Confession: I’ve never built a small form factor case. The ittiest of bitty computers that I’ve assembled is a mere MicroATX. But SFF builds have always appealed to me. There’s something about…
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Ring denies being ‘mass surveillance’ but AI dog tracking will continue
Ring’s been in damage-control mode ever since its now-infamous “lost dog” Super Bowl ad, furiously spinning the sinister imagery of digital “bounding boxes” locking in on a wayward pooch and a simulated aerial view of dozens of homes scanning the…
YouTube TV’s new Sports plan is a letdown
After months of build-up, YouTube TV’s new Sports and genre plans feel underwhelming. YouTube started hyping up these plans in December, promising cheaper bundles with fewer channels you don’t care about. Sports…
This viral AI tool is the future. Don’t install it yet
A month ago, practically no one had heard about Peter Steinberger’s personal AI side project. Now it’s taken the AI world by storm, and it just got the backing of none other than OpenAI itself. First…
Basic laptops aren’t supposed to do this. Intel’s new CPUs say otherwise
Before Intel’s new Panther Lake chips busted through the door, laptops without discrete graphics had clear limits. Integrated graphics were fine for some things. Streaming videos or running older games? Sure, why…
This is the smartest version of Office yet, and it’s just $100
TL;DR: Microsoft Office 2024 Home & Business brings AI features, faster performance, and real collaboration tools for a one-time $99.97 payment (MSRP $249.99). Subscriptions make sense for streaming — less so for writing a document….
Is Pyrex glass the answer to long-term data storage?
Microsoft just announced a breakthrough in its push to commercialize Project Silica, its effort to etch data into glass as an archival medium: The company has successfully made the etching technique work…
ChatGPT gets ‘Lockdown Mode’ mode for extra security and privacy
OpenAI is launching two new security features in ChatGPT to address growing threats to its AI systems, according to a recent blog post. As AI services increasingly connect to wider parts of…
Grab the 256GB Samsung Bar Plus USB flash drive for 37% off now
It’s been forever since I last spotted a flash drive deal worth mentioning, and that’s all you need to know about the current state of storage prices. The AI-driven storage shortage is…
Best laptops 2026: Premium, budget, gaming, 2-in-1, and more
Choosing a laptop shouldn’t be complicated. But with so many models, price points, and flashy features, it often feels that way. Does a larger screen really make you more productive? Do you…