Microsoft is finally giving up on showing the junk feed of MSN news when you open the widgets feature in Windows 11. After allowing Windows 11 users to disable the MSN feed more than two years ago, Microsoft says it will soon hide it by default as part of an effort to make widgets "quiet by default.""We're working to make Widgets feel less distracting and overwhelming by making the experience quiet by default," says Microsoft. "To do this, we're testing a new set of default settings designed to reduce unexpected alerts and visual interruptions."Microsoft is planning to disable the widgets panel opening when you hover over its taskbar ite …Read the full story at The Verge.

Rather than carrying around a ton of different cables, why not just choose one? It looks like Lisen is now making that a possibility, offering a 4-in-1 cable that actually offers excellent charging speeds. The only drawback is that the price of the cable is usually quite high when compared to your barebones USB-C cable. However, Lisen is now offering a substantial discount, knocking 38% off the MSRP, dropping it down to $10.

PC gaming in the winter is best. All of that heat generated from your hardware can feel like a miniature fireplace, and sometimes I think about how cool it would be if the computer could heat my room and play Cyberpunk 2077 at the same time.

Unless the PC you're using right now is your first, you probably have at least one old SSD lying around. It's most likely a 250GB or 500GB drive that you once used, but no longer have any need for. I abandoned my 250GB Samsung SATA SSD after switching to NVMe SSDs, since the older drive was too small to remain relevant in my setup — until I found a use for it. If you, too, have an old SSD gathering dust in a drawer, you should take it out of hibernation and repurpose it for non-gaming use cases that are less than ideal on your main SSD. You could use it for testing risky software, installing other operating systems, or as a scratch disk. This way, you avoid excessive writes, data loss, and needless cluttering on your primary drive, while also avoiding the scrapyard for your old drive.

Whether it's managing a busy home or looking out for everyone around them, moms spend a lot of time every day caring for others. Mother's Day, May 10th, is an opportunity to return the favor, so we've rounded up practical gadgets and little luxuries that can lighten her load.This year's picks are designed to support moms in a variety of ways, regardless of their interests. Some of our recs, like Roborock's mop-equipped Q10 Plus, can help save precious time, while smart screens like the Skylight Calendar 2 can help take the stress out of managing a busy family schedule. Other gifts are all about relaxation and self-care, whether through wel …Read the full story at The Verge.

You can't go wrong with a great pair of headphones. They can create a space where you'll really be able to deep dive into your favorites, whether that's new music, podcasts, or other media. You get robust sound, great noise cancellation, excellent comfort, and hours of listening time.

When the bromance sours, we all end up in court. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images The strongest witness for Elon Musk's case against OpenAI so far has been Greg Brockman's journal. Brockman himself is running as a close second.Brockman was called to the stand in a rather unusual way - he was cross-examined first, followed by a direct examination - and he had some serious high school debate club energy. There was a lot of "I wouldn't characterize it that way," "I wouldn't say it that way," and "That sounds like something I wrote. Can I see it in context?" When Musk's attorney, Steven Molo, read some of the evidence aloud, Brockman would pedantically correct him if he skipped a word, even if that word was "a" or "the." Wh …Read the full story at The Verge.

Last year, the SEC sued Elon Musk over the way his acquisition of Twitter (now X, and a part of SpaceX) started, and today it announced a settlement that looks like a massive bargain, while Musk's own lawsuit against Sam Altman continues to play out. A week before the Trump administration took over, the department had alleged that by not disclosing he'd purchased more than $500 million in Twitter stock on time in the spring of 2022, Musk underpaid by at least $150 million, and harmed investors who sold their stock during that time.Now, as reported by Reuters, the SEC has added the Elon Musk Revocable Trust to its lawsuit, which will settle …Read the full story at The Verge.

We still don't know when Valve will launch the Steam Machine, but we may not have to wait too long. Valve just imported roughly 50 tons of "Game Consoles" into the United States in the two-day period between May 1st and April 30th, according to import records viewed by The Verge.That's on top of the "ton" of shipments that Valve watcher Brad Lynch mentioned late last week - and there's reason to believe these containers have the new Steam Machine or Steam Frame inside, not just an extra batch of the Steam Deck handheld. (The Steam Deck was also designated a "Game Console" for import purposes.)While Valve's logistics partners had a dearth …Read the full story at The Verge.

If I'm counting correctly, I've written 198 articles about NotebookLM to date. It's the first AI tool that managed to convince me AI has a genuine place in productivity, and it kept getting better with each update. 198 articles later, I finally got to ask the question I've always had: how does the team behind the tool actually use it?

Wearable tech has always felt like a bastion of the future. To a very young me, Google Glass was the coolest thing ever, and when I heard it had been killed off, I was confused at how something so cool could ever be considered not worth pursuing. Surely there had to be a better way to access what's on our phones than pulling them out of our pockets every time?

How much RAM does a gaming PC need? I would say it's a 'how long is a piece of string question, but there really is a limit on the minimum amount of RAM you can use when gaming. It's just that you'll likely get different answers depending on who you ask and their tolerance for performance issues.