Jak Connor
Tech and Science Editor
Jak joined TweakTown in 2017 and has since reviewed 100s of new tech products and kept us informed daily on the latest science, space, and artificial intelligence news. Jak's love for science, space, and technology, and, more specifically, PC gaming, began at 10 years old. It was the day his dad showed him how to play Age of Empires on an old Compaq PC. Ever since that day, Jak fell in love with games and the progression of the technology industry in all its forms.
Jak, based in Adelaide, Australia, has contributed 12,073 news posts, 137 reviews, 7 feature articles, and 2 guides to TweakTown since November 2017.
Editorial Responsibilities: gaming monitors + science, space, and AI news
Jak's PC features AMD's Ryzen 7 9800X3D paired with the ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII HERO, G.Skill's Trident Z Neo 32GB DDR4 3600MHz, and NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 5080 FE. It runs WD_BLACK's SN8100 2TB with Windows 11 Pro, cooled by NZXT's Kraken 360mm, housed in Lian Li's Lancool III, and powered by Corsair's RM1000x SHIFT. Accessories include the Logitech G915 LIGHTSPEED keyboard, Logitech G PRO Wireless mouse, and MSI MAG 274UPF monitor.
- March 2026
- Microsoft is silently scrubbing 'This is an Xbox' marketing from the internet
- Valve confirms Verified performance targets for Steam Machine and Steam Frame
- Microsoft releases 'sneak peek' at new possible Xbox hardware at GDC 2026
- NVIDIA to announce x86 CPU with Intel at GTC 2026, but officials shake off the idea
- Steam users downloaded 100 million 1TB SSDs worth of games in 2025
- NVIDIA's Jensen Huang outlines world's most expensive 5-layer cake
- RuneScape players revolt after Jagex raises subscription prices just two months after killing microtransactions
- YouTube announces its stepping up its fight against AI-generated content
- Bethesda is staying silent as Fallout 3 remaster leaks continue surfacing
- Authorities seize crypto wallet... then accidentally publish the password - $4.4m gone
- Arc Raiders developers confirm it has been secretly recording private Discord messages
- Jailed Rockstar hacker hints at GTA 6 source code still being out there
- Microsoft CEO jokes with Jensen Huang that NVIDIA wouldn't exist without gaming
- Microsoft CEO reveals future for Xbox brand, and if gaming is involved
- Apple explains why its cheapest MacBook is called 'Neo'
- US government seizes one of the internet's largest hacker forums
- Activision pressured Infinity Ward for a Call of Duty about Iran invading Israel
- TCL unveils the world's highest refresh rate Mini LED gaming monitor
- NVIDIA officially addresses the new GPU voltage caps introduced in latest driver update
- Bandai Namco teases new mysterious RPG title, unveil is imminent
- MindsEye developer says the launch was sabotaged, and it has the evidence to prove it
- Jasion slashes $600 off the Thunder Pro, a stunningly powerful off-road e-bike
- Activision legally silences renowned Call of Duty leaker 'TheGhostOfHope'
- Valve's Steam Machine may be responsible for Sony stopping PlayStation games coming to PC
- The White House is deciding whether Tencent can keep its gaming investments
- Microsoft's new method of storing data could make SSDs obsolete
- Fallout Remaster hope shattered by the studio that sparked it
- FromSoftware rejected 10+ offers for a Bloodborne remake, sequel, or spinoff
- God of War game creator responds to Amazon's controversial first-look image
- NVIDIA could enter the desktop CPU market with performance equal to AMD and Intel
- Qualcomm unveils Wi-Fi 8 chip, commits to 6G global launch in 2029
- Scientists teach 200,000 human neurons to play the original DOOM
- Jensen Huang's $2B bet: NVIDIA locks in laser tech to power AI's future
- Fallout 3 and Fallout New Vegas remasters could be in development by Iron Galaxy Studios
- Paramount+ and HBO Max will fuse into one streaming service
- New leaked GTA 6 footage was found on an old phone from 4 years ago
- Starfield PS5 pricing revealed alongside confirmed release date
- New God of War franchise confirmed by senior writer, stars Kratos' wife Faye
- Industry insider confirms new Witcher 3 DLC existence
- Grand Theft Auto 6 pre-orders imminent after PlayStation data reveals new additions
- February 2026
- Sony might stop releasing single-player games on PC
- Former Highguard developers blame failure on leadership arrogance
- Micron chips spotted for the first time on NVIDIA RTX 50-series GPU
- Apple CEO teases when a big product launch will happen
- Paramount Skydance is now the likely owner of Warner Bros. Discovery
- Ausom launches two new dual motor e-scooters designed for comfort and speed
- New top-down Overwatch game leaks ahead of announcement
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach official PC requirements, requires RTX 3060 for 1080p for 60FPS
