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Here's what happens if you don't complete Discord age verification
12+ hour, 53+ min ago (373+ words) If you don't want to give Discord your details, here's what you'll lose access to when teen-by-default settings hit. Discord has announced that, in March 2026, it will begin rolling out what it calls "teen-by-default settings" for everyone worldwide, requiring all…...
Ayaneo has the first Strix Halo handheld with an internal battery and the low end fetches almost $2,000
17+ hour, 26+ min ago (521+ words) It's the first Strix Halo handheld with an internal battery (and it's got a huge one at that). The Next II, Ayaneo's Strix Halo handheld gaming PC, has finally received a shipping date and an early bird price is available…...
This is the cheapest gaming PC deal I'd actually recommend right now
19+ hour, 52+ min ago (504+ words) I've scoured retailers for something cheaper and I'm yet to find anything as modern as this machine for the same price or less. The CPU in this gaming PC isn't ideal, but it should get you by for some budget…...
Youtuber builds titanium-tubed, liquid-cooled gaming PC: 'Would I do it again? Most definitely not."
20+ hour, 3+ min ago (580+ words) "Titanium tubing. Questionable. Would I do it again? Most definitely not." YouTuber Jakkuh (previously a member of Linus Tech Tips) has spent two months designing a high-spec gaming PC kitted with an RTX 5090 and $1,300 worth of RAM to test out…...
Did they hit a nerve? OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's response to 'authoritarian' Anthropic's annihilation of ads-supported AI doesn't make me trust it more
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (660+ words) How did we get here. I'm not sure when this became a thing, but AI firm Anthropic has released the ads it intends to show during the Super Bowl. Which is in two days, and obviously has as big a…...
Now there's a ransomware that can't give your files back even if you pay
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (307+ words) A true lose/lose situation. Ransomware is a nasty bit of malware. Effectively, it locks down your device, and the only way of potentially getting access back is by paying hackers to get it removed. At least, that's what ransomware…...
Steam Proton will no longer forget the entire reason it exists if you have a humungous library, as of the most recent client beta
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (305+ words) To be fair, I also forget why I exist sometimes. Imagine my disappointment. And now, as of the most recent Steam beta update, there's even less Linux weirdness to deal with when you slip free of the shackles of Windows....
Is this half-price RTX 5080 someone found at Walmart for real?
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (638+ words) Your weekly update on everything you could ever want to know about the games you already love, games we know you're going to love in the near future, and tales from the communities that surround them. From the creators of…...
I've always wanted to type these words: Keychron's made a concrete keeb
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (243+ words) What noise do you think a concrete keyboard makes? I'm not sure, but I may be about to find out, as Keychron is about to launch a wireless, magnetic-switched model with a "full concrete body". The Keychron K2 HE Concrete Edition…...
Logitech's light and pricey Lightspeed gaming headset is (surprisingly) worth the money
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (861+ words) With an included 2.4 GHz wireless receiver and intuitive Bluetooth mode, the G522 Lightspeed can be set up in seconds. It feels comfortable wrapped around the ears. The cushioned pads are spongy and airy, with enough padding, but not so much that…...