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Something to look forward to: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang once hinted that onlookers should wait a year for updates on the company's AI PC ambitions. Almost exactly one year later, new reports suggest the company is poised to unveil its long-rumored Arm consumer CPU later this month at Computex 2025. Nvidia and MediaTek are expected to introduce more affordable variants of the AI PC they showcased at CES last January, according to reports from both ComputerBase and Heise. These announcements could mark the long-awaited expansion of Microsoft's Arm ambitions beyond Qualcomm Snapdragon chips. In a recent conference call, MediaTek confirmed it will deliver a Computex 2025 keynote on May 20 at 11pm ET, exactly 24 hours after Nvidia's keynote at the same event. Media reports from Asia indicate that MediaTek has recently secured substantial FCBGA packaging capacity, suggesting the two companies are preparing to unveil PCs with soldered processors. Two devices, reportedly called the N1 and N1X, are planned. Featuring Arm-based MediaTek CPUs and Nvidia GPUs, these models will likely be more affordable, scaled-down Windows-based versions of the GB10 Linux workstation announced in January. This would advance Microsoft's efforts to offer Windows devices running Arm chips, which began last year with a lineup of laptops powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon X SoCs. Arm has previously confirmed that other vendors would eventually introduce competing Arm chips for Windows PCs. On Macs and other devices, the Arm instruction set has demonstrated greater energy efficiency than x86. However, following decades as the PC standard, x86 has built up a vast software library that Arm developers must either port or support through compatibility layers. Rumors about Nvidia's Arm AI PC ambitions began circulating in late 2023. The following year, the heads of Nvidia and Dell advised the public to stay tuned for more information. Later reports suggested that Nvidia plans to release a consumer-facing product in late 2025, followed by an enterprise version in March 2026. At this year's CES, Nvidia and MediaTek unveiled Project Digits, a $3,000 mini PC designed for testing AI workloads without relying on cloud servers. The mini PC is powered by a MediaTek 20-core GB10 CPU, 128GB of RAM, a 1 PetaFLOP Nvidia Blackwell GPU, and a 4TB SSD into a compact 1.1-liter (150 x 150 x 50.5mm) enclosure. // Related Stories Consumer variants of this would likely feature 8 to 16 cores with 16 to 32GB of RAM, though pricing remains to be seen. Nvidia, MediaTek, and other companies joining the Arm Windows movement may aim to deliver a Windows equivalent to Apple's well-regarded M4 Mac Mini.

Table of Contents Table of Contents Michelle Williams is always great The show is from one of TV’s most unheralded writers The episodes are short Hulu is an undervalued streaming service that regularly puts out excellent TV shows. That doesn’t mean that the streamer doesn’t have plenty of interesting shows on offer, though, even if it does mean that those shows might be a little underrated or undervalued by general TV lovers.If you’re looking for something on Hulu worth your time, start with Dying for Sex. Although it premiered to great reviews earlier this year, the series has not received the attention it very much deserves. Here are three reasons it’s worth your time: Recommended Videos Perhaps the chief reason that Dying for Sex is so brilliant belongs to Michelle Williams. She stars as Molly, a Stage IV cancer patient who decides to leave her husband so that she can fully explore all of her sexual desires. As the series progresses, she understands all the things she’s been missing, even though she also has some experiences that are definitely not for her. Related Dying for Sex is not a straightforward comedy, but the series includes comedic elements, and Williams knows how to play those beautifully, especially when she’s paired up with Rob Delaney or Jenny Slate. Sarah Shatz / FX Another reason to love Dying for Sex is that the show was co-created by Elizabeth Meriwether, a showrunner best known for creating New Girl and The Dropout. As the differences between those two series might suggest, Meriwether is capable of a broad range of tones, and she knows how to make even sad or dramatic material funny. Perhaps also crucially, Meriwether understands that people are beautiful in part because most of them are utter weirdos and that strange behavior is part of what makes them wonderful. FX If you watch a lot of TV, you know it’s hard to watch multiple episodes in a row with feature-length runtimes. Thankfully, the team behind Dying for Sex seems to understand that brevity on TV is not necessarily a bad thing. The show is eight episodes long, with each running for about 30 minutes. You can get through it in one extended sitting or parse it out among the other things you want to do. Dying for Sex knows what story it’s telling and decides to simply tell it, and there’s something to be said for that sort of straightforward, brief approach. You can watch Dying for Sex on Hulu. Editors’ Recommendations More from The Manual Read More

THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN Jury orders NSO to pay $167 million for hacking WhatsApp users The verdict is a major victory for opponents of exploit sellers. Dan Goodin – May 6, 2025 8:26 pm | 10 Credit: Getty Images | the-lightwriter Credit: Getty Images | the-lightwriter Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only   Learn more A jury has awarded WhatsApp $167 million in punitive damages in a case the company brought against Israel-based NSO Group for exploiting a software vulnerability that hijacked the phones of thousands of users. The verdict, reached Tuesday, comes as a major victory not just for Meta-owned WhatsApp but also for privacy- and security-rights advocates who have long criticized the practices of NSO and other exploit sellers. The jury also awarded WhatsApp $444 million in compensatory damages. Clickless exploit WhatsApp sued NSO in 2019 for an attack that targeted roughly 1,400 mobile phones belonging to attorneys, journalists, human-rights activists, political dissidents, diplomats, and senior foreign government officials. NSO, which works on behalf of governments and law enforcement authorities in various countries, exploited a critical WhatsApp vulnerability that allowed it to install NSO’s proprietary spyware Pegasus on iOS and Android devices. The clickless exploit worked by placing a call to a target's app. A target did not have to answer the call to be infected. “Today’s verdict in WhatsApp’s case is an important step forward for privacy and security as the first victory against the development and use of illegal spyware that threatens the safety and privacy of everyone,” WhatsApp said in a statement. “Today, the jury’s decision to force NSO, a notorious foreign spyware merchant, to pay damages is a critical deterrent to this malicious industry against their illegal acts aimed at American companies and the privacy and security of the people we serve.” NSO created WhatsApp accounts in 2018 and used them a year later to initiate calls that exploited the critical vulnerability on phones, which, among others, included 100 members of "civil society" from 20 countries, according to an investigation research group Citizen Lab performed on behalf of WhatsApp. The calls passed through WhatsApp servers and injected malicious code into the memory of targeted devices. The targeted phones would then use WhatsApp servers to connect to malicious servers maintained by NSO. After discovering the attack, WhatsApp shut them down with a software update that patched the critical vulnerability and notified target users that their devices had been hacked. In the weeks following, Facebook and WhatsApp also kicked NSO employees off their platforms. WhatsApp’s lawsuit was unprecedented at the time because it was among the first to take aim at the unregulated industry selling sophisticated malware services to governments around the world. NSO argued that it should be immune from such legal actions because it sold tools solely to licensed government intelligence and law-enforcement agencies for use in fighting terrorism, child sex abuse, and other serious crimes. The company said it barred customers from using the tools against human-rights activists, journalists, and dissidents. NSO also said it acted as a check against strongly encrypted platforms that could be used as a haven for criminals. Tuesday’s verdict—from a jury empaneled by the US District Court for the Northern District of California—is a sharp rebuke of NSO’s defense. “Turns out regular people don't like companies that help dictators hack dissidents,” John Scott-Railton, a senior researcher at Citizen Lab, wrote on Bluesky. “NSO had all the fancy legal arguments. And all the PR spin. But when their conduct got laid bare... the jury sent a massive Monsanto-style punitive damages signal. Other spyware companies: you may be next.” Besides setting a possible precedent for hacking victims and their technology providers, WhatsApp’s suit exposed NSO practices the company had long tried to keep secret. Last year, the judge hearing the case ordered NSO to reveal some of the source code that makes its products work. The litigation also exposed who some of NSO’s customers were and the location of many of the targeted WhatsApp users. NSO Group didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. Dan Goodin Senior Security Editor Dan Goodin Senior Security Editor Dan Goodin is Senior Security Editor at Ars Technica, where he oversees coverage of malware, computer espionage, botnets, hardware hacking, encryption, and passwords. In his spare time, he enjoys gardening, cooking, and following the independent music scene. Dan is based in San Francisco. Follow him at here on Mastodon and here on Bluesky. Contact him on Signal at DanArs.82. 10 Comments