- Thousands of DJI vacuums hacked across 24 countries, remote access
- New Xbox CEO doesn't deny not being a gamer, comments on background
- Sony has a way to pause multiplayer games without a button
- New Witcher 3 DLC to bridge gap between Wild Hunt and Witcher 4
- Rockstar is releasing misinformation to catch GTA 6 leakers
- Call of Duty responds to rumors of standalone zombies game
- January 2026
- Jeffrey Epstein was permanently banned from Xbox Live in 2013
- Gamers abandon Highguard, Geoff Keighley's champion title from The Game Awards 2025
- Sony is directly telling PS4 owners to upgrade to a PS5 to not miss out
- Windows 11 market share slips, users retreat back to Windows 10
- European Commission to review 'Stop Killing Videogames' after 1.29 million signatures
- Bethesda's Elder Scrolls 6 was barely planned when its teaser dropped in 2018
- Rockstar weeks away from releasing Grand Theft Auto 6 details
- Xbox Studios head says what makes the new Fable 'mindblowing'
- Someone built a coin-operated gaming PC, and it only works with quarters
- Old School RuneScape unveils its hardest raid yet, 'The Fractured Archive'
- World's most powerful telescope spots an 'Eye of Sauron' in deep space
- Someone made DOOM run on earbuds, and the internet can play it
- Apple is about to deliver on the next-gen Siri promises it made in 2024
- Ubisoft has quietly killed the Watch Dogs franchise, it's 'completely dead'
- Memory will be 30% of the total cost of the product that uses it following incoming price hikes
- Red Dead Redemption 2 enhanced edition is happening, but its release timeline has changed
- Ubisoft staff are 'slagging off' the Guillemot brothers in internal chat messages
- Microsoft could host a second Xbox Developer Direct in 2026
- Xbox gives update on State of Decay 3, 'this room will murder me if I give you the answer'
- Tesla paywalls basic safety feature on Model 3 and Model Y vehicles
- Ubisoft talent are shaming upper management, mass exodus expected despite layoffs
- Apple fast tracks release of wearable device specifically for AI
- Ubisoft share price falls back to 2011 and 2004 levels, two decades gains wiped out
- Paramount Skydance desperately wants to steal Warner Bros. Discovery from Netflix
- Dog companions are cut from the new Fable over 'development reasons,' confirms developer
- ASUS responds to claims its motherboards are nuking AMD Ryzen 9800X3D systems
- Witcher 4 could cost nearly $1 billion, putting it at the table with Grand Theft Auto 6
- Ubisoft comments on Beyond Good & Evil 2 after 17 years of development hell
- Fable for Nintendo Switch 2 is not in development, but there is hope
- Borderlands 4 Nintendo Switch 2 release date and price spotted
- GameStop had an infinite money glitch with Nintendo Switch 2's
- AOC unveils 4th-gen OLED gaming monitor with 1,500 nits peak brightness
- Anthropic's CEO says NVIDIA is essentially selling nukes to North Korea and bragging about it
- God of War live-action TV show secures actor for role of Heimdall
- SSD prices may follow RAM pricing after Samsung and SK Hynix reportedly cut NAND production
- Russia is willing to pay $100 million to create a Call of Duty rival
- Microsoft to roll out Xbox Cloud Gaming ad-supported tier
- Stretchable OLED displays can double in size without losing brightness
- Micron secures more DRAM manufacturing with a $1.8 billion purchase
- Lawsuit alleges NVIDIA approved use of pirated books to train AI models
- Memory prices could explode after US threatens Samsung and SK Hynix
- Tesla could be the next big chipmaker, AI5 to rival NVIDIA's Hopper and Blackwell
- Fable reboot concept images leak ahead of unveiling at Xbox Direct
- Rockstar confirms explosion at GTA 6 developer, comments on studio operation
- Marathon gets official release date after Xbox store leaks pre-order trailer
- OpenAI to unveil first device in second half of this year
- Razer CEO says gamers want AI to help game development, they just don't know it yet
- Former Assassin's Creed boss sues Ubisoft following surprise departure
- Bungie Marathon leak points unveils the March release date
- Grand Theft Auto 6 offices closed after explosion, fire crews rush to Rockstar
- Grand Theft Auto 6 launches early for one very lucky fan
- Former Rockstar dev comments on Grand Theft Auto 7 and Red Dead Redemption 3
- Valve changes AI disclosure guidelines, 'AI powered tools' are now exempt
- The Legend of Zelda live-action movie will be released on Netflix
- CD Projekt Red reveals total sales of Witcher franchise
- God of War TV series adds another cast member, report says
- Apple to roll out OLED displays on five new products
- PS5 vs PS2 is an ugly comparison Sony fans can't ignore
- OpenAI and Sam Altman confirm ads are coming to ChatGPT
- Rupert Murdoch's News Corp signs major deal with AI journalism startup
- Aura Triple Boost 14 Pro Review - Triple Portable Monitors for $479
