APC

For people who love technology, APC is unique: it's the world's longest-published monthly tech magazine. Launched in May 1980, we were there when Apple's Macintosh and IBM's PC were born, and have been at the forefront of tech ever since. With a combination of insights, testing and tutorials APC lets you stay up-to-date with tech as it changes the world.

APC

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TECHNOTES

The great AI art scandal • Artist wins prestigious photography prize with AI, refuses the award, gets scrubbed from the competition, and says we need to talk about banning AI from this stuff.

Why do so many new blockbuster games suck? • Major publishers are having a hard time cutting through in 2023, but why? ponders Shaun Prescott.

AI can now read your mind • Researchers gave brain scans to a large language model and now it knows how to read what people are thinking. Joel Burgess ponders the sci-fi implications of AI brain scanners.

Mucking about with AI • Running a “ChatGPT-lite” on your own PC.

Rumours or reality? • It’s simple, Intel’s Meteor Lake is a mobile chip.

Why are we stuck with M.2 when U.2 is so much better? • U.2 has the edge.

The risks of the generative AI gold rush • Companies are rushing in to make money from generative AI chatbots such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT, and people are embracing them, too. But we must factor in the risks, says Nicole Kobie.

The A-List • The best products on the market, as picked by our editors.

The top five CPU air coolers

Gadgets • Delightful devices.

Sony PlayStation VR2 • Can a console show PC how VR should be done?

Asus Zenbook Pro 16X OLED • Asus’s creative professional workstation takes on the MacBook Pro with a killer OLED screen and solid battery life.

Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 • AMD is the headline feature on Asus’s new gaming flagship, but is this red blooded rig good enough to cut through the competition?

MSI MEG 342C QD-OLED • The best panel of 2022 at a more affordable price.

Asus ROG Swift OLED PG27AQDM • Want an OLED display that you can be competitive on? The PG27AQDM offers the best of both worlds.

Samsung Odyssey G70B • Great features, but the competition spoils the fun.

Asus ROG Rapture GT6 Gaming Mesh System • After repeatedly redefining what a gaming router could be, Asus has sent us its first gaming mesh system.

MSI RTX 4070 Gaming X Trio • Cool, quiet and actually pretty decent value.

Teamgroup Siren Duo360 AIO cooler • AIO cooling for your CPU and SSD.

Crucial DDR5-5600 2x16GB C45 • An unremarkable kit perfect for unremarkable PCs.

Asus ROG Ryuo III 360 • Superior cooling with a very unique display aesthetic.

Corsair RM 1200x Shift 80 Plus • The cables plug into the side!

MSI MEG Ai300P PCIE5 PSU • The first ATX 3.0 PSU offers premium power.

Asus ROG Azoth • A classy, quality keyboard with many extras.

MSI Clutch GM51 Lightweight Wireless • An excellent all-rounder, though not especially “light”.

MSI MEG Prospect 700R • A luxuriously premium case with excess everywhere that matters.

SUSE LINUX 6.3 • We test this long-established German company’s latest distribution effort. Can it hold off the competition?

SSD FRESH 2023 • Drive optimiser

BLOATYNOSY • System...