Katie Wickens
Screw sports, Katie would rather watch Intel, AMD and Nvidia go at it. Having been obsessed with computers and graphics for three long decades, she took Game Art and Design up to Masters level at uni, and has been rambling about games, tech and science—rather sarcastically—for four years since. She can be found admiring technological advancements, scrambling for scintillating Raspberry Pi projects, preaching cybersecurity awareness, sighing over semiconductors, and gawping at the latest GPU upgrades. Right now she's waiting patiently for her chance to upload her consciousness into the cloud.
Latest articles by Katie Wickens
![Last wishes: delete my browser history.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QDVvUW2aCuBfXCnyJuuoWk-320-80.jpg)
Opera GX assumes you're dead after 14 days 'or using a different browser. In that case, you'll just be dead to us'
By Katie Wickens published
news Goodnight, sweet prince. Fear not, your internet history will be forgotten.
![The world as per Worldcoin signups.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MDMxmjhwRFL7vovxuM4BYZ-320-80.jpg)
Hundreds sign up to ponder OpenAI founder's eye-scanning crypto orb despite data concerns
By Katie Wickens published
news Who knew the processing of "sensitive data at a very large scale" might require a licence?
![Amit Yoran speaking on a green backdrop](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/G7Y89oqxh4xjMFAbnQvwdX-320-80.jpg)
Microsoft accused of 'negligent cybersecurity practices' that 'enabled Chinese espionage against the US government'
By Katie Wickens published
news Tenable CEO says bank details are still exposed due to a Microsoft Azure platform security issue, with no fix expected until September.
![Der8auer installing his custom Stealth Tubing CPU water block](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mHyVNPS5FCRLxNAwWXQVwg-320-80.jpg)
Someone's designing a gorgeous CPU cooling water block that lets you completely hide the tubes
By Katie Wickens published
news ModdingCafe's design is an elegant solution for a more civilised age.
![Master Boot Record music video with CRT monitor and old keyboard.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DTzSixrrpqKVmgQttpsF95-320-80.jpg)
Stop what you're doing and revel in the heavy chiptune virtuosity that is Master Boot Record
By Katie Wickens published
news Dark academia meets djent in the thick, fuzzy air of an '80s arcade.
![Lenovo Legion Slim 5 gaming laptop on a desk.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/G8oyvaYYSvtva9QbYtxHRN-320-80.jpg)
The best gaming laptop form factor gets another player in the Legion
By Katie Wickens published
news Lenovo's about to rock up with a smol 14-inch RTX 4060-powered portable baby, and we're here for it.
![GameStop sign edited to have more stops](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pV5JvmEewfQYsTpbh9R7Cf-320-80.jpg)
GameStop drops cryptocurrency wallet support due to the 'regulatory uncertainty of the crypto space'
By Katie Wickens published
news The store is backing away from crypto, surprise surprise.
![Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart screenshot - Ratchet panicking](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8ycyjuj3gHgsaCp5rheNEY-320-80.jpg)
AMD fixes RX 7900 XTX crashes in Ratchet and Clank with ray tracing enabled
By Katie Wickens last updated
news A specific new Ratchet and Clank AMD driver is out now.
![FluidX3D Concorde simulation running on AMD GigaIO SuperNODE](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gfGpzyJ4V6cEXDh9vsvfHV-320-80.jpg)
It only takes 32 AMD GPUs and 33 hours to run a 40 billion cell simulation of the Concorde supersonic plane
By Katie Wickens published
news That AMD-powered GigaIO SuperNODE server really slaps.
![The Lenovo Legion Play gaming handheld that never came to be.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LXEmr44BzVseNew2uSd9HH-320-80.jpg)
Lenovo reportedly reviving plans for a handheld PC after ditching the Android-based Legion Play
By Katie Wickens published
news That's potentially another AMD Phoenix-powered gaming handheld on the horizon.
