Windows has been quietly wearing out your SSD, and the fix takes one setting

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Microsoft wouldn't take care of my storage, so I will

I electrocuted my own vagus nerve every day for a week to find out if brain health wearables are worth the hype

Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Despite price hikes, PS5s "are more affordable" than high-end gaming PCs, says Sony's CFO

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 23:47:57 GMT

They're not exactly wrong.

Pentagon is looking for drone bombers, but don't expect a B52 replacement, as they'd carry only an 18 lb payload

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 23:25:00 +0000

Your Roku could be stuck at 1080p and you’d never know

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 23:00:12 GMT

Your TV could be taking it easy.

AMD promised AM5 support until 2029, and the memory crisis might not let it stop there

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 23:00:10 GMT

AM5 is now the past, present, and apparently, the future for consumer PCs

Grab 1.54TB free cloud storage for life — but you will need to sign up to 43 services

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 23:00:00 +0000

Quordle hints and answers for Saturday, August 1 (game #1650)

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 23:00:00 +0000

NYT Connections hints and answers for Saturday, August 1 (game #1147)

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 23:00:00 +0000

NYT Strands hints and answers for Saturday, August 1 (game #881)

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 23:00:00 +0000

OpenAI reportedly finds evidence that more of its agents ran amok

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 22:47:26 +0000

OpenAI has reportedly found evidence of additional agent misbehavior as it looks into the incident that occurred with Hugging Face.

Seagate reveals more on its 50TB HDD plans — but looks like we'll still have a long wait to buy one

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 22:45:00 +0000

I moved half my work to Haiku + Sonnet and couldn't tell the difference for most of it

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 22:30:10 GMT

It's me, hi, I'm the problem, it's me

After five years of work, these ESP32 robots you can program in real time are ready for you to build

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 22:23:12 GMT

They're also really cute.

Not just Neanderthals: Ghost lineage in Africa left its mark on our DNA

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 22:17:05 +0000

Lenovo's first Googlebooks have leaked

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 22:09:27 +0000

The company appears to have built new laptops and a 2-in-1 for the Googlebook initiative.

2026-07-31T18:09:11-04:00

I didn't know you could add Android Auto to any car until I found this app

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 22:00:12 GMT

I added Android Auto to my car, and it cost me nothing.

I replaced Lightroom with an open-source alternative, and Adobe's subscription suddenly felt pointless

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 22:00:10 GMT

Open-source software rarely shines as bright as RapidRAW, a Lightroom competitor that looks and feels great, while offering a robust feature set.

I finally found a productivity tool my non-technical friends will actually use

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 22:00:10 GMT

A productivity tool that replaces the group chat, not the entire productivity stack

Rivian spinoff Also to start delivering e-bikes after months of delays

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 22:00:08 +0000

Also has big plans beyond the TM-B. The startup mostly refers to itself as a "vehicle" company and has plans to make four-wheel pedal-assist cargo vehicles for Amazon.

Want to learn coding? Do it for just $38 with this all-in-one bundle.

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 22:00:00 +0000

Take your coding skills to the next level with the Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2026 and The Premium Learn to Code Certification Bundle for just $37.97.

Silicon Valley loves young founders. Until it doesn’t.

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 22:00:00 +0000

AI tools have democratized the opportunity to build, shortening the timelines of success and enabling more young people to start successful companies without stepping foot inside a Big Tech company.

Quote of the day by The Odyssey director Chris Nolan: 'AI researchers refer to the present moment as an 'Oppenheimer moment'' — putting into perspective the scale of change AI will bring

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 22:00:00 +0000

Doctors took a look at man's painful shoulder—they found the joint was missing

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 21:51:52 +0000

Google plans to exempt sanctioned nations from Android developer verification

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 21:35:56 +0000

Japan just got a 999g laptop with a 30-hour battery — and you probably can’t buy it

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 21:20:00 +0000

Reddit keeps its strange DMCA fight over Google search results alive

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 21:19:39 +0000

India is starting to pay for apps, not just download them

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 21:07:45 +0000

India's app market generated a record $345 million in Q2.

The best Ryobi tool investment isn't a tool — it's the ONE+ battery system

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 21:00:12 GMT

This makes power tools easier to handle.

Pokémon Red's most brutal obstacle isn't a gym leader — it's a doorway that broke my AI

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 21:00:10 GMT

The map told them the exits were walls

Why are home servers trending? I took the plunge in an attempt to demystify the quiet tech community of tinkerers that are choosing to build, upcycle and host it themselves

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 20:55:00 +0000

SpaceXAI says it will take a year to fully remove unpermitted gas turbines from its Mississippi data center

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 20:49:45 +0000

The company was accused of violating the Clean Air Act by the NAACP.

Claude published malicious code to the Internet and attacked 3 real companies

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 20:39:14 +0000

I turned my old phone into a bedside retro gaming console, and it's the best use I’ve found for it

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 20:30:10 GMT

Time to catch up on my decades-old backlog

What is a "tradwife"? Nara Smith rejects the viral label.

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 20:27:03 +0000

Nara Smith rejected the tradwife label on 'Call Her Daddy.' Here’s what the term means and why viewers still debate it.

Reminder: Dont use Google Maps for hiking

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 20:21:13 +0000

If you're planning a long hike, your phone map may not be your friend. Here's what you can use instead.

