Windows has been slowing down every USB drive you plug in for 8 years, and one setting fixes it

Sat, 03 Oct 2026 17:30:20 GMT

I was blaming my USB 2.0 stick before I discovered this toggle

Anthropic says Claude can work with Android apps now, so I tested it against Gemini

Sat, 03 Oct 2026 17:30:15 GMT

I badly wanted Claude to replace Gemini on my Android smartphone, but it seems I may have to wait for a while

An officers use of Flock cameras was unconstitutional, judge rules

Sat, 03 Oct 2026 17:06:02 +0000

A federal judge ruled a deputy's use of Flock data to apprehend a suspect, and the proliferation of ALPRs at large, amounts to "indiscriminate mass surveillance."

One VLAN setting locked down my smart home and stopped every device from phoning home

Sat, 03 Oct 2026 17:00:20 GMT

My smart devices finally stopped snooping

These Lenovo headphones finally made multi-device switching effortless

Sat, 03 Oct 2026 17:00:18 GMT

These headphones make it easy to use across multiple devices.

iPhone 18 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra: which should you choose?

Sat, 03 Oct 2026 17:00:00 +0000

7-year-old Nvidia Shield TV Pro gets shocking 50% price hike driven by AI memory shortage

Sat, 03 Oct 2026 16:59:51 +0000

Coffee lovers rejoice: the Ninja Luxe Café Pro is heavily discounted for Big Deal Days

Sat, 03 Oct 2026 16:57:04 +0000

Take $150 off this extra-versatile espresso machine from Ninja.

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After a month with VS Code, Cursor, and Zed, I finally found the editor that gets out of the way

Sat, 03 Oct 2026 16:31:18 GMT

I spent a month switching editors, and one finally made me stop looking.

OpenAI safety employee resigns, claiming the company’s ‘culture is broken’

Sat, 03 Oct 2026 16:30:01 +0000

By his own admission, David Robinson is “something of a cliché”: an employee at a leading AI company who issues a dire warning while resigning from their job.

How to customize Camera Control on your iPhone

Sat, 03 Oct 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Take a closer look at the iPhone's Camera Control feature and why tweaking it can change the way you shoot, even if you've never touched it before.

Former OpenAI employee says AI should be regulated like nuclear power plants

Sat, 03 Oct 2026 16:25:15 +0000

The company's former safety lead said frontier AI model releases should have "layers of redundancy and careful, time-consuming planning."

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Seattle and San Francisco: Big tech, political backlash and the AI boom

Sat, 03 Oct 2026 16:04:47 +0000

AI Agents Are Going Rogue. Novel Legal Battles Are Next

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<p>Once just an element of science fiction, revelations of AIs gone rogue are increasingly everyday occurrences. As a result, Silicon Valley founders and executives are girding themselves for what they see as the inevitable: a cascade of legal action.</p> <p>One of those people is

Elon Musk confirms discussions with TSMC about Terafab chipmaking collaboration

Sat, 03 Oct 2026 14:50:50 +0000

Vessev built an electric ferry that almost flies

Sat, 03 Oct 2026 14:42:00 +0000

Vessev hopes its electric hydrofoil ferry will change the way people and cities think about boats.

Find tech deals in Newegg's Fantastech Sale ahead of Amazon's Big Deals Day — early shoppers get automatic refunds if hardware prices drop lower

Sat, 03 Oct 2026 14:40:00 +0000

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I found a free alternative to Microsoft Visio that doesn't compromise on features

Sat, 03 Oct 2026 14:30:18 GMT

This free diagramming tool surprised me with just how much it can do.

I built a Batocera retro console around a keyboard and mouse instead

Sat, 03 Oct 2026 14:30:15 GMT

An old mini PC, a few familiar games, and one surprisingly successful Steam installation made a controller optional

What does FDM stand for in 3D printing and how does it work?

Sat, 03 Oct 2026 14:30:00 +0000

FDM stands for fused deposition modeling, but what does that mean, and how does it differ from other 3D printing methods? Let's find out.

The 2GB Raspberry Pi 4 and 5 get a price hike as keeping the price low becomes "unsustainable"

Sat, 03 Oct 2026 14:23:23 GMT

It was a valiant effort.

Apple will replace iPhone 18 Pro Max devices with AT&T connection issues

Sat, 03 Oct 2026 14:21:41 +0000

iPhone 18 Pro Max owners on AT&T cell plans need to update their devices or risk losing service, as the company flags hardware issues on the new model.

Buying used CPUs can expose users to existing bans from anti-cheat engines, and there's no way to check for violations before purchase

Sat, 03 Oct 2026 14:09:00 +0000

Take 40% off this gorgeous Hisense 65" E7 Cinema Series TV before Prime Day even begins

Sat, 03 Oct 2026 14:04:34 +0000

Before Prime Day even officially begins, you can take 40% off this 2026 Hisense big-screen TV for Prime Day.

I ignored Home Assistant's map for years until the new beta made it worth opening

Sat, 03 Oct 2026 14:00:18 GMT

We know where you are. (We don't.)

Your NVMe SSD has a wear meter hiding inside Windows

Sat, 03 Oct 2026 14:00:14 GMT

Most people only learn their SSD is dying when it stops booting

All the AI agents that can live in your text messages

Sat, 03 Oct 2026 14:00:00 +0000

We created a list of the most notable AI agents that can live in your text messages, from general assistants to agents designed for families, travel, and work.

Spotify billionaire’s body scan startup has come to America