Latest articles by Andy Edser
Best gaming PC builds: Shop all our recommended system builds as we ride out the RAMpocalypse
DIY Pick the products from our latest recommendations.
Nearly half of organisations falling victim to ransomware encryption pay up, says report—although half of those often negotiate the payment down first
News Bad news, our data is being held hostage for money. Good news, I've got them down to a fairer price.
OpenAI admits several of its AI models breached testing and hacked into a startup's network by themselves, calling it an 'unprecedented cyber incident'
News Containment has been breached.
Steam Deck sales are estimated to have plummeted by around 80% since the massive price hikes earlier this year, back of the napkin maths suggests
News A situation nobody wants.
A hacker has reportedly wiped out parts of the land registry database of Romania, bringing its real-estate market to a shuddering halt
News Backups are said to be on the way.
Valve has replaced a Steam Machine for free after it was stolen by porch pirates, saving one UK redditor roughly £1,000
News A feel-good story? What year is this again?
Think gaming handhelds are too expensive? Ayaneo says 'hold my beer,' lists $5,000+ monster
News How much is too much?
'With the power of illustration, we can capture the true, playful vibe of a kangaroo': Google explains the thinking behind its new 3D emojis
News 🤘🤓🤘
One of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's leather jackets has fetched an auction price of $960,000: 'It has become a symbol for the vision at the forefront of the AI revolution'
News And now I have it I'm going to frame it and stick it up on my wall.
'AI is a Trojan horse that everybody knows the Greeks are inside' says The Odyssey director Christopher Nolan: 'It's a transparent horse. It's made of glass. Everybody can see what's going on inside'
News Which ancient civilization was famous for scepticism? I can't think.
Meet GigaWiper, a tricksy new malware that can wipe your PC's storage drives squeaky clean and spy on your desktop all at once
News I guess I could do with the free space...
TIL: All the computers on the set of Jurassic Park were real, and someone has finally catalogued them in 'excruciating detail' because life, uh, finds a way
News Hold onto your butts.
OpenAI's collab mini keeb has optional 'yeet' and 'yolo' buttons, which is totally lit my fellow rizz lords, no cap
News Staying hip with the kids, I see.
AI music generator Suno has been hacked, detailing the data scraping of millions of songs from YouTube, Deezer, and Genius
News The same old tune.
Over 4,500 Google workers have signed a petition calling for layoff protections: 'These layoffs and cuts are not difficult decisions, but simply profit being put over the people that make this company run'
News The petition was reportedly "greeted with closed doors and no response for the most part."
The team behind Windows NT sent 'black cardboard coffins' and fake dog poop to their rivals back in the 90s, because nerds
News Halcyon days.
This AliExpress-sourced $5 USB hub has been described as 'mildly dangerous' for your PC, thanks to a nasty power issue
News In a word: Eek.
Best handheld gaming PC in 2026: my recommendations for the best portable powerhouses
Portable PC PC gaming is officially portable now, and these handheld gaming PCs are the best around.
Best PC racing wheels in 2026: my favorite direct drive and budget steering wheels for sim racing
Driven Speed away with the best PC racing wheel for gaming.
NY governor orders a pause on large AI data center construction, to ensure that 'when companies succeed because of New York, New Yorkers succeed too'
News 'It’s my responsibility to take action and lead," said governor Hochul.
HWMonitor now shows you thermal hotspot data for RTX 50-series graphics cards, so I thought I'd give one of ours a quick test
News Keep an eye on your spots.
Latest Microsoft Patch Tuesday updates stamp out a record 622 security vulnerabilities, as the company's AI-enhanced bug hunt looks to bear fruit
News Squish, squish, squish.
This DIY 'OpenPuck' project allows the Steam Controller to emulate Xbox, Switch, and PlayStation controllers, but no wireless charging for you
News Still, it's a perfectly practical puck in many respects.
