Undervolting can be a convenient way to reduce temperatures and improve power efficiency on your PC, and it is quickly becoming a staple in the toolkit of enthusiasts looking to cut down on power bills, reduce noise around the workstation, and, in some cases, even squeeze out a little extra performance. While most CPUs and GPUs tend to handle undervolting well, not every component and configuration responds well to voltage tweaks. There are some cases where undervolting can be more challenging than convenient, and leave you quite frustrated. Here are some components you're better off not undervolting.

This might sound absurd coming from someone who works in tech, but I was never really a "mouse person." For years, I flat-out refused to use one, mostly because the only mice I'd ever touched were the flimsy, soulless ones you’d find sitting in computer labs.

Starting your first Raspberry Pi project can be exciting, but it often comes with surprises that don’t make it into the tutorials. While the guides usually focus on wiring diagrams and software installation, the practical side of setting up and running a project can feel less straightforward. There are details about hardware, storage, costs, and troubleshooting that beginners usually only discover once they’ve already hit a snag. Being aware of these issues in advance makes your first project smoother and saves you a lot of frustration along the way.

Hello and welcome to Regulator. Today is the last day of The Verge's very good subscription sale: $4 for a month and $35 for the year, for full access to the entire site. Don't delay!When we launched Regulator two months ago, the premise was that I'd write about the collision between Big Tech and Big Government. The key word was collision. Tech and politics no longer existed as separate planets that would occasionally cross paths - they were now crashing into each other in very messy and dramatic ways. The plan was to write a column about one subject a week that talked about a recent tech / politics collision. But dear god, there are so …Read the full story at The Verge.

The Nintendo Switch 2 has already had an eventful launch year for fans that managed to pick up the console. New games hitting the market have kept Nintendo fans busy with fun adventures, including a few major games from classic Nintendo mascots like Donkey Kong and Mario. But as 2025 begins to wind down over the course of the fourth quarter of the year, the holiday season will bring more games to Nintendo's latest console for everyone. And some titles are going to make a bigger splash than others to end off the year on a high note.

One of my favorite parts about GTA 5 is the radio stations. You spend a lot of time in a vehicle, so it makes sense that Rockstar put a ton of time and effort into crafting some really memorable stations with some equally banging tunes.

SSD storage is some of the best you can buy right now, mainly because it's going to offer some of the best performance you can get no matter the form factor. Those looking for a simple and quick way to get their data from one device to another will want to look towards a portable SSD.

Home Assistant is flexible enough to run on a wide range of hardware, but in my experience, nothing matches the Raspberry Pi 4B or 5. It isn’t just about convenience or power efficiency, though those matter too. The Pi unlocks certain features, integrations, and community support that you’ll struggle to find anywhere else. For anyone serious about automating their home, a dedicated Raspberry Pi is the best foundation you can give your setup.

When I first started using Obsidian, it felt powerful, but also raw. I had the foundation of a fantastic networked note-taking app, yet something was missing from my personal workflow. I spent hours tweaking settings and tried to force the core features to do things they weren’t designed for. The real turning point didn’t come from a core update; it came from the incredible community.

Our computers can do more than anyone could have imagined a couple of decades ago, and that's both a blessing and a curse. While having all these capabilities is certainly great, it can also be very easy for something to take your attention away from your work. Notifications come in, and simply seeing app icons on the taskbar can be a reason to distract yourself.

Google appears to have blocked AI search results for the query "does trump show signs of dementia" as well as other questions about his mental acuity, even though it will show AI results for similar searches about other presidents.When making the search about President Trump, AI Overviews will display a message that says, "An AI Overview is not available for this search":Go directly to AI Mode, and you'll only receive a list of 10 web results instead of a summarized page of information:Similar searches about Trump are limited in the same way. Various queries about dementia, Alzheimer's, and senility display no AI overview and only prod …Read the full story at The Verge.

AI and Obsidian go together like peanut butter and jelly, but not all tools are created equal. I tested a local LLM with Obsidian, but I found it didn't perform the way I would have liked. When the chance arose to integrate my vault with Claude, an AI I use regularly for clerical tasks, I had to try it out. What I found completely revolutionized my workflow and took my Obsidian experience to the next level. I already loved the tool for its ability to aggregate my notes and esoteric interests in one place, but Claude allows me to combine that data in ways I wouldn't expect, and links Obsidian with any service connected to Claude.