![The 8BitDo mechanical gaming keyboard designs with a retro PC.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LVYC8F7EQHrWdt3VgWuPG9-320-80.jpg)
NES inspired mechanical keyboards with massive matching A and B buttons are a vibe
By Katie Wickens published
news Old school Nintendo meets modern PC gaming.
![Tom Pritsky with his TranscribeGlass](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/u5Q9SGGP7Tub4ds2Jtzo7V-320-80.jpg)
Student startup develops IRL closed caption glasses for deaf people
By Katie Wickens published
news Just another nifty way AR is helping reduce that isolated feeling.
![Jiva Soluboard dissolving](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SLqgZw7vmPdD99XpaganEb-320-80.jpg)
Water soluble circuit boards are an e-waste game changer
By Katie Wickens published
news Bear witness to the world’s first fully recyclable commercialised PCB substrate that will dissolve in a bath of hot water.
![Minecraft creeper - an explosion of creepers lurk around a sandy beach](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BifufTaqNT6mAyUuGWqADd-320-80.jpg)
Minecraft exploit makes it 'completely dangerous' to play with unpatched mods right now
By Katie Wickens published
news Exploit leaves users on countless servers open to remote code execution attacks.
![Micron DDR5 modules on a stick of RAM with blue PCB (render)](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/m5dmgeArP4gaQVEgtv86k4-320-80.jpg)
Micron's laying the ground work for 1TB DDR5 memory modules
By Katie Wickens published
news As the company prepares for mass production of 32Gb DDR5 memory chips, there's certainly scope for higher capacity modules.
![The Drop LOTR ENTR keyboard front on.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BqyDatXzggnranNrrbBTDg-320-80.jpg)
Drop Lord of the Rings Dwarvish ENTR keyboard review
By Katie Wickens published
Bare rock Sturdy and gorgeously decorated, but a pretty basic feature set under all that finery.
![Asus' cableless RTX 4070 in white](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nZSRbuuQw7e62QAJ83prCW-320-80.jpg)
Asus' cable-free GPUs are coming this year and I'm living for the look
By Katie Wickens published
news Asus' innovative cable-free graphics cards going into mass production before the end of the year.
![The state of r/place after Reddark](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yLFkYmibHvQ6gj4hrcbwWm-320-80.jpg)
Reddit is still a mess with r/place begging users to 'never forget what was stolen from us'
By Katie Wickens published
news Reddark continues, with "the void" now taking over r/place.
![The BCS logo emerging from a dark techy background.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WwcQy6CCrU9bb3rgTT3BFV-320-80.jpg)
AI will be a 'transformative force for good' says expert-signed open letter that's more like a memo
By Katie Wickens published
news "AI is not an existential threat to humanity."
![A towering sandworm.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gL27D6ocgkdUXT3wWonuGP-320-80.jpg)
'ChatGPT's evil twin' WormGPT is devoid of morals and just €60 a month on the darkweb
By Katie Wickens published
news Cybersecurity expert at NordVPN issues warnings over the new darkweb AI chatbot phenomenon.
![Samsung's GDDR7 chip as a purple pattern](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/567i7DDhkQBcepYybWjkrG-320-80.jpg)
Samsung finalises the first GDDR7 memory for next-gen graphics cards
By Katie Wickens published
news Who will ship the tech first is another matter.
![Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 and AMD Raden RX 7600 side by side](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5vPzXE4nSdSjXsZTuXX8cA-320-80.jpg)
Welcome to the strange world of custom RTX 4060 GPUs
By Katie Wickens published
news We've been seeing a lot of experimentation around Nvidia's new RTX 4060 cards, here's why.
![A gaming setup pictured to mark Corsair and Drops collab.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/e5TrtARLCzceh7coo9kr4J-320-80.jpg)
Drop says the world will find it easier to buy cool keycaps and headphones now it's owned by Corsair
By Katie Wickens published
news Drop now has some serious sway as part of the Corsair family.
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