One last tour of the studio The Full Nerd called home for a decade
The Full Nerd podcast has been running for over a decade here at PCWorld, and this month marks a big shift for the show as we transition from broadcasting in the studio to doing it…
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Microsoft scrambles to patch a Defender security flaw called RoguePlanet
A week ago, the security researcher who goes by “Nightmare Eclipse” published information about RoguePlanet, a zero-day security vulnerability in Microsoft’s Defender security program. The vulnerability, officially designated CVE-2026-50656, can be exploited by hackers to gain…
UK Visa Portal exposed thousands of applicants’ passports and selfies — then called the lawyers on us
A website called UK Visa Portal publicly exposed thousands of passports and selfie photos of applicants who paid the site to obtain a U.K. immigration visa, TechCrunch has learned. An anonymous person notified TechCrunch about…
Valve is quietly building its own AI tool called SteamGPT
Valve is apparently developing its own AI tool called “SteamGPT,” according to findings by Gabe Follower in a social media post. He found references to it in recently updated Steam files. The code for the…
Federal cyber experts called Microsoft’s cloud a “pile of shit,” approved it anyway
The problem is that agencies often lack the staff and resources to do thorough reviews, which means the whole system is leaning on the claims of the cloud companies and the assessments of the third-party…
Nvidia’s RTX 5090 FE GPU called ‘one of the worst designs in history’
You can learn a lot about PC hardware by checking out repair shops on YouTube. Some of these shops document their adventures in fixing the woes of their customers, showing you the guts of tech…
Microsoft releases its own AI search engine, called Copilot Search
Artificial intelligence has basically taken over and replace traditional web search engines. You’ve already seen it with AI overviews in Google Search, followed up with OpenAI going the way of SearchGPT. Even alternative search engines…
The NFL called an audible with RedZone, and streamers are furious
Football and TV commercials go together like eggs and bacon, but NFL RedZone is — usually, at least — a weekly oasis from the relentless car, beer, and insurance ads. But this past Sunday, the…
Why is computer memory called RAM? Here’s the answer
When buying a PC, it’s not just one single component that counts, like the best graphics card or the most powerful CPU. Instead, you need to consider many individual parts when making your decision. One…
Called your doctor after-hours? ConnectOnCall hackers may have stolen your medical data
ConnectOnCall is alerting almost a million individuals whose personal and health information was stolen in a May data breach. ConnectOnCall, owned by healthcare tech company Phreesia, provides a digital answering service to healthcare providers for…