Since network-attached storage (NAS) runs continuously, it's vital to consider maximizing the efficiency of each watt to ensure you're not wasting any valuable power. You could replace the mechanical hard disk drive (HDD) with a faster solid-state drive (SSD) to save power and improve performance slightly, but you're limited to the SATA connection. Additionally, there are other lesser-known ways to optimize performance and power draw.

Tesla’s newly launched ridehailing service in San Francisco isn’t quite ready for the “robotaxi” designation. After launching its robotaxi rides in Austin, Texas, with a “safety monitor” in the passenger seat last month, a video of Tesla’s service in San Francisco shows a vehicle arriving with a human at the wheel, as reported earlier by Business Insider.California requires companies to obtain three permits to operate a commercial robotaxi service. So far, the state has granted Tesla just one of the permits, allowing it to run a ridehailing service with a human in the driver’s seat. The Alphabet-owned Waymo is currently the only company with all the permits to offer commercial driverless rides in San Francisco.Even though the service in Texas and California hasn’t yet achieved Musk’s promise of operating with “no one in the car,” Musk told Tesla investors last week that he plans to expand robotaxi service to Florida, Nevada, and Arizona.

Aaron Sorkin is writing and directing a follow-up to The Social Network, and Jeremy Strong is reportedly the lead candidate to play Mark Zuckerberg. According to Deadline, “Sources say no formal offer has been presented but that he is the top choice to play the Facebook founder.” Jesse Eisenberg played Zuckerberg in the first film.Deadline reported on the new film, The Social Network Part II, late last month. It will apparently delve into the story of the Facebook Files, a series of articles from The Wall Street Journal that reported on harms caused by Meta’s platforms (at the time, the company was called Facebook) based on leaked documents. Last night, Deadline also reported that Mikey Madison and Jeremy Allen White are also leading picks for roles in the new film. However, like with Strong, “no formal offers have been given to either actor,” according to Deadline’s “insiders.” Deadline said that White will “ideally” play Jeff Horwitz, a former WSJ journalist who wrote many of the articles in the Facebook Files series, while Madison will likely play Frances Haugen, a former Facebook employee who was the whistleblower behind the documents.The first Social Network movie was released in 2010.

After playing Death Stranding 2 and calling it my 2025 game of the year, I've been moving heaven and earth to get my friends to play the first game, especially if they had written it off for whatever reason.

This is one of those mini PCs that offers a lot of power for a great price. It features an AMD Ryzen 7 processor that's paired with 32GB of RAM and 512GB of SSD storage. In addition, you get an excellent selection of ports, along with a Radeon RX Vega graphics chip that allows you to play some of the best games right out of the box.

The reception of Star Wars Outlaws when it was released in 2024 was less than ideal for a company like Ubisoft. The game was based on one of the biggest franchises of all-time, and tackled a gameplay design that had not been successfully done before. It should have been a slam dunk for developer Massive Entertainment and Ubisoft, but instead the game had a lukewarm response from players. The result was a Star Wars game that fell below Ubisoft's expectations and bad word-of-mouth among Star Wars fans, with a lack of excitement for post-release content and major updates. Unfortunately, Star Wars Outlaws just wasn't the hit that everyone wanted it to be.

