Lenovo has brought some impressive upgrades with the new ThinkPad T14 Gen 5. Between the integrated NPU, the new Communications Bar, and new TrackPoint Quick Menu, there is a lot to like about this new notebook. But you’ll still need a proper docking station if you want the same rich I/O options as a desktop. These are some of the best docking stations for easily pairing your Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 with all your essential peripherals.

The new protections for blurring nude images will start rolling out globally in the coming weeks. | Image: Meta Instagram is preparing to roll out a new safety feature that blurs nude images in messages, as part of efforts to protect minors on the platform from abuse and sexually exploitative scams. Announced by Meta on Thursday, the new feature — which both blurs images detected to contain nudity and discourages users from sending them — will be enabled by default for teenage Instagram users, as identified by the birthday information on their account. A notification will also encourage adult users to turn it on.These efforts follow longstanding criticism that platforms like Facebook and Instagram have caused harm to their youngest users, from harming children’s mental health and body image, to knowingly platforming abusive parents and creating... Continue reading…

The Raspberry Pi has been an unabashed success story over the last 12 years, developing into a household name in schools and classrooms around the globe. But as new iterations of the Pi have been developed, new features have been added which have increased its price significantly.

One of the best things about using the Steam Deck is its software, as Valve makes it extremely simple to tweak all the settings you want. Even things like changing the boot-up animation on the Steam Deck is quite a simple process thanks to the official support that arrived for it in an update. The boot-up animation is the splash screen that appears when you turn on your Steam Deck. By default, it displays the Steam Deck logo, but you can replace it with any WebM file of your choice that lasts up to 30 seconds.

I love Google Photos, but I recognize that what it offers isn't for everyone. It's handing your data over to a third party that many people aren't comfortable with, and it's unknown just how much of your data is being used by Google to train their own AI models. Because of that, you may want to host your own Google Photos alternative, and if you have a NAS, you can do exactly that.

This monitor is one of our favorites and is considered one of the best ultrawide monitors that you can buy in 2024. Not only do you get a fantastic QD-OLED panel that offers impressive and vibrant colors, but you also get an immersive curve that really keeps you in the action whether you're playing games or watching movies.

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Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Two former executives of the firm that recently purchased Truth Social are embroiled in a lawsuit related to the acquisition of Trump’s social media company, Wired reports. The former CEO of the Digital World Acquisition Corp. (DWAC) — the special purpose acquisition company that was created to purchase the Trump Media & Technology Group — is suing his successor for allegedly hacking his private accounts as part of a “coup d’etat.” The details are fairly messy. Patrick Orlando, the CEO of DWAC until March 2023, claims he was ousted by Eric Swider, a Trump Media board member who was appointed CEO immediately after Orlando was fired. (Swider served as CEO until March of this year.) Orlando filed the suit against Swider through the... Continue reading…

For $699 and $24 a month, this wearable computer promises to free you from your smartphone. There’s only one problem: it just doesn’t work. Continue reading…

The new 2024 VanMoof S5 in Amsterdam where the majority of this UK-owned company still works. | Photo by Thomas Ricker / The Verge Big question: can you trust the new company to build a better S5 and A5 electric bike? Continue reading…

There's plenty of fuss surrounding Intel's upcoming Arrow Lake launch for desktop, but the company also has another 2024 launch expected to hit before the holidays. Lunar Lake is the codename for Intel's next generation of low-power mobile processors and I'm even more excited to see what the brand has in store for laptops and other portable devices. Details are starting to emerge as we progress through the year and you can bookmark this hub to check back periodically to see what else has been revealed.

DuckDuckGo DuckDuckGo is announcing a new bundled subscription service, Privacy Pro, that offers an additional layer of privacy beyond its existing offerings. Users who pay $9.99 per month will get access to a VPN that uses the open-source WireGuard protocol, on-device personal information removal, and 24/7 identity theft restoration. While users of DuckDuckGo’s private browser and/or search engine are no fans of online tracking, PrivacyPro seems geared towards the most cautious of its user-base — who are also willing to pay extra for an encrypted internet connection. DuckDuckGo’s full array of offerings have long been free to use, including its browser, search engine, various plug-ins, even its email protection service. PrivacyPro is the... Continue reading…