HP came to CES 2026 with a major announcement about its approach to PC gaming hardware. Going forward, the company’s PC gaming hardware—including monitors and even laptops—will be sold under the HyperX brand name, not HP. The HyperX Omen OLED 27q is the first such monitor PC World has tested, and it’s a simple, budget-friendly OLED display.
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When you think about the graphics card in your gaming laptop or desktop, the first thought is probably about performance, maybe power draw or efficiency. It probably isn’t whether or not it’s a security risk. But a newly developed attack uses the super-fast memory in a…
World of Warcraft: Midnight's Race to World First Shocks Teams and Viewers With an Ultra-Secret Final Phase
April 7, 2026
Last week, the third raid of World of Warcraft’s Midnight expansion opened up: The March on Quel’Danas. My guild and I were pretty proud to have finished off both its bosses on Normal difficulty over the weekend, thank you very much. But there’s currently an absolutely…
Life is Strange: Reunion Review
April 7, 2026
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: very few games have stuck with me as long after completion like the original Life is Strange did way back in 2015. While we’ve had some great spinoffs and an excellent follow up to that original story with 2024’s Life Is Strange: Double Exposure, it still felt like the series was missing something. Sure, the point-and-click adventure gameplay has…
Crimson Desert has a huge map and lengthy story that will take most players over 100 hours to work their way through, but now Pearl Abyss’ action adventure has been out for a few weeks, some are starting to complain that the open world has become too peaceful — because…
Bitcoin ETFs managed a modest weekly gain despite sharp swings, while ether extended its outflow trend. Solana and XRP also declined in a shortened trading week.
Key Takeaways:
Blackrock IBIT helped drive $22.34 million bitcoin ETF inflows, but volatility signals weak…
India is intensifying scrutiny of cryptocurrency activity as tax authorities flag system-estimated income that may not reflect actual profits, issuing reassessment notices that could reopen past filings and pressure traders to justify discrepancies.
Key Takeaways:
India is issuing Section 148A notices that can reopen past crypto filings for review.
Systems may flag estimated income that does not…
What Japanese Regulators Are Worried About Now: The Oversight Blind Spots Shaping Japan’s Crypto Policy Shift
April 7, 2026
Japan’s regulators are raising concerns over disclosure gaps, investor risks, and speculative trading, as the Financial Services Agency signals a more cautious approach that could tighten oversight without limiting market innovation.
Key Takeaways:
Japan raises serious…
Samsung Messages App To Be Discontinued This July
April 7, 2026
Samsung Messages App is set to be sunsetted later this July according to an official confirmation from the brand as it urges users to switch to Google Messages for a “consistent Messaging experience” on Android. Here’s what the development is about and which users…
OpenAI’s vision for the AI economy: public wealth funds, robot taxes, and a four-day workweek
April 7, 2026
As governments grapple with how to manage the economic fallout of superintelligent machines, OpenAI has released a set of policy proposals outlining the ways wealth and work could be reshaped in an “intelligence age.” The ideas blend traditionally left-leaning mechanisms like public wealth funds and expanded social safety nets with a fundamentally capitalist, market-driven economic framework.
