When working with containerized services, you quickly run into a problem — how do you add extra functionality to your service when the image is supposed to be ephemeral and efficient? Usually, you would add an API, a shared library, or some other building block inside your code so thatyou can call upon it for help. But you can't do that with Docker, because often the containers aren't under your control, and you have to build outside of it.

If there's anything to know about PC enthusiasts, it's that we love large numbers: high voltage, high clock speeds, and high framerates. GPU overclocking was chief among the tweaks that many users would first turn to in order to squeeze as much performance out of their shiny new card as possible, but things have changed.

This is an excerpt of Sources by Alex Heath, a newsletter about AI and the tech industry, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week.This week, I got an up-close look at how far apart Silicon Valley and Hollywood are on what to do about AI.First, at OpenAI DevDay, Sam Altman presented the new Sora app as a gift to content creators. If anything, he suggested, OpenAI was being too censorious by not allowing people to make even more kinds of AI videos."On the whole, creators, rights holders, people are very excited about the potential of this," Altman said during a media Q&A in San Francisco on Monday that I attended. "They bel …Read the full story at The Verge.

Bring out the pumpkins and the skeletons because the spooky season is yet again upon us. Truth be told, there's no better time throughout the year to play horror games than October, because that's when the heebie-jeebies are in the air, and every scary game becomes just a tad more terrifying because of the season.

There are a lot of keyboards to choose from if you do a quick search on Amazon, which can be overwhelming if you're looking for something new. That's why it's always best to go with a trusted brand, and if we're talking about keyboards, there's no better company than Keychron.

Have you ever looked at your ISP-provided router and thought, "I wonder what it would be like to build my own firewall?" That's precisely what went through my mind last year when I finally made the switch from an ISP router to my own DIY networking solution. Although no beginner when it comes to building custom firewalls, having built a few pfSense units in the past, I never attempted it at home because I never had the need. Even with network-attached storage (NAS) and a powerful PC at the ready, I still didn't feel the need to make the switch.

Coros' Nomad is marketed as a "go-anywhere, do-anything" adventure watch. It's got GPS and offline maps and will track a lot of activities, from yoga to bouldering. There's an "Adventure Journal," which the marketing copy promises will help you record "every step, catch, and summit." While it doesn't have some of the bells and whistles of a more expensive competitor like Garmin, it's a product seemingly aimed at campers, backpackers, and other outdoorsy types who aren't satisfied with something all-purpose like an Apple Watch. So when my colleague Victoria Song flagged the Nomad to me, I took Coros at its word - and, as The Verge's resident …Read the full story at The Verge.

Notion is a powerful, immensely capable tool, but it's easy to fall into the trap of believing that it's more capable than it actually is. I implemented it into my workflow for a while, but it didn't take long to realize I was less productive than before, if only because I felt like I had to make Notion fit into how I approached projects. It's a solid application for certain tasks, but not everything.

Few PC mods offer the visual wow factor of a vertically mounted graphics card. It is a shame that the default mounting style places the carefully designed and rather good-looking GPU shroud facing down, where nobody can see it. All the reference designs, triple-fan coolers, and RGB lighting are just pitifully pointed at the floor. Flipping that card upright turns it from a mere component into the centerpiece of your build, a true work of art showcased behind a tempered glass panel. If you have little use for the PCI expansion slots below your primary one, it's a fantastic way to personalize your rig.

When you're building out your home network, you might be tempted by some ex-enterprise networking gear, and it's not hard to see why. Consumer networking cards tend to top out at 10GbE, which is fine, honestly, but then you look at decommissioned data center gear, which could be 25GbE, 40GbE, or even 100GbE and beyond. It's incredibly enticing, and a situation I've found myself in once or thrice.

Logitech recently released the MX Master 4 mouse, its new flagship mouse for productivity. You may have already read our review (and you should if you haven't), but I've also been using the mouse for the past few weeks (I also received a review unit), and I've quickly fallen in love with it. It's frankly a huge upgrade over the previous model.

It's very rare to find a game that's focused on World War 2 and doesn't involve you fighting people. However, such titles do exist, and WW2 Rebuilder is one of them. While other games set during one of humanity's darkest times typically focus on the struggles of soldiers, this city builder puts the spotlight on the people who picked up the pieces and rebuilt society once again.