I’ll pay for YouTube to get an ‘AI slop’ toggle
Last year I wrote an editorial in which I stated that I block every single advertisement on YouTube. And, despite being a writer whose income depends upon advertising, I was not — and am not…
Michael Crider
Michael Crider
Logitech brings adjustable actuation to its gaming keyboards and mice
Adjustable actuation is what lets you choose a custom “trigger” point for each key, and it’s the buzziest feature in gaming keyboards. Logitech is hopping on the train now, even if it had to do…
Windows ‘Xbox UI’ leaked for all handhelds ahead of ROG Ally launch
Windows-based handhelds have a problem, and it’s Windows 11. The operating system made for laptops and desktops just doesn’t work well for Steam Deck-style handhelds with screens as small as seven inches. The Asus ROG…
Update now: Google patches another Chrome zero-day
Chrome users, you know the drill. Yet another zero-day exploit for Google’s browser giant has been patched, and you need to go update your browser now. Google said the latest zero-day — the sixth announced…
RTX graphics on CPUs: Nvidia and Intel are officially joining forces
Nvidia is on top of the world right now, riding waves of investment in “AI” and becoming one of the most powerful and most profitable companies on the planet. Intel? Not so much. The company…
Acer’s Intel Core i7 laptop with 16GB RAM is a steal for only $394
Finding an affordable laptop that can actually handle Windows these days isn’t easy, especially if your definition of “affordable” dips down below the $500 mark. But today, Acer is offering a refurbished model—by way of…
ChatGPT might ask adults for ID after teen suicides
Cases of “AI psychosis” are apparently on the rise, and multiple people have committed suicide after conversing with the ChatGPT large language model. That’s pretty horrible. Representatives of ChatGPT maker OpenAI are testifying before the…
It’s official: Doom can run for 2.5 years straight without crashing
Even the most simple, stable game can’t run forever. In endless mode, I’ve gotten something as lowkey as 20 Minutes Till Dawn—a 2D pixelated game with only four colors—to crash a gaming PC. But what…
Corsair unleashes a monster 3,000-watt PC power supply
The last few PCs I built topped out at 850 watts… and I thought that was pretty beefy. If you’re aiming for something over a kilowatt, most standard desktop users would call that a monster.…
Keychron introduces world-first all-ceramic mechanical keyboard
Keyboards have gotten kind of crazy lately, as the mechanical trend extends to every facet of the niche and companies search for some kind of edge. Keychron, one of the most visible specialists, is not…