Puzzle-platformers are pretty rare in their own right, but puzzle-platformers with dark themes are one-of-a-kind. That's what makes Inside such a unique experience; it combines two genres that rarely mingle in a way that doesn't feel intrusive or strange to make a game that people still remember a decade later.

The day after he won an unprecedented $243 million verdict in a wrongful death case against Tesla, attorney Brett Schreiber posted a reel on Instagram celebrating the victory. His song pick: 1992's "Damn It Feels Good To Be a Gangsta" by the Geto Boys."This is a verdict that will change the world," Schreiber wrote in the caption, as Bushwick Bill, Willie D, and Scarface rap in the background about how "everything's cool in the mind of a gangsta."If that sounds like hyperbole, mixed with a dose of macho boasting, you're not wrong. But in some sense, Schreiber earned his right to strut. View this post on Instagram A p …Read the full story at The Verge.

If you're an avid homelabber spending a good portion of your time on self-hosted services, managing and running Docker containers, or hopping between different servers over SSH, you'll know the pain of juggling multiple terminal sessions and switching between devices. There must be a better way to do it. And while tools certainly do exist, I wanted a secure, always-accessible terminal that didn't depend on a local setup. Something I could access from my iPad or phone. That's when I came across Termix on GitHub, and it offered an incredibly elegant solution to the problem.

While mini PCs are getting a ton of attention right now, sometimes, the devices just aren't small enough. As you can imagine, there's a solution to this particular problem that already exists, and this tiny and compact stick PC is going to be it.

Personalized user experiences are the ethos of the mechanical keyboard hobby. They go far beyond conventional input devices, and a hobby that once catered to typing purists who missed the IBM Model M has now evolved into a full-blown subculture for gamers and user-experience aficionados alike. The sheer variety of switches, keycaps, cases, and layouts can inadvertently ensure your build is truly one of a kind, but my goal with all the endless modifications has always been to improve the typing experience. This can be through audible feedback, tactility, or just how my oftentimes tiny keyboards become conversation starters.

Sony is currently Apple’s sole image sensor supplier. Apple is teaming up with Samsung to produce digital image sensors for future iPhone models, according to The Financial Times. This is tied to Apple’s Wednesday announcement that it is working with Samsung’s semiconductor facility in Austin, Texas, to launch “an innovative new technology for making chips, which has never been used before anywhere in the world.”The Financial Times reports that Samsung will use the advanced chip technology to produce three-layer stacked image sensors for next year’s iPhone 18 lineup, citing anonymous sources “familiar with the deal.” Sony is currently Apple’s sole supplier of image sensors, which are produced in Japan under contract with TSMC. Unlike Samsung, Sony doesn’t have a US-based chipmaking facility that would enable it to evade the incoming tariffs on chips produced outside of the US.“We remain confident that we are advanced in providing sensor technology to our customers, and we will focus on continuing further technological advancement through larger sensor size and density,” Sony said in a statement to The Financial Times.The Samsung partnership is connected to a $100 billion expansion to Apple’s American Manufacturing Program, which will now see the company invest $600 billion to bring more of its supply chain to the US. “By bringing this technology to the US first, this facility will supply chips that optimize power and performance of Apple products, including iPhone devices shipped all over the world,” Apple said in its press release.

I've been on the Home Assistant grind for quite a while at this stage. It's a fantastic way to automate your smart home, linking up services and devices you never would have thought possible. I have some truly magical automations that bridge services in ways I couldn't do with any other software, like using a spare slider on my GoXLR Mini to control my light brightness, or deploying my own voice assistant that sounds and acts like GLaDOS. It's amazing, and I absolutely love that for the time I've spent on it, I've got a lot out of it.