Some people live with pain for years or even decadesAsiaVision/Getty Images Learning how to regulate negative emotions like anxiety could ease chronic pain. Scientists have found that a form of therapy that partly focuses on tolerating distress relieved ongoing discomfort more effectively than existing treatments. “Chronic pain is more than a sensory experience, it’s incredibly emotional,” says Nell Norman-Nott at the University of New South Wales, Australia. “We see increased levels of anxiety and depression in up to about 80 per cent of people with chronic pain.” This leads to a “vicious cycle”, where pre-existing pain amplifies negative emotions, which then worsen pain, she says. Advertisement To see if they could break the cycle, Norman-Nott and her colleagues used a programme based on dialectical behavioural therapy, a form of cognitive behavioural therapy that has been adapted for people who feel emotions very intensely. The programme focused on mindfulness, emotion regulation and distress tolerance. Eighty-nine people with chronic pain, lasting 16 years on average, were randomised to receive either the programme, delivered by a therapist via an eight-week online programme, or to carry on with any treatment they were already receiving, such as medication or physiotherapy. Nine weeks later, those in the therapy group experienced an improvement in emotional regulation of about 5 points more, on a scale of 18 to 90, than those in the control group. The intensity of their pain also started to lessen at week 9, and by 21 weeks they experienced significantly less pain those those in the control group. Get the most essential health and fitness news in your inbox every Saturday. Sign up to newsletter “I think that’s interesting and promising,” says Benedict Alter at the University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It could also help people with limited access to in-person care, he says. “It’s great that they did this as internet based. It’s a huge problem that there are small numbers of providers who do therapy, and they tend to be in urban areas.” Exactly how the therapy reduces pain is unclear, says Alter, but “at any given pain intensity, if you had better emotional regulation, people’s overall lives would be better: less suffering, less functional impairment. I think pain intensity decreases as everything gets better.” The mechanism could be teased out in larger studies, he says. Journal reference:JAMA Network Open DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.6908 Topics:pain

Golero/Getty Images 2025-05-06T20:50:05Z Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Zurich Insurance Group has over 55 million customers around the world. The insurer built an AI tool into its agents' workflow to increase customer loyalty. This article is part of "Build IT: Connectivity," a series about tech powering better business. For insurance agents, quick access to policy data is essential to helping customers faster.With more than 55 million customers around the world, Zurich Insurance Group relies on strong customer relationships to stay competitive."Interaction is by far the biggest driver of loyalty with our customers," Aleksandar Vidović, the CEO of Zurich's AI and analytics company, ZCAM, told Business Insider.Zurich has a network of thousands of agents worldwide who work directly with customers. Their main job is selling insurance policies, but the role also involves explaining complicated policy details.They communicate across various channels, including phone calls, emails, and WhatsApp messages. The agents told Vidović's team that juggling these channels, as well as ploughing through dense policy documents, could make it difficult to keep track of the details needed to give each customer a tailored experience.For instance, Vidović said that the agents spent a lot of time trying to determine whether customers were covered for a specific incident."You can imagine going through 10 or 15 pages of insurance jargon. It can take a lot of time," he said.Previously, data on customers and company policies was scattered across systems or, in some cases, not provided to the agents at all. In January 2024, Vidović's team set about creating a customer relationship management system that could connect the dispersed datasets to help the agents give every customer what they needed.Simplifying customer supportOne of the team's guiding design principles was the "three-click rule": No agent should need more than three clicks to get what they need. Whether it was pulling up a customer's