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Windows & Software
Sam Altman says "My kids will never be smarter than AI"
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PC Hardware
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Best Buy is the cheapest place to buy a Surface PC in June
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Gaming
How I fixed a dead Steam Deck screen
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All the WWE 2K25 locker codes you can claim right now
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Peripherals & Accessories
Transparent technology is making a comeback — and a big player just joined the movement
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Microsoft
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Microsoft crashed cash registers while testing Windows 95
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Microsoft expands Sovereign Cloud as Europe pushes for control over data
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Artificial Intelligence
Sam Altman says "My kids will never be smarter than AI"
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Does ChatGPT make you stupid? MIT says it may hurt your critical thinking skills.
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OpenAI could have its cake and eat it too with Microsoft
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Meta wants to poach OpenAI staffers for its AI dream
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