Latest articles by Hope Corrigan
Google Messages now uses AI to blur unsolicited nude pics then offers the sender a friendly reminder not to send them in the first place
news Remember everyone, naked pictures sent to others could be leaked at any time, so it's important to make them really good ones.
AI becoming increasingly central to China's education reform with plans to bring AI into classes soon
news Using AI to these ends will help "cultivate the basic abilities of teachers and students."
Gather around children, let me spin you the tale of NLRB whistleblower vs Musk's DOGE. It has government espionage, a billionaire megalomaniac, Russian hackers, coverup conspiracies, and even blackmail by drone
news Whistleblower claims to have seen Russian login attempts with correct credentials commenced minutes after DOGE accounts were used.
Teeny tiny, almost wearable brain-computer interface gets 'closer to the source of the signals' by fitting between hair follicles and only lasts between six and 12 hours
news Walk, run, wave your arms about, all while scrolling online.
Quick, get in the DeLorean, we've got to go back. A new renewable powered battery made of radioactive waste product just dropped, and someone's gotta tell Doc Brown it's uranium, not plutonium
news Great Scott, this battery is going to be heavy.
Robots lose embarrassingly to inferior meatbag humans in a first of its kind half-marathon race
news "The robots are running very well, very stable … I feel I’m witnessing the evolution of robots and AI."
Asus announces specs and price for its 2025 TUF A14 gaming laptop and do my eyes deceive me or is this a good deal?
news We loved 2024's A14 and these could be just the step up we're looking for.
Looks like PCIe 5.0 WD Black SSDs are hopefully definitely maybe possibly on the way, at long last
news We've got whispers of rumours and taken down listings, all with those big WD letters on the side.
Corsair's custom shop Drop announces possibly the best thing to come out of Starfield
news The collab focusses on the very customisable CSTM80 ten-keyless mechanical board, but that means you can get most of it separately too.
Cherry's new MX Northern Light is its 'most refined linear switch to date' and a 'love letter to the keyboard community'
news The company is aiming to deliver the smoothest linear switch in town.
One of our favourite last-gen handheld PCs is getting a Ryzen AI HX 370 upgrade and a native landscape display
news The Kickstarter page has closed leading up to launch.
Android phones will reboot after 3 days of inactivity in new security update, but don't worry, this is a good thing. Just make sure you know your PIN
news Make sure your loved ones know theirs too.
Nintendo take first Japanese Switch modder to court, resulting fine is 400,000% less than the one given to Gary Bowser
news "I was curious if people would think I was great for selling modified machines."
Researchers develop Graphene Oxide membrane that could be used to create 'forever chemical'-busting water filter. Yes, another funky use for the wonder material
news "This breakthrough in PFAS filtration has the potential to revolutionise how PFAS contamination is managed globally."
Intel is selling its 51% stake in Altera, for presumably a few billion, to private firm with over $104 billion in investments
news The Silver Lake investment firm portfolio companies deliver $252 billion of revenue annually.
Trump's Secretary of Education—and former WWE CEO—may repeatedly refer to AI as 'A1' but when she calls A1 learning 'a wonderful thing' she could genuinely be onto something
news "Making sure that first graders or even pre-K have A one teaching in each year."
Microsoft pulls out of two big data centre deals because it reportedly doesn't want to support more OpenAI training workloads
news Though still notes it's committed to further $80 billion investment in AI infrastructure, saying: 'We will continue to grow strongly in all regions.'
The new Asus ROG NUC is a mini PC with an Arrow Lake CPU and RTX 5080 laptop GPU, and is going to be very, very, VERY expensive
news We're expecting at least $3,500 USD for these little babies and googling the potential Aussie price made me cry like one.
Best capture cards for PC gaming in 2025: whether it's streaming, recording, 1080p or the big 4K, these cards have you covered
Broadcast Show off your greatest gaming moments with the best capture cards.
AVerMedia Elite Go GC313Pro review
Capture brick The most useful capture card I've ever had.
Don't panic! The 'Do Not Send Voice Recordings' option Amazon just removed was only used by 0.03% of customers and they can still have it
News The small percentage of affected users will be automatically opted into the remaining "Don’t save recordings" option.
Intel is reportedly 'working to finalize commitments from Nvidia' as a foundry partner, suggesting gaming potential for the 18A node
News We'll only have to wait a few more weeks to hear what's what from Intel.
Now I shall demand the cookies! Proposed new browsing agreement turns the tables and lets users dictate terms to websites
News If we're setting a baseline for what we're prepared to give up for life online we have a shot at actually knowing what that means.
