Month: March 2025
There’s finally a fix for an annoying Microsoft Store bug that’s older than Windows 11
Microsoft has proposed four ways to fix a common store error after six years The methods include resetting the app, updating it, and amending TLS settings It’s been an error that was first brought to public attention as early as 2019 Microsoft has finally addressed one of the longest-standing issues…
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UK regulator clears Microsoft’s $13bn deal with OpenAI after lengthy delay
UK CMA was worried about Microsoft’s involvement in OpenAI “OpenAI does not qualify for investigation,” says Authority Critics worried about government pressure on CMA The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has ended its investigation into Microsoft’s partnership with OpenAI and its multibillion-dollar investment into the company behind ChatGPT. Despite…
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Ryzen CPUs are the cheapest Zen 5 cores you can buy, but I was surprised to see this AMD 192-core CPUs on the value leaderboard
The four non-3D Zen 5-based AMD Ryzen processors top our leaderboard when it comes to price per core. Data collated at the beginning of March 2025 shows that the 9900X, the 9950X, the 9700X and the 9600X are the most competitive price wise. The Ryzen 9900X is by far, the…
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Why did carmakers ditch the spare tyre? I have no idea – but the Chery Omoda E5 is bringing it back
We’ve reached a point of obfuscated redundancy in the auto space. Many manufacturers pushing out new models incorporate aspects calling on Tesla’s minimalism – but that means the axing of many important things, like the instrument cluster, tactile buttons and dials, and a focus on customization in the infotainment system,…
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Our first look at Apple’s sky blue MacBook Air
Aside from a new color, the M4 MacBook Air looks a whole lot like last year’s model. And we’ve got the hands-on experience and pictures to prove it. Apple’s got five main updates for its refresh of the 13- and 15-inch MacBook Airs for 2025. First, it’s got a similar…
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12 Chinese hackers charged with US Treasury breach — and much, much more
The defendants’ motivations were financial and, because they were profit-driven, they targeted broadly, rendering victim systems vulnerable well beyond their pilfering of data and other information that they could sell. Between them, Yin and Zhou sought to profit from the hacking of numerous U.S.-based technology companies, think tanks, law firms,…
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