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IKEA’s 9-Piece Xbox Collection Brings Gaming Hardware To Home Decor

Hold on to your Allen keys, Microsoft and IKEA have just unveiled a nine-piece home furnishings lineup called YXSTABY. Unveiled at the Gamescom 2026 show, the collection merges gaming vibes with the living room by turning a recognizable Xbox controller hardware into furniture.

Arguably the flagship piece (for us, anyway) has got to be the green and black Xbox controller thumbstick stool. Designed using the original CAD files for accuracy, the stool incorporates a curved base that allows users to tilt and pivot in all directions, just like the real thing. Meanwhile, the seat's surface has the thumbstick’s textured, tessellated edges for extra butt grip.

The collection also features a large D-pad cushion and a stainless-steel tray modeled after the faceted metallic D-pad found on Xbox Elite controllers. To a lesser visual extent, there are rolling side tables with built-in cable management, controller display boxes, and a cantilevered lounge...

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This mod lets Nvidia GeForce owners run a custom VBIOS without flashing the card

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. Enthusiast zone: Nvidia's signed firmware has kept BIOS modding off the table for GeForce owners for the most part. A new set of tools sidesteps that lock rather than breaking it, loading

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Hackers hit AI coding tool OpenCode, running up charges on users’ AI accounts

OpenCode, an open-source AI coding agent that has been gaining ground among developers as an alternative to Claude Code and Cursor, said Saturday that attackers broke into an older system overnight, affecting 1.4% of users of its online platform, OpenCode Console, where some users store the API keys, or

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Election Offices in at Least 32 States Have Received Suspicious Letters

At 12:20 pm last Tuesday, an official in the Louisiana secretary of state’s office opened a mailed letter and white powder fell out. The office was immediately evacuated and the employee was rushed to the emergency room. The employee was not injured and subsequent tests showed that the

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Tolan snags $30M for its AI companion that helps users navigate life

Tolan, the AI companion designed to help people manage their daily lives, navigate relationships and emotions, and accomplish their goals, has just expanded its runway with another $30 million in capital. The startup’s investors in the latest round include Union Square Ventures, Khosla Ventures, and Homebrew, doubling the total

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This mod lets Nvidia GeForce owners run a custom VBIOS without flashing the card

Hackers hit AI coding tool OpenCode, running up charges on users’ AI accounts

Election Offices in at Least 32 States Have Received Suspicious Letters

Tolan snags $30M for its AI companion that helps users navigate life