goblins came from'
- “Xbox mode is easily the headline feature”: In May’s Windows 11 update, I walk through the 11 upgrades that change how we use the OS, and why some of them surprised me
2026-05-01 11 stories
- Roblox announces AI-driven upscaler called Roblox Reality 3 sources
- YouTuber discovers dry ice can indeed cool your gaming PC, if you have a very specific model from a very specific manufacturer
- Two More High-Profile Games Say No To GenAI
- This historic OS was not stored digitally, so a fleet of historians have transcribed the source code from ancient print-outs in order to make it open source
- This 4TB SSD hits 7,000MB/s read speeds, perfect for PC gaming — I can't believe it's $914 CHEAPER than normal with a discount not seen at Amazon
- ON THIS DAY: Microsoft will focus on desktops with UWP — here's why you should care
- Microsoft will hide Windows 11's annoying MSN feed by default as it moves to reduce ads and noise across the OS
- Making black versions of Noctua's beige fans is 'less like painting a wooden fence... and more like changing the colour of a carbon-fibre Formula 1 part'
- Is Microsoft "spending from a position of strength or playing catch-up?": Strong growth isn't enough to settle the AI spending debate.
- Fake AI 'Leak' Trailers Are Filling the Avengers: Doomsday Void — and Misleading Fans
- Canonical, the company that makes Ubuntu Linux, says its web infrastructure is under a 'sustained, cross-border attack'
2026-04-30 7 stories
- Raspberry Pi-based homebrew dongle enables full wireless Sony DualSense controller functionality on the PC including haptics
- Microsoft's latest PowerToys tool brings control of your monitor into Windows: a must-have for anyone with lots of big monitors and too little time
- Microsoft should steal concepts from this Windows redesign project: Envisioning an ad‑free Windows 11 without AI clutter
- GameMaker incorporates Claude Code to enable AI-assisted workflows
- First test of new ROG Equalizer cable intended to be overkill for your GPU isn't as clear cut as one might expect
- April's top 5 robots: they fail, they flail, they play ping pong and poop NFTs
- 'Where the goblins came from': OpenAI's strange but not entirely surprising story of little critters infesting ChatGPT's output