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 ...
Computerworld

The Windows PC is dying, thanks to cloud-based services and AI

The rise of AI tools and services has added a new twist to the decline and fall of standalone Windows PCs. For years, I’ve been watching the slow evolution of classic Windows PCs into cloud-based ...
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 ...
NPR

Microsoft turns 50: A look back at everything from the Altair to the Zune

It all started with two kids who shared a geeky hobby. Growing up in Seattle, childhood friends Bill Gates and Paul Allen were obsessed with an emerging industry called computing. As teenagers, they ...
Computerworld

Apple’s Macs are powering the PC market’s recovery

Maybe the forced Windows upgrades are to blame. Perhaps it’s the bad karma created by the Crowdstrike debacle. Or possibly, computer users have finally become convinced by Apple. Whatever the reason, ...