I might be all-in on self-hosting, but I'm also a sucker for things that make my life easier while managing my servers. I always hated needing a monitor nearby, even if it was a portable one, partly because of the clutter but also because it takes up a valuable power socket.

Every PC gamer has internalized the same basic logic from the first day they learn about frames per second: more FPS means a better experience. It's the reason we obsess over benchmark numbers, chase GPU upgrades, and leave our framerates uncapped.

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt delivered the commencement address at the University of Arizona on Friday. And, as his speech veered into talk of AI, he was repeatedly drowned out by boos. AI is already a contentious topic, and it's not surprising that those about to enter a ravaged job market feel particularly negative about it.Schmidt acknowledged the anxiety, according to Business Insider, saying fears "that the machines are coming, that the jobs are evaporating, that the climate is breaking, that politics are fractured, and that you are inheriting a mess that you did not create," were "rational." But Schmidt's frustration was also palpa …Read the full story at The Verge.

You'll occasionally meet someone who doesn't use Spotify or Netflix (or their equivalents). Perhaps they prefer going old-school and using cable TV and DVDs, or they just don't have the time to sit through another TV show. Fair enough. But try finding someone in 2026 who doesn't use any AI tools. Note the word I used in the sentence before was use, not pay for. Unlike Netflix and Amazon Prime, which require a subscription to even access it, almost everyone is using AI in some form or the other. It's baked into your search engine, the apps you rely on daily, your photo gallery, and so on.

Fujifilm’s X Half digital camera wasn’t designed to replace your main camera, though you’d be forgiven for assuming it was with its ludicrous $850 price. However, the company recently reduced the MSRP to $649.99, and is now knocking an additional $100 off through June 28th. That means you can grab the X Half in its base configuration for around $549 at Amazon, B&H Photo, and Best Buy. Adorama is also discounting it to the same price and throwing in a free accessory pack, which includes a 64GB SanDisk SD card and a camera case.Fujifilm X Half digital cameraWhere to Buy: $649.99 $549.99 at Amazon $649.99 $549.99 at Best Buy $649.99 $549.99 at Adorama (with accessories)The X Half isn’t like most other digital cameras. It’s a feature-light shooter designed to evoke the feel of a half-frame film camera, one that can capture 18-megapixel stills you can style in numerous ways. You can add film simulations, filters, and grain. Digital diptychs are also possible, complete with the option to have the date baked into the photos. In short, it’s incredibly fun, but it lacks features you might be used to in modern cameras, including the ability to take RAW images, a hot shoe for attaching accessories, and an electronic viewfinder.When we published our hands-on impressions last year, former Verge supervising producer Vjeran Pavic called the X Half both whimsical and refreshing. Its vertical 1-inch sensor and fixed 32mm equivalent f/2.8 lens are capable of capturing great shots, but the pocket-friendly camera was designed with point-and-shoot simplicity in mind. Pavic enjoyed taking “scrappy, quick photos” with it, as did our own Antonio Di Bennedeto, even if he was turned off by the original price.

Claude Design has been out for a month now, and after finally getting my hands on it, I have no doubt that it has the potential to change the visual design environment, or at the very least, make design far simpler than it is now. Powered by Anthropic's most capable vision and reasoning model to date, the Opus 4.7, the feature is currently available in research preview for all Claude Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise users.

When Amazon first introduced the Kindle Scribe, it was a quantum leap for E Ink. It brought one big feature that nobody else had: a stylus to scribble annotations or notes on documents, and the ability to save them and forward them to other people. I got one early and loved it, but it didn't take long to find the limits. Most of that was down to how locked down the Kindle software is, as I could only use the stylus where Amazon wants me to, which often wasn't where I wanted to use it.

Kudos to the designer of that horrifying golem. | Image: Shudder Hokum recently hit theaters, and it's already outperforming box office expectations. If this Kubrick-referencing haunted hotel flick starring Adam Scott was your introduction to director Damian McCarthy, do yourself a favor and go watch his previous film, Oddity.If you prefer to go in blind - the ideal way to watch any movie - Oddity is available to stream on Hoopla, Kanopy, Hulu, and Shudder.Warning: Spoilers ahead.Like Hokum, Oddity takes place in a sprawling Irish countryside location. They both traffic in similar kinds of scares - cursed objects, the occult, isolation, dark corners, and sketchy men living outside the norms of socie …Read the full story at The Verge.

A week before the ElliQ robot arrived, a neurologist told me we need to rebalance my mom's life. Her Parkinson's disease medication had steadily become less effective over the previous month, and with it, she had slowly stopped doing many of the things crucial to managing the disease - exercising, socializing, and engaging in hobbies. The result was a rapid, noticeable decline. As my mom's primary caregiver, I was open to any help I could get. And surprisingly, ElliQ did help in a way I never expected.Before increasing her medication dosage again - something that can come with serious side effects - her doctor wanted us to see whether life …Read the full story at The Verge.

Apple is hoping that its record on privacy can be the differentiator on the AI front, and maybe even buy it a little slack as it continues to lag behind the competition. According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, the more chatbot-like Siri set to debut in iOS 27 will include the option to autodelete chat histories. Users will be able to save conversations for 30 days, one year, or forever. That's in stark contrast to the other major players in the space that generally only offer temporary incognito chats, if that. It appears Apple is betting that people are willing to give up some convenience in the name of greater privacy, as anxiety around AI …Read the full story at The Verge.

VS Code is full of features some of us never use, and one such feature I discovered very recently is the task runner. It’s one of those features that quietly changes how you work once you start using it properly. Most people open a terminal, type the same commands every day, rerun scripts manually, switch between windows, and waste time on repetitive setup. Task runner automates all of that directly inside VS Code.

Microsoft launched Teams' Together Mode during the pandemic to give the illusion of a bunch of people sitting in a conference room together, even if they were really sitting at home without pants on. But times have changed, and it's now being retired in favor of a more simplified Teams experience. The feature used AI to cut your head and shoulds out, and place you in a virtual space with others in the meeting. It could definitely feel gimmicky - especially when you'd tap co-workers on the shoulder, or give virtual high fives - but it did limit visual distractions. The changes are being rolled out gradually, but as they are, the Together Mo …Read the full story at The Verge.