policy details or sending a follow-up message, everything had to be fast and intuitive.Zurich, which serves customers in more than 215 countries and territories, is familiar with rolling out new technology; it has implemented more than 160 AI-powered tools across its operations. But when it came to developing a new approach to the CRM, there wasn't a one-size-fits-all solution because different agents use different platforms. To tackle this, it built the CRM's interface into existing tools like Microsoft Outlook and Salesforce.The first part of the solution involved putting customer and policy data into one easy-to-navigate platform. For instance, when speaking with a customer, the intelligence platform allows an agent to easily find their current policies and records of previous interactions. This data then connects to AI features within other platforms, such as tone analysis and messaging feedback.The CRM also helps each agent suggest the customer's next steps, with the company taking inspiration from tech giants like Spotify."When we listen to Spotify, we get a playlist and then it recommends the next best song," Vidović said. "We use the same modeling to recognize the most appropriate product for a customer based on their needs."The new CRM is now used in four of the company's markets in Zurich."We see a significant increase in customer interaction because it takes less time," Vidović said. "The agents don't need to spend so much time drafting up specific messages."Based on Zurich's initial calculations, the team could cut servicing times by over 70%, though Vidović said that they hope to better understand the tool's impact by the end of 2025.Transforming the insurance industryStephen Poux, the executive vice president of risk management at the Liberty Company Insurance Brokers, told BI that insurers, brokers, and clients were already seeing artificial intelligence's potential."AI is transforming insurance agents from transactional intermediaries into trusted advisors and risk consultants," he wrote."With AI tools automating many administrative and underwriting tasks, agents now have more capacity to focus on building deeper client relationships, offering strategic guidance, and delivering highly personalized risk solutions," he added.Vidović said that the most challenging aspect of the rollout had been managing agent expectations: Once they understand how the customer platform and AI work together, many of them reach out to Vidović's team with new ideas."The challenge now is outlining the relevant features and continuing to upgrade the tool," he said. "Because it's a never-ending process."

Destiny 2's new saga is kicking off, with The Edge of Fate arriving in just a couple of months — here's everything we learned from today's reveal streamTech17:33, 06 May 2025Updated 17:58, 06 May 2025Destiny 2's Edge of Fate is just a couple of months awayDestiny 2 developer Bungie has been busy, having recently revealed its Marathon reboot, and now we know what will follow the current trio of Episodes for the long-running loot shooter.The last expansion, The Final Shape, debuted in June 2024, but Bungie will shift to multiple expansions each year that are smaller in scope.‌During today's The Edge of Fate reveal stream, the studio confirmed The Edge of Fate will arrive on July 15, while also revealing another trio of updates.‌Here's everything we learned about the new "multi-year" Fate saga from today's stream, including when you'll be able to play each chapter.Expect to learn a lot about The NineArticle continues belowAs part of the reveal, Bungie confirmed that the Renegades expansion launches in Winter 2025, while Shattered Cycle arrives in Summer of next year.Ash and Iron, a sizeable free update with sandbox changes, new activities and events will launch on September 9, 2025, while March 3, 2026 will see a similarly sized update called Shadow and Order.Content cannot be displayed without consent‌Finally, The Alchemist will launch in Winter 2026, but Bungie gave us some early gameplay of The Edge of Fate and it sure looks like Destiny alright.Look a little closer, though, and there are new enemies, abilities, and a fresh area.‌The Edge of Fate starts with "an invitation" to a place called Kepler, a new location in Destiny which hasn't been since in the series so far. The devs said it's inspired by Metroidvania titles, and it's inspired by exotic missions and The Dreaming City.Bungie is also introducing World Tiers, which will allow players to experience the new location differently each time. The studio also promised a renewed focus on quests with a nonlinear campaign.A new ability, called Matterspark, will let players turn into an "electric rolling ball of death" which will factor into combat and exploration. It looks a lot like Samus' ball-like mode in Metroid titles, and stems from Dark Matter — but that won't be a new subclass, it seems.