Budget Gaming Laptops: Performance & Value
Explore budget-friendly gaming laptops. Integrated graphics improvements, key components like CPU/GPU, display, storage & top models like Acer Nitro V. Find the best gaming experience under $1000!
Capture Cards: Stream & Record Gaming Content Like a Pro
Capture cards convert video signals for recording/streaming from consoles, cameras, and even PCs (DLSR). Look for 4K passthrough and USB/HDMI support. Essential for console gamers; optional for PC streaming.
Agentic AI Risks & Benefits: Automation & Governance
Analysts warn of 'agent anarchy' risks in AI automation, emphasizing the need for governance and user training. Explore benefits like automated workflows but carefully assess the 'agent-ish' implementations.
Windows Active Directory: Audit Log Reporting Error & Fix
Microsoft fixes an Active Directory Group Policy reporting error causing incorrect audit log status. Emergency patches are available for Windows and Windows Web Server versions. Out-of-band updates need manual install.
This Core i9 mini PC with 32GB RAM is absurdly cheap right now
This config is more than capable of handling Windows 11 and all your apps and browser tabs without choking, with plenty of storage space for your documents, videos, and more.
Windows Hello logins are borked for some users after latest update
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This Robot Dog May Deliver Your Package
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Razer laptops vanish from Razer’s site as tariffs skyrocket
Pausing sales, however, may be a tactic allowing Razer and other manufacturers to devise a strategy to respond to the Trump administration’s latest tariffs.
DOGE wants to modernize Social Security’s legacy tech — what could possibly go wrong?
Unless Congress acts soon to block DOGE’s misguided technology plans, Social Security, which has never missed a payment in its nearly 90 years, might finally not deliver American workers’ hard-earned retirement checks.
Microsoft urges Office users to upgrade to 365 — or face doom
For those who only need Microsoft Office apps that include PowerPoint and Word, the standalone option could be attractive, especially if they already use something like Google or Zoho for mail, calendar, and document storage, said Irwin Lazar, principal analyst at Metrigy.
After fake employees, fake enterprises are next hiring threat to corporate data
Normally, staff are targeted in more direct and malicious ways, for example by using fake recruiters to trick people into downloading malware as the North Korean hackers are believed to have done earlier this year.
Inside the war between genAI and the internet
This involves setting limits on the number of requests a single IP can make within a certain timeframe, which helps reduce server load and data misuse risks.
This Tiny Drone Flies Thanks to Magnets
However, the scientists who developed it suggest there are ways to boost its range, which could lead to potential applications such as search and rescue operations, inspecting damaged machinery in industrial settings, and even plant pollination.
US, other G7 nations, fall behind in global tech race, study finds
The nation’s government has an Economic Development Board (EDB), which works to attract and grow industries, and it has shifted its focus from low-cost manufacturing to high-value sectors such as aerospace and semiconductors.
Windows 11 will get a surprise feature update in April
Although Microsoft typically reserves major feature releases for the fall, April 2025 is a key month for the software giant because it marks the 50th anniversary of the company’s founding.
Asus confirms changes to PCIe motherboard ports
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Synopsys: Autonomous AI Agents to Tame Chip Design Complexity
This was re-enforced in his fireside chat with Arm CEO Rene Haas later in the day, when they talked about getting from ideation to tapeout in less and less time—especially with expectations of typical design cycles needing to get shorter while chips get even more complex.