Over the decades of evolution gaming has gone through, there have been several genres that took birth, and even died, while some have become radically different from what they started out as. Chief among them is the Metroidvania — a rare blend of direction and discovery, where every wall is a secret, and every locked door a promise.

Raspberry Pis find themselves in all sorts of situations and scenarios, but I've always felt they really shine as servers. They don't take up a lot of space, don't rack up a huge energy bill, and they don't need a lot of effort to keep them cool (if any). You can use them to store data, monitor your network, or even host a game.

The most frequently curated content on the White House Wire, the Trump administration's attempt to aggregate pro-Trump "real news" from across the right-wing media, doesn't come from Truth Social, Breitbart, or even Fox News. It comes from YouTube - notably, from the White House's own channel.The White House Wire was launched at the end of April on the official WH.gov page, around the time that the Trump comms team began ramping up its war on the mainstream journalists and outlets who covered them critically. At that time, they'd revoked the Associated Press' credentials after the outlet refused to refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf …Read the full story at The Verge.

When it comes to legendary gaming franchises that have endured the passing of time, Nintendo's Metroid franchise is among the most interesting. While Super Mario Bros. and The Legend of Zeldadominated the 80s and 90s, the Metroid games were still carving out a niche among Nintendo fans. It not only pushed what was possible with game design on the Famicom and NES but also continued to evolve as a franchise over successive console generations, leading to beloved and critically acclaimed releases. The Metroid series also holds a spot as one of the earliest game franchises to feature a female character as the lead, which has remained a staple addition to the pantheon of Nintendo franchises.

Clocks are kind of boring, aren't they? I mean, sure, they do their job just fine, but when should we ever make do with doing the bare minimum? Clocks have the potential to look a whole lot cooler, and thankfully, the SBC community is full of people who share my opinion.

It's a good time to give Prime a try as the retailer's major summer event is set to take place next week. Prime Day doesn't just deliver tons of impressive discounts on some of our favorite tech products, but it also offers hefty savings on a ton of other products as well. The only catch is that you need to be an Amazon Prime member in order to take advantage of all the sweet discounts, which does require a membership.

The old “Under $20,000” banner has been replaced with “Mid Twenties.” | Image: Slate Auto Slate Auto’s American-made electric pickup — the one with no paint, no stereo, and no touchscreen — is no longer priced “under $20,000.” The increase is a result of Trump’s “Big, beautiful bill,” which will end the federal EV tax credits on September 30th when signed into law later today.That sub-$20,000 price for the Indiana-built pickup was a big selling point for the EV startup backed by Jeff Bezos, and was only possible after applying the $7,500 tax credit to the retail price. The price promotion was scrubbed from the Slate Auto site as recently as yesterday, according to TechCrunch. The website now shows an expected price of “mid-twenties.”Slate’s under $20,000 price tag for a vehicle it won’t start delivering until late 2026 was always accompanied by an asterisk, with fine print highlighting federal incentives that were “subject to change.” And change was certainly expected: Trump campaigned heavily on the promise to end President Biden’s fictitious “EV mandate,” because electric cars are for socialists in MAGA world.Trump’s embrace of oil and gas, while simultaneously dismantling incentives meant to spur the adoption of EVs and clean energies, is a gift to Chinese makers of electric cars, solar panels, and batteries. The US is now on course to own the past while China is firmly positioned to dominate the future.

Tiny, but still holds the biggest phones. Bicycle phone mounts have been a regular part of my life in bike-obsessed Amsterdam ever since 2008, when I got my first phone with built-in GPS and turn-by-turn navigation. I've used dozens of mounts since, until they were either lost, broken, or stolen, or something better emerged.I could have saved a ton of money and annoyance had the $49.95 Loop Micro Mount been available all those years ago.For the last few weeks, I've been testing the ultra-compact Micro Mount. It took all of three minutes to unbox and screw into my bike's stem cap. Then it just sits there discreetly, out of the way until I expand its jaws to help guide me into pla …Read the full story at The Verge.

It's hard to remember that while we can see the world at any time from our smartphones, it wasn't all that long ago that privilege was only available to governments and researchers. Before Google Earth, satellite imagery was only shown in the news or documentaries and was limited to the area being discussed. But twenty years ago, Google launched Earth to the public, revolutionizing how we see our world and place in the cosmos.

If you've been using PCs for a decade or more, you might be familiar with performance-boosting programs like CCleaner that claim to clean, optimize, and maintain your PC. While some of the functions that these programs perform can be done by the user using built-in Windows tools, others are simply unnecessary and even dangerous on modern systems. If you're using an ancient PC, you might get some mileage out of "cleaning the memory" or removing junk files, but most people should stay away from these placebos.

I've been the typical foodie in the modern picture editing software buffet, as I love taking pictures. From Adobe Lightroom to GIMP and from Pixir to Fotor, I've tried quite a lot. But lately, as I have been getting into professional photography on the side, I think I am officially done sampling. I am pitching my tent with Capture One.

Over time, my devices started feeling like digital hoarders. Downloads from several years ago kept being imported as I moved to new phones, random memes that I hadn’t laughed at in months, and client files that could go into the archive but lived on the desktop for some reason.