‌Can't wait for the new content? A new event, Rite of the Nine, launches today and sees players work their way through a gauntlet of Dungeons. It's available until July 15, and is free for all players, while the new Heavy Metal PvP mode arrives on Friday with a combat Sparrow called the Griffin up for grabs.Elsewhere, Bungie is making big changes to the core Destiny 2 game to streamline the title. For one, the new 'Portal' is a fresh frontpage for the long-running game.The Portal is Destiny 2's new front-end‌Tied into this is the new Solo Ops option, which is a new one-player activity category, while other categories should help players squad up for PvP or Pinnacle content. You'll also be able to work your way up through the Destiny 2 power climb solely playing PvP.Existing activities can be customised, too, boosting rewards with more challenging modifiers.Armor 3.0 will introduce set bonuses and revamp existing armour systems for the first time since Shadowkeep back in 2019, while World Tiers will influence fancier weapon perks and visuals.‌Elsewhere, The Tower will gain a new Shooting Range area to test builds and weapons, Solstice will return with new Holofoil weapons, and more.Content cannot be displayed without consentFinally, Bungie gave a quick peek at Renegades, and if we're not mistaken, that's a lightsaber...Article continues belowRenegades will get a full reveal in September, and is tipped to be "very different" to The Edge of Fate.For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletters.‌‌‌

Roll on Trailer 3 (Rockstar Games) The Wednesday letters page is very impressed by the graphics in GTA 6 Trailer 2, as one reader approves of Devolver Digital’s counterprogramming for May 2026. To join in with the discussions yourself email gamecentral@metro.co.uk Minor information If that trailer was for anything other than GTA 6 I’d have some serious concerns right now, because after a year and a half I don’t think I learnt anything new about the game. It looked amazing, obviously, but even if you call it a story trailer, we have no idea what the story was, other than Jason and Lucia are out being bank robbers.You don’t need to know the plot to be interested in GTA, but I do feel that GTA 4 had a much clearer premise and GTA 5, while also basically ‘people do heists’, had an unusual set-up with the three characters. The whole Bonnie and Clyde thing isn’t off-putting, but it is kind of basic and something that’s been done a lot before, even if not in games. I wouldn’t say Trailer 2 was a disappointment exactly but I can’t say it really left much impression on me, because now I’m right back to wishing I knew more about the game. I think everyone’s been mostly positive about it, that I can see, but this feels like a bit of a minor update, compared to the nuclear bomb that will be the next trailer, or whenever they open up about the gameplay. I can only imagine the range of things you’ll be able to do. But thinking back to GTA 5 trailers I’m not sure they ever did a ‘this is what you can do’ type trailer. Maybe Rockstar feel they don’t need it. They’re probably right.Tolly Worth the wait Just watched GTA 6 Trailer 2 and you gotta be honest, the graphics look out this world and in a way I’m glad they have delayed it. I want GTA 6 to be perfect and if they need another year to do that, I’m fine with that.When GTA 5 came out and the online came out it was a nightmare. Half the time you couldn’t get on. If you did, within 20 minutes it would kick you out; it wouldn’t save your progress, took them months to sort it. So I think if they need 12 months from now I’m more than willing to wait.David Cheap at half the pricePhenomenally electrifying. Marvellously astounding and terrifyingly delicious. Those are the words I will use to describe that second trailer. For Grand Theft Auto 6. It looks absolutely perfect. From the sun-soaked beaches, to the outlook of Vice City. To even the numerous characters. I wager that this is why a delay was announced. Rockstar are maestros at perfection and if this is the quality we can expect, 2026 will be a magical year for us gamers. I’ve also been pondering if I’ll break my two secret rules. So, I basically in silence promised myself, two things and so far I’ve stuck to my word. The first was that I would never pay £70 for a title. So far, I’ve kept to that, but this will be a special experience for me. So I’ll pay double that. Because I’m snagging the Collector’s Edition. The second was that I’d wait for the right game to spend over £150 for a special edition, laden with extra content. It’s arrived at last. I’d also like to ask GC, if Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, is worth it’s price. I’m considering purchasing it on PC, via CDKeys. Is it worth £25?Shahzaib Sadiq Email your comments to: gamecentral@metro.co.uk 