How the A.I. Boom Could Push Up the Price of Your Next PC

A.I. companies are buying up memory chips, causing the prices of those components — which are also used in laptops and smartphones — to soar.
The New York Times

How Do You Teach Computer Science in the A.I. Era?

Universities across the country are scrambling to understand the implications of generative A.I.’s transformation of technology. Universities across the country are scrambling to understand the ...
PC Magazine

The Best of Computex 2025: AI Dominates, But PC Hardware Still Shines

The AI hype-train may have captured parts of Asia's biggest tech show, but we can report: The PC ecosystem is still alive and well in its heartland. These 15 PCs, components, and peripherals stand out ...

The PC was born here: What to know about Boca's new quantum era

From the birth of the PC to the first smartphone, Boca Raton shaped the digital age. Now, D-Wave is moving into IBM's old ...
PC World

ATX is the cockroach of PC hardware standards

Welcome to The Full Nerd newsletter—your weekly dose of hardcore hardware talk from the enthusiasts at PCWorld. Missed the hot topics on our YouTube show or latest buzz from across the web? I’ve got ...
Ars Technica

Microsoft wants a version of USB-C that “just works” consistently across all PCs

We’ve been covering the small, reversible USB Type-C connector since the days when it was just a USB Implementers Forum tech demo, and in the decade-plus since then, the port has gradually taken over ...