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LG UltraGear Evo AI GM9 review: A fast and bright 5K mini-LED monitor
At a glanceExpert's Rating Pros 5K with upscaling capability Vibrant and bright mini-LED High refresh rate and fast response times User-friendly interface Cons Doesn’t beat a top-of-the-range OLED in every respect The speakers could be better Lacks a KVM function Our Verdict More brightness and dynamic range than the best OLED screens, a rich, expansive and accurate color palette, and...

Tim Cook's biggest hits and misses as Apple CEO

I’ve worked remotely for 20 years. Here’s what’s always in my laptop bag
One morning I’m working out of my home office, the next I’m working in a bustling coffee shop, and the next I’m working out of a fast food joint near my kid’s school. Being a working parent is hectic, and I’m lucky to have the flexibility to work wherever I...

AI is cheaper than workers. Bill Gates wants to change that
AI is about to change everything, and we’re not ready. That’s the overarching message of Bill Gates’s 6,000-word essay about his growing worries over AI, and my initial thought after giving it a skim was this: Tell me something I don’t know. The disruption that AI’s about to cause will be...

The peach emoji can actually make your Wi-Fi safer
In a past life there was a PCWorld print magazine, and I wrote a monthly column for it. The column was called “Privacy Watch” and it was all about tools and tips you could use to safeguard your PC against hackers and snoops. Every month I’d do my best to help...

This website lets you relive the ’90s, from channel surfing to AIM
Remember vegging out and channel surfing back in the heyday with a remote in one hand and a bowl of Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal in the other? I Love the 90s brings back that feeling. The site works like a mondo time capsule for the entire fly-as-hell decade. You can flip...

Will fast-tracked Itauma become world champion at 21?
Can heavyweight Moses Itauma become world champion at 21 by beating Filip Hrgovic on Saturday or has the fast-tracked Briton arrived too soon?

Callaway drops golf brand over sexist video row
Golf club manufacturer Callaway ends its partnership with content creator Good Good with immediate effect and donates $1m to women's charity after promoting advert that shows a woman being pushed over.

Acer’s RTX 5070 gaming laptop with 16GB RAM just dropped to $1,250
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Authorities arrest 2 alleged members of prolific hacking group TeamPCP
The group infected more than 1,000 organizations in a relentless supply-chain attack campaign.

Tall Blacks edge Iran in World Cup qualifying thriller
In a nip-and-tuck affair that featured 14 ties and nine lead changes, the New Zealanders got home 93-91 in overtime.

Why wildcards abound for Venus Williams
Venus Williams has not won a singles match in over a year but has received numerous wildcards to compete. The reasons why go beyond just tennis.

Artist defends 'unfinished' O'Sullivan mural
The mural on a snooker club wall has gone viral - but artist says "touch-ups" are still needed.