May 03, 2026
Tech
A startup says it can replace home sprinklers with sound waves. Fire safety experts say show us the data
The underlying concept is not new. Acoustic fire suppression has been studied for years as a means of disrupting combustion…
May 03, 2026
Tech
The Steam Deck OLED beats every rival because of one thing no Windows handheld can match
The Steam Deck OLED is one of my favorite gaming devices of all time. And I don’t say that lightly…
May 03, 2026
Tech
I stopped using Google Maps on Android Auto and switched to an app that actually works
For years, Google Maps has been the default navigation app for most of us, including me. For my commute, I…
May 03, 2026
Tech
‘This is fine’ creator says AI startup stole his art
You’ve seen this comic before: An anthropomorphic dog sits smiling, surrounded by flames, and says, “This is fine.” It’s become…
May 03, 2026
Tech
This extension finally turns KDE into a tiling window manager
KDE is great. It’s probably my favorite desktop environment, and I’ve been on a bit of a hopping spree lately.…
May 03, 2026
Tech
NotebookLM’s audio overviews turned my research paper backlog into actually useful summaries
When you’re in academia, reading research papers is part of everyday life — at least it is supposed to be.…
May 03, 2026
Tech
Your CPU isn’t slow—your RAM settings are holding it back
There’s a setting in your BIOS that controls how fast your RAM runs. On almost every system, it defaults to…
May 03, 2026
Tech
In Harvard study, AI offered more accurate diagnoses than emergency room doctors
A new study examines how large language models perform in a variety of medical contexts, including real emergency room cases…
May 03, 2026
Tech
I built the perfect self-hosted eBook library for $30 (and it syncs everywhere)
I have bought hundreds of books digitally over the years, spreading them across Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play without…
May 03, 2026
Tech
Raspberry Pi projects fail for the same three reasons, and none of them are what you’d think
It’s easy to attribute a failed Raspberry Pi project to a fried GPIO pin, a corrupt SD card, or software…