The Osmo 360 is DJI’s first 360-degree action camera. | Image: DJI DJI has announced the company’s first 360-degree action camera designed to compete with the Insta360 X5 and the aging GoPro Max (which the company is planning to replace soon). The new DJI Osmo 360 slightly edges out the X5’s recording capabilities by capturing 8K videos at 50fps instead of 30fps, and features a design that’s both smaller and nearly 20 grams lighter than the Insta360’s. We just don’t know how much the Osmo 360 will cost because DJI hasn’t revealed when it will be coming to the US.The Osmo 360 doesn’t feature swappable lenses, but unlike the X5, which uses only part of its rectangular 1/1.28-inch sensors, DJI’s 360-degree camera uses all of its new 1-inch square-shaped HDR sensors. The company says that this “reduces unnecessary bulk” and helps keep the camera compact and light at 183 grams. The Osmo 360 also captures 10-bit video, which offers more creative freedom when color correcting footage afterward, while the X5 is limited to 8-bit.The camera’s 1,950mAh battery is slightly smaller than the 2,400mAh one in the X5, but DJI says the Osmo 360 can continuously record at 8K/30fps for up to 100 minutes on a full charge without overheating. Frame rates can be boosted to 60fps when dropping the resolution to 6K, or go as high as 100fps at 4K, but its slow-motion capabilities are slightly edged out by the X5, which can record 4K video at 120fps. When shooting with just a single lens, you can push 4K recording to 120fps on the Osmo 360, and you can switch back and forth between the camera’s two lenses without stopping recording.The Osmo 360 can capture 360-degree still images at 120 megapixels, which is nearly twice the 72-megapixel resolution of pictures captured by the Insta360 X5. But if you want to capture HDR images so you can do more post-processing, you’ll need to drop the resolution to 30MP. Other useful features include both voice and gesture controls for starting or stopping recording remotely; DJI’s HorizonSteady and RockSteady stabilization, which can smooth out shaky footage without removing dynamic motion; and the ability to track and keep people, vehicles, and pets as the focus of a video when exporting clips from the DJI Mimo mobile app.The Osmo 360 also features 105GB of built-in storage and can simultaneously connect to two of DJI’s popular wireless microphones and record two separate audio tracks without the need for a receiver. Optional accessories include a Battery Extension Rod that extends 8K/30fps recording by an additional 180 minutes, transparent lens protectors, and several selfie sticks that attach to the Osmo 360’s threaded tripod mount, including one that extends to over 8 feet long.Although it won’t launch in the US, the Osmo 360 will be available in all the other regions where DJI already sells its products. In Europe it will sell for €479.99, while an Adventure Combo, which adds accessories like a selfie stick and a multifunction battery case, will be €629.99. Canadian pricing, which is listed in US dollars, is $430 or $580 for the Adventure Combo, but DJI says that doesn’t reflect what the Osmo 360 will cost when available in the US.

Retro PC projects are fun because not only do they invoke nostalgia, but also give enthusiasts the joy of pushing the boundaries of old software and seeing what's possible. Admittedly, not all retro PC projects are exciting, but some are impressive enough to convince you to try them yourself.

These days, it feels like there's a new AI tool dropping every other day. If there's one thing you need to know about me, it's that I absolutely love testing every tool that comes out, especially if it's packed with features meant to cut down the time I spend doing the boring, repetitive stuff. Out of all the tools I've tested so far, Google's AI research assistant is the one that's grown on me the most.

Microsoft first started using the "Xbox PC" term in a blog post announcing the Gears of Wars remaster in early May. It was a new branding effort designed to signal that games are available on PC through its own Xbox PC app and store. The Xbox PC branding didn't last long though, as Microsoft has now started using "Xbox on PC" instead. Which one is it, Microsoft?The Xbox PC branding has been picked up by third-party publishers, with Focus Entertainment using it for a gameplay trailer in early June. Then on June 25th Microsoft introduced the Xbox on PC branding for its Hellblade II Enhanced announcement, but confusingly used both Xbox PC and …Read the full story at The Verge.

In examples like those garlic knots on the bottom left, Uber Eats’ AI would have to generate sections of the food itself. The menus on your next Uber Eats order may be embellished using generative AI. The food delivery service is rolling out new features that aim to help businesses advertise and communicate with customers, which include  AI additions to menu descriptions, food photos, and review summaries, along with a live chat tool and payments for user-submitted photos.The AI tools can be used to generate descriptions for menu items and summarize customer reviews to quickly highlight feedback regarding areas of the business that need improvement. Uber Eats also says it’s using AI to “detect and enhance low-quality food images” on menus, either by making changes to lighting, resolution, and framing, or editing the food onto different plates or backgrounds. The example images provided by Uber Eats suggest that this feature may also use generative AI to make adjustments to the food itself, such as expanding it or filling in any gaps when digitally re-plating.For menu items that don’t have any images at all, Uber Eats will also now allow customers to upload a photograph of their own order when leaving a review. The feature is launching globally, and can be accessed by tapping the “add photos” option on the rate order screen. Customers in the US, UK, Canada, and Mexico may receive a payment in Uber in-app credits if their photos are published.Lastly, Uber Eats is introducing a new Live Order Chat feature that allows businesses to contact customers directly to help resolve any issues with orders before they’re sent out. Once an order has been received, merchants can then initiate real-time communications to clarify any special requests, check dietary or allergy requirements, or inform them of out-of-stock items to discuss alternatives.The user-uploaded images and Live Order Chat features could provide customers with a better idea of what to expect from their orders before they arrive at their door. AI-generated and manipulated content can be unpredictable, however, and we won’t know how reliable these tools are until they start appearing on menus.

It can be incredibly deflating to unbox your shiny new (or pre-owned) GPU, plug it in, install all the drivers, and fire a game up only to be disappointed by the level of performance. You even did the requisite research on the best GPU for your system. Perhaps there was a smudge on your glasses when you were reading those benchmark charts, but if you're sure you should be seeing more performance, it's likely to be one of these 4 issues.