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At this point, most competitive online multiplayer games on the PC come with some kind of kernel-level anti-cheat software. As we’ve written before, this is software that runs with more elevated ...

Your motherboard may need a security update to keep playing Valorant. Your motherboard may need a security update to keep playing Valorant. is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more ...

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In brief: Secure Boot, TPM 2.0, and other forms of kernel-level anti-cheat are already notorious for digging deep into users' systems, locking games to Windows, and increasing the risk of serious ...

How do you cheat at a conversation? This could have been a Zen koan, in different times. In the unfortunate times we live in, it is the question driving an artificial-intelligence tool called Cluely.

Following months of rumors, Valve finally announced the new Steam Machine earlier this week. And while I might question the company's decision to ship a system with only 8GB of VRAM in 2026, I believe ...

The Steam Machine looks like a console, but it's a true PC inside. This begs the question — can't you just build your own? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Listening to music via Bluetooth isn't as simple as plugging in a pair of headphones and playing audio from your device. Yet Bluetooth headphones and earbuds offer a wireless connection that's ...

If your Windows PC is running slowly, crashing frequently, or showing unexpected errors, performing a clean reinstall can often restore its performance and stability. Many users, however, hesitate to ...

The developers of the action shooter ARC Raiders have launched a truly sophisticated protection system against cheaters. Its essence is that if you are dishonestly robbed — with the help of cheats or ...