It's no secret that Microsoft really wants to go multi-platform with its gaming division. Not only has it worked hard on its cloud gaming platform to turn any device with a screen into a console, but it's also open to bringing previously exclusive games over to Sony and Nintendo's camps. However, it seems that the company may not be done spreading its influence, as it seemingly has Steam in its sights next.

From the dawn of video game consoles, gaming handhelds, and PCs, one of the fandom's most hotly debated badges of honor has been completing notoriously difficult games. From Dark Souls to Cup Head, players get a sense of pride from finally toppling a terrible boss or reaching the end of a game on the highest difficulty level. While plenty of hard games exist today, any gaming veteran will agree that some of the most difficult titles reside on the NES.

If you're looking for one of the best SSDs available, then Crucial's T705 SSD is going to be in the mix as one of the fastest out there. While we loved this SSD in our review, we did think that it was pretty expensive. Luckily, we're now seeing some excellent promotions on the drive, with the 4TB model getting a hefty discount from Amazon that knocks $324 off. That means you can now score this drive for just $390, which is the lowest price we've seen yet.

If you're an avid Windows 11 user looking to maximize your productivity, there's no doubt you should be using PowerToys already. This suite of tools developed by Microsoft and the open-source community offers many ways to boost your productivity, and I've talked at length about how much I love it.

How I made Arch Linux better than Windows 11: install Arch. Guide over! No, seriously, Arch Linux is an excellent Linux distro for everyone. Although there's no "best" Linux distro, Arch is often considered the go-to option for those who wish to enjoy a more updated experience with more recent packages and kernels. It's also great for customizations and installing everything supported by the underlying OS. This makes it easy to make Arch Linux notably better than Windows and I'll show you how.c

One cool thing about Raspberry Pis is that they're so small, you can install one pretty much anywhere. This has led to people creating what's called "magic mirrors," which are screens placed on a wall with a Pi installed in the back. This lets you add a central hub for a smart home, a dashboard to get your emails and weather forecasts, or just about anything you can think of.

3D printing is not merely a hobby but also a great way to print useful and functional objects at home. Not only is this a fun way to explore several interesting models that can add value to your home, but also an avenue to save money, since there are several objects you can print in a few minutes instead of heading to a store to buy them. Moreover, you may not find specific parts or accessories if they are of unusual sizes. In such situations, 3D printing is an excellent solution since you can design and model pretty much any object irrespective of its dimensions.

In a true sign of a vibe shift in Washington, a DC bar beloved by Republican staffers announced that it was shuttering its doors — and will reportedly be replaced by a bar that only accepts cryptocurrency as payment.Local news site PoPville first reported on Thursday that a DC outpost of Pubkey, a bar located in Greenwich Village that describes itself as a “vibrant bitcoin community,” had taken over the lease of Hill Country, a popular barbecue restaurant and music venue. Hill Country recently announced that it was closing its doors in Penn Quarter after 14 years.It’s part of a trend of crypto-centric social venues opening up across the country in the past several years. Pubkey, which opened in 2022 near New York University’s Manhattan campus, has a notably casual atmosphere: a subterranean dive bar-slash-podcast recording studio, with a pub grub menu designed by an Eleven Madison Park alum, where anyone could hang out – so long as they paid with cryptocurrency. (When Eater visited in 2022, they observed “a variety of regional styles” of hot dogs on the menu, as well as a stuffed raccoon next to “a television that appeared to be playing A Christmas Story”.) …Read the full story at The Verge.

You know, alarm clocks can be a little...boring. They tell the time, sound an alarm, and...that's about it. Fortunately, the world is full of tinkerers who can imagine something far grander than the products you purchase at the store. If you're after a DIY smart clock full to the brim with features, and still has room for more additions of your own, look no further than the GrokClok.

For the longest time, if you wanted to play console games like those on the Xbox or PlayStation, you had to buy the console that went along with them. Simple logic, but it's changed somewhat in recent years as flagship Xbox exclusives are now on PC and PlayStation, and PlayStation titles are being ported to the PC. Not that every game is getting this treatment, but enough of the big titles to make the thought process over what to buy need a different angle.

