Emulators save games that publishers have abandoned, but the industry still treats them like piracy

Game preservation has an uncomfortable problem. Many of the games worth saving are the hardest to access. Either publishers stopped selling them years ago, or the original console is too hard to maintain. With digital storefronts shutting down and games getting delisted on a whim, emulation often remains the most practical way to keep old t**les alive.

Ekapad Kamath
India

I thought self-hosting would save me money, but my years of experience proved otherwise

At first, I saw self-hosting as a simple way to cut my monthly expenses. Why pay for software when I could run free, open-source alternatives on my own hardware? It seemed like an easy decision, especially when I wanted more control over my data and the tools I used. But...

Charlie Graham
United Kingdom

Data centers could erase decades of air quality gains

A rush of new data centers could bring air pollution roaring back to levels not seen since the 2000s in Texas, which has become ground zero for the physical infrastructure behind generative AI. New and proposed data centers are demanding a tremendous amount of electricity. How developers and utilities meet...

Emily Brown
Houston

New York’s first microdrama film festival searches for its audience

Actors Taye Diggs, Autumn Federici, Gary Entin, Troy Brookins, Edmund Entin and Eric Guilmette attend the world premiere of Microhouse Films and Lifetime's Reunion Island during the ALZA Festival. | Getty Images for Lifetime. It remains to be seen if people really want to watch vertical content on horizontal TV...

Sven Vaksdal
Norway

Logitech’s MK955 Signature Slim keyboard combo drops to its lowest price of 2026

If you've been eyeing the Logitech Signature Slim MK955 keyboard combo, now is a prime time to pull the trigger. The set has dropped to its lowest price of the year at $100 on Amazon, a reasonable drop from the $120 retail price.

Daniel Martinez
Dallas

YouTube says it isn’t testing hiding the dislike b***on

On Tuesday, I published a story about how YouTube appeared to be testing hiding the dislike button on videos, with at least two users on X sharing screenshots of the dislike button moved into the three-dot menu. But a YouTube spokesperson, in a Wednesday statement to The Verge, confirmed that...

William Garcia
Boston

Your router avoids the best 5GHz channels by default, and turning on DFS gave my Wi-Fi room to breathe

When you set up a high-end router in a suburban neighborhood or apartment building, you might find that your 5GHz network is choking on overlapping channels while half the spectrum sits completely dormant. Out of the box, most consumer routers restrict themselves to the lower non-DFS 5GHz channels to avoid...

Sophia Wilson
Atlanta

Score the Logitech MX Master 3S mouse for less as it drops to just $80

Logitech has long held the crown for the best productivity mouse on the market, and the MX Master series is the reason why. It’s the tool that keeps my workflow moving, whether I’m jumping between spreadsheets or editing video.

Daniel Martinez
Dallas

4 things I’d do with a cheap used thin client before buying a new mini PC

A thin client is the least exciting device for a normal user. It's something you only see in college and school labs, or workplaces that need a just-enough usable computer to run a bunch of software. In contrast, a mini PC feels more exciting because it has a fairly diverse...

Michael Johnson
Chicago

Claude’s new rich text editor replaced Google Docs for me, and it already knows my entire project before I type anything

Most AI-generated files end up living somewhere completely different from where they were created. A chatbot can draft your task list or spec sheet, then you put it in a Google Doc, owned by a completely different company. Wherever you put the notes, that doc ends up with no idea...

Michael Johnson
Chicago

Tesla says customers can add their own vehicles to the robotaxi fleet next year — will it happen?

For years, Elon Musk has been making big promises to Tesla owners about unsupervised autonomous driving and the ability to add their own vehicles to the company's robotaxi fleet. During today's third-quarter earnings call, the company finally gave itself a deadline. According to Tesla VP for Autonomous Driving Ashok Elluswamy,...

Jane Smith
Los Angeles

Meta to create a new class of shares to fund AI push

Meta says it's issuing a new class of shares to fund its AI initiatives. As part of its third-quarter earnings report released on Wednesday, the company says the non-voting stock will also go toward potential acquisitions and employee compensation, with trading beginning in 2027. "The scale of investment required to...

Austin Fisher
Australia

Get this Anker USB-C docking station on Amazon for just $80

Expanding your laptop's connectivity doesn't have to mean breaking the bank. For years, Anker has dominated the accessories market by offering reliable build quality at prices that actually make sense for everyday people.