When the IBM PC was new, I served as the president of the San Francisco PC User Group for three years. That’s how I met PCMag’s editorial team, who brought me on board in 1986. In the years since that ...

Machine learning is the ability of a machine to improve its performance based on previous results. Machine learning methods enable computers to learn without being explicitly programmed and have ...

The major themes that defined the year behind us will also shape the one ahead. The most-read articles of 2025 tracked a return to simplicity; coalescence on the server side; AI promises (with some ...

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This month in security with Tony Anscombe – December 2025 edition As 2025 draws to a close, Tony looks back at the cybersecurity stories that stood out both in December and across the whole of this ...

Your PC’s storage media is subject to malware and, on occasion, natural disasters such as lightning, fire, etc. — which is why formulating a backup strategy is critical for keeping your data safe. Our ...

Pete Rathburn is a copy editor and fact-checker with expertise in economics and personal finance and over twenty years of experience in the classroom. d3sign / Getty Images A blockchain is a secure ...