Google Earth risked ruin with retracted AI tool for making fake satellite pics

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 20:21:05 +0000

My Pixel camera has one feature I wish I’d started using sooner

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 20:00:14 GMT

Your Pixel is more creative than you think.

The best self-hosted apps are the ones you build yourself; it's why I stopped searching for perfect software

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 20:00:11 GMT

Build and go, not build and share.

Regularly $599.99, this Samsung Odyssey OLED G6 monitor is $399.99 at Amazon if you act quickly

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 20:00:00 +0000

As of July 31, shop the Samsung 27-inch Odyssey OLED G6 gaming monitor for just $399.99 and save $200.

This hilarious robot collapse reminds me that robot development is nowhere near where it needs to be, but a huge breakthrough from DeepMind could change all that

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 19:55:00 +0000

Google nixes its Earth AI feature one day after launch, amid criticism it would spread misinformation

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 19:47:28 +0000

A tool that allowed anyone to generate fake AI-generated imagery and superimpose it over real Google Earth maps quickly spurred backlash.

Fresh off its Wiz payout, Index Ventures raises $2B across three funds

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 19:39:51 +0000

The new funding brings Index's total available investing capital to $3.5 billion.

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Windows 11's Search finally works the way it should

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 19:30:12 GMT

Windows 11 has quietly fixed its worst feature.

I archived 20 unused apps instead of deleting them and freed 6GB on Android

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 19:30:12 GMT

My phone lost 6GB overnight.

New York alleges Kalshi is running an 'illegal gambling operation' in new lawsuit

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 19:14:24 +0000

Kalshi, which is headquartered in New York, has already been sued by multiple states.

2026-07-31T15:13:29-04:00

Snapchat is cracking down on AI slop in Spotlight

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 19:11:08 +0000

Videos made with AI will no longer appear in Snapchat's public recommendations.

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Windows has been quietly wearing out your SSD, and the fix takes one setting

I electrocuted my own vagus nerve every day for a week to find out if brain health wearables are worth the hype

Despite price hikes, PS5s "are more affordable" than high-end gaming PCs, says Sony's CFO

Pentagon is looking for drone bombers, but don't expect a B52 replacement, as they'd carry only an 18 lb payload

Your Roku could be stuck at 1080p and you’d never know

AMD promised AM5 support until 2029, and the memory crisis might not let it stop there

Grab 1.54TB free cloud storage for life — but you will need to sign up to 43 services

Quordle hints and answers for Saturday, August 1 (game #1650)

NYT Connections hints and answers for Saturday, August 1 (game #1147)

NYT Strands hints and answers for Saturday, August 1 (game #881)

OpenAI reportedly finds evidence that more of its agents ran amok

Seagate reveals more on its 50TB HDD plans — but looks like we'll still have a long wait to buy one

I moved half my work to Haiku + Sonnet and couldn't tell the difference for most of it

After five years of work, these ESP32 robots you can program in real time are ready for you to build

Not just Neanderthals: Ghost lineage in Africa left its mark on our DNA

Lenovo's first Googlebooks have leaked

I didn't know you could add Android Auto to any car until I found this app

I replaced Lightroom with an open-source alternative, and Adobe's subscription suddenly felt pointless

I finally found a productivity tool my non-technical friends will actually use

Rivian spinoff Also to start delivering e-bikes after months of delays

Want to learn coding? Do it for just $38 with this all-in-one bundle.

Silicon Valley loves young founders. Until it doesn’t.

Quote of the day by The Odyssey director Chris Nolan: 'AI researchers refer to the present moment as an 'Oppenheimer moment'' — putting into perspective the scale of change AI will bring

Doctors took a look at man's painful shoulder—they found the joint was missing

Google plans to exempt sanctioned nations from Android developer verification

Japan just got a 999g laptop with a 30-hour battery — and you probably can’t buy it

Reddit keeps its strange DMCA fight over Google search results alive

India is starting to pay for apps, not just download them

The best Ryobi tool investment isn't a tool — it's the ONE+ battery system

Pokémon Red's most brutal obstacle isn't a gym leader — it's a doorway that broke my AI

Why are home servers trending? I took the plunge in an attempt to demystify the quiet tech community of tinkerers that are choosing to build, upcycle and host it themselves

SpaceXAI says it will take a year to fully remove unpermitted gas turbines from its Mississippi data center

Claude published malicious code to the Internet and attacked 3 real companies

I turned my old phone into a bedside retro gaming console, and it's the best use I’ve found for it

What is a "tradwife"? Nara Smith rejects the viral label.

Reminder: Dont use Google Maps for hiking

Google Earth risked ruin with retracted AI tool for making fake satellite pics

My Pixel camera has one feature I wish I’d started using sooner

The best self-hosted apps are the ones you build yourself; it's why I stopped searching for perfect software

Regularly $599.99, this Samsung Odyssey OLED G6 monitor is $399.99 at Amazon if you act quickly

This hilarious robot collapse reminds me that robot development is nowhere near where it needs to be, but a huge breakthrough from DeepMind could change all that

Google nixes its Earth AI feature one day after launch, amid criticism it would spread misinformation

Fresh off its Wiz payout, Index Ventures raises $2B across three funds

Windows 11's Search finally works the way it should

I archived 20 unused apps instead of deleting them and freed 6GB on Android

New York alleges Kalshi is running an 'illegal gambling operation' in new lawsuit

Snapchat is cracking down on AI slop in Spotlight