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YouTube ad nauseam • New unskippable 30-second ads signal a huge shift in online video advertising

Microsoft chooses the nuclear option • Software giant throws it weight behind experimental energy plan

Proxy battles

Who owns the data used to train AI? • Elon Musk says he owns it. Twitter’s Ts & Cs suggest otherwise. James O’Malley investigates who really owns the data being used to train AI

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

ChatGPT turns my web archive into an open book • Generative AI continues to work its wonders for Dick, as it writes a piece of time-saving code that also happens to go back in time

So regulators aren’t such a bad idea after all • Remember going to bank branches? Nicole Kobie would rather forget that time-consuming and costly experience too

Return of the Mac? It never left • Despite the huge capabilities of the iPad Pro, I just can’t leave my laptop behind. And the truth is, I don’t really want to

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

Readers’ poll • What is the main way in which you keep your photos safe/backed up?

10 amazing AI tools • WANT TO PUT AI TO PRACTICAL USE TODAY? BARRY COLLINS PICKS OUT TEN TOOLS THAT ARE READY TO GET TO WORK FOR YOU

WINDOWS COPILOT: The one we’re waiting for

Getting away with e-crime • Online payment fraud is spiralling. Lee Grant investigates why it’s the crime that nobody pays for, except us

What’s the government doing?

A crime that’s far from victimless

GET YOUR PHOTOS PRINTED • Digital imaging is all very well, but there’s nothing like the presence and permanence of a physical photograph. Nik Rawlinson finds out how to turn your snaps into high-quality prints

Portable photo printers

SEVEN LAYERS OF NETWORKING The OSI model • Network architecture needn’t be complicated. Darien Graham-Smith walks through the seven-step model that explains it all

The four-layered TCP/IP standard

Apple Vision Pro • The slickest mixed reality headset yet, from hardware to software, but it will need truly killer apps to justify the price

HP Omen 45L • A gaming PC that marries understated style with jaw-dropping power, and it makes the most of its components

Chillblast Apex Ryzen 9 RTX 4090 Gaming PC • Not as stylish as the HP Omen 45L, but it’s better value for money and offers a far neater upgrade path

How we test

What our awards mean

PCSpecialist Topaz Supreme • An all-AMD system that offers terrific value for money and plenty of power in a chunky chassis

SAVE 90% ON Norton 360 for 2 years • We have negotiated this special deal for Norton 360 Deluxe, saving an astonishing 90% compared to the standard price

AMD Radeon RX 7600 • Hits the sweet spot with sub-£300 pricing, making this a great choice for 1080p gaming on a budget

Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Ti • If you mainly play games that support DLSS 3 then you’ll love this card, but it’s a lacklustre upgrade overall

LG gram SuperSlim • There’s a lot that’s super about this product, including its speed and size, even if the price is super-high, too

Apple MacBook Air 15in • Apple does it again, with superb battery life and performance squeezed into a thin, stylish chassis

Dell XPS 17 (2023) • A sleek yet powerful laptop that’s packed with the latest components, but...