Scooby Doo. | Image: Bumpboxx Bumpboxx is fully embracing nostalgia with its latest boombox, the BB-777, which is modeled very closely on the legendary Sharp GF-777. A real deal GF-777 will set you back over $2,000 for one in working order. Plus, that vintage unit lacks modern amenities like Bluetooth or a rechargeable battery. Heck, it doesn't even have a CD player. The BB-777 takes the core of the GF, right down to the dual-cassette decks, control layout, and speaker specs printed above the subwoofers. It's undeniably a gorgeous piece of gear with its vintage silver finish and extensive physical controls. But then it adds a replaceable battery pack, Bluetooth, and an …Read the full story at The Verge.

Cloudflare Workers is a serverless platform that lets you run JavaScript at the edge, handling requests close to users without managing servers. It powers fast APIs, routing logic, and lightweight apps with minimal setup. What’s less obvious is that the runtime behind it, workerd, is open source. That means you can replicate a similar setup on your own machine or server without relying on Cloudflare’s infrastructure. I tried exactly that: self-hosting a Workers-like environment using workerd, and it turned out to be far simpler than expected, both in terms of setup and actually getting something useful running locally.

Anthropic has launched an "auto mode" for Claude Code, a new tool that lets AI make permissions-level decisions on users' behalf. The company says the feature offers vibe coders a safer alternative between constant handholding or giving the model dangerous levels of autonomy. Claude Code is capable of acting independently on users' behalf, a useful but risky feature as it can also do things users don't want, like deleting files, sending out sensitive data, and executing malicious code or hidden instructions. Auto mode is designed to prevent this, flagging and blocking potentially risky actions before they run and offering the agent a chan …Read the full story at The Verge.

When Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang said that bringing back older GPUs was a "good idea" back at CES this year, it generated some buzz amongst the PC hardware community. Semiconductor manufacturing rarely goes backwards, let alone jumping back 2 generations, but the RTX 3060 has indeed reportedly reentered active production on Samsung's 8nm fab, according to TechPowerUp. Despite being over 5 years old, the RTX 3060 is a lot more capable than you might think, and this attempt to resurrect it isn't surprising if you currently have one in your system. While it does depend on which particular model Nvidia decides to bring back to market, it proves, if nothing else, that older GPUs are still relevant in 2026.

The best Super Mario games are ones I find myself coming back to again and again. I'm not sure I want to count how many copies of Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World I own across various Nintendo platforms, but it's worth it because of just how satisfying it is to replay those classic levels, like revisiting a favorite album. They're simple enough that you can jump in easily, but with a level of depth that means I'm always discovering new things. And over the last few years I've added Super Mario Bros. Wonder to that list, a game that is absolutely bursting with new ideas and that exudes playfulness. It's a great way to unwind - and if …Read the full story at The Verge.

The moment I realized something was off, my desktop just felt... wrong. The icons were there; the files opened fine, but when I tried to move something, the path didn't look like my PC anymore. It said OneDrive. What?

Early this year, it felt like the PC hardware market hit a frustrating peak. DDR5 prices have skyrocketed, and flagship GPUs like the RTX 5080 are floating in the $1,500 region. For many, the option to just stop building isn't really there, but instead it might be time to stop buying consumer parts.

We've been conditioned to think that 70°C is a danger zone for all PC parts, but for an SSD controller, that's just a comfortable Tuesday. The first wave of 14GB/s Gen 5 drives gave the industry PTSD because they would literally shut down without active cooling. However, for most users, particularly those using a standard Gen 4 drive like the Samsung 990 PRO or WD Black SN850X, a heatsink is a cosmetic accessory rather than a performance necessity.

One of the cooler niches within the DIY electronics scene is creating retro and retro-like hardware. Sure, you can always kit out a project with sleek, modern cases and flashy designs, but sometimes something is pleasing about recreating how things used to be and the charm that old tech carried.

There was once a time when getting an Nvidia driver working properly on Linux was a hellish experience. Fortunately, while it's still a little more work than Windows, the modern-day official Nvidia drivers have made Linux gamers' lives a ton easier, especially when the GPU giant actively works on bugs and issues that arise on the open-source software front.

Instagram and Facebook content will soon have shopping links baked into posts, essentially cutting out third-party "link in bio"-style tools. Meta announced Tuesday that it's adding commerce features on the two platforms, though the functionality will be slightly different for each.On Facebook, content creators will be able to link their affiliate accounts they have with brands and tag products in Reels and photos. Typically when an influencer wants to send audiences to their affiliate link, they have to comment on a post with a link to the product, or direct audiences toward an affiliate platform like ShopMy or LTK. Now, approved product …Read the full story at The Verge.

If you opened up your task manager right now, you'll probably be shocked. Your PC may claim to have been running for 14 days straight even if you have actually switched it off last night. The culprit is Fast Startup, otherwise known as hibernation light in my head.