I was wrong about robot pool cleaners — 7 myths, busted
In my (new!) role as the editor of PCWorld’s growing home robotics category, I was only vaguely aware of robot pool cleaners. And when I did think about them, I assumed they shared many of…
Who are we kidding? Everyone copies Apple
If you’re looking for thoughtful discussion of the latest tech news, it might be wise to avoid Twitter, aka X, aka Elon Musk’s Idiot Circus. The algorithm rewards engagement, which in turn incentivises controversy, disinformation,…
One of the easiest PC upgrades—Office + Windows 11 Pro for a one-time $35
TL;DR: Get a lifetime of Microsoft Office 2021 Pro + Windows 11 Pro for $34.97. Some upgrades feel optional. Others just clean up your entire setup in one move—this is closer to the second. For $34.97 (MSRP $418.99)…
Stop right here! The 15-inch MacBook Air just dropped under $1,000
Apple’s gorgeous 15-inch MacBook Air with an M4 chip just dropped to its best price of just under $1,000, which can only mean one thing — it’s time to finally get one! That $400 discount…
Fake OpenAI Privacy Filter Repo Hits #1 on Hugging Face, Draws 244K Downloads
Ravie LakshmananMay 11, 2026Supply Chain Attack / Threat Intelligence A malicious Hugging Face repository managed to take a spot in the platform’s trending list by impersonating OpenAI’s Privacy Filter open-weight model to deliver a Rust-based…
Ollama Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability Allows Remote Process Memory Leak
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a critical security vulnerability in Ollama that, if successfully exploited, could allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to leak its entire process memory. The out-of-bounds read flaw, which likely impacts over 300,000…
Stop renting your tools and own a pro coding setup with MS Visual Studio for less than $35
TL;DR: Skip the pricey dev subscriptions — grab lifetime access to Visual Studio Pro 2026 for $34.97 (MSRP $499.99) through May 17 and build, debug, and ship with a full-featured IDE without the ongoing bill. Visual Studio Pro…
Get Up to 9 Months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for $75
TL;DR: 3-month Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is on sale for $75 (reg. $90) — Stack up to 3 codes for 9 months of access to 500+ games, EA Play, and cloud gaming. Looking to cut some costs without…
The only PC maintenance checklist I don’t hate
I have a PC cleanup routine that I’ve perfected over the years. With a mix of regular driver updates, old file and app cleanouts, and physical cleaning, the little-and-often approach means I don’t have to…
Turn an aging PC into a faster, smarter setup for just $10 with Windows 11 Pro
TL;DR: Upgrade to Windows 11 Pro for just $9.97 (MSRP $199) and lock in a lifetime license before the deal disappears on May 18. Still running Windows 10 like it’s not slowly aging out? Fair, but support…