Cable management is a boring but necessary part of any PC build. Without it, you'll struggle to make sense of the cable jungle inside and outside your PC, and end up shoving cables wherever you can. That poses other problems related to airflow, dust accumulation, cable damage, diagnostics, and, of course, esthetics. When I first started building PCs, I never did any cable management. Gradually, I learned the hard way that I should have picked up some tips along the way.

Here we go again.China has once again raised its tariff on US goods to match Trump’s, for what it says is the final time. China’s tariff is now set at 125 percent, as it warns that the US is on track to become an economic “joke.”In a statement from China’s Ministry of Finance, which we’ve translated using Google, the country says that any further tariffs from the US side would “no longer make economic sense,” and that the US “will become a joke in the history of the world economy.” Trump initially set a tariff of 10 percent for China in February, which has risen four times, now set at 145 percent. Until now, China has retaliated in kind with its own matching tariff hikes.China says that at the new tariff rate of 125 percent there is no longer any “market acceptance for US goods exported to China,” so there’s no sense in raising tariffs further. “If the US continues to play the tariff numbers game, China will ignore it,” the statement says.China isn’t ruling out other forms of retaliation, however, ending the statement with a warning: “If the US insists on continuing to substantially infringe on China’s interests, China will resolutely counterattack and fight to the end.” Yesterday the country announced it was reducing the number of Hollywood films it would permit to release, and over the last week it has also restricted import and export rights for a number of US companies.

3D printing is a great way to create robot shells, but you usually need an extra component to actually get them moving. The easy and more obvious answer is to wire it up with electronics to power its legs, but what if that was a no-go? What if you had to create a robot that didn't use electricity whatsoever to move? If it sounds impossible, then do I have the project for you, as this 3D-printable robot uses the power of air to get around.

At some point along your self-hosting journey, you'll realize that your local services aren't quite replacements for cloud subscriptions unless you can access them when away from your home network. You could set up a reverse proxy (and you should) to connect to them more easily, but you still have to worry about leaving those ports open to the wider internet.

As someone who grew up during the rise of video game consoles, I've experienced my fair share of titles: good, bad, and sometimes just plain weird. Let's face it: one of the most popular video game franchises is about a plumber saving the princess of the Mushroom Kingdom from a giant turtle with a spiked shell. Games don't have to be realistic or super-serious, and the story doesn't always have to matter. It's all about the gameplay, especially when you're a kid.

Most consumer PCs are designed for a single Intel or AMD processor, and dual CPU setups are primarily found in servers designed for heavy workloads. This is because these days, most standard CPUs have numerous cores for multitasking and are easily capable of handling browsing, gaming, and other apps simultaneously.

Docker has long been the go-to containerization tool for self-host enthusiasts, but Podman has emerged as a powerful, feature-rich alternative that's rapidly gaining ground. I've been using it for quite a while, and there are quite a few reasons why you may want to at least consider the switch, too.

Cloud storage is a tempting option when you’ve got tons of data to store, manage, and share with teammates — the convenience is truly unmatched for an always-on system. But on the other hand, self-hosted solutions offer stronger data security (especially for businesses) and a level of control over your data and server that cloud platforms simply can’t match. Both approaches are built to serve different kinds of users and offer tremendous value depending on your needs. Here are some things to consider before choosing which one fits your setup better.

Microsoft is starting to gradually roll out a preview of Recall, its feature that captures screenshots of what you do on a Copilot Plus PC to find again later, to Windows Insiders, according to a blog post published Thursday.This new rollout could indicate that Microsoft is finally getting close to launching Recall more widely. Microsoft originally intended to launch Recall alongside Copilot Plus PCs last June, but the feature was delayed following concerns raised by security experts. The company then planned to launch it in October, but that got pushed as well so that the company could deliver “a secure and trusted experience.”The company did release a preview of Recall in November to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel for Qualcomm Copilot Plus PCs and made a preview available to Intel- and AMD-powered Copilot Plus PC shortly after. And after a couple weeks of testing, my colleague Tom Warren said that Recall is “creepy, clever, and compelling.”In Thursday’s blog post, Microsoft spells out that you have to opt in to saving snapshots with Recall, and you can pause saving them “at any time.”

OpenAI is giving ChatGPT a memory upgrade that allows it to recall old conversations that you didn’t ask it to save. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said on X that the chatbot can “now reference all your past conversations,” and that the update aligns with the company’s goal to develop “AI systems that get to know you over your life.”This builds on the “Memory” feature that was added to ChatGPT last year, which allowed limited information like queries, prompts, and customizations to be retained and used for future responses. With the long-term memory update, ChatGPT will now recall information in two ways — using the “saved memories” that users have manually asked it to remember, and “reference chat history,” which are “insights ChatGPT gathers from past chats to improve future ones,” according to OpenAI.The update will be available everywhere except in the EU, UK, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein, likely due to these regions having tight AI regulations that Altman has objected to in the past. It’s currently being rolled out to users paying for ChatGPT’s $200 monthly Pro subscription and will be available “soon” for $20 Plus subscribers, according to Altman. OpenAI also says it will be available to Team, Enterprise, and Edu users “in a few weeks,” but there’s no word on when — or if — it will roll out to free users.Memory is an optional feature for ChatGPT. Users who don’t want the chatbot to save any conversations can toggle off saved memories under the ChatGPT personalization settings, or use the temporary chat function to ask it inquiries that won’t use or affect memory. ChatGPT’s memory upgrade follows a similar update that Google made to Gemini AI in February that allows it to recall older conversations to provide more personalized or relevant responses.

Crucial makes some of the best storage that you can buy on the market, which is why if you're on the lookout for a new M.2 SSD, the brand's offerings are a pretty solid choice. The Crucial P310 is not only affordable, but it also delivers when it comes to performance numbers as well, making it one of the best bang for your buck SSDs.

The Nintendo Switch 2 is finally official, and it's already looking to be Nintendo's best console ever, building on the fantastic qualities of the original Switch and improving upon it in almost every way and adding things like mouse controls. We don't have long to wait until it launches on June 5th, 2025, but if you're buying the console, it's a good idea to get ahead and get some protection for it, too.