Author: Andy Edser
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Researchers have developed yet another way to fool AI chatbots, this time with a good old-fashioned dose of ASCII art
Sometimes, I wonder exactly how many researchers are dedicating their time to messing with AI systems in the name of cybersecurity. Fresh off the news that a team has developed an AI worm to tunnel its way through generative AI networks, it seems that yet another group of would-be-heroes has found a perhaps even more…
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Intel’s Pat Gelsinger will deliver a keynote at Computex 2024 introducing ‘next-generation client computing products’, so maybe we’ll finally get an official look at Arrow Lake
Computex 2024 is fast approaching, with the tech show due to kick off in earnest on June 4 this year at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Centre in Taiwan. According to a press release from the Taiwan External Trade Development Council, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger has been announced to be delivering a keynote on the first…
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Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 2024 review
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Let’s start off with a universal truth: When buying a gaming laptop, you have to make some compromises. One of the biggest is usually the trade off between portability and power, as while you can absolutely cram some high-end hardware into a slim frame, you’ll inevitably have to accept some impact on gaming performance as…
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Standalone webcams may become more of a luxury than a requirement as Microsoft tests out a Windows 11 feature that lets you use your Android phone instead
Webcams are often, at best, entirely functional objects. Few of us have lain awake at night wondering what our next webcam purchase will be, such is the utilitarian nature of a device that for most is simply a PC-connected camera that lets the people you work with see your grinning visage. Still, the need to…
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Some Apple Vision Pro headsets are cracking up and Reddit’s already awash with theories about this costly ‘crack-gate’
All devices are susceptible to breakage, particularly those that are designed to be carried around with you on a regular basis. However, you’d hope that a $3,500 wearable would be more robust than most. Think again it seems, as some Apple Vision Pro users have reported unsightly cracks appearing down the middle of the outer…
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GitHub is under automated attack by millions of cloned repositories filled with malicious code
GitHub has become a vital resource for programmers the world over, and an extensive knowledge base and repository for open-source coding projects, data storage and code management. However, the site is currently undergoing an automated attack involving the cloning and creation of huge numbers of malicious code repositories, and while the developers have been working…
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A security robot has been hired to monitor a Texas airport’s doors and looks more than a little miffed about the whole ordeal
When we imagine robots, our minds often go towards a sci-fi future in which our world, or perhaps even the worlds beyond it, are populated with fantastical machines performing fantastical tasks. However, the reality in 2024 is a little more down to Earth. Spare a thought then for this particular model of machine, as rather…
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Microsoft confirms DirectSR is the ‘missing link’, an API designed to ease the introduction of Nvidia, AMD, and Intel upscalers into DirectX games
As this year’s Game Developers Conference (GDC) fast approaches, we’re starting to see teasers and previews of what might be discussed at the sessions beginning on March 18. We’d already spotted Microsoft’s DirectX “State of the Union” and its announcement of a preview to something called DirectSR, which we speculated to be a new hardware-agnostic…
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HORI HOTAS Flight Control System & Mount Review
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When it comes to flight combat games, most enthusiasts would agree that a proper flight stick and throttle control system is the way to go, or what’s referred to as a “HOTAS” system. That stands for “hands on throttle-and-stick” and gives you the classic layout of a flight stick in one hand for directional inputs,…
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Transparent screens have been turning up at trade shows for years, but I still can’t work out why you’d really want one
Andy Edser, Hardware writer (Image credit: Future) This month I’ve been testing: Laptops and flight sticks once more, with a focus on a couple of RTX 4090 mobile beasts. I still reckon the RTX 4080 mobile is a much better shout for a laptop GPU, but some will always prefer opting for the biggest GPU you…