President Donald Trump is considering signing an executive order as soon as Friday that would give the federal government unilateral power over regulating artificial intelligence, including the creation of an "AI Litigation Task Force" overseen by the Attorney General, "whose sole responsibility shall be to challenge State AI laws." According to a draft of the order obtained by The Verge, the Task Force would be able to sue states whose laws are deemed to obstruct the growth of the AI industry, citing California's recent laws on AI safety and "catastrophic risk", and a Colorado law that prevents "algorithmic discrimination". The Task Force …Read the full story at The Verge.

Black Friday is almost here, and as you can imagine, the deals are slowly starting to roll out from big retailers like Amazon, Best Buy, and Walmart. But that doesn't mean you need to wait it out until November 28 in order to start your holiday shopping.

If you've been trying to log into Arc Raiders and wondering why nothing can connect, don't worry; it's not just you. As it turns out, there's growing evidence that Arc Raiders is currently experiencing some downtime. And while we're not sure of the details, all we can say for sure is that we can do nothing but wait until it comes back.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is finally out on consoles and PC, and everyone is scrambling to play its different game modes. Whether you're diving into multiplayer online matches or experiencing the main campaign, there's going to be a lot of action happening in Black Ops 7. What you do in the game contributes to the player level connected to your account, which can open up new weapons and equipment for loadouts as you level up across game modes. However, getting to max level can take time if you're just playing one mode, even when using multipliers before any gameplay. In order to maximize your experience in Black Ops 7 and keep up with the masses, you'll have to level up faster.

The Internet of Things (IoT) is brilliant for adding connected hardware to your smart home. These can be in the form of vacuum cleaners, IP security cameras, bulbs, sensors, and even a dishwasher. A problem with adding so many small devices to your home network is that they could be quietly ruining it for everything else. I'm talking sluggish network speeds, weird device names, and other telltale signs that one (or a few) of your IoT products are misbehaving.

Adobe Lightroom is probably the most esteemed, industry-standard RAW image editor out there, and for good reason. It excels at handling all your RAW image editing needs, such as batch editing, file management, cataloging, culling, color correction, color grading, precise control, and much more. The only problem is, many of us don’t feel like the Adobe subscription fees are worth it, especially since you can get similar functionality elsewhere for free.

With so many different options, it's not always easy choosing a motherboard when you're looking to build something new. But if you're not careful, there's a good chance you might end up regretting what you choose, if you're not careful to ensure that you're getting all that you need. This isn't just about now, but also about future upgrades, especially since we're seeing huge advancements with new and more powerful ports.

With their recent announcement of the Steam Machine, Valve looks to further their foothold into consumer gaming hardware, and while essentially everything that they've done so far has ranged from "great" to "not bad", the Steam Machine isn't immune from being a bad product. After taking a quick look at the spec sheet, I wasn't terribly impressed, but if there's anything we've learned from Valve's hardware efforts in the last few years, it's that they're willing to take risks to capture market share. I think that's exactly what they're trying to do with the Steam Machine, and despite the modest specs, I think they've got the right formula to make it work.

I never really set out to ditch Notion. It’s been my home base for years, even though my notes and pages are a mess; it feels familiar. But I’ve tried a lot of PKM alternatives this year, and naturally started shifting away from Notion - it’s just not possible to use all of them at the same time. Another tool that’s been intertwined with my life this year is NotebookLM. I use it for most things related to study and research.

When USB 3.0 launched in 2008, it promised speeds up to 10 times faster than USB 2.0. And while that's technically true on paper, faster isn't always better. The jump from 480 Mbps to 5 Gbps came with new signalling mechanisms, new power rules, and new electrical behaviours that the original USB 2.0 spec simply didn't have to deal with. In certain real-world scenarios, USB 3 ports can actually cause more problems than their older, slower siblings. There are a few reasons why you might want to have an older, USB 2.0-based port instead, and these reasons are why motherboard manufacturers keep them around.

Have you noticed that your gaming performance hasn't been up to par on Windows 11 lately? If so, it may be because of the October 2025 update, which has apparently caused some issues with in-game performance if you own an Nvidia GPU.

If you've been using Windows for a while, you'll likely already know that Windows 11 doesn't contain all the same features that Windows 10 did. For instance, resizing the Start menu and positing the taskbar on any side of the screen you like are still strangely absent, despite being a seemingly easy tweak to make.