If you were dumped in a world where people spoke an entirely different language and held unique customs from those on Earth, how confident are you that you'd be able to decipher what everyone is saying via context clues? If that sounds like something you'd love the opportunity to do, then Chants of Sennaar is the game for you. I picked it up in a sale a while ago, and I had a blast completing all of the content and getting the best ending. Now I'm gently sliding it across the table to you, as the game is now 40% off on Steam and, in my opinion, well worth it.

Portable monitors used to be quite expensive, but over the past few years, a variety of affordable options have appeared on Amazon that might make you do a double take at the price. This particular model has a 15.6-inch IPS panel and plenty of connectivity and only costs $45. You read that right, this monitor costs just $45 right now. So if you've been looking for a solution like this, this might be the one for you.

Different people have different opinions about what PowerToys' best tools are, as everyone's workflow is different. However, some tools are designed to help pretty much everyone, and one such example is the Command Palette. And the good news is that Microsoft has finally fixed one of its biggest issues in the latest PowerToys update.

The Mint’s design for the $1 Steve Jobs commemorative coin. The US Mint has revealed the design for a commemorative $1 coin honoring late Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs. The coin features a young Jobs sitting crosslegged in front of a California landscape of rolling hills, the Mint said. Of course, he’s wearing a turtleneck. There’s also an inscription: “Make something wonderful.” The 2007 quote has been used to frame Jobs’ worldview and legacy by his estate.   It will cost $13.25 from the Mint website but you’ll have to wait until 2026 to get one. The coin is part of a yearslong project paying tribute to American innovation that started in 2018, and nothing to do with current CEO Tim Cook’s fawning overtures to Donald Trump. Each state can nominate its own icon to memorialize. Wisconsin, one of the other states featured in 2026, selected the Cray-1 supercomputer from the mid 1970s.When nominating Jobs in February, California Governor Gavin Newsom said he “encapsulates the unique brand of innovation that California runs on.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by United States Mint (@unitedstatesmint)

We have all been there: a massive research file lands on our desk, and we spend the next few hours drowning in text just to find key takeaways. That overwhelming feeling is why I overhauled my entire research process. And the secret weapon for that is NotebookLM’s Audio Overview feature.

Your motherboard is the most important piece of hardware in your computer for a lot of reasons. Not only do the quality of the parts used to build it matter significantly, but the UEFI or BIOS handles the initlization of all of your PC's components, and if this is built improperly, it can cause instability and other problems. However, because your motherboard is so vital as a part of the early-boot process, the steps taken by the manufacturer to harden security are incredibly important. Yet some don't appear to care.

Despite being one of the most popular collaboration tools, Microsoft still hasn't managed to fix all its long-standing issues in Teams, forcing many users to choose from alternatives. Time will tell when Microsoft fixes all those issues, but it adds new features to Teams at a steady pace.

As trade tensions grow between the US and China, Microsoft is reportedly preparing to move the manufacturing of its Surface laptops and tablets out of China. Nikkei reports that Microsoft is aiming to move manufacturing of Surface devices and data center servers out of China “starting from 2026 at the earliest.”The move will reportedly include components, parts, and product assembly for future Surface hardware and server products. The report claims Microsoft has already shifted some of its existing server production outside China, and is pushing to also produce more Xbox consoles outside of the country.News of Microsoft’s potential manufacturing changes comes just days after President Trump threatened China with an additional 100 percent tariff and more export controls on software. The US and China have also started charging new port fees on each other’s ships in recent days, just a week after Beijing tightened export rules on rare earths.Microsoft is far from the only company trying to expand its manufacturing outside of China. Apple is also reportedly preparing to manufacture a series of new devices in Vietnam. Bloomberg reports that Apple’s rumored smart home display hub, indoor security cameras, and a “more advanced tabletop robot” are set to be manufactured in Vietnam, in an effort to shift manufacturing away from China.

The Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W may be small, but it has become one of the most dependable pieces of hardware in my home lab. I wanted a lightweight, always-on system to track uptime, latency, and service performance without adding noise or power draw. After months of running Uptime Kuma alongside Grafana and Prometheus, the Pi Zero 2 W has proven itself to be a powerful and practical monitoring platform.

For years, I kept paying monthly fees for project management and invoicing. I was a long-time Zoho user. Now, I know there are a ton of great, paid subscription tools out there. But I kept hitting annoying limits on how many clients and projects I could have before they made me pay for an upgrade. More than the money, I wanted full control over my own data and tools. I decided I needed to stop renting and start owning my work process.

Having used air coolers for over 20 years, I wanted to switch to an AIO liquid cooler when building my current PC three years ago. There was probably no real justification for picking a white AIO over an air cooler, but I preferred the esthetic, and thought my CPU would love the extra cooling. Little did I know that things were about to go very wrong. Not only did I waste money on a needless AIO, but it also turned out to be worse-performing than a budget air cooler. The novelty of the white design didn't last long either, thanks to discoloration and highly visible dust deposits.

If you lost your Google password or you couldn't access your two-factor authentication (2FA) anymore, which friend would you trust to get you back on your feet within 15 minutes of you asking them for help? If you can name at least one, then you may want to check out what Google has been cooking up. The company is adding a way to add trusted contacts that can help you recover your account should you ever lose access to it for some reason.