4D chess Like many, I haven’t had an Xbox since the 360 era and have not felt the loss of those once exclusive games and franchises on Microsoft’s subsequent machines.Could that therefore be the purpose of their current multiplatform approach: to give non-Xbox gamers a taste of what they’ve been missing? There’s certainly a lot more buzz and interest in their games and franchises recently than if they had stayed single format. Perhaps it’s a clever long-term strategy to get people interested in buying an Xbox next gen when the plan is that those games and franchises which are currently multiplatform become exclusive again. I’m probably bestowing undeserved credit where it isn’t due, as a coherent strategy of any kind from Xbox would be out of character based on their actions for many years now.ameisa (PSN ID) GC: We think you’ve answered your own question with that last paragraph. Till all are one Years ago, when my son was young, we used to spend hours upon hours on Minecraft, but as he grew up he moved on to Fortnite and then other games and sadly we neglected Minecraft.I just saw this Transformers world and am tempted to splash out on some minecoins to download it. Sorry if it’s old news but it was a surprise to me.Mark Matthews GC: It says it’s seven months old, but we’ve never seen it before either. The first variant So, the Switch 2 release date is creeping closer but let’s look a little further ahead. What does everyone think will be the first new model? We all know there’ll be one. Nintendo always does them, there were three for the Switch and something like 100 for the DS.The obvious guess is an OLED model but that is going to end up being very expensive, around £500 or more I would imagine, and that is a lot of money. I’m pretty sure that would be the most expensive Nintendo console ever, even accounting for inflation. The other obvious guess is a Switch 2 Lite, which I do think is a bit more likely. As far as I know the original Switch Lite sold well, so I don’t see why you wouldn’t want to do that as soon as possible. Something tells me Nintendo won’t be that obvious though, so I wonder what else they could do? One that isn’t portable, saving money but doing away with the Joy-Cons? That was always one of the rumours for the original, but it never happened. I hope it’s something I can’t guess at though, that’d be cool.Pakyard Force yourself I would just like to agree with your comments on Star Wars Outlaws. I’m not even that big a Star Wars fan but I really enjoyed it and you’re right that it does some different things for a Ubisoft open world game. I’ve played Assassin’s Creed Shadows too and I feel Outlaws makes more of an attempt to move things forward.It’s true that most of the characters are a bit wet, and they probably should’ve put the whole heist thing more front and centre, but I overall thought it was a good game. Good graphics, decent action, lots of variety in worlds and missions, and the space combat was pretty good. I felt the Force was with it.Leibniz No competition I’m not sure I understand why publishers are panicking quite so much about GTA 6 and its release date. Obviously, it’s going to be huge, the biggest thing ever. But not everyone likes GTA. I can take it or leave it and while I’d pick it up if it was cheap-ish there’s no way in the world I’m paying £80+ for it. So there’s a missing sale there.That’s not exactly an unusual perspective, I wouldn’t have thought. There’s nothing in the world that absolutely everyone enjoys, not even chocolate. The question is what kind of game would make good counterprogramming, as I believe they call it. Obviously, you wouldn’t dream of anything set in the real world or anything open world, because that’s going to set up comparisons you couldn’t possibly win. Even if you focused on action, and were better than GTA 6 (which isn’t hard, knowing the series), I don’t think that’s a good idea. You don’t want anything that’s going to make someone just say, ‘I might as well just get GTA 6 instead.’ A role-playing game, particularly a turn-based Japanese one, would be about as far as you could get from GTA but even that’s a risk, since it’s probably quite long and a major time investment – just like GTA 6. Devolver Digital is an indie developer, so my suggestion would be something short, or that can be played in short bursts, like a puzzle or strategy game. Something like Into The Breach, for example. A game like that, that’s really good, could even be bought by people that are playing GTA 6, as something to play in-between, especially if it’s on Switch. That’s my advice anyway. Knowing Devolver, it’ll just turn out to be some dumb joke and they won’t release anything, but they probably should.Klinger Inbox also-rans Those Switch 2 side panels look so dangerous, and you can guarantee Nintendo will never fix them if they find you’ve used them. I