OpenAI has announced a new version of its ChatGPT Pro subscription that costs $100 per month. The new Pro tier offers "5x more" usage of its Codex coding tool than the $20 per month Plus subscription and "is best for longer, high-effort Codex sessions," OpenAI says.The company is introducing the new tier as it tries to win over users from Anthropic and its popular Claude Code tool. ChatGPT's $100 per month option will directly compete with Anthropic's "Max" tier for Claude, which costs the same price. It also offers a middle ground between the $20 per month Plus tier and the $200 version of the Pro tier.(Yes, there are now two tiers of " …Read the full story at The Verge.

It used to be a huge pain setting up security cameras. Not only could you not do it yourself, but it also used to cost so much to have someone do it for you. Luckily, the times have changed, and security cameras can be had for dirt cheap.

Most 3D printing advice about moisture starts with a real problem and then barrels straight past common sense. Wet filament absolutely causes headaches. It can pop, string, ooze, and turn a perfectly reasonable print into something that looks tired before it even cools. That part is true, and it’s why dryers, dry boxes, and dehydration charts have become standard gear for a lot of hobbyists.

Every year, my friend group and I have our annual Minecraft binge. We usually end up using a modpack that requires a server with 16GB of RAM (or more) to run smoothly, but what if you didn't need all that hardware? What if you could cram the block-placing sandbox game onto an ESP32 processor, for instance?

Recently, I decided to give other Linux terminal apps a try. I've always been satisfied with KDE's included terminal, Konsole, but it's always good to branch out and try new things. Recently, I've been keeping tabs on Ghostty's development, and it looked interesting enough that I finally decided to give it a go.

I was skeptical when I came across the whole OpenClaw (MoltBot) saga in the past month. People were picking up Mac Minis like hotcakes to run MoltBot. Then, zclaw demonstrated that an AI assistant can work even on tight hardware like ESP32 with an 888Kib of C firmware. The premise of running an AI agent framework on an ESP32 microcontroller was exciting.

One of the coolest things about Linux distros is that, if someone has a problem with the OS, they can whip up a solution themselves and have it added to Linux proper. For example, there is someone who has made it her life's mission to add every rhythm game controller possible to Linux's kernel. Nobody else was doing it, so she did it instead.

Windows can be a weird beast. Sometimes it'll have a bug that stops people from using Windows in the strangest ways, and sometimes it'll have bugs that feel more like features. However, sometimes people will report a bug in Windows, only for Microsoft to look at it and say, "Oh, no, that's how that's meant to work. No bugs here."

We got a chance to review the SteelSeries Apex Pro TKL some time ago, and we were blown away. The keyboard offers a minimal look, but still packs plenty of features. The keyboard feels comfortable after a long day, and the customization options should leave most people satisfied.

For the past year or so, I've been self-hosting quite a bit of software on my improvised home lab and NAS. That includes a "cloud" storage service in Nextcloud, which I've combined with OnlyOffice Document Server for editing my cloud-stored documents.

Microsoft is starting to remove "unnecessary" Copilot buttons from its Windows 11 apps. In the latest version of the Notepad app for Windows Insiders, Microsoft has removed the Copilot button in favor of a "writing tools" menu. The Copilot button in the Snipping Tool app also no longer appears when you select an area to capture.The change is part of "reducing unnecessary Copilot entry points, starting with apps like Snipping Tool, Photos, Widgets and Notepad," that Microsoft promised to complete as part of its broader plan to fix Windows 11. While Copilot buttons are being removed, it looks like the underlying AI features are here to stay, …Read the full story at The Verge.

Valve is reportedly working on an AI chatbot that the company plans to use internally to address some customer support issues and to oversee anti-cheat measures.