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Capture cards tested: When PCIe still wins (and when USB is better)
So you want to stream or capture game video, preferably on a powerful laptop or desktop. What you need, my friend, is a capture card. But after figuring that out, you have another question to answer: Internal or external? PCIE or USB? Will Smith is here to answer it with...

Gold medal speed skater Jutta Leerdam learns fate from IOC after accusations of $1m bra stunt probed
Moments after storming to gold in the 1,000m, Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam unzipped her racing suit, her eyes welling with tears of relief.

Microsoft Teams will soon snitch on your location to your organization
For better or worse, Microsoft Teams is one of the most important communication apps in the professional world. It’s used by millions for chat messages, video conferences, and sending files. Now, according to the Microsoft 365 Roadmap, Teams is getting a new feature in March 2026 that few people are...

Gemini’s ‘Personal Intelligence’ is pushy and weird
So there I was, asking Gemini for help with a new AI tool I’d been researching. Specifically, I needed assistance with some arcane settings in a key configuration file. All very in-the-weeds technical stuff. Then right in the middle of our chat, Gemini hits me with a weird tangent: “Since you’re in the middle of a Manhattan apartment renovation, you can actually use this setup as...

Save $400 on this 2025 HP Omen 16 and start gaming like a prince
Is it time to get yourself a new gaming laptop? I think so! When you spot a crazy $400 discount in the middle of a RAM and SSD shortage, that’s when you know you’ve found a hot deal worth snagging. Right now, the 2025 HP Omen 16 is just $1,080...

Woody and Buzz reunite in trailer for Toy Story 5
The old friends come face-to-face with a new threat - a frog-like tablet device called Lilypad.

Laptop running hot? Here’s how to lower CPU power to keep it cool
If your laptop is overheating, you’ll want to address the heat problem. There are a few things you can do to control the temperature, but one effective method is by dialing down the CPU’s maximum power. You can reduce the heat produced by lowering your CPU’s maximum power to 75 percent....

SAP rebrands Emarsys as Engagement Cloud for AI CX
SAP renames Emarsys as Engagement Cloud, adding an enterprise edition to unify governed, AI-driven customer interactions across systems.

Your password manager isn’t as safe as you think
Bitwarden, LastPass, and Dashlane are less secure than you might expect, at least if you go by the findings of security researchers at ETH Zurich and the Università della Svizzera italiana (USI) in Lugano. They’ve allegedly discovered serious security vulnerabilities in these popular password managers. “In tests, they were able to...

OpenClaw AI is going viral. Don’t install it
A month ago, practically no one had heard about Peter Steinberger’s personal AI side project. Now it’s taken the AI world by storm, and it just got the backing of none other than OpenAI itself. First known as Clawdbot and later as Moltbot, the now re-rebranded OpenClaw served as an “I know Kung Fu” moment for its earliest users, who were...

You’ll love this 14-port Anker dock for your laptop (now 37% off)
If you’re stuck using a laptop as your main machine for your home office, then trust me on this: your experience will be so much better as soon as you add this Anker docking station to your workstation setup. Normally $270, you can score it right now for just $170...

Guitar played on Ghost Town up for auction
The band's bass player Horace Panter is selling the 1971 blue Fender Precision via auction.

Hear me out: I’d rent Valve’s Steam Machine
Would you rent or lease PC? I never entertained the thought before. This idea springs from new attention on Sony’s partnership with a UK tech shop for PlayStation 5 rentals. These leases will be available as a continuous rental or 12, 24, or 36 month terms, and function similar to car...