A striking phenomenon is emerging from China as the Middle East conflict presses on: technically skilled civilians are volunteering their expertise online to help Iran counter US military might, ...

A quantum computer capable of breaking the encryption that secures the internet now seems to be just around the corner. Stunning revelations from two research teams outline how it could happen, with ...

Sam Altman, OpenAI’s CEO and the public face of ChatGPT, has carved out an image for himself as one of the preeminent AI whisperers of our age, whose influence supposedly extends to the White House on ...

There’s something nice about not having to over-explain things to an AI anymore. With Claude Code’s new computer use feature, you can just let it see what you’re doing. I’m not a proper coder, so half ...

The hope for quantum computers is that the devices will be able to solve complex tasks such as predicting how chemicals react or cracking encrypted text. One of the main reasons that the machines are ...

AI chatbots know how to code. To them, Python, JavaScript, and SQL are just languages, and there are examples for them to train on absolutely everywhere. Some programmers have even taken to “vibe ...

The world could be caught off guard by quantum hackers before the end of this decade — much sooner than expected. This is the take-home message of two studies posted independently on 30 March, one a ...

Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on mobile phones, where he covered the smartphone boom of the 2010s and the broader tech scene. When he's not in front of a ...

The so-called surface web is accessible to all of us and is less interesting. No wonder you came here asking how to access the dark web. We know what you’re thinking, or some of you. Use Tor to visit ...

Explore the 10 best generative AI courses to take in 2026, with options for hands-on training, certifications, and practical ...

A Microsoft account has some advantages, but a local account is fine for Windows 11. Microsoft doesn't make it easy to set up a local account on a new PC. There are workarounds, but they depend on ...

As PCMag's resident data journalist, I practically live in Microsoft Excel. I've learned that it's capable of far more than I ...