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

Cutting through the noise — researchers may have cracked a key issue with developing next-gen 6G networks

By Christian Cawley Published 23 July 26

Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS) are a potential new solution to the electromagnetic interference that has hampered development of 6G development so far

Now that's one way to block annoying online ads — developer uses a $5 dongle to squeeze in 537,000 domains into just 4MB of flash memory

By Christian Cawley Published 22 July 26

Egyptian developer ZedAxis has demonstrated his $5 ad-blocking dongle in a YouTube video, with the device said to be capable of blocking over 500,000 domains

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Were younger workers right all along? New study claims Gen Z workers say they are far more productive at home

By Christian Cawley Published 22 July 26

If Gen Z workers are to be believed, it seems that the modern workplace is actually unsuitable for productivity.

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Nvidia is building the world's first 'national AI' — Japan's FRONTia Project could be the next big step forward in global progress, but is this a step too far?

By Christian Cawley Published 20 July 26

The Japanese government, Noetra Corp, and Nvidia are building an AI project that it believes will deliver physical AI and underpin Japan’s entire AI ecosystem

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New report claims working late really could help you get promoted - so much for the 'right to switch off'

By Christian Cawley Published 20 July 26

Research into the emailing and messaging habits of employees reveals that breaking the work-life balance could get you a promotion

More and more US employees back forcing AI companies to transfer half of their stock into a public wealth fund

By Christian Cawley Published 17 July 26

The AI industry’s ability to self regulate appears to be under threat from a public perception that companies like Anthropic are untrustworthy.

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'You're giving ballistic ⁠missiles to individuals with Mythos': JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon says Anthropic's AI model poses some serious risks

By Christian Cawley Published 17 July 26

Restricting Mythos to vetted organizations and keeping it out of the hands of the public seems to be the safest option for Anthropic, with JPMorgan CEO describing its risks as a “real issue.”

Meta’s AI bots drain publisher pockets with 9 billion Q2 2026 requests at host expense while returning ZERO traffic — as ChatGPT claims 88% of AI referrals

By Christian Cawley Published 17 July 26

While ChatGPT remains the leader in AI traffic referrals, Meta AI bot activity has grown considerably, and now dominates.

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This year's Microsoft Excel World Championship was the wildest yet — so who came out on top in the annual spreadsheet super-battle?

By Christian Cawley Published 16 July 26

The 2026 Microsoft Excel World Championship’s (MEWC) inaugural Landmark Battle has a winner.

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The Australian government just told thousands of people to throw out their routers — despite experts warning it could be a major security risk

By Christian Cawley Published 16 July 26

An experiment to measure internet speeds across Australia has descended into controversy as the government orders the destruction of around 4,000 routers.

Top AI tools such as OpenClaw and Github Copilot can be hijacked to create new massive botnets

By Christian Cawley Published 15 July 26

Researchers find nine of the most popular AI platforms are susceptible to a new attack that exploits hallucinations to set up a botnet.

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This software team will charge you $10,000 a week to remove all AI-generated code from your systems — and use AI to do it

By Christian Cawley Published 15 July 26

For $10,000 a week, a three-man team will use AI coding agents to find lengthy AI generated codebases within your system’s internal applications, and trim fat.

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Space Force has a new weapon to target enemy satellites — Meadowlands electromagnetic beam marks a 'huge milestone' in US capability

By Christian Cawley Published 13 July 26

Electromagnetic warfare is now mobile, and Space Force has the capability to cripple enemy satellites.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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...

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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.

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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.