Meta’s new Quest update has faster hand tracking and at-a-glance PC connections Photo: David Pierce / The VergeMeta has announced the v72 Quest update, and it’s packed with features like faster hand tracking, an easier way to pair your headset with a Windows 11 PC, and better support for showing your keyboard while you’re in full virtual reality. The update is rolling out gradually, which also goes for certain features so y…

How can I pay my car loan off faster? I had a car loan that I owe $22,700 on right now. It’s only been a couple months & my car payment is $500 a month ( ridiculous I know ). I did what I did to get in a good spot / secured new employment. I’m making about $2700 a month on the lowest end & Im trying to decide the best way to pay this car loan off quicker. Should I pay monthly or wee…

SBI Foreign Outward Remittance vs Wise/Instarem – Which would be faster for me? Hello, I(Indian Citizen) need to transfer some amount to my friend living in the UK (who is NOT indian or NRI). I need to transfer it urgently as soon as possible. I tried setting up my wise.com transfer for the first time, although it needs vKYC done which is only open from monday to friday (today is saturday). Same is the case with Instarem. I…

Do first class passengers get through immigration faster? I’m wondering if flying business class on an airline lets you access a different line for immigration, when flying into the US? And if that means you get through immigration much quicker. Thank you for chiming in! Edit: is there a way to get through immigration quicker for older people who can’t stand in line too long? submitted by /u/Jo…

Do This to Get Your U.S. Passport Faster You can pay extra to speed up the process—even if you’ve already applied.

Nuki Unveils Smart Lock Ultra With Faster Operation, Compact Design Austrian smart lock maker Nuki has announced its new Smart Lock Ultra, featuring a smaller design and claiming significantly faster operation than its predecessor. The Smart Lock Ultra is one-third the size of previous Nuki models. This has been achieved through a new built-in battery design that eliminates the need for a bulky battery compart…

New Mac Mini Has Modular Storage, 256GB Model Will Have Faster SSD Apple has returned to using two 128GB storage chips in the new Mac mini with 256GB of storage, according to a partial teardown video shared on social media today. This means the base-model Mac mini with the M4 chip will not have significantly slower SSD speeds compared to higher-end configurations of the computer with 512GB, 1TB, or 2TB of stora…

Paying off a loan faster. Two payments or one large payment. Options? We have a loan at 12,500 at 13%. Currently the minimum payment is $365 but I’ve been paying $400. We’ve cut some things out of the budget and can add an additional $400 on top of the minimum payment. My question is should I pay $800 a month or $400 then $400 spread out through the month? I’m not sure which option would be the fastest way. s…

I never understood why you can’t go faster than light – until now! submitted by /u/r2002

I removed most of the syllables from english and it’s 30% faster now submitted by /u/_Gotter_dammerung_

Here’s How Much Faster M4 Pro/Max Are for Graphics vs. M3 Pro/Max Apple’s new M4 Pro and M4 Max chips are impressively fast in terms of CPU performance, topping the M2 Ultra, but what about graphics performance? The first Geekbench 6 results for GPU performance are now available for the M4 Pro and M4 Max, and the Metal scores reveal some impressive year-over-year gains. Based on the Metal scores that are avai…

This Hidden Safari Feature Makes Browsing a Lot Faster Press tab to cycle through links and hit enter to open them.

Wilmot Works It Out is the best parts of jigsaw puzzles, but faster and cleaner Image: FinjiI used to hate jigsaw puzzles. I thought they were frustrating, messy, and took way too long to solve. But my wife showed me how those parts of jigsaw puzzles can actually be fun: there’s something satisfying and meditative about working through those frustrations, sorting through the mess, and putting a picture together, one piece a…

Satechi’s 3-in-1 wireless charging pad is now faster Satechi’s magnetic charging pad gets a Qi2 upgrade and a small price bump. | Image: SatechiSatechi has announced an updated version of its Trio Wireless Charging Pad that increases the power delivery to smartphones to 15W through an upgraded Qi2 charger. The new Satechi Qi2 Trio Wireless Charging Pad now also supports 5W fast charging for the Ap…

Windows 11 updates now install significantly faster and use less CPU Image: MicrosoftMicrosoft has made Windows Update significantly faster in its latest big update to Windows 11. Version 24H2 started rolling out earlier this month with lots of useful improvements, but now Microsoft is revealing this big update also reduces install time, restart time, and even CPU usage for monthly Windows updates. Microsoft typi…

Pay faster or invest I own a house with a mortgage rate of 2.875. My accountant told me that she recommends me to not to pay the mortgage faster ( currently I pay an extra 600 towards the principal which will pay my loan in 20 years vs. 30), and that some of the people she does the taxes for rather pay the mortgage for as long as possible. What are your thoughts? $7…

Google’s Gemini AI is getting faster with its Flash upgrade Illustration: The VergeGoogle’s Gemini AI chatbot will be able to respond to you more quickly and process more content in prompts thanks to an upgrade to the company’s Gemini 1.5 Flash AI model. With the upgrade to 1.5 Flash, you’ll see “across-the-board improvements in quality and latency, with especially noticeable improvements in reasoning a…

Giant Google Pixel 9 leak reveals the Fold, faster charging, battery, and more submitted by /u/Bandit6888

Use the ‘7-Minute Life’ to Create Faster To-Do Lists This time management and productivity technique is surprisingly easy—but effective.

Google Messages gets a Gemini button for faster access submitted by /u/MishaalRahman