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The enshittification of AI begins • The arrival of ads in ChatGPT could be the beginning of a slippery slope

Microsoft turmoil exposed in Epstein files • Windows 8 fallout revealed in email exchanges with convicted sex offender

An end to mobile notspots? Andy Aitken, Honest Mobile • We find out about the backup SIM that works with every UK network

AN HONEST OPINION ON THE SMART SIM • Barry Collins delivers his early verdict on the Honest Mobile Smart SIM, from the many positives to the occasional irritations

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

The wrong type of circular economy • If you perceive tears of rage they’re due to a new source of frustration: the squandering of wealth and resources in the unregulated AI quest

Ding dong, turns out privacy isn’t quite dead • Ring’s Super Bowl misstep finally made the risks of AI cameras clear to Americans, so maybe there is hope for privacy after all

A sound, um, reason to be wary of AI • The shift to AI-editing tools for videos and podcasts is inevitable, but beware of the trade-offs and some very rough [cough] edits

Readers’ comments • Your views and feedback from email and the web

Readers’ poll • As Wikipedia turns 25, we asked our readers on X, Facebook and Discord how important and influential they felt it had been…

JIMMY’S FIGHT FOR THE TRUTH • In an exclusive interview for PC Pro, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales tells Barry Collins about the fight for free speech, how the site is dealing with AI and why it will still be here for another 25 years

HOW TO BECOME A WIKIPEDIA EDITOR

READING (AND WRITING) YOUR OWN OBITUARY

BEAT THE MEMORY SHORTAGE • Memory and component prices are going to be sky high for the foreseeable future. Lee Grant reveals how you can avoid paying over the odds

The quick guide to disaster-free upgrades

IT’S EASY WITH AN eSIM • After more than three decades, the physical SIM card is on its way out. Darien Graham-Smith finds out why we should all welcome the change

Why businesses love eSIMs

What’s in a SIM?

RUN YOUR OWN AI CHATBOT ON A RASPBERRY PI • Stop sharing your data with cloud AI services. Nik Rawlinson shows you how to set up a completely private LLM on your home network

CAN YOUR PI REPLACE CHATGPT?

Intel Core Ultra Series 3 • The CPU family previously known as Panther Lake makes a strong debut, but not all chips are born equal

What about AMD and Qualcomm?

Dell XPS 14 (2026) • A glorious return for Dell’s iconic XPS 14, with improvements in every area – speed, usability and battery life – compared to last year’s Dell 14 Premium

Asus ExpertBook Ultra • If you thought business laptops were boring, allow the ExpertBook Ultra to change your mind

Asus Zenbook Duo (2026) • With a next-gen processor and numerous design improvements, this is the best dual-screen laptop yet

Samsung Galaxy Book6 Ultra • The supreme quality of this laptop is reflected in its price, but if you want it all you have to pay the premium

Asus Zenbook S16 (2026) • Better value than its Core Ultra Series 3 rivals, but AMD’s chip fails to deliver a knockout punch

How we test

Geekom X14 Pro • The CPU may be ageing, but Geekom’s debut laptop delivers...