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Windows' new Quick Machine Recovery auto-fixes system failures for you

3 weeks ago | pcworld.com | Petter Ahrnstedt |Joel Lee

Microsoft is expanding the toolbox of recovery options for Windows 11. After recently adding the ability to reinstall Windows via Windows Update—at least in version 24H2—the company is now introducing Quick Machine Recovery (QMR). The new feature currently being tested in the Windows Insider Program’s Beta Channel. Quick Machine Recovery is the first tangible result of Microsoft’s work following the massive CrowdStrike incident of 2024, which knocked out large parts of the global IT infrastructure.
Aston Martin's new home racing simulator is peak luxury for gamers

1 month ago | pcworld.com | Petter Ahrnstedt |Joel Lee

Aston Martin and Curv Racing Simulators have unveiled the AMR-C01-R, an exclusive carbon fiber racing simulator rig that combines motorsport technology with advanced graphics and stylish design. Only 50 will be made and the price starts at—wait for it—about $75,000. The new model builds on the first AMR-C01 that launched in 2020, but has been upgraded with a new seating design inspired by the Aston Martin Valkyrie hypercar.
Microsoft is streamlining logins for Windows, Xbox, and M365

1 month ago | pcworld.com | Petter Ahrnstedt |Joel Lee

Microsoft is currently in the process of updating the Microsoft Account (MSA) sign-in experience across the web, mobile apps, and later Windows. The goal is to make the process more modern, unified, and fit for a passwordless future, according to a post on Microsoft’s blog. By the end of April, most users will be greeted by a new login and registration experience that involves a restructured flow, fewer elements per screen, and better scalability for different screen sizes.
ChatGPT now speaks even more naturally with fewer interruptions

1 month ago | pcworld.com | Petter Ahrnstedt |Joel Lee

OpenAI has updated ChatGPT’s Advanced Voice Mode feature, promising a more natural conversation experience. The aim is to make the AI-powered assistant more pleasant to talk to and less prone to interrupting you mid-sentence. In a video posted on the OpenAI YouTube channel on Monday, researcher Manuka Stratta showed off the improvements. One of the most common annoyances with voice assistants is that they tend to interrupt you when you pause to think. That’s now been fixed here.
Google's AI race: A two-year run of crisis and chaos, recapped

1 month ago | pcworld.com | Petter Ahrnstedt |Joel Lee

Although Google was the first to develop the transformer architecture that underpins modern large language models, it was OpenAI who raised the bar and ushered in a new era with ChatGPT. Google has since been on their back foot with an internal code red, with an intense two-year period of restructuring, layoffs, and rapid AI development work. When ChatGPT landed in late 2022, everything changed. Google, the giant who invented the tech that paved the way for ChatGPT, is now trailing behind.
AI-driven phishing scams exploded last year. The trend continues in 2025

1 month ago | pcworld.com | Petter Ahrnstedt |Joel Lee

A new report from Menlo Security (PDF) shows a 140 percent increase in browser-based phishing attacks over the past year, as well as a 130 percent increase in zero-hour phishing attacks (i.e., novel attacks that are undetectable to existing detection tools). There are several reasons for this explosive growth: our reliance on the browser in the workplace, zero-day vulnerabilities, advanced phishing tools, and increasing adoption of generative AI.
Game developers are losing faith in VR as a gaming market

1 month ago | pcworld.com | Petter Ahrnstedt |Joel Lee

According to one late 2024 survey conducted by the Game Developer Collective, over half of the game developers surveyed consider the VR market to be stagnant or in decline. Worse still, barely a quarter still believe the market is growing. Among developers not currently working on VR projects, fewer than half see any possibility of their studio investing in VR in the future. Even Apple’s entry into the market doesn’t seem to have made much of an impression on those surveyed.
Good luck figuring out the time on this retro Atari Asteroids watch

2 months ago | techadvisor.com | Petter Ahrnstedt |Chris Martin

For all the fashion and retro game lovers out there, Atari has teamed up with watch manufacturer Nubeo to launch a specially designed Asteroids watch. It’s been released to commemorate the game’s 45th anniversary (despite being released in 1979). The watch is designed with a multi-layer disc system that reflects the game’s iconic gameplay. It features a Japanese automatic movement, steel case and sapphire crystal lens. In addition, it has a water resistance down to 200m depth.
A high school student just made Doom playable in a PDF file

Jan 15, 2025 | pcworld.com | Petter Ahrnstedt |Joel Lee

There’s a growing trend of developers flexing their muscles to make PDF documents do completely different things than what they’re intended to do. The goal is to push the boundaries of the PDF format. PDF (which stands for Portable Document Format) was created in 1992 as a way to present documents independently of software, hardware, and operating systems. It’s practical, but it’s also complex — and that’s what makes the format attractive to programmers and malware creators alike.
Google unveils 'Willow' quantum chip that smashes all modern records

Dec 11, 2024 | pcworld.com | Petter Ahrnstedt |Joel Lee

Google just showed off Willow to the world, its mind-blowing quantum chip that absolutely destroyed an intensive benchmark. What would normally take today’s fastest supercomputers about 10 septillion years to complete — or 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 years — was accomplished in just 5 minutes with Willow. Willow isn’t just a technological triumph, though. It’s a full-blown scientific breakthrough in quantum computing research.