Image: Samar Haddad / The Verge In September of 2023, Danny and Steven Sanicki played a round of minigolf. The Sanickis are twins, are both competitive golfers, and were budding content creators at the time, so of course they filmed the whole round. Danny edited the footage on his phone, recorded a quick commentary track, slapped a scoreboard over top of the video, and posted the tournament as a six-part series on his TikTok channel. Neither brother really expected anything to happen.The videos went viral. And since then, the Sanicki twins have been posting tournaments every day, bringing new friends into the fold, and building out a Putt-Putt empire all around the web. They built a complex system of tournaments and points, started awarding money to winners, and began... Continue reading…

Screenshot: SpaceX livestream SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft splashed down in the Indian Ocean a little over an hour after its 8:25AM ET launch from South Texas. Almost seven minutes following liftoff, the Super Heavy booster returned to its launchpad, where the launch tower caught it using arms that SpaceX has nicknamed the “chopsticks.”The remarkable catch was a first for SpaceX and an important step toward making the Super Heavy booster a fully reusable launch system just like SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rockets. The booster completed a similar set of maneuvers to today’s during its previous flight test in June, when it splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico, instead. GIF: SpaceX Starship livestream. SpaceX’s South Texas launch tower catches the Super... Continue reading…

An Optimus robot at the We, Robot event. | Screenshot: Tesla We, Robot livestream Tesla made sure its Optimus robots were a big part of its extravagant, in-person Cybercab reveal last week. The robots mingled with the crowd, served drinks to and played games with guests, and danced inside a gazebo. Seemingly most surprisingly, they could even talk. But it was mostly just a show.It’s obvious when you watch the videos from the event, of course. If Optimus really was a fully autonomous machine that could immediately react to verbal and visual cues while talking, one-on-one, to human beings in a dimly lit crowd, that would be mind-blowing. Playing charades with the Tesla Optimus robot last night. This is either the single greatest robotics and LLM demo the world has ever seen, or it's MOSTLY remote operated by a... Continue reading…

Image: The Verge Both T-Mobile and AT&T have plans to release their first devices soon that run on RedCap, a 5G specification that is tooled for Internet of Things devices, according to Fierce Wireless. What is RedCap? Great question! Also called “reduced capability” or NR-Light, RedCap is a low-bandwidth version of 5G that’s expected to make certain devices, like wearables, sensors, or surveillance cameras simpler and more power efficient, according to an Oracle document. That could mean cheaper cellular-connected smartwatches, XR glasses, or other portable products that don’t need high-powered antennas and fast throughput last longer on a charge. AT&T, which began testing the spec on its own network early this year, reportedly plans to release its... Continue reading…

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The Raspberry Pi Pico is a useful little microcontroller that can interface with various electronic components. These can be simple buzzers, LED lights, more complex sensors, or even OLED screens. There are also several ways to program the Pico, from beginner-friendly to more advanced options.

Illustration by Laura Normand / The Verge The Presidential campaign of Donald Trump asked X to stop links to a story containing VP nominee JD Vance’s hacked dossier from circulating before X chose to block them, reports The New York Times. X had cited its “rules on posting unredacted private personal information” as its justification for suspending the reporter who first published the dossier in his story.That’s a markedly different set of actions than those Musk took two years ago after criticizing Twitter’s decision to suppress a 2020 news story about Hunter Biden’s laptop. He called the choice “a violation of the Constitution’s First Amendment” and seeded internal documents related to the decision to certain journalists to report on — which doxxed people in the process.T... Continue reading…

When it comes to building a home lab, power-guzzling server-grade PCs are the best systems for the job. But things are a bit different when it comes to running apps inside containers. Since containers especially the ones deployed using Docker arent very taxing on your hardware, you dont need server systems armed with tons of CPU cores and more memory than an entire platoon of Macbooks just for containerized workloads.

All the best pre-built NAS enclosures come with an array of first-party apps that are made to work perfectly with the brands hardware. Be it at home or work, these apps are often more than what you need to make the most of your NAS. However, if you want to go beyond the basics and push your NAS to its limits, there are quite a few advanced tools that you can try out. While some of these little-known apps for NAS enclosures can improve your existing workflow, others will introduce new functionalities to make your life easier. This is our handpicked selection of unsung apps that will take your NAS experience to the next level.

The good ol KB+M combo works really well for FPS, CRPG, and MMORPG titles. But theres no denying that controllers provide a more engaging experience in titles belonging to the racing, platformer, hack-and-slash, and a variety of other genres.

How well do you think old hardware can manage if you hooked it up to the internet? We saw what happened when someone connected Windows XP to the internet, and now someone has tried getting a 1986 Macintosh Plus up and running. It took a lot of work to get everything running smoothly, but I daresay the final result was actually pretty impressive.

In a world thats more fast-paced than ever, staying organized is crucial. Whether youre a student, professional, or just trying to keep track of lifes endless to-do lists, note-taking apps are one of the best ways to stay on top of everything. But with so many options available, finding the right app can feel overwhelming. From simple interfaces to feature-rich platforms, here are the best note-taking apps to boost your productivity.