Microsoft Made Me Do It: Why I Said F*ck It and Installed Linux Again**

I was born in ‘92. That makes me about 15 years old back in 2007, and that was the year everything clicked for me digitally. We finally had our own PCs—mine wasn’t fancy, but it was mine. I could finally stop fighting with my brother over computer time, which back then usually meant either downloading … Read more

AMD Wants to Challenge Nvidia in AI—Here’s How It Plans to Do It

AMD isn’t wasting time playing catch-up in the AI space. At its “Advancing AI 2025” event, the company laid out a very specific goal: become a serious alternative to Nvidia in powering the next wave of artificial intelligence. Not by copying what Nvidia is doing, but by doubling down on open systems, better price-performance, and … Read more

Debunking the Steam 12 % VAT Myth: Why Steam Game Prices in the Philippines Haven’t Risen (Yet)

A lot of Filipino gamers have been flooding social feeds, convinced that Steam quietly shoved the new 12 % Value-Added Tax (VAT) onto developers while somehow keeping retail prices exactly the same—and now they’re showering Gabe Newell with praise. Here’s the thing: Steam didn’t pull some magic trick to subsidize your purchases. What actually happened … Read more