GitHub has accidentally announced OpenAI’s new range of GPT-5 models. A now-deleted GitHub blog post reveals that GPT-5, which will be available in four different versions, offers “major improvements in reasoning, code quality, and user experience.”Reddit posters noticed a new GitHub blog post announcing that GPT-5 is generally available in GitHub models, before the blog post was quickly removed. An archived version reveals that GPT-5 will have “enhanced agentic capabilities” and can handle “complex coding tasks with minimal prompting.”GPT-5 will have four model variants, according to GitHub:gpt-5: Designed for logic and multi-step tasks.gpt-5-mini: A lightweight version for cost-sensitive applications.gpt-5-nano: Optimized for speed and ideal for applications requiring low latency.gpt-5-chat: Designed for advanced, natural, multimodal, and context-aware conversations for enterprise applications.I revealed last month that OpenAI was preparing to launch GPT-5 in early August, complete with mini and nano versions that will also be available through its API. Earlier this week multiple OpenAI employees started teasing that it would be a big week, and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman even teased GPT-5 over the weekend. OpenAI has all but confirmed it’s launching GPT-5 later today, with the announcement of a “LIVE5TREAM” for 10AM PT / 1PM ET. OpenAI’s GPT-5 launch comes in the same week the company also delivered two GPT-OSS open-weight models, with one small enough to run locally on a PC.

When people discuss action-platformer games, one thing that is always brought up is the Castlevania series. In the mid-80s, Castlevania was synonymous with the NES and challenging experiences that pushed players to their limits. Inspired by the classic horror franchises from Universal Studios and the Hammer Horror series, Castlevania was a different kind of platformer on the NES from the lighthearted nature of the Super Mario series. Years later, the franchise would undergo a transformation and inadvertently create an entire new subgenre called "metroidvania" with the release of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night on the original PlayStation. Change has always been a part of the series since its humble beginnings, which happened again in the 3D era, with multiple Castlevania titles reimagining what the series was.

We have all been there: juggling multiple apps, tabs, and notes, and hoping to stay productive. But what if you could streamline your workflow and make your research and writing more efficient? NotebookLM is a powerful tool, but you can unlock its true potential by pairing it with the right apps.

Yet another reason to be wary of period tracking apps. A California jury has found that Meta illegally collected user health data from the Flo period-tracking app, violating the state’s wiretap law. The verdict concludes a lawsuit filed against Flo, Google, Meta, and app analytics company Flurry in 2021, in which Flo app users accused the companies of collecting their private menstrual health data without consent for targeted advertising. While Flo promised to keep users’ sensitive reproductive health information private, the lawsuit alleged that Flo allowed Google and Meta to eavesdrop on in-app communications between November 2016 and February 2019, violating California’s Invasion of Privacy Act. The cases against Flo, Google, and Flurry were resolved through undisclosed settlements before the trial, leaving Meta as the only remaining defendant. The jury reached a verdict on Monday that there was a “preponderance” of evidence showing Meta had “intentionally eavesdropped on and/or recorded conversations using an electronic device,” unbeknownst to Flo app users. While financial damages have yet to be decided, each violation of the California Invasion of Privacy Act can result in a penalty of $5,000, with the lawsuit filed on behalf of “millions” of Flo users.“This verdict sends a clear message about the protection of digital health data and the responsibilities of Big Tech,” lead trial attorneys Michael P. Canty and Carol C. Villegas said in a statement. “Companies like Meta that covertly profit from users’ most intimate information must be held accountable.”Meta has objected to the verdict and will likely appeal the decision.“We vigorously disagree with this outcome and are exploring all legal options,” Meta said in a statement reported by TechCrunch. “The plaintiffs’ claims against Meta are simply false. User privacy is important to Meta, which is why we do not want health or other sensitive information, and why our terms prohibit developers from sending any.”

Sometimes you just don't need that clunky old desktop PC. Even if you've gutted it and rebuilt with modern parts, an ATX desktop case takes up a ton of space. And that's not including the keyboard, monitor, and mouse you need to actually use your desktop. This is why mini PCs and all-in-one desktops exist. While I've had a desktop PC for the last several years, I've gone through various tech permutations for my daily device, from a laptop to a desktop to an all-in-one.