Google has a wildly underrated AI-powered research tool, NotebookLM. I’ve been using it since it launched as an experimental project by Google Labs, and it’s convinced me that AI can truly be a game-changer for productivity.

There are plenty of reasons you should try open-source software, including a lively community of contributors and robust features. But there's also the fact that open-source software can save you money, both in terms of providing useful financial management tools, as well as helping you avoid the costs of other premium software.

I first tried Arch Linux to play around with Hyprland, a window manager that caught my eye with its auto-tiling functionality and versatile workspaces. I've not really dabbled much with tiling before, and Arch was an interesting next step for my Linux journey, having primarily used Debian and Red Hat-based distros almost exclusively. Having made the switch to Arch, I've not looked back and found a new home I'm comfortable exploring for many years to come. There are a few things I wish I knew beforehand that would have made me switch sooner.

Last week, Elon Musk’s media tour included telling CBS Sunday Morning he was “disappointed” by the Republican domestic policy bill backed by President Trump. Now, the former White House employee is calling it a “disgusting abomination” and claiming that Congress is making America bankrupt in posts on X on Tuesday.Elon’s problem isn’t the provisions we noted that would strip state legislatures of AI oversight and scale back consumer protection and climate initiatives, while funding increased border surveillance. Instead, he claims, “It will massively increase the already gigantic budget deficit to $2.5 trillion (!!!) and burden American citizens with crushingly unsustainable debt.” The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has reported that the bill’s tax provisions would increase the deficit by $3.8 trillion over the next decade.Despite Musk continuing and threatening that “In November next year, we fire all politicians who betrayed the American people,” the White House and other Republican political leaders have not shown much regard for his statements. In a briefing Tuesday afternoon, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters, “…look, the president already knows where Elon Musk stood on this bill. It doesn’t change the president’s opinion; this is one big beautiful bill, and he’s sticking to it.”Democrats had a different response, as ABC News reports that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer held up a printout of Musk’s tweets during his press conference following a policy luncheon. Schumer told reporters, “Trump’s buddy says the bill is bad — you can imagine how bad this bill is,” while his counterpart in the House, Hakeem Jeffries, said, “…breaking news: Elon Musk and I agree with each other.” Politico reports that Speaker of the House Mike Johnson told reporters he spoke to Musk on Monday for about 20 minutes regarding the bill, and said, “With all due respect, my friend Elon is terribly wrong about the one big, beautiful bill.” In the Senate, Republican Majority Leader John Thune told reporters, “On this particular issue, we have a difference of opinion,” and that he believes Musk is using outdated data.

When Aura Displays reached out about the Triple Boost 14 Pro, I was immediately curious to see what it was about. It's been a while since I've had the chance to test a portable monitor, but I love the idea. A couple of years ago, I reviewed an interesting concept of a dual portable monitor that seemed to be very promising, though it fell short in a few ways. So, I wanted to know how far we've come in that time.

Over the past years, gaming has evolved as a storytelling medium to rival film in its nuance and narrative complexity. That has opened the gate for complex, morally gray characters. Joel and Ellie to Lee Everett, Snake, and James Sunderland, we’ve now been conditioned to expect protagonists who are deeply flawed, emotionally scarred, and often one bad day away from becoming the villain.

Running your own private cloud at home is a great way to shave off subscription fees every month, but even if you're not running a stack of containerized services, you probably still need to be able to access your home network while away from it. While you could set up a traditional VPN, or even dynamic DNS to connect to your home network from a consistent IP address, these aren't the best way anymore.

When buying PC components, it's always important to have a balanced build — both overspending and cheaping out on certain parts can hurt your build. And I'm not talking about the CPU or GPU alone; even the storage and CPU cooler demand equal attention. After building several gaming PCs and making some mistakes along the way, I've decided not to use certain PC components ever again. Some of the realizations grew out of hard-learned lessons, while others are simply inevitable reactions to the current PC hardware market.

Buying a laptop is becoming more and more like a long-term investment, and that's never been more true in the case of Apple's MacBook. Both the Pro and the Air have been immensely popular choices among working professionals for many years, and while buying new comes with obvious pros, a big con is price. Testing the pre-owned laptop market can be an effective way to get a MacBook at a less eye-watering price, but there are a few pitfalls to watch out for. When I bought my own pre-owned MacBook Pro recently, I took extra care to watch out for these four pitfalls.

I'm not very good at managing finances and often lose track of how much I've spent throughout the month, usually ending up counting pennies by the end. I've tried a lot of expense trackers to sort out this mess, and while they worked, I never felt comfortable giving them access to my emails and messages.

You can control a lot with a Raspberry Pi around your home. In fact, I'd be surprised if there was something you couldn't wire up to a Pi running Home Assistant and turn smart. But some integrations are more useful than others, and some are more surprising than others.

It can be frustrating to prepare your 3D model, start 3D printing, only to realize that the first few layers of the print are sagging or just plain messy. Sagging of the first layers of the print is one of the common 3D printing problems that hobbyists face during the 3D printing process. Sagging occurs when the filament droops while spanning unsupported areas, especially due to gravity and inadequate cooling that slows down solidification. It’s mainly caused by issues with the first layer. However, just like any other 3D printing issue, this problem is fixable. In this article, we will describe the causes and the steps you need to take to resolve it.