Firefox’s new tab page adds AI-powered daily crossword widget

July 24th, 2026 03:45 PM

More widgets are coming to Firefox’s New Tab page, including an interactive crossword puzzle powered by the AI news reader Particle. The mini crossword game is updated daily, with puzzles based around recent content Particle‘s AI has ingested and summarised that day, and links to articles you can read to help deduce crossword answers. You click on a square to activate the row or column (clicking on it again switches between “Across” and “Down”). You read the clue at the bottom, and then you...

Shack Chat: What's your favorite Battlefield map?

July 26th, 2026 02:00 AM

With the release of Battlefield 6: Season 4, the team weighs in on their favorite maps from the Battlefield franchise.

I’m a Deals Writer, and These Are My Top 10 Tech Deals This Week

July 24th, 2026 09:30 PM

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication.As Lifehacker's deals writer, I'm always looking for the best bargains on TVs, speakers, laptops, and other tech. Now that it's Friday, I've gathered together this week's sales highlights, all of which I've vetted using my favorite price-tracking tools to make sure they are actually good deals. This week, you can find bargains on the GoPro Max 2, back-to-school Apple...

Ubuntu 26.10 "Stonking Stingray": All the New Features So Far

July 25th, 2026 07:22 AM

Every two years, Canonical puts out a Long Term Support release that gets five years of security updates, which can be stretched further with Ubuntu Pro. In between those LTS releases, Canonical ships an interim version every six months, and each one is supported for nine months.Those releases don't carry the same importance as an LTS, but that's the point. They give Canonical room to test newer kernels, toolchains, and design changes with a smaller user base before those changes get baked...

Baldur’s Gate 3 Just Got an Over-The-Shoulder Third-Person Camera Mode

July 25th, 2026 04:03 PM

Baldur’s Gate 3 fans, here is something special for you today. Modder ‘Relysia’ has released a new mod that adds an over-the-shoulder third-person camera to the game. This will completely change the way you experience this RPG. As such, I highly recommend trying it. In this over-the-shoulder mode, the camera stays close behind the player … Continue reading Baldur’s Gate 3 Just Got an Over-The-Shoulder Third-Person Camera Mode The post Baldur’s Gate 3 Just Got an Over-The-Shoulder...

12 Best Command-Line FTP Clients for Linux Users

July 24th, 2026 05:35 AM

The post 12 Best Command-Line FTP Clients for Linux Users first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .Most Linux guides still recommend the same FTP clients they listed years ago, even though some of those projects are The post 12 Best Command-Line FTP Clients for Linux Users first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.

Castlevania: Belmont's Curse Will Run At 30fps On Switch

July 25th, 2026 04:00 PM

The 2D action-exploration game arrives this October.Earlier this month, Konami announced Castlevania: Belmont's Curse would be launching for the original Switch at the same time as other versions on 15th October 2025.Now, Konami's Castlevania website has revealed a little more information about this particular build, confirming the Switch version will run at 30fps. In comparison, other versions of the title will hit 60fps. The same game page notes how this 2D action-exploration game will...

GE-Proton 11-3 brings better OptiScaler integration, AMD FSR4 improvements and lots of game fixes

July 25th, 2026 08:46 AM

GE-Proton 11-3 (and 11-2 just before) is a huge release for the popular compatibility layer for SteamOS / Linux.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.