It's finally happening — we have a modern, AAA James Bond game on the way, and I couldn't possibly think of a better developer team for the job. IO Interactive, the makers of the Hitman games, are at the helm, and in 2026, the Danish studio will give us what is going to be perhaps the definitive Bond game. After all, there's no better DNA than the World of Assassination games for 007 First Light.

The developer toolkit is constantly evolving, and for those of us working with containers, finding the right desktop environment is crucial. For a long time, Docker Desktop was the undisputed champion. However, as the ecosystem matured and Kubernetes became a central pillar of modern application development, along with changes in Docker Desktop’s licensing, many began searching for alternatives that offer more flexibility and a more open-source approach.

I'm not much of a productivity guy. I'm plenty productive, don't get me wrong, but I don't care much about the endless pile of open-source software and specialty hardware packaged and sold to productivity gurus looking to optimize every last moment spent on work. That creates more work for me. However, there's one productivity tool that I've quickly learned I can't live without — a text expander.

Have you given PowerToys a try before? If you haven't, you're really missing out on this excellent, free suite of tools. They add a whole ton of features to Windows, to the point where I'd argue that anybody who's a Windows power user should definitely give it a try, at the very least.

I've been big on the Home Assistant train for a while now, and I've been slowly migrating all of my cloud-based services, where I can, to self-hosted alternatives. I started with basic controls for my smart lights, advancing further and further until I had a full-fledged setup capable of replacing all that I could. I'm practically there now, and I couldn't be happier. While my Google Home Hub is still hooked up for now, I use Home Assistant's "Okay Nabu" a lot more these days than "Hey Google".

I continually seek ways to enhance the Windows experience and improve performance, which helps streamline my workflow. With a more responsive PC, I can improve my productivity. Windows can be a slog at times, and luckily, there are tweaks you can make in the Registry to improve performance. Whether I have a fresh installation of Windows 11 or I am working on someone's computer, I use the Registry tweaks to instantly make the Windows experience faster. I want to emphasize that disabling animation and visual effects alone will drastically improve the responsiveness of the OS and apps you are running.

Nvidia has released a lot of hardware over the past decade, but seldom little of it has been met with enthusiasm — at least among consumer releases. Maybe that's a consequence of being a market leader, or just the scapegoat for a GPU market that can never seem to gain a solid footing. But new Nvidia hardware launches are usually met with more criticism than excitement. The long-rumored but still unconfirmed N1X could change that.

Tinder is no longer just a platform for solo dates. The company has announced a new “Double Date” feature rolling out in the US that will let you invite a friend to find — and match with – another pair.The feature lives within a new “Double Date” icon in the top-right corner of the app, where you can invite up to three friends to create pairs with. You can both scroll through a feed of paired profiles, which appear side by side with photos and descriptions. A match is created when one person from both pairs swipes right. Tinder will then open up a group chat with all four users.The update should help Tinder gain an edge over rivals as the dating app industry continues to experience a slump. It will also allow Tinder to compete directly with platforms built for double dates, like Doubble and Fourplay.Cleo Long, Tinder’s head of product marketing, told The Verge that the platform has been testing the feature in Europe for a “couple of months,” adding that it’s meant to help relieve dating pressure, especially among younger users. “This is a social-first experience that’s really meant to help relieve some of the pressure that we know a lot of Gen Z experiences with dating by making it more social, more fun, and bringing your friends in to help reinforce that comfort piece,” Long said.Double Dates builds on some of the other social features Tinder has rolled out in recent years, including a feature that lets you share the details of your dates with other people, as well as a way for friends or family members to find matches for you. Tinder plans on rolling out Double Dates globally in July.

The Acmer P3 2-in-1 laser engraver is a desktop machine that combines a 10W blue diode laser with a 2W infrared laser, making it one of the more versatile hobbyist units available today. With this dual-laser setup, you can cleanly cut materials such as wood, acrylic, and cardboard while also engraving with fine precision on metals and other surfaces that are typically out of reach for diode-only systems. Its fully enclosed design, built-in camera, and safety features make it approachable for beginners and capable enough for serious makers.

Last year, Justin Sun was facing a federal investigation into his crypto empire, to the point that he avoided entering the US. Now, his company is going to be publicly listed on the American stock markets – and reportedly with the assistance of Eric Trump.Tron, Sun’s digital assets platform, announced on Monday that it plans to go public in the U.S. via a reverse merger with SRM Entertainment, a Nasdaq-listed company that previously designed merchandise for theme parks before pivoting to crypto. At the same time, Trump’s sons announced the launch of Trump Mobile, an MVNO that will also sell a $499 gold Android phone. On the company’s site, SRM states that it has worked with Walt Disney World, SeaWorld, and Sesame Place. SRM says it has raised $100 million from a private investor to buy the Tron tokens (TRX), with plans to issue shares and warrants valuing the deal at up to $210 million.The deal was brokered by Dominari Securities, a New York-based boutique investment bank operating out of Trump Tower, whose board includes both Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, the president’s sons. Shortly after Trump’s election, Sun became an advisor and investor in World Liberty Financial, the Trump family’s crypto company, and promptly bought $75 million of their memecoin, $TRUMP, when the token launched in January. By the end of February, the SEC had officially paused its investigation into Sun’s businesses. Sun continued to invest in Trumpworld entities, both in crypto and elsewhere: in May, he won a private dinner with the president by buying $16 million worth of $TRUMP in a contest.According to an unnamed source cited by the Financial Times, Eric Trump, who oversees the Trump Organization’s private sector holdings, is expected to take a position at the company, which will be renamed Tron, Inc.

I've known about Resizable BAR for years, but never bothered with it until now. One of the things stopping me was the fact that my main SSD was formatted in the MBR standard instead of GPT. To use ReBAR, I needed a GPT-formatted drive; otherwise, I couldn't use UEFI, and therefore, Resizable BAR. I recently updated my motherboard BIOS and finally decided to check if Resizable BAR would be worth it.

The Apple Mac Mini is one of the most powerful mini PCs that you can buy, handling pretty much everything you can throw at it with ease. The good news is that it doesn't cost all that much for the base model, coming in at just $599. The even better news is that you can now score a $100 discount, which brings it down to one of its best prices yet. So if you've been thinking about grabbing a mini PC and want to go all in with something new, the Mac Mini is going to be right up your alley.