Sometimes, someone will create something that gives us a peek into an alternate reality. For example, what if smart devices took off in the mid-90s and gave us wonders like a smart toaster that ran off Windows 95? Yes, they're impractical, and yes, they're not solving any actual problems; however, they are really cool, which is always a win in my book.

Obsidian is an amazing tool for, well, just about anything. While it's designed to be a knowledge management system, there are loads of other applications. That said, it does have a few downsides; namely, syncing across devices can be difficult to pull off without paying for a subscription. While there are free options, they aren't always reliable, and the Obsidian subreddit has recently seen a spate of posts about users losing data when syncing through services like iCloud and Google Drive.

OpenAI is updating ChatGPT's deep research tool with a full-screen viewer that you can use to scroll through and navigate to specific areas of its AI-generated reports. As shown in a video shared by OpenAI, the built-in viewer allows you to open ChatGPT's reports in a window separate from your chat, while showing a table of contents on the left side of the screen, and a list of sources on the right.Deep research, which OpenAI first launched last year, has ChatGPT scour the web to compile an in-depth report about the topic of your choosing. With this most recent update, you'll be able to ask ChatGPT to focus on specific websites and connect …Read the full story at The Verge.

Samsung has confirmed that it will reveal its Galaxy S26 series at an Unpacked keynote in San Francisco, California.

Demonstrators hold a "Save The Post" sign next to a cutout image of Jeff Bezos during a "Save The Post" rally outside the Washington Post headquarters in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. | Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg via Getty Images. Hello and welcome to Regulator, a newsletter for Verge subscribers about tech politicking in the age of Trump. If you're a subscriber, you are dominant and talented, like the Seattle Seahawks. If you're not a subscriber yet, it's time to get your act together, like the New England Patriots. (I'm from Boston and I'm allowed to say this.) The biggest tech story dominating Washington right now is, incidentally, a media story. Last week, shortly after The Washington Post laid off 400 staffers and closed many of its desks, and before its absentee CEO Will Lewis got summarily shoved out, I wrote a column trying to figure out whether there was e …Read the full story at The Verge.

While I'll be one of the first to shout to the heavens that 2026 will be the year of gaming on Linux, I'll also be quick to admit that the scene is definitely not perfect. Sometimes you need to perform some tweaking to get a game running just right, and hopefully, with all the advancements that Linux devs have been making over the years,

We loved the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D in our review. Not only does it provide impressive power for gaming, but it's also very efficient. We also liked the price. Even at its MSRP, we felt that it provided tons of value for someone looking to build a powerful gaming PC. So, as you can imagine, we were pretty excited to see this CPU on sale, coming in at one of its lowest prices to date.

If you're looking to get one of the best experiences from a laptop, look no further than the Asus Zenbook S 16. This laptop not only looks incredibly sleek with its thin profile, but also packs impressive performance. As you might expect, something like this costs quite a bit, coming in with a retail price of $1,500. But, you can now grab it for less, thanks to a jaw-dropping discount that knocks $500 off.

Toyota unveiled the new 2027 Highlander, a fully redesigned midsize SUV that marks the brand's first three-row electric vehicle for the US market and the first Toyota EV assembled in America. It's a familiar name - Toyota has been selling gas Highlanders for over 20 years - with an all-new powertrain aimed directly at one of the most popular vehicle segments in the market today. To say this is Toyota's best chance to best its EV rivals would be an understatement.The announcement comes at a tumultuous time for the world's best-selling automaker. Toyota's strategy of emphasizing hybrid vehicles over pure battery-electric ones seems to have b …Read the full story at The Verge.

The ad promotes Ring cameras’ new capability to search neighborhoods for a lost dog. | Screenshot from Ring video Ring's new Search Party feature has once again drawn backlash for the company. A 30-second ad that aired during Sunday's Super Bowl showed Ring cameras "surveilling" neighborhoods to locate a lost dog. In the current political climate, a prime-time ad celebrating neighborhood surveillance struck a nerve.People voiced concerns across social media that the AI-powered technology Ring uses to identify dogs could soon be used to search for humans. Combined with Ring's recent rollout of its new facial recognition capability, it feels like a short leap for a pet-finding feature to be turned into a tool for state surveillance. Privacy expert Chr …Read the full story at The Verge.

Raspberry Pi 5 was a popular single-board computer that offered a solid starting point compared to mini PCs. But in the past few years, the market has changed. With the influx of used office mini PCs available online, the gap between them and the Pi 5 has narrowed.

Robert Playter, CEO of Boston Dynamics, announced on Tuesday that he is stepping down from his role effective immediately and leaving the company on February 27th, as previously reported by A3. Under Playter's leadership, Boston Dynamics navigated its way through an acquisition from Softbank that brought it to Hyundai in 2021, and it launched a new all-electric version of its humanoid Atlas robot in 2024. Just a few days ago, the company posted another video of its research Atlas robots attempting tumbling passes and outdoor runs as more enterprise-ready editions start to roll out.Boston Dynamics announced at CES last month that Atlas robo …Read the full story at The Verge.