recommend nobody tries to fit them.WhistlerI’m not sure what a remaster of a Mega Drive game really means? If they’re going to redraw the graphics or use one of those ugly smoothing filters, I really don’t see the point. Would be interested in a new game though.Bakara More Trending Email your comments to: gamecentral@metro.co.uk The small printNew Inbox updates appear every weekday morning, with special Hot Topic Inboxes at the weekend. Readers’ letters are used on merit and may be edited for length and content. You can also submit your own 500 to 600-word Reader’s Feature at any time via email or our Submit Stuff page, which if used will be shown in the next available weekend slot. You can also leave your comments below and don’t forget to follow us on Twitter. Arrow MORE: Games Inbox: When will Halo be released on PS5? Arrow MORE: Games Inbox: Why has GTA 6 been delayed? GameCentral Sign up for exclusive analysis, latest releases, and bonus community content. 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Kudos to you if you’ve already bought a gift for the mom in your life and just need to wrap it ahead of Mother’s Day this Sunday, May 11. But if you’re still looking for gift ideas and don’t want to wait until the very last minute and be forced to grab something from the gas station, we’ve got you covered with gifts that’ll fit any budget under $100, under $300, and over $300 (for you really generous folks). Table of Contents Gifts Under $100 Roku Streaming Stick 2025 ($30) The latest Roku streaming sticks, whether you opt for the lower-cost HD or one that supports 4K TVs, are great small gifts to turn any television into a smart TV. It also lets mom project Roku content onto other screens in the house over Wi-Fi. Buy at Amazon Frameo Digital Picture Frame ($50) No mom has time to scroll through hundreds or thousands of photos scattered in Apple Photos or Google Photos. A Frameo digital picture frame is easy to set up, and once loaded with photos sent from your phone over Wi-Fi, the 10-inch screen will uplift the mood in any room. Buy at Amazon Lego Botanical Collection Flower Bouquet ($48) Real flowers will wilt and die within a few days. But a bouquet of Lego flowers? They’ll get dusty like all completed Lego sets inevitably do, but they’ll last forever. For an added touch: get her favorite scent and give the plastic bouquet a light spritz. Buy at Amazon Harmonies ($35) Harmonies, with its evocative art style, is the kind of game that builds relationships rather than tearing them down. It’s simple to teach, but it maintains a surprising depth as each player tries to build a habitat for a number of cutesy animals. You’ll never end up in a situation where players rage against each other, as you’ll be working on your own board to make the most out of your habitats. Buy at Amazon Split Fiction ($47) While It Takes Two, Hazelight Studios’ other co-op adventure game, is still a great gift for couples, Split Fiction offers a similarly zany and imaginative adventure for two players. It’s the kind of game where sitting side by side with your mom might bring you a little closer. Buy at Amazon Super Mario Jamboree ($52) Mario Party games are the perfect after-dinner romp (yes, you should be cooking dinner for a mom on this special day). Super Mario Party Jamboree has just the right amount of backstabbing to make sure the mother in your life will still want to talk to you the next morning. Buy at Amazon Logitech Lift It takes a few days to adjust to using a vertical mouse like the Logitech Lift—you grip it like you’re shaking someone’s hand—but once you do, your wrist will be in heaven. If mom is spending all day at the computer, this could help alleviate some wrist pain. Buy at Amazon Ridge Magnetic Power Bank ($70) Magnetic iPhone battery cases are a dime a dozen. The 10,000mAh Ridge Magnetic Power Bank stands out with two built-in cables (USB-C and Lightning), an Apple Watch charger, and a kickstand. It’s truly a versatile all-in-one battery pack. Buy at Ridge Anbernic RG35XXSP ($80) If the mother you’re celebrating grew up with a Game Boy in her pocket, this gift will pack plenty of nostalgia. Modern retro handhelds like the Anbernic RG35XXSP offer the right amount of portability and excellent controls. Just be sure to fill it with her favorite old games first. Buy at Amazon Satechi OntheGo 3-in-1 Charger ($90) For moms who travel often, Satechi’s OntheGo 3-in-1 Charger can charge up an iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods all at once. When not needed, the whole thing folds up for easy storage. Buy at Amazon Gifts Under $300 AirPods 4 ($100) If mom is still using wired earbuds or headphones, it’s time to go wireless. 