Articles by Christian Cawley

Christian Cawley has extensive experience as a writer and editor in consumer electronics, IT and entertainment media. He has contributed to TechRadar since 2017 and has been published in Computer Weekly, Linux Format, ComputerActive, and other publications.

Beyond TechRadar, he heads up the team at smart home website Matter Alpha, and writes about retro gaming at Gaming Retro.

Formerly the editor responsible for Linux, Security, Programming, and DIY at MakeUseOf, Christian previously worked as a desktop and software support specialist in the public and private sectors.

Articles by: Christian Cawley

Maverick in the cockpit of a jet in Microsoft Flight Simulator

This AI-powered shape-shifting wing could make aircraft tails obsolete — and slash travel costs

By Christian Cawley Published 13 July 26

The German Aerospace Center is developing a 1 million Euro project exploring the use of morphing wings, redefining how we think of airplanes.

This 1-pound drone killer is the size of a Subway sandwich — but it can outrun a Black Hawk

By Christian Cawley Last updated 13 July 26

Nordic Air Defense’s K100XR is a foot-long carbon fiber drone which can exceed 220 mph and uses AI to intercept and destroy enemy aircraft.

It's not just about the GPU crunching on an LLM anymore': Apple silicon leader explains why a Mac Mini could be the surprising choice for a machine running all your AI agents

By Christian Cawley Published 9 July 26

Doug Brooks has described how Apple desktop systems can run AI agents without breaking into a sweat.

A custom-built blade holding 10 RISC-V CH570 microcontrollers

Can't afford a high-powered graphics card? This DIY engineer made his own GPU out of 8,192 RISC-V chips

By Christian Cawley Published 8 July 26

DIYer bitluni has built his own 160-core GPU using RISC-V microcontrollers.

A data center with racks of servers and lots of lights glowing

The 'world's most powerful AI data center' hit with massive class-action lawsuit — Wisconsin residents allege noise and extreme light pollution at $7.3 billion Microsoft mega-facility

By Christian Cawley Published 8 July 26

Microsoft is hit with a lawsuit from residents alleging noise, light, and dust pollution at its new AI data center.

Representational image of a cybercriminal

Experts warn of the 'first documented case of agentic ransomware' — dangerous JADEPUFFER attack run entirely by an LLM

By Christian Cawley Published 8 July 26

An LLM-based ransomware attack has been detected by researchers, and is notable for losing the data it encrypted...

Aoostar GODY 7600XT on a desk with displays

Aoostar's mini PC completely destroys the Steam Machine on raw performance but you will have to add memory and storage

By Christian Cawley Published 7 July 26

The Aoostar GODY 7600XT's impressive spec means you don't need to get lost in the lottery of Valve's queuing system.

A concept of a Nothing Book charging on a stand

This Nothing book laptop concept is the coolest notebook you will see in 2026 — even if it does remind me of another great device

By Christian Cawley Published 7 July 26

A concept artist has a created an attractive notebook render for a potential Nothing book laptop, but the chances of a notebook from the UK smartphone company are minimal.