- NVIDIA's Jensen Huang wants the AI doom and gloom to stop as it's 'extremely hurtful'
- Apple finalizes Siri's future after pulling failed Apple Intelligence TV commercial
- Memory crisis expected to last until 2031, supply already allocated for 2026
- ASRock unveils Taichi OLED gaming monitor lineup at CES 2026
- GameStop stores are closing across the US, hopefully not the one near you
- Elon Musk will reveal what makes X, formerly Twitter, tick with public algorithm reveal
- Meta yet to respond to data from 17.5 million Instagram users being found on the dark web
- HP forced to turn to Chinese memory makers over DRAM supply shortage
- Steam Machine price leak suggests it will cost as much as an iPhone
- Xbox Developer Direct to feature 'secret' fourth game in surprise announcement
- Aura Triple Aero 15.6-inch Pro Max Review - Expensive and Specific
- Rockstar confirms Grand Theft Auto 6 has leaked three times
- NVIDIA hires 10-year Google veteran to report directly to CEO Jensen Huang
- Jason Schreier on GTA 6: the last I heard it was still not content complete
- LG unveils the 'Dream Setup' for gaming at CES 2025, and it's Elden Ring themed
- Samsung expects profits to surge by 3x following memory price madness
- ASRock showcases high-end PSUs and motherboards at CES 2026
- ID-Cooling unveils the IS-77-XT BLACK CPU cooler and FROST X55 Thermal Grease
- ADATA unveils a power bank that's also portable storage at CES 2025
- Cooler Master unveils new PC cases that comes with a 24K pure gold-plated logo
- Cooler Master's new aluminum PC fans hit 4,000 RPM, requiring fan guard for fingers
- Cooler Master GPU shield unveiled as the counter to melting graphics cards
- ASUS unveils a 171-inch 1080p 240Hz OLED wearable gaming monitor at CES 2026
- ASUS unveils 3rd gen 32-inch 4K OLED that puts the black in black
- MSI unveils a productivity powerhouse monitor with hidden gaming capabilities
- MSI unveils a new OLED gaming monitor built for creatives at CES 2026
- Hands-on with ASUS and MSI's NVIDIA G-Sync Pulsar gaming monitors at CES 2026
- ASUS snags world's first at CES 2026 with new Tandem RGB OLED gaming monitor
- ASUS unveils NVIDIA Pulsar-powered gaming monitor, taking gaming clarity to a whole new level
- LG drops the curtain on 5K gaming monitors that earned a world's first
- ADATA Cybercore III makes a splash at CES 2026 with GPU melt-prevention tech
- GIGABYTE AORUS unveils four new OLED gaming monitors at CES 2025
- MSI unveils world's first Mini-LED gaming monitor at CES 2026
- MSI pulls back the curtain on 5th generation QD-OLED gaming monitors at CES 2026
- MSI's MEG X is an OLED monitor equipped with AI-powered gaming hacks
- NVIDIA-powered gaming monitors now automatically adapt like a smartphone
- NVIDIA transforms 360Hz gaming monitors into 1000Hz displays with G-Sync Pulsar
- NVIDIA just unlocked 4K 240Hz PC gaming with Path Tracing
- NVIDIA unveils automatic transmission for Multi-Frame Generation in DLSS update
- NVIDIA confirms AI intelligence levels have doubled in last 6 months
- ASUS expands OLED gaming monitor capabilities in new CES 2026 lineup
- AMD commits regicide and replaces the world's fastest gaming CPU
- AMD unveils a new class of Ryzen AI Max CPUs, the new powerhouse is here
- LG unveils the world's thinnest True Wireless OLED TV at CES 2026
Microsoft is silently scrubbing 'This is an Xbox' marketing from the internet
Valve confirms Verified performance targets for Steam Machine and Steam Frame
Blizzard is bringing classic StarCraft and Warcraft 3 esports to BlizzCon 2026
ASRock's DeskMeet with an Intel Arc A380 is an affordable Steam Machine alternative
ASRock's X870E Taichi OCF motherboard and Ryzen 9 9950X3D set a new CPU world record
NVIDIA and ComfyUI streamlines local 4K AI Video Generation on GeForce RTX hardware
Turtle Beach brings Mario-themed controllers and headsets to the Nintendo Switch 2
Crimson Desert PC specs show that it will run on a GeForce GTX 1060
Phase is a new gaming mouse that turns into a game controller
GeForce Game Ready Driver for Crimson Desert and Death Stranding 2 available now
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TRON: Ares (2025) 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Review
Corsair SABRE v2 PRO Wireless MG Gaming Mouse Review - A Strong Contender
Orico K20 Mini 2TB Magnetic Portable SSD Review - Ultra-Thin MagSafe Drive
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Logitech Alto Keys K98M Wireless Mechanical Keyboard - Smart Productivity
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6 Simple Tweaks to Speed Up Windows 11 Boot Time
6 Ways to Make Your Android Phone Battery Last Longer
6 Privacy Tweaks You Should Make on Your Android Phone
5 Developer Options You Should Tweak on Your Android Phone
5 Android Gestures That Make Your Phone Easier to Use
5 Underused Windows Features That Deserve Attention
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