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Buy at Amazon Keychron K4 HE ($145) Besides helping to stave off carpal tunnel syndrome, a mechanical keyboard is just a damn more enjoyable typing experience. With rosewood accents and quiet switches, Keychron’s wireless K4 HE is a computer upgrade plenty of moms will appreciate. Buy at Amazon JBL Flip 7 ($150) Whatever mom’s music tastes are, the JBL Flip 7 will deliver. This compact Bluetooth speaker cranks out big sound, can survive a tumble, and has long-lasting battery life. It’s great for parties indoors and outside. Buy at Amazon Nintendo Switch Lite ($200) If you weren’t able to snag a Switch 2 for mom (and it’ll arrive late, starting on June 5), the Switch Lite is still a great device to play the handheld’s massive library of games. Everything from Super Mario Wonder to Animal Crossing: New Horizon to The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom will run great. The Lite also comes in more fun colors and fits better in purses or smaller bags. 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House at the Foot of Mt. Asama / norari worksSave this picture!© Yosuke Ohtake Architects: norari works Area Area of this architecture project Area:  122 m² Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2024 Photographs Photographs:Yosuke Ohtake Lead Architects: Daiki Sugimori More SpecsLess Specs Save this picture! Text description provided by the architects. This building is a house of a couple in their 50s who own a condominium in Tokyo and live there with their daughters, one of whom is working and the other is a university student. In addition to the owner couple's use for living through a whole year, and usability as a villa (second home) and as a remote work office, the building was required to be used in a variety of situations: The octogenarian grandmother of the daughters can live with the couple there; their cousin can take her husband and children and sleep over there; the couple can invite their friends who own villas in Karuizawa; they can eventually give the villa to one of their daughters; and other situations.Save this picture!This house is standing in the Sengataki villa district of Karuizawa Town, Nagano Prefecture. The site, located on gently sloping land at the foot of Mt. Asama, is covered in lush greenery from spring to autumn. While you can enjoy the scenery of a valley with a flowing creek and a forest, the natural environment becomes harsh in winter, when temperatures sometimes drop to below minus 10 degrees Celsius.Save this picture!Save this picture!The building layout was derived from the volumetric plan in which the floor area required for the lifestyles desired by the owners was calculated in consideration of damaging no trees on the site and providing an access to the existing promenade, on the premise of meeting the restrictions in Karuizawa Town's Guidelines for Nature Conservation Measures (setbacks of 3 meters from the boundary line of adjacent land and 5 meters from the road boundary line, the building height restricted to twice the distance to the boundary line of adjacent land, the building height restrictions up to 10 meters, and the eaves projection of 50 cm or more).Save this picture!Save this picture!With an open dining room located at the center, having a double height ceiling and openings to bring sunlight into the building, we laid out unique rooms such as a living room offering the view of and access to the creek, a room designed for accessibility, a room commanding a view of the sloped land, and a room with high privacy, and produced various places of their own.Save this picture!The Pallet Space provided on the second floor can be used for a variety of purposes, such as a second living room, a satellite office, a guest bedroom, a corridor, a storage, and a locker room. The openings and double ceiling height provided by a skipped floor have created a place loosely connected to the first floor level, where you can enjoy an unobstructed view of the outside natural environment.Save this picture!Save this picture!This house is planned to circulate fresh air without temperature changes by combining the foundation insulation and total heat exchange from under the floors with the total heat exchangers for individual rooms. The living room has a pellet stove so that you can enjoy the flickering of the fire in a warm environment while viewing the snowy landscape outside in winter.Save this picture! Project gallerySee allShow less About this officenorari worksOffice••• MaterialWoodMaterials and TagsPublished on May 06, 2025Cite: "House at the Foot of Mt. Asama / norari works" 06 May 2025. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/1029766/house-at-the-foot-of-mt-asama-norari-works&gt ISSN 0719-8884Save世界上最受欢迎的建筑网站现已推出你的母语版本!想浏览ArchDaily中国吗?是否 You've started following your first account!Did you know?You'll now receive updates based on what you follow! Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors, offices and users.Go to my stream