Crime does pay. It’s the motivator behind ransomware and extortion scams and why the PowerSchool breach (in which data for millions of students was lost to a hacker) is now dragging out further. Late last week, affected school districts in locations like Toronto and North Carolina began sharing reports of new extortion demands. No one is spending money, and you shoul
The last few months of PC news has been dominated by one thing: US president Trump’s attempt to implement foreign economic policy using almost nothing but import taxes. The wild and escalating tariffs with China have caused chaos for US businesses and many across the world, but it looks like there will be at least a little stability, if only for a short time.
I have bad news for everyone with weak passwords. A hacker can guess your laziest random passwords in the same amount of time it takes to watch a movie.
It turns out when you put the most brutally fast consumer graphics card on
According to Windows Latest, Microsoft appears to be testing a new “Advanced S
Every so often, I end up with a new gadget, accessory, or tool that’s so good that I wonder how I ever lived without it. My most recent example is this USB-C endoscope camera, which I snagged for just $21.
What’s an endoscope camera? Think of a
If you’re a keen-eyed reader, you may recently have spotted the Copilot AI assistant in the Microsoft Store. According to Windows Latest, Microsoft has begun testing the AI chatbot’s appearance on product pages for apps and games in t
OLED gaming monitors are fantastic (I’m typing this up on one right now), but they aren’t perfect. Aside from the higher prices, they still have lower brightness than older, less colorful panels, and they’re nowhere near as fast as gaming LCDs. Samsung is closing that gap with its latest OLED monitor… but you’ll have to pay for it. And then pay some more. It’s expens
Razer recently announced the launch of Clio, a wireless speaker that’s actually a cushion that can be attached to your chair. The angled wings of the cushion each house a speaker with a 43mm driver and a passive radiator that promises clear treble sounds with deep, powerful bass that can be both heard and
Recording during a remote meeting is sometimes necessary, sometimes less than ideal. But if you specifically want to prevent someone else from taking screenshots or recording video, you don’t have a lot of options. Teams will give you that option soon, according to a recent roadmap for Microsoft’s meeting tool.
“Prevent Screen Capture” is what Microsoft is
In collaboration with researchers from Toho University in Japan, NASA researchers have used supercomputers to model and determine how long life will remain possible on Earth. The calculated end date for all life on Eart