Buying and using Network-Attached Storage (NAS) is a great way to expand your home or office data capacity. They can be configured for remote access, and collaboration within the Local Area Network (LAN), and run advanced services such as media streaming, surveillance and security, and even web servers. Although causing damage to a NAS can prove challenging, there are some things you may be doing that could have the potential for undesired results.

When picking an internet service provider (ISP) for your home or business, it's important to know exactly what you're getting. Whether it's a local co-op or a national giant, the speeds, latency, and bandwidth that you can expect depend on how the signal reaches your building.

We can't recommend the Surface Laptop enough, as it's one of the best laptops that you can buy in 2025. We reviewed the 15-inch model when it was first released, and gave it high marks for its powerful processor, excellent design, fantastic display, and plenty more. The 13-inch version features pretty much all the same perks, but just comes in a smaller package thanks to its 13.8-inch screen.

For the last couple years, it has been evident that Google co-founder Sergey Brin is back in the building. This week, he sent a clear message to hundreds of employees in Google’s DeepMind AI division, known as GDM: the pressure to win the AGI race is on.“It has been 2 years of the Gemini program and GDM,” begins his note, which The New York Times first reported on yesterday and I’m publishing below in full. “We have come a long way in that time with many efforts we should feel very proud of. At the same time competition has accelerated immensely and the final race to AGI is afoot. I think we have all the ingredients to win this race but we are going to have to turbocharge our efforts.”Brin goes on to recommend that Google’s AI teams work longer hours (“60 hours a week is the sweet spot of productivity”), come into the office “at least every week day,” prioritize “simple solutions” to problems, and generally move faster (“can’t wait 20 minutes to run a bit of python”). What stuck out the most to me was his last point: that Google’s AI products “are overrun with filters and punts of various kinds.” According to Brin, Google needs to “trust o …Read the full story at The Verge.

The ongoing GPU crisis (oh boy) and the past lackluster year for PC hardware have forced me to ponder where the PC industry is heading. PC components selling out in seconds and greedy scalpers holding the market ransom isn't new, but what has changed is that manufacturers now expect us to treat this as the new normal. No longer do I see the same outrage against hilariously insufficient stocks and faulty PC components.

Yes, I know — it’s the age-old question that has had millions of people with thousands of varying answers. Are PCs better than consoles for gaming? The short answer that I might even give out is that it depends on your needs, budget, and yada yada. However, the long answer is the one you’re about to read.

Ambilight kits are pretty awesome. If you've never heard of them before, they're strips of LEDs that you attach to the back of your monitor. An app keeps an eye on the colors you're seeing on your monitor and adjusts the lights to match the color. It creates a little ambient light that matches what you're seeing on the screen, and it's pretty immersive.

People are a little hesitant to pick up an RTX 50 card, and honestly, I don't blame them. The release has been a little bit of a mess, with some cards suffering black screen issues right out of the gate (which Nvidia hopefully fixed in its newest driver update). However, there are some issues you can't fix with an update, such as some cards shipping without a proper ROP count. This led to performance drops of up to 5%, which may not sound like a lot, but if someone's dropping $2,000 on a GPU, you bet they want every last drop of performance from it.

3D printing can ignite your imagination and open up endless design possibilities. Whether you’re a hobbyist or a seasoned maker, having the right tools is crucial for smooth sailing in this craft. Beyond a reliable printer, there are specific tools that streamline your daily work and ensure consistency. By investing in these essentials, you’ll be well on your way to steady progress in every 3D printing adventure.

Amazon has finally taken the wraps off its AI-enhanced version of Alexa, called Alexa Plus.The new version of Alexa is powered by a mixture of LLMs and integrations that reach across news partners and all kinds of apps and ordering services. You’ll be able to use Alexa to add events to your calendar, buy concert tickets, and ask questions about the news.Amazon is making some big promises here, but there’s still a lot we don’t know. The service won’t start rolling out until March, and it sounds like availability will be limited even then.You can find all of our coverage in the stream below. Alexa Plus is much easier to chat with. Hands-on with Alexa Plus in the smart home Alexa Plus leaves behind Amazon’s earliest Echo devices Amazon is launching Alexa.com and new app for Alexa Plus Alexa Plus’ AI upgrades cost $19.99, but it’s all free with Prime We can’t try Alexa Plus ourselves in the demo area. Amazon announces AI-powered Alexa Plus Amazon Alexa event live blog: all the news from the keynote We’re now inside Amazon’s event and waiting. We’re on the ground at Amazon’s event. What to expect from Amazon’s big Alexa event this week Amazon’s revamped Alexa might launch over a month after its announcement event There’s a hidden message in Amazon’s event invites Amazon announces February product event

I don't know about you, but I have a serious problem with keeping track of my laundry. I put the clothes in, set it off, and then go do something else for hours on end. I totally forget about it, and by the time I remember that I put the laundry on, all my clothes have been sitting around for hours and are cold and wrinkly. Fortunately, as is the tradition with SBC owners, if there's a will, there's a way...and if there's a way, there's an SBC for the job.

Zapier informed customers on Friday that an “unauthorized user” accessed “certain Zapier code repositories” and may have gained access to customer information as a result. The customer data had been “inadvertently copied to the repositories for debugging purposes,” according to an email obtained by The Verge.The company says it became aware of the unauthorized access on Thursday. When it did, the company “immediately secured access to the repositories and invalidated the unauthorized user’s access,” the email says. Zapier says that the incident “did not affect any Zapier database, infrastructure or production, authentication, or payment systems.”The code repos shouldn’t have included customer data. But after auditing them, Zapier discovered that some information had been “inadvertently” copied over. Zapier’s platform allows users to create automations that work across other companies’ apps and services, potentially putting it in the middle of a lot of sensitive information.The hacker was able to access the repositories because of a “two-factor authentication (2FA) misconfiguration on an employee’s account.” The company says it is now conduct …Read the full story at The Verge.