Chances are, you have a lot of different chargers for all your various devices. And while this isn't a bad thing, things can look and get very cluttered quickly if you're not careful. Of course, if you're looking to free yourself from this type of mess, a compact charging station is going to be an excellent tool. When it comes to options, there are going to be plenty, but we think this one from Anker is going to be an excellent choice.

If you're looking to make upgrades to your home network without breaking the bank, an unmanaged switch might be a good idea. An unmanaged switch is a networking device that you can use to connect multiple devices within a LAN, and there's no configuration required. There are a few reasons you might want to consider picking one up if you want to improve your home networking.

If you're thinking about buying a new monitor, and want to go with the best, then this OLED model from Alienware is going to be just what you're looking for. Not only does the brand deliver some of the best quality possible thanks to its QD-OLED panels, but if you act quickly, you can also score a pretty sizable discount too. Alienware's AW3423DWF gaming monitor is now $220 off, bringing it down to its lowest price ever at just $680. While this isn't cheap, it's a great price for the best OLED monitor on the market right now.

If you have taken up 3D printing, you know it can be both fun and frustrating at the same time. One common source of frustration is having to shuttle your Gcode files between your computer and the 3D printer. After all, older consumer 3D printers and even newer budget models lack network connectivity.

Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos by Getty Images A lawsuit has been filed against Character.AI, its founders Noam Shazeer and Daniel De Freitas, and Google in the wake of a teenager’s death, alleging wrongful death, negligence, deceptive trade practices, and product liability. Filed by the teen’s mother, Megan Garcia, it claims the platform for custom AI chatbots was “unreasonably dangerous” and lacked safety guardrails while being marketed to children.As outlined in the lawsuit, 14-year-old Sewell Setzer III began using Character.AI last year, interacting with chatbots modeled after characters from The Game of Thrones, including Daenerys Targaryen. Setzer, who chatted with the bots continuously in the months before his death, died by suicide on February 28th, 2024, “seconds” after... Continue reading…

Batocera is a front-end interface for RetroArch with numerous bundled emulators, allowing almost any device with an open bootloader and compatible CPU to emulate some of the best games ever made. Whether you're a fan of the Sega Genesis (Mega Drive), GameBoy Color, or even the PlayStation 3, Batocera can load up your favorite games on various form factors and screens. You can take the OS in a compact handheld with a small display or set up a mini PC with a big screen in the living room. Whichever is your flavor, you'll need good hardware to handle all the emulating. That's where our selection of the best Batocera devices comes in.

The Boox Palma 2 features a faster processor and a fingerprint reader. | Image: Boox Boox has announced the Palma 2, the next version of its popular smartphone-sized e-reader. The Palma 2 addresses some of the original’s shortcomings, with a faster processor to address the original’s laggy interface and by running a newer version of Android.The new Boox Palma 2 is available for preorder today in ivory white or deep cyan black for $279.99, which is exactly the same price as the original. That’s still more expensive than premium e-readers, including the recently announced $199.99 Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition, which features a much larger screen and a more polished interface than the original Palma. Image: Boox The original Palma ran on Android 11, but the new Palma 2 will debut with Android... Continue reading…

Removing unwanted objects, people, or even blemishes from photographs is one of the most common uses of Photoshop. It can be a lifesaver when touching up professional headshots or vacation pictures you want to post. Adobe Photoshop offers several ways to clean up images, including the traditional Content-Aware Fill, Clone Stamp tool, and Spot Healing brush, as well as AI-based generative fill. In this guide, we will explore all the options available for removing objects in Photoshop.

Dell's XPS line offers some of the best laptops you can buy, and for quite a while now. Not only does it take the top spot for being the best overall, but it's also one of the best compact laptops that you can buy, thanks to its excellent execution when it comes to design, size, and power. Of course, the XPS line isn't cheap by any means, which is why many may choose to move onto other options when shopping for a new laptop.

Illustration: The Verge Roblox is making some potentially major changes that will limit what pre-teens can access and give parents more control over what their kids do on the platform, according to an email sent by the company and shared with The Verge. The changes follow recent reports highlighting how Roblox has failed to protect children.In July, for example, Bloomberg published a big report about predators on the platform. Turkey blocked access to Roblox in August, saying it was a necessary measure to protect its children. (Roblox said this week that it would open an office in the country if access was restored.) Earlier this month, a popular financial newsletter accused Roblox of enabling child abuse and the investment firm Hindenburg Research alleged... Continue reading…

Illustration by Haein Jeong / The Verge The upcoming release of Apple Intelligence has spurred the iPhone maker’s own “what is a photo?” moment. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Apple software chief Craig Federighi said the company is aiming to provide AI-powered image editing tools that preserve photo authenticity.“Our products, our phones, are used a lot,” said Federighi. “It’s important to us that we help purvey accurate information, not fantasy.”iOS 18.1 brings a new “Clean Up” feature to the Photos app that can quickly remove objects and people from images — a capability that Federighi and WSJ reporter Joanna Stern noted is far tamer than editing tools offered by rivals like Google and Samsung, which can add entire AI-generated assets to images. Despite... Continue reading…

The Intel Core Ultra 7 265K is an impressive mid-range processor with 8 P-cores and 12 E-cores, totaling 20 threads. This 15th-gen Arrow Lake CPU can power through even the most demanding tasks, making it a good pick for gaming and creative use. The processor will be nothing without speedy system memory, which is where the DDR5 RAM support comes into play. Intel recommended DDR5-6400 for the Core Ultra 7 265K and there are plenty of kits available on the market, some surpassing these speeds with high-capacity modules. I've compiled a list of some excellent choices to help you build your dream PC.