Claude Code is simply my favorite AI tool right now. Period. I've been using it daily to build random stuff I never thought I needed, and I'm not entirely sure how I got by without it. I've also been relying on it extensively for use cases that have absolutely nothing to do with coding, and it's massively helped me rethink what an AI tool can actually do for your productivity.

We've all built our fair share of PCs, and we've all appreciated some rather underrated features in the process when we came across them, depending on the parts, and, of course, the case. Features like daisy-chained fans, good airflow, extra USB-C ports, and perhaps even vertical mounting support come to mind when one talks about a PC case's features.

One of the most popular Linux distributions is about to get an influx of AI features. As reported by Phoronix, Jon Seager, VP of engineering at Ubuntu developer Canonical, shared a blog post on Monday detailing plans to add AI features to the Linux distro over the next year. As the post states, the AI features "will come in two forms: first as a means of enhancing existing OS functionality with AI models in the background, and latterly in the form of 'AI native' features and workflows for those who want them." These features will range from accessibility tools like improved speech-to-text and text-to-speech to agentic AI features for tasks …Read the full story at The Verge.

When you're building a PC, it's always better to have more motherboard headers than you know what to do with. Connecting the CPU cooler fans, case fans, RGB devices, front I/O, and more becomes more flexible over time if you're not running out of motherboard headers. That said, most PC builders never actually use their motherboard headers except for the devices I just mentioned. Your motherboard probably has a few headers that you never discovered, let alone made use of. These headers, while relevant for niche use cases, can be game-changing for your build, depending on the age of your PC, the workloads you run, and your penchant for system monitoring. Not every header on this list will apply to every user, but you might still discover one that you can realistically use.

The process of going from idea to a working prototype you can ship has never been this fast, and it's all because of AI. While you once needed to learn the fundamentals of programming yourself by taking a few courses, or hiring someone who has already done the learning, all it takes now is a prompt to begin building. Sure, you'll likely keep finding vibe-coded apps that leak user data (without even looking for them).

If you have followed my IDE coverage, you know I prefer the familiarity of VS Code and its endless library of extensions. However, lately, the industry has shifted from simple code completion to full-scale agentic autonomy.

President Donald Trump is calling for Disney to fire Jimmy Kimmel. On Thursday, Kimmel joked that Melania Trump had looked like an "expectant widow" in a skit about the upcoming White House Correspondents' Dinner. The skit aired days before an armed gunman made an assassination attempt at the event, which President Trump and Melania Trump attended, on Saturday. They and other administration officials were evacuated from the ballroom.Trump - who has faced significant speculation over his health in recent months - interpreted the comment as an incitement to attack him. "I appreciate that so many people are incensed by Kimmel's despicable cal …Read the full story at The Verge.

My file system is a disaster in a way that builds up over years of telling yourself you’ll sort it later. Nothing is unfixable, it’s just boring enough that something else always takes priority - and after long enough, the pile gets too big to feel worth starting on. I’d been hearing about Cowork for a while and figured if anything was going to make a dent in this, something that runs inside Claude already was probably worth trying - I already use Claude every day anyway.

It hasn't been a good few days for Pro subscribers to Claude. First, we saw evidence that Anthropic was moving to remove Claude Code from the Pro tier, which didn't affect current subscribers, but meant that some new subscribers weren't allowed to use it. Now, an update to Anthropic's documentation gives us another insight into what the company wants to achieve with the Pro tier, and it's even more bad news. As per the documents, it seems that Anthropic is locking Claude Pro subscribers out of its powerful Opus models...unless they pay extra, of course.

Google CEO Sundar Pichai arrives for the inauguration of President Donald Trump. | Getty Images Over 600 Google employees signed a letter to CEO Sundar Pichai demanding that Google block the Pentagon from using its AI models for classified purposes, reports the The Washington Post. Its organizers claim many of the signers work in Google's DeepMind AI lab, and include more than 20 principals, directors, and vice presidents. According to the Post, the letter says that "The only way to guarantee that Google does not become associated with such harms is to reject any classified workloads. Otherwise, such uses may occur without our knowledge or the power to stop them." Anthropic is currently in a legal battle with the Pentagon over being …Read the full story at The Verge.

Recently, my Chromebook keyboard has been glitching, with some keys not working. I tried prying the keycaps and checking the button underneath, but to no avail; I had no clue how to fix it. So, not wanting to buy a whole new internal keyboard and set it up myself, I looked for cheap keyboards that would offer a similar experience and came across the KoorUI BKM01. It supported Bluetooth for my Chromebook and Wi-Fi for my PC, which is so old it doesn't have Bluetooth. And it is better than I expected in many ways, the most important being that it was responsive, worked instantly on all my devices, and was silent, but it did come with the drawback of frequent disconnections.