Back in 2002, Porsche fans sputtered with rage as the Cayenne made its debut at the Paris Motor. More than 20 years later, Porsche now sells more SUVs than anything else in its lineup. Last year, the Macan and Cayenne accounted for 62 percent of all Porsche sales. Now, these SUVs are trolling traditionalists in a whole new way: They've gone electric, with a Cayenne Electric joining a smaller plug-in Macan. And the Cayenne Coupe Turbo is fast enough to have 911 owners looking over their shoulders. Even Porsche's hardcore fans, the kind who attend Lollapalooza-type festivals to worship a bygone age of air-cooled engines, have to give the Tur …Read the full story at The Verge.

This is the watch to get if you're looking for one that can really go the distance. Not only are you getting excellent fitness and health tracking, but there are also top-tier features like mapping, fitness coaching, and more.

Google TV is famed for being clunky and packed with ads, but you know what's worse? Roku. I'll admit that Roku is still faster and easier to navigate than most Google TV devices. However, the sheer number of ads it now pushes has become a major turnoff. I recently ditched Roku altogether and shook hands with the Big G, and let me tell you, the experience isn't the greatest if you've used Apple TV, but it's quite decent.

Figma has been my main design tool for years now and I genuinely don't have many complaints about it. But the open-source design space has been getting more interesting lately, and you'd kind of be missing out not to at least poke around in it. Penpot is the one I keep coming back to and have already written about more times than is probably reasonable - it's by far the most evolved Figma alternative out there. But it's not the only one, and a few newer ones have caught me off guard recently.

On paper, Brave sounds like a great browser. It runs smoothly, has built-in security tools, and has a privacy-focused design. However, over the years, the Brave team has slowly added features to its browser that people aren't too fond of. If you're someone who doesn't like all of the things Brave has added, you can now download Brave Origin, a slimmed-down version without all the bloat. Oh, but you have to pay $60 to get it.

Agentic AI is the hot topic right now, but no matter how powerful those agents get, they're limited by what they can access. If you're anything like me, you know the pain of dealing with overstuffed email inboxes, no matter how many filters you put in. The idea of sorting through your email as if you were chatting to an assistant is enticing, but have you thought about what you're giving away by doing so?

For all the excitement around AI, one question keeps coming up: how much of your data are you willing to hand over in exchange for better answers? The latest cloud models are incredibly capable, but they work by sending your prompts and context to someone else's servers. Local models solve that problem, but they often come with their own limitations.

When I first got a smart plug, I used it to remotely turn devices on and off. Soon enough, I had access to detailed energy consumption reports for appliances that were connected to it. It was all I needed at that point: an automation tool for dumb appliances around the house, say portable fans, lights, and more. But then it hit me, if a smart plug could remotely control power, track energy usage, and show the active power draw, it would be more useful as a troubleshooting tool.

If you're not a developer, chances are you boarded the Claude hype train late. For most of its run, Anthropic was known for having models that had stronger coding capabilities than the rest of the competition, and Claude was the the model engineers and the people you'd likely call "tech-savy" reached to serious work while everyone else thought all AI could do was improve an email you were writing to your boss to ask for a raise, or whip up a birthday message for a cousin they barely remember. However, before we knew it, it turned into the AI app everyone (and their mothers) seemed to be talking about overnight. It hit number one on the App Store, people started casually name dropping it in group chats (just as they'd tell you they "GPT-ed" it), and your timeline filled up with people discovering, apparently for the first time, that AI could do more than reword a paragraph.

When we talk of desk upgrades, what usually comes to mind is a monitor arm, cable management tray, or monitor light bar. You might even include a better chair, a larger desk, or a deskmat on the list. However, the desk upgrade I "discovered" was already part of my setup for many years — I had simply never considered it. My monitor's built-in USB ports were something I never thought of using. On my previous monitor, I was used to plugging in my peripherals directly to the motherboard. There was no lack of USB ports, so the monitor's USB hub went unused for years. It was only recently that I discovered its oft-ignored benefits, and since then, even my wireless peripherals have the monitor's USB hub to thank for their excellent connectivity. Even if your motherboard has a few vacant USB ports, I recommend leaving them free for your high-bandwidth devices. Use your monitor's USB ports to the fullest for peripherals that don't need as much bandwidth. You'll also have a cleaner desk as a bonus.

Indigo, citrus, and a touch of blush. It’s a Neo cocktail. | Photo: Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge The MacBook Neo is Apple's cheapest laptop, its most colorful, and its easiest to repair in years. That means owners can buy replacement parts in all four of its available colors and swap them in on their own. So that got us thinking: What if we bought a Neo just to see how funky we could make it look with official parts?I ordered an indigo Neo to tinker with, and some spare parts from Apple's self-service site.I opted for a replacement trackpad and bottom case in blush, and USB-C ports and keycaps in citrus. My goal was to make it as mishmash-y as possible without changing out more labor-intensive parts - like the top case or lid, whi …Read the full story at The Verge.

Starting your smart home journey using Zigbee can be pretty simple at first. You start with a single Zigbee coordinator and a few temperature sensors. It works flawlessly, and suddenly you're eager to expand. You add dozens of Zigbee smart plugs, smart bulbs, and switches, assuming you are building an indestructible, self-healing mesh network across your entire home.