If You're Buying an AI PC, Here Are 4 Specs You Need to Compare

Quick Links Are you struggling to keep up with your demanding workload or resource-intensive side projects? Your old laptop may need an upgrade, and AI PCs are one option. But before you buy one, you must consider these important specs and features. The key thing to look for in an AI-capable CPU is the presence of aNeural Processing Unit (NPU). This dedicated hardware is specifically designed to handle AI workloads, taking the burden off the main processor cores and graphics chips....

August 7, 2025 · 5 min · 945 words · Jacob Stanton

Keep Track of Your Belongings by Self-Hosting HomeBox on Raspberry Pi

Keep Track of Your Belongings by Self-Hosting HomeBox on Raspberry Pi Over the course of a lifetime, humans acquire a lot of stuff. Keeping track of the things you own can be difficult and time-consuming. HomeBox is a self-hosted web app that runs on the Raspberry Pi. It helps you to track and organize an inventory, and manage your belongings and their details. Why Install HomeBox on Raspberry Pi? If you’ve been in your home for more than a few years and haven’t adopted the Marie Kondo approach to keeping your life free from clutter, then the odds are good that you own a lot of stuff....

August 7, 2025 · 7 min · 1286 words · Ryan Patel

Let Them Trade Review — Wood for Potatoes, Wool for Fish

Let Them Tradeis a simple, relaxing, board-gameified take on an economy sim. Featuring a short campaign to teach you the game’s mechanics, you’re let loose into a small set of pre-fabricated maps or a community-powered map builder tool and challenged to build a functioning, multi-city trade economy, where goods are collected, traded, and taxed for your profit. Though the game is very honest in its advertising, never claiming to be more than a cozy, carefree game to play on a relaxed afternoon, its lack of depth can still feel a little disappointing....

August 7, 2025 · 5 min · 894 words · Brian Garcia

Liam Neeson Eyed To Lead New Heist Movie With Young Cast

Liam Neeson is being eyed to join the cast of the heist movie4 Kids Walk Into a Bank. The movie is based on the graphic novel of the same name by Matthew Rosenberg and Tyler Boss, which follows a young woman named Paige whose grandfather Danny’s former gang is attempting to force him to rob a bank, so she decides to enlist some friends to help her do it in his place....

August 7, 2025 · 3 min · 475 words · Samuel Mitchell

Lights, camera, controversy: How YouTube has evolved since its launch in 2005

Remember grainy videos of cats chasing laser pointers or kids twirling staffs Jedi-style? I ‘member. We’ve come a long way. From its birth in a garage back in 2005, when it was a quirky website for sharing home videos with friends, to the global dominance it enjoys today, YouTube’s journey has been filledwith successesandfailures. Let’s rewind and follow the growth of this modern-day behemoth and determine if it has ultimately risen to glory… or completely lost its way....

August 7, 2025 · 7 min · 1470 words · Julie Miller

Nintendo Switch 2 Might Release Before My Most Anticipated Switch Game

Summary Despite the lack of an official reveal, theNintendo Switch 2is widely expected to release in 2025, and it might just make it to market before the Switch game that I’m most excited about does. Seven years out from its launch, the Switch has had a long and healthy lifespan, and the games that have released in that window include some of my all-time favorites, likeThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild....

August 7, 2025 · 6 min · 1116 words · Lindsey Williams MD

NYT Mini Crossword Hints June 10, 2025

Our NYT Mini Crossword Hints for June 26, 2025 puzzle will help you move through the grid if you’ve found yourself stuck on a clue. The New York Times Mini Crossword is a smaller, quicker version of the paper’s famous daily crossword puzzle. It’s designed for solvers who want to exercise their brain without spending a lot of time on a single puzzle. The mini crossword is just as challenging as its bigger counterpart, but with fewer clues and a smaller grid....

August 7, 2025 · 2 min · 403 words · Seth Beltran

NYT Mini Crossword July 13, 2025 Answers (5/18/25)

Our NYT Mini Crossword July 09, 2025 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The New York Times Mini Crossword is a smaller, quicker version of the paper’s famous daily crossword puzzle. It’s designed for solvers who want to exercise their brain without spending a lot of time on a single puzzle. The mini crossword is just as challenging as its bigger counterpart, but with fewer clues and a smaller grid....

August 7, 2025 · 3 min · 427 words · Kayla Benitez

Oppo is first to announce a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 phone, with a whole lot of collaborative swagger

Oppo is first to announce a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 phone, with a whole lot of collaborative swagger Qualcomm is hosting its annual press junket in Hawaii to announce its new flagship-tier mobile SoC — this time it’s theSnapdragon 8 Gen 2— and, as always with these sorts of events, there’s at least one invited tagalong proudly proclaimingthey’ll be the first to launch a phone with that chip. This year, Oppo is playing VIP at the Snapdragon Summit and the company is doing more than just yelling “first” before leaving the room....

August 7, 2025 · 2 min · 365 words · Laura Clark

Palworld: Where To Find & Catch Dazemu (Location, Drops & How To Breed)

Quick Links Several new Pals have been added toPalworldin light of the Sakurajima update, but Dazemu stands out as one of the most interesting you can find and catch. Like all the potential companion creatures in the game, Dazemu has distinct breeding combinations and item drops you can take advantage of. However, those looking to reap the benefits of this Pal will have to discover its spawn location first. The Partner Skill of Dazemu,Sand Sprint, allows you to use this Pal as a LandMount inPalworld....

August 7, 2025 · 3 min · 532 words · Michael Mccarthy

Robert Downey Jr's MCU Return Report Suggests A Huge Doctor Doom Twist

Summary Robert Downey Jr’s potential return to theMarvel Cinematic Universehas been updated by a new report claiming a major villain twist. Ever since his ending inAvengers: Endgame, the MCU audience has been actively hoping to see Downey Jr. come back at some point. With The Multiverse Saga fully underway, the idea of seeing alternative versions of Iron Man exists, but has yet to come to fruition, leading to multiple theories about how this could happen inupcoming Marvel releases....

August 7, 2025 · 3 min · 480 words · Marcus Cline

Ronald D. Moore's 10 Best Star Trek: TNG Episodes, Ranked

Summary Screenwriter and producer Ronald D. Moore contributed to some ofStar Trek: The Next Generation’sbest episodes. As the creator of the 2004Battlestar Galacticaseries, Moore has become an icon in the world of science fiction television, but he got his start onTNG.Moore remained a fixture of theStar Trekfranchise during the franchise’s golden 1990s era.WhenTNGended, Moore and fellow writer/producer Brannon Braga co-wroteStar Trek GenerationsandStar Trek: First Contact.Moore also joined the writing staff ofStar Trek: Deep Space Nineas a supervising producer and contributed to two episodes ofStar Trek: Voyager....

August 7, 2025 · 9 min · 1867 words · Peter Newton

Samsung delays the Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Flip 5's One UI 6 beta

Samsung has aggressively rolled outOne UI 6beta builds for theGalaxy S23 series. Since theprogram’s debut in early August, its availability has expanded to include more Galaxy devices,like the Galaxy A54, A34, andS22 series. Surprisingly, though, the company’s foldables are yet to get a taste of theAndroid 14beta firmware.Reports suggestedtheGalaxy Z Fold 5andFlip 5could get a beta in mid-September, but it was nowhere to be seen. Turns out, Samsung has pushed back the Fold 5 and Flip 5’s One UI 6 beta release....

August 7, 2025 · 2 min · 411 words · Barbara Ramirez