PCs & Laptops: The Latest Computing News

PCs, laptops, Microsoft, Apple and everything in between. Here you’ll find all the latest computing news – from the gaming, to benchmarks to raytracing. You’ll also find stories about security, privacy, hacking and the dark web.

  • The U.S. Is Trying to Ban Meta From Using Kids’ Data

    The U.S. Is Trying to Ban Meta From Using Kids’ Data

    Thomas Germain

    The Federal Trade Commission proposed a “blanket prohibition” that would ban Meta from monetising children’s data Wednesday. The FTC says Meta — the company formerly known as Facebook — failed to comply with an existing 2020 privacy order by misleading parents about the control they have over Facebook Messenger, and misrepresenting the ways outside app…

  • New LinkedIn AI Feature Might Actually Help Get You Hired

    New LinkedIn AI Feature Might Actually Help Get You Hired

    Lauren Leffer

    LinkedIn is exploring a rare, seemingly useful application of generative AI. The platform is testing out a feature for its paying subscribers that auto-generates personalised messages to hiring managers based on a user’s specific profile, according to a Tuesday blog post on the site by company exec, Ora Levit.