The US gets the worst phones
…Successive iterative updates have led to phones releasing with years-old hardware. Samsung is worst of all: its S26 and S26 Plus cameras have scarcely changed since the S22. The big…
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After three months on Linux, I don’t miss Windows at all
…CachyOS comes with Snapper, a built-in imaging service that stores snapshots of the OS before you install or update a program, so you can roll back if something goes wrong. It…
Inside the return of Xbox
…We’ve got work to do,” admitted Sharma. “Players are frustrated with us, they feel like we haven’t updated our console enough, they feel like our PC presence isn’t very…
The AI code wars are heating up
…OpenAI’s Codex, which launched in 2025 a few months after Claude Code, has gotten a series of updates and is also a powerful and popular tool for writing code. Google rolled…
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…Developer Unknown Worlds has also released an early access roadmap , which in the near term includes updates focused on quality-of-life additions and co-op. Update : Added the roadmap. Subnautica 2…
Ikea’s smart lamp is a sweet treat
…If you add the lamp to Ikea’s Home Smart app using its Dirigera hub ($109) or a Matter-compatible ecosystem — such as Apple Home, Google Home, or Amazon Alexa — you unlock…
Linux devs are fighting the new age-gated internet
…He spent weeks pushing for changes and sharing updates online. On April 23rd, he appeared before a Colorado House of Representatives committee meeting to make his case. “Everyone should have access to…
Your feed is overrun with clips — this is the cutthroat community of “clippers” behind it
…The clip ecosystem has a way of elevating even unknown personalities, reaching millions of people who will potentially never see where the original material clips come from. Peters, for example, has around…
‘Fuck you, Bambu’: How one private message could change the face of 3D printing
…The reason the current pathway still functions is simply that we have not yet pushed a mandatory update. Forcing a disruptive rollout to address one isolated issue is not how we operate…
Ride-sharing
…Parents get a link to track trips in real time, receive updates at pickup and drop-off, and can communicate directly with their teen’s Lyft driver if needed, the company says…