One of the most popular Linux distributions is about to get an influx of AI features. As reported by Phoronix, Jon Seager, VP of engineering at Ubuntu developer Canonical, shared a blog post on Monday detailing plans to add AI features to the Linux distro over the next year. As the post states, the AI features "will come in two forms: first as a means of enhancing existing OS functionality with AI models in the background, and latterly in the form of 'AI native' features and workflows for those who want them." These features will range from accessibility tools like improved speech-to-text and text-to-speech to agentic AI features for tasks …Read the full story at The Verge.

It’s not reductive to call it a Steam Deck without the screen. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Most PC gamers already have a controller they love using with Steam - a Sony DualSense, a 8BitDo Ultimate, a Nintendo Switch Pro, or something else. Part of that love comes from Steam treating them like "native" controllers. They can do the things that made the first Steam Controller worth buying. Namely, they offer a level of customizable control never before seen on PC and that you still can't get on a console.With Steam Input, any of those controllers can have multiple control schemes for different game scenarios (flight, on-foot, in menus), and you swap between them with a button press. You can also create onscreen menus that bloom whe …Read the full story at The Verge.

After my brief hands-on last year with Valve's new Steam Controller, I said it might be my dream controller. I've been looking for a controller with the customization and sheer function available on Valve's Steam Deck while I'm playing games on the TV. You, me, and a lot of other people have been waiting for this. I've had the new controller in my hands for more than two weeks, and it's already changing how I play at home. I used to make the Steam Deck handheld my go-to couch gaming experience because of how good it feels to hold, but the Controller has me docking my Deck to play on the TV because it feels even better.I've spent hours cr …Read the full story at The Verge.

President Donald Trump is calling for Disney to fire Jimmy Kimmel. On Thursday, Kimmel joked that Melania Trump had looked like an "expectant widow" in a skit about the upcoming White House Correspondents' Dinner. The skit aired days before an armed gunman made an assassination attempt at the event, which President Trump and Melania Trump attended, on Saturday. They and other administration officials were evacuated from the ballroom.Trump - who has faced significant speculation over his health in recent months - interpreted the comment as an incitement to attack him. "I appreciate that so many people are incensed by Kimmel's despicable cal …Read the full story at The Verge.

Last November, Valve introduced the world to its new vision of living room gaming: the Steam Machine and Steam Controller. Then, RAMageddon. Memory shortages forced Valve to delay all its hardware and reset expectations. Now, Valve is releasing the Steam Controller without the Steam Machine.The Steam Controller is officially going on sale May 4th at 1PM ET for $99 USD, $149 CAD, $149 AUD, £85 in the UK and €99 in the EU. We've already spent two weeks with the pad paired to our Steam Decks and gaming desktops, and you can read reviews from my colleagues Jay Peters and Cameron Faulkner right now. It's pretty great!What about the Steam Ma …Read the full story at The Verge.

Recently, my Chromebook keyboard has been glitching, with some keys not working. I tried prying the keycaps and checking the button underneath, but to no avail; I had no clue how to fix it. So, not wanting to buy a whole new internal keyboard and set it up myself, I looked for cheap keyboards that would offer a similar experience and came across the KoorUI BKM01. It supported Bluetooth for my Chromebook and Wi-Fi for my PC, which is so old it doesn't have Bluetooth. And it is better than I expected in many ways, the most important being that it was responsive, worked instantly on all my devices, and was silent, but it did come with the drawback of frequent disconnections.

Claude Code is simply my favorite AI tool right now. Period. I've been using it daily to build random stuff I never thought I needed, and I'm not entirely sure how I got by without it. I've also been relying on it extensively for use cases that have absolutely nothing to do with coding, and it's massively helped me rethink what an AI tool can actually do for your productivity.

Melania and Donald Trump attend the White House Correspondents' dinner on April 25, 2026. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images) | AFP via Getty Images On Saturday evening, a room full of journalists, media personalities, and senior members of Donald Trump's administration descended into chaos as gunshots rang out at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. Nobody was hurt, and the suspect was taken into custody - but it didn't take long for a narrative of doubt to take hold online.There is no evidence that the attack at the WHCD was staged - but the conspiracies echo an increasingly common belief held even by some former Trump loyalists that the president is faking assassination attempts. Many people online appear to earnestly believe this attack is just the latest iteration.On X, Threa …Read the full story at The Verge.

When you're building a PC, it's always better to have more motherboard headers than you know what to do with. Connecting the CPU cooler fans, case fans, RGB devices, front I/O, and more becomes more flexible over time if you're not running out of motherboard headers. That said, most PC builders never actually use their motherboard headers except for the devices I just mentioned. Your motherboard probably has a few headers that you never discovered, let alone made use of. These headers, while relevant for niche use cases, can be game-changing for your build, depending on the age of your PC, the workloads you run, and your penchant for system monitoring. Not every header on this list will apply to every user, but you might still discover one that you can realistically use.

Google CEO Sundar Pichai arrives for the inauguration of President Donald Trump. | Getty Images Over 600 Google employees signed a letter to CEO Sundar Pichai demanding that Google block the Pentagon from using its AI models for classified purposes, reports the The Washington Post. Its organizers claim many of the signers work in Google's DeepMind AI lab, and include more than 20 principals, directors, and vice presidents. According to the Post, the letter says that "The only way to guarantee that Google does not become associated with such harms is to reject any classified workloads. Otherwise, such uses may occur without our knowledge or the power to stop them." Anthropic is currently in a legal battle with the Pentagon over being …Read the full story at The Verge.

The process of going from idea to a working prototype you can ship has never been this fast, and it's all because of AI. While you once needed to learn the fundamentals of programming yourself by taking a few courses, or hiring someone who has already done the learning, all it takes now is a prompt to begin building. Sure, you'll likely keep finding vibe-coded apps that leak user data (without even looking for them).