Single-board computers open doors to niche use cases, and Raspberry Pi can fit into multiple such projects due to its versatile software support and the capability to interface with other devices via its GPIO pins. I'm yet to find another board with as good software support as the Raspberry Pi, and that's the reason why I've incorporated it into multiple areas of my life. It's super convenient to build many things for the Pi, often as a standalone device, or by combining it with another device you haven't found a good use for.

We'll say it time and time again, but a docking station is one of the best upgrades if you're looking to expand the functionality of your laptop or similar products. You get a concise piece of hardware that not only adds ports, but it also makes connecting additional devices a breeze.

New TVs from TCL and Hisense, like the TCL X11L, are closing the performance gap to those from Sony, LG, and Samsung. For all the time that I've been covering technology, there's been a hierarchy when it comes to TV brands. The big three - Sony, Samsung, and LG - have been on top for a while. Pioneer and Panasonic were up there with plasma TVs, and Panasonic is getting back in the game in the States. Hisense, TCL, and Vizio battled it out as midrange tiers for years before Vizio pivoted from hardware profits to an ad-centric model under Walmart, leaving the other two to one up each other by offering the most bang for the buck.But over the past couple years, both TCL and Hisense have made impressive strides in performance, bringing them closer and closer t …Read the full story at The Verge.

President Donald Trump has no shame in admitting what he wants to get out of attacking Venezuela and threatening other energy resource-rich nations. "We're gonna get the oil flowing the way it should be," he said January 3rd, soon after his administration stunned the world with what many policy experts and Democratic lawmakers are calling an unlawful incursion into Caracas that led to the arrest of President Nicolás Maduro.Trump's fixation on so-called "energy dominance" is also more pretext - on top of federal drug trafficking charges against Maduro - for a plain-old power grab. "Under our new national security strategy, American dominanc …Read the full story at The Verge.

I have been using OneNote for years, convinced that my system of notebooks, sections, and sub-pages was the pinnacle of organization. But recently, I realized I was spending more time navigating my own hierarchy than actually getting work done.

On Wednesday evening, Apple announced that JPMorgan Chase will become the new issuer of Apple Card, replacing Goldman Sachs, which has backed the company's credit cards since their launch in 2019. This ends speculation about a new partner for Apple Card stretching back a few years, as Goldman Sachs continues an exit from consumer lending, and Apple manages a services business that has gone from $11 billion in quarterly revenue to more than $28 billion.If you have an Apple Card, then Apple says not much will change anytime soon; the transition of the $20 billion credit card portfolio is scheduled to take place two years from now. Apple: …Read the full story at The Verge.

When it comes to the top VS Code extensions, we often see the usual list with popular add-ons. But every once in a while, you stumble upon a tool that makes you wonder how it’s still flying under the radar. That was my experience with Kilo Code. I originally installed it out of pure curiosity and expected it to be another niche utility that would eventually sit disabled in my sidebar.

Upgrading or building a new PC in the year 2026 is proving to be anything but a straightforward affair. DRAM pricing has shot through the roof thanks to AI-induced shortages and big memory manufacturers allocating their nodes away from consumer RAM, and as a result, the price of a few key PC components has become ridiculously expensive. Despite that, not all hope is lost, especially if you already have a rig. Depending on what your upgrade needs are, there's a good chance you'll be able to safely afford these 5 components in 2026 and beyond.

Volvo is starting to trickle out some details about its upcoming midsize electric SUV, the EX60, before its official debut January 21st. The EX60 will have an estimated range of 400 miles (or 810km based on the generous WLTP standard in Europe). That's significantly more range than any previous Volvo EV - at least until the 434-mile-range ES90 sedan comes out. And the EX60 will be the first vehicle to benefit from the automaker's new megacasting production process to reduce weight and improve manufacturing efficiency."One of the things that we wanted to do was to create an electric vehicle with no compromises," Akhil Krishnan, head of prog …Read the full story at The Verge.

Disney Plus will be getting a vertical video feed later this year, Disney announced as part of its Global Tech & Data Showcase for advertisers at CES.Based on an interview with Erin Teague, Disney's EVP of product management for Disney Entertainment and ESPN, Deadline reports that vertical video in the app could include "original short-form programming, repurposed social clips, refashioned scenes from longer-form episodic or feature titles or a combination.""Think all the short-form Disney content you'd want in one unified app," Teague said onstage at Wednesday's showcase. "Over time, we'll evolve the experience as we explore application …Read the full story at The Verge.

Ford's new AI-powered voice assistant will be rolling out to customers later this year, the company's top software executive said at CES today. And in 2028, the automaker will introduce a hands-free, eyes-off Level 3 autonomous driving feature as part of its more affordable (and hopefully more profitable) Universal Electric Vehicle (UEV) platform, set to launch in 2027. Most importantly, Ford said it would be developing a lot of the core technology around these products in-house in order to reduce costs and retain greater control over. Mind you, the company isn't creating its own large-language models or designing its own silicon, like Te …Read the full story at The Verge.

"Immutable" operating systems are all the rage in the Linux world, and for good reason. They have a reputation for being virtually indestructible, as the core operating system is treated as a read-only image that's updated atomically, rather than in pieces. User data, applications, and configuration live separately from the base system, which dramatically reduces the risk of corruption, dependency breakage, and configuration drift over time. Immutability is becoming a common trait of modern operating system development, with macOS being one of the most famous examples of a primarily immutable system on personal computing platforms. Here's the problem for Windows, though: it can't ever be an immutable operating system in its current state.