If I'm counting correctly, I've written 198 articles about NotebookLM to date. It's the first AI tool that managed to convince me AI has a genuine place in productivity, and it kept getting better with each update. 198 articles later, I finally got to ask the question I've always had: how does the team behind the tool actually use it?

When the SteamOS-powered Steam Machine was announced several months ago, a key missing A/V feature was HDMI 2.1, especially given that a lot of people will likely use the console-like PC with their television.

Unless the PC you're using right now is your first, you probably have at least one old SSD lying around. It's most likely a 250GB or 500GB drive that you once used, but no longer have any need for. I abandoned my 250GB Samsung SATA SSD after switching to NVMe SSDs, since the older drive was too small to remain relevant in my setup — until I found a use for it. If you, too, have an old SSD gathering dust in a drawer, you should take it out of hibernation and repurpose it for non-gaming use cases that are less than ideal on your main SSD. You could use it for testing risky software, installing other operating systems, or as a scratch disk. This way, you avoid excessive writes, data loss, and needless cluttering on your primary drive, while also avoiding the scrapyard for your old drive.

Claude has genuinely changed how I manage stuff. Projects especially - having a space where Claude already knows what I'm working on before I even type anything has probably cut out more repetitive setup than I expected it to. Cowork has been great for the more tedious file and task management too. So I started thinking about where else this could apply, and my schedule felt like the obvious next frontier.

We still don't know when Valve will launch the Steam Machine, but we may not have to wait too long. Valve just imported roughly 50 tons of "Game Consoles" into the United States in the two-day period between May 1st and April 30th, according to import records viewed by The Verge.That's on top of the "ton" of shipments that Valve watcher Brad Lynch mentioned late last week - and there's reason to believe these containers have the new Steam Machine or Steam Frame inside, not just an extra batch of the Steam Deck handheld. (The Steam Deck was also designated a "Game Console" for import purposes.)While Valve's logistics partners had a dearth …Read the full story at The Verge.

Most people don't often upgrade their CPUs, at least not frequently. Over time, they begin to endure what comes with an aging chip. The frame rates dip, the load times stretch, the micro-stutters start creeping in, and without them realizing, it becomes the new normal. As the system's performance starts to suffer, they blame drivers, the OS, or even the GPU. But the processor rarely gets questioned in older builds, especially when it should be the prime suspect.

PC gaming in the winter is best. All of that heat generated from your hardware can feel like a miniature fireplace, and sometimes I think about how cool it would be if the computer could heat my room and play Cyberpunk 2077 at the same time.

The gaming handheld market sees a new contender every now and then, and most of these new additions ship with Windows 11 installed. Almost all of them promise to offer desktop-level power in a small form factor, and to some degree, they deliver. But the thing is, Windows was never designed for handheld devices to begin with.

Whether it's managing a busy home or looking out for everyone around them, moms spend a lot of time every day caring for others. Mother's Day, May 10th, is an opportunity to return the favor, so we've rounded up practical gadgets and little luxuries that can lighten her load.This year's picks are designed to support moms in a variety of ways, regardless of their interests. Some of our recs, like Roborock's mop-equipped Q10 Plus, can help save precious time, while smart screens like the Skylight Calendar 2 can help take the stress out of managing a busy family schedule. Other gifts are all about relaxation and self-care, whether through wel …Read the full story at The Verge.

Wearable tech has always felt like a bastion of the future. To a very young me, Google Glass was the coolest thing ever, and when I heard it had been killed off, I was confused at how something so cool could ever be considered not worth pursuing. Surely there had to be a better way to access what's on our phones than pulling them out of our pockets every time?

Last year, the SEC sued Elon Musk over the way his acquisition of Twitter (now X, and a part of SpaceX) started, and today it announced a settlement that looks like a massive bargain, while Musk's own lawsuit against Sam Altman continues to play out. A week before the Trump administration took over, the department had alleged that by not disclosing he'd purchased more than $500 million in Twitter stock on time in the spring of 2022, Musk underpaid by at least $150 million, and harmed investors who sold their stock during that time.Now, as reported by Reuters, the SEC has added the Elon Musk Revocable Trust to its lawsuit, which will settle …Read the full story at The Verge.

When the bromance sours, we all end up in court. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images The strongest witness for Elon Musk's case against OpenAI so far has been Greg Brockman's journal. Brockman himself is running as a close second.Brockman was called to the stand in a rather unusual way - he was cross-examined first, followed by a direct examination - and he had some serious high school debate club energy. There was a lot of "I wouldn't characterize it that way," "I wouldn't say it that way," and "That sounds like something I wrote. Can I see it in context?" When Musk's attorney, Steven Molo, read some of the evidence aloud, Brockman would pedantically correct him if he skipped a word, even if that word was "a" or "the." Wh …Read the full story at The Verge.