When it comes to self-hosted media, it's nice to have a choice of server platforms. Plex was the first on the scene in the early days, but Kodi, Emby, and Jellyfin gave us more options. Since Plex paywalled so many features and open-source alternatives are worth a look, I jumped at the ability to ditch Plex and move to the free Jellyfin platform.

Every time I've gone to buy storage, price has been the leading factor in my purchase, but another thought sits concurrent to that, and it's the old addage of "don't buy too big." It's an old piece of forum wisdom that was repeated by people I respected in PC hardware circles, and even though it gets repeated ad nauseam, the data doesn't actually support it, at least not in the direction we normally think about it.

Working with RAW on mobile isn't really something you think about until you actually have to do it, and then you realize every app for it is either paywalled or entirely paid. Lightroom Mobile is the default answer for most people, and sure it's free to download and use, but if you want to handle your RAW shots, Adobe puts up a paywall.

San Francisco is suing the Trump Media & Technology Group, the parent company behind Truth Social, for selling early access to President Donald Trump's posts on the social media site. The lawsuit, filed today in California state court, alleges that the Truth API feed is a "corrupt business scheme" that violates both California's Unfair Competition Law and federal ethics and anti-corruption laws that prohibit insider trading.White House spokesperson Davis Ingle recently called Truth Social the "most powerful and popular social media platform in the world." While the latter part of that statement is objectively untrue based on any credible e …Read the full story at The Verge.

The Whoop MG fitness band. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Apple is working on a new fitness tracker with a screenless design, similar to the one made by Whoop, according to a report from Bloomberg. A prototype of the device reportedly has "a thin fabric band with a sensor-equipped computing module."The device is in an early stage of development and likely wouldn't arrive before 2028 if Apple decides to release it, Bloomberg reports. In addition to Whoop's lineup of 5.0 bands, the company also sells MG - or "medical grade" - variants with a built-in EKG feature. The bands are designed to be worn continuously, as they offer more than 14 days of battery life.As pointed out by Bloomberg, Apple has …Read the full story at The Verge.

Come on, how adorable would this be? | Image: The Verge, Apple The Mac Mini is a great little desktop computer, and back when it cost $599, it was easy to recommend to anyone who wanted something speedy, simple, and cheap. The new M6 model is even better, but it starts at $899, and its 12-core CPU and 12-core GPU might actually be overkill for someone who just wants macOS and mostly does web stuff.That's why we need a Mac Neo. The MacBook Neo proves Apple can get good-enough laptop performance from an iPhone chip for $699. And you get a great screen, keyboard, trackpad, and battery with that money. Throwing a smartphone chip, a power supply, some basic speakers, and a few ports in a small box shouldn' …Read the full story at The Verge.

When building a PC, it's easy to leave a second or sometimes even third M.2 NVMe slot sitting completely empty. You can actually use this spare slot to upgrade and give yourself some modern features like faster local networking (Wi-Fi 7/6e) or even extra utility ports.

If you need some extra punch for your tunes, this Ultimate Ears Wonderboom 4 portable speaker is going to be just the thing. Not only do you get great sound with IP67 water resistance. But the 14-hour battery life is also enough to last for a long outing. And the original $100 price tag is fair, we love that it's on sale right now from Amazon, with a superb discount that knocks 49% off, dropping it to just $51.

Phew; I did say the world of AI moves quickly, didn't I? We're still getting over Anthropic announcing Claude Opus 5.5, which promises Fable 5.1 performance at 40% cheaper cost. Now, OpenAI has retaliated with an announcement of it's own, with GPT-6 Sol and Luna

I went looking for hallucinations in my local LLM and found something worse. My setup is the thing I'm proudest of in my home lab: Lemonade serving models, Crush as the terminal-based harness, nothing leaving my network. But I've always wondered how much information those local models make up, so I put together a test suite to check.

The zero-day exploit required local access to the user’s device, but gave potential attackers access to Muse accounts. | Image: The Verge Meta has issued a patch for its Muse macOS app following the discovery of a zero-day vulnerability that could allow someone to take control of the AI agent. The bug found by security researcher Patrick Wardle utilized an undocumented Muse setting that enabled potential attackers running local code to redirect transcription processing from Meta's servers to their own endpoint, Ars Technica reports, giving the attacker access to the Muse account.Several design decisions reportedly enabled this flaw, including having Muse dictation occur in the cloud instead of on-device, and allowing any app to control all of Muse's undocumented settings. Pr …Read the full story at The Verge.

A rare discount on Apple’s dark color keyboard. | Image: The Verge Until the end of the day on September 22nd, 2026, Best Buy and Amazon have the black Apple Magic Keyboard on sale for $169.99, a $30 discount from the usual price. This is the souped-up version of Apple’s full-size, wireless keyboard, with a Touch ID button, numerical pad, arrow keys, plus additional function keys. The Touch ID functionality is compatible with macOS computers running version 15.1 or newer on Apple-made silicon.Apple Magic Keyboard with Touch ID and Numeric KeypadWhere to Buy: $199.99 $169.99 at Amazon $199.99 $169.99 at Best BuyThe keyboard includes a woven USB-C cable that handles both charging and data, or you can use Bluetooth for a wireless connection. Black-colored Apple accessories tend to carry a higher price premium than their equivalent white models, and go on sale less frequently. Best Buy’s price is only good through 10PM PT on September 22nd, 2026, and the Amazon page is currently shipping one or two days out.Other deals to considerThe refurbished 160W Anker Prime Charger is on sale for $75 on eBay via the Anker Outlet Store, $41 lower than the current Prime-exclusive price at Amazon, and half off the list price for a new model. This compact charger sports three USB-C ports, with a maximum output of 140W from a single port. It even has a little display for power monitoring or changing charging modes with the push of a button.For a limited time, you can grab a 512GB microSD Express card for $99.99 or less. The Samsung P9 is $99.99 at B&H Photo and Amazon (discounted automatically applied at checkout), and the SanDisk GamePlay is $98 at Walmart. The Switch 2 is the only mainstream device that requires a microSD Express for add-ons torage, and first-party Nintendo games run between 10 and 30 GB (the upcoming Ocarina of time remake is 27GB, for example) so a 512GB card can store upwards of 15 games.The 4K Blu-ray version of Interstellar is discounted to $14.96 at Amazon. That’s the lowest we’ve seen the price since Prime Day in June, and a five dollar break from the usual price. This classic Christopher Nolan film is an excellent addition to any film buff’s home collection, and benefits massively from the sharper visuals provided by the 4K Blu-ray. Read our review.