LLM-powered tools have come a long way over the last few years. What were typically considered tacky gimmicks have now become QoL-enhancing assets that are capable of automating tedious tasks. This applies to everything from cloud-based Perplexity and NotebookLM to a self-hosted Pi instance and LLM extensions for VS Code. And then you've got AI apps that can act as all-in-one productivity hubs, despite not specializing in a particular niche.

This year's Summer Game Fest turned out to be a good one for fans of Japanese RPGs. First, the conclusion of the Final Fantasy VII remake trilogy was announced at SGF Live, and now we have the long-awaited return of the Persona series.Atlus confirmed Persona 6 exists with a brief teaser, but aside from implying a very dark tone, that's about all the video revealed. There's no release date or window, though the game will be coming to the PS5, Xbox, and PC whenever it does launch. Atlus describes the game as "a bold, new standalone story blending heartfelt daily life and new characters with pulse-pounding, supernatural adventure," which coul …Read the full story at The Verge.

Smart homes feel like a chore sometimes. The passive irritation of the maintenance can slowly build up over time. Let's say you buy into the modern Matter over Thread ecosystem and mount sleek new motion and door sensors around your house. Within eight months, you start getting a barrage of low-battery notifications, and you're constantly buying multi-packs of CR2032 or CR2450 coin cells just to keep your automated house alive.

This should surprise no one, but a paid Claude plan doesn't just get you limits that are a bit less brutal than the free tier. You also get access to a lot of features that Anthropic keeps behind the paywall. If you're on the free tier, or have a paid Claude account but are frustrated with just how fast you burn through your quota, the good news is that the open-source community has your back.

Anyone who actually builds complex decks for a living knows that a good presentation requires a delicate balance of data density, visual hierarchy, and precise formatting (things AI historically struggles to grasp).

When it comes to control planes and management UIs for Docker containers, you’ve got plenty of options to choose from. Between its sheer number of container tools, built-in CI/CD pipelines, and support for everything from Docker and Podman to K8s, Portainer is the most common option out there. But if you prefer minimalist UIs, Dockhand and Dockge are just as reliable, with the former being my favorite ever since I ran into it a few months ago. But if you’re willing to install community plugins, you can even use Cockpit to control your Docker runtime.

We've seen Axiom Space and Prada's collaboration on the Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU) spacesuit. Now the company has revealed the Liquid Cooling and Ventilation Garment (LCVG) that astronauts will wear underneath it when Artemis IV returns humans to the Moon in 2028.The LCVG is the all-important base layer that will keep the crew cool and comfortable while inside the AxEMU and on spacewalks. Cold water is circulated through tubes embedded in the suit to whisk heat away from astronauts' bodies. And, should the primary system fail, there is a backup, unlike older cooling suits. The LCVG also houses the ventilation system that su …Read the full story at The Verge.

I've written about how I've adjusted and how I interact with the software to improve its performance with each journey. Generally speaking, Android Auto is viewed by many as a way to view everything on the phone while on the move, effectively stretching the phone across the dashboard or infotainment screen. It's just like using a smartphone with widgets and apps galore. It's great to start with, but it can quickly feel overwhelming.

Every Linux veteran has a war story about breaking their system mid-update and spending an afternoon nursing it back to health. It's become a rite of passage for anyone who's been on Linux for a few years or more. In 2026, this should no longer be an acceptable expectation. The way updates work on conventional Linux installs is that files are overwritten on your running system. Recently, I've learned there's a problem with that.

The 2026 edition of Summer Game Fest just wrapped up, and it was surprisingly hectic. The nearly week-long event came at a challenging time for the games industry, and for the most part the big keynotes were used as a chance to show some strength through major announcements, while largely ignoring pesky details like hardware price hikes and the mess of the live-service space.Both Sony and Microsoft used their showcases as a way to confirm they're refocusing on tried-and-true strategies like exclusive games and single-player blockbusters. Meanwhile, every publisher in existence seemed to be avoiding going up against Grand Theft Auto VI on t …Read the full story at The Verge.

While my home lab grows, I've been trying to build a more resilient network at the same time. Some of that is handled by VLAN design, some by adding uninterrupted battery backups to my network stack, and others by physically separating traffic as needed. I also wanted faster links for the backbone of the network, even if many of the devices on it are still limited to gigabit speeds.

Retro-gaming is always on trend. So I took out a PS Vita with an OLED panel from a drawer and set it aside to check whether it still worked. Thankfully, the PS Vita was still in good shape, charging smoothly, and I gave it a thorough clean. It’s a shame that Sony abandoned the Vita in 2019, even though it still packs capable hardware.