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Any sufficient accumulation of wealth can make someone a target for crime, and cryptocurrency has been a popular tool for scammers thanks to its “anonymous” possibilities. Those two factors appear to be combining in disturbing ways in a wave of kidnappings and ransoms in western Europe. Wealthy crypto investors are now being singled out for kidnappings, according to

In 2022-2023, AI-powered PCs made quite a splash with their automatic generation and built-in virtual assistants. Those features are cool, sure, but they’re a little gimmicky at first blush. That said, amid the hype, the real standout feature emerged:

Every file and every program leaves traces in your system: It accesses other files, uses Windows resources, makes entries in the registry, and possibly installs additional software.

In the best-case scenario, you will only clutter up your Windows if the software’s uninstall routine does not delete all associated files and registry entries. In the worst-case

After writing about different technologies for over 20 years, I’m used to focusing my attention on the new, the next exciting gizmo ever-cresting over the horizon. So when one sticks with me and I end up using it for over a decade, that’s quite special—and in the case of my Harman Kardon GLA-55 PC speakers, that’s doubly true because I’ve never seen

TL;DR: Windows 11 Pro is $14.97 — upgrade now before Windows 10 support ends and unlock AI tools and gaming

Amazon has begun what seems to be a very slow rollout for Alexa+, its new AI-enhanced version of Alexa. But if you’re looking for hands-on impressions from everyday folks who’ve actually tried the new Alexa, they’re curiously hard to find. 

During Amazon’s earnings call late last week, CEO Andy Jassy told investors that

Originally a super-fancy form of upscaling, “DLSS” has become gamer shorthand for a host of allegedly AI-powered graphics tricks exclusive to Nvidia’s graphics cards. In the PCWorld lab, Will Smith has been breaking down some of the different ways that upscaling and other AI tricks work in

According to the latest rumors, Valve’s mythical Half-Life 3 isn’t just in development—it could even be released this year. The long-awaited game that’s basically been a meme for nearly two decades is allegedly in a fully playable state, reports Wccftech and

If you use Microsoft’s Authenticator app on your mobile phone as a password manager, here’s some bad news: Microsoft is discontinuing the “autofill” password management functionality in Authenticator. According to

Amazon’s kid-focused version of the Kindle Paperwhite is on sale right now at a price that matches its last Black Friday deal price! That means you can score the Kindle Paperwhite Kids for just $140 (was $180) and have it ready for tons of fun-filled summer reading ahea