A power outage has turned Heathrow airport into a ghost town. | Image: Getty ImagesLondon’s Heathrow airport has shut down after having its power crippled by an immense fire at a nearby electrical substation, throwing thousands of global flights into chaos. Heathrow announced that it will remain closed until at least midnight on Friday “to maintain the safety of our passengers and colleagues,” and that there will be no flights operating at the airport during this time.“Due to a fire at an electrical substation supplying the airport, Heathrow is experiencing a significant power outage,” Heathrow airport posted to X. “Passengers are advised not to travel to the airport and should contact their airline for further information.”1,357 flights were scheduled to land or take off from Heathrow today according to flight tracking website FlightRadar 24. The airport handles an average of 220,000 passengers per day, making it the busiest in Europe and ranked fourth globally. At least 120 flights have already returned to their origin or been diverted to alternative airports, with The Guardian reporting that flights from Toronto, Atlanta, Bridgetown, Barbados, Boston, Orlando, and Newark have been redirected to Ireland due to insufficient capacity at London’s other airports.Massive fire incident at substation #hayes #westlondon #london #fire pic.twitter.com/gNciJHFR1J— Sabby (@Sahil45BH) March 21, 2025“We expect significant disruption over the coming days and passengers should not travel to the airport under any circumstances until the airport reopens,” Heathrow said in a statement to Sky News. “We do not have clarity on when power may be reliably restored.”Travel journalist Simon Calder told BBC News that this is the first time Heathrow airport has been fully closed since the disruption caused by the Eyjafjallajokull volcano eruption in 2010. “This is the busiest day of the week at the busiest airport in Europe. Fifteen years ago was the last time we saw the skies close down at Heathrow.” Images of an empty Heathrow airport have also started to appear online.pic.twitter.com/4h3tsXhghk— Marcus Rashid (@HanselRashid) March 21, 2025Heathrow is the main base for its biggest carrier, British Airways. In a statement on X, the airline said that the closure will “clearly have a significant impact on our operation.” We have asked Heathrow airport for more information regarding when regular operations are expected to be restored.It’s currently unclear what caused the fire at the electrical substation located about 1.5 miles away from Heathrow airport. More than 16,000 homes that are also supplied by the substation have been similarly impacted by power outages. The London Fire Brigade said the blaze has since been brought under control after 70 firefighters were deployed to the substation, and that the cause is now under investigation.

A privacy complaint has been filed against OpenAI by a Norwegian man who claims that ChatGPT described him as a convicted murderer who killed two of his own children and attempted to kill a third.Arve Hjalmar Holmen says that he wanted to find out what ChatGPT would say about him, but was presented with the false claim that he had been convicted for both murder and attempted murder, and was serving 21 years in a Norwegian prison. Alarmingly, the ChatGPT output mixes fictitious details with facts, including his hometown and the number and gender of his children.Austrian advocacy group Noyb filed a complaint with the Norwegian Datatilsynet on behalf of Holmen, accusing OpenAI of violating the data privacy requirements of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). It’s asking for the company to be fined and ordered to remove the defamatory output and improve its model to avoid similar errors.“The GDPR is clear. Personal data has to be accurate. And if it’s not, users have the right to have it changed to reflect the truth,” says Joakim Söderberg, data protection lawyer at Noyb. “Showing ChatGPT users a tiny disclaimer that the chatbot can make mistakes clearly isn’t enough. You can’t just spread false information and in the end add a small disclaimer saying that everything you said may just not be true.”Noyb and Holmen have not publicly revealed when the initial ChatGPT query was made — the detail is included in the official complaint, but redacted for its public release — but says that it was before ChatGPT was updated to include web searches in its results. Enter the same query now, and the results all relate to Noyb’s complaint instead.This is Noyb’s second official complaint regarding ChatGPT, though the first had lower stakes: in April 2024 it filed on behalf of a public figure whose date of birth was being inaccurately reported by the AI tool. At the time it took issue with OpenAI’s claim that erroneous data could not be corrected, only blocked in relation to specific queries, which Noyb says violates GDPR’s requirement for inaccurate data to be “erased or rectified without delay.”