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Nvidia is Armed and dangerous • Nvidia’s $40 billion purchase of Arm Holdings poses big risks to Apple, Intel and others

News in brief • UK’s digital ID scheme revives old fears

Is hacker culture to blame?

Infosec: what’s its problem with women? • Security industry still waiting for its “Weinstein moment” as women face ongoing misogyny, Stewart Mitchell discovers

The A-List • The best product son the market, a spicked by our editors

“Only” the placebo effect? Write it off at your peril • The placebo effect offers us insights that researchers shouldn’t ignore, whether they work in AI or vaccine research

Working from home should mean less work • That smartphone isn’t a tether to work – it’s freedom. So put down your phone and do something more interesting instead

We shouldn’t be worried about losing an Arm… • …we should worry that we don’t have more of them in the first place, and that means we need to plan for serious growth

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

Readers’ poll • Subject to approval, Nvidia has bought chipmaker Arm Holdings for $40 billion. It’s promised to keep Arm’s HQ in Cambridge, but key decisions will now be made in the US, not the UK. What do PC Pro’s readers think of the deal?

TECHNOLOGY EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2020

HOW YOU DECIDE THE WINNERS

Products of the Year 2020 • In addition to our reader-voted awards, weasked our own panel of experts topick their stand out products from the past 12 months

TECH TO HELP YOU LIVE LONGER • As average life spans continue to increase, Jo Best exploresthe technology that will assist our worn-out bodies and make later life more enjoyable

A robot best friend

BUILD A GREENHOUSE MONITOR WITH A RASPBERRY PI • How do you improve a Raspberry Pi By adding real-world sensors. NikRawlinson xplain show to get started with the Sense Hat

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WHAT’S HOT ON WPM

Q&A: Why Hosted by 3CX may just be perfect for you • 3CX Phone System v16 continues toevolve and improve, and the latest Update is arguably its most important yet…

What else is new in 3CX v16 Update6 that you think customerswill love?

Oculus Quest2 • Oculus’ excellent stand alone VR headset just got better–and cheaper–making it the stand out VR option

Scan 3XS Gamer RTX • A super fast gaming system thanks to the all-new RTX 3080 graphics card, which delivers in style

Apple iMac 27in (2020) • The new iMac is a sumptuous thing to be hold, but if you canwait a year for Apple Silicon then seriously consider delaying

Acer Aspire C24-963 • A capable performer, but there’s not enough quality here to temptus away from aseparate PC and monitor

Dynabook Portégé X30-G-11C • A high-class ultra portable with enough power and battery life to satisfy even demand in gremote workers

DynabookPortégé X40-G-110 • A solid and slim machine, but to stand out Dynabook must do more than add an inch to the screen’s diagonal

Your bonus software • We scour the globe to negotiate the best software deals for our readers, from extended licences to full programs you don’t need to pay a penny for. Here’s this month’s line up

Razer Blade Stealth 13 (2020) •...