Joanna Nelius

In his latest book, Microsoft software developer turned literature professor Dennis Yi Tenen takes us all the way back to 17th-century apps for a deep dive into computer science and literature’s intertwined history — and, as Tenen says, why it’s important our understanding of AI “become more grounded in the history of the humanities.”

That’s what I discovered after Google released its new Education Navigator today, a central hub for training, tools, and resources teachers can use in their classrooms. Practice sets with automatic grading? Awesome. Projecting Google Slides to students’ computers to help them stay focused in-class? Even better.

Geometric Future’s Model 0 Flamingo folds over a mini-ITX motherboard with the help of a few magnets and pins. It’s too small for a graphics card, and I’m not sure how it would stand up over time, but I appreciate the creativity. Sort of reminds me of that one Teenage Engineering case.

Unfortunately, the company has no plans to release this incredibly cute case. But those who stopped by Fractal’s booth at Computex 2024 were able to see it in person — and I’m definitely not jealous. Nope, not at all...

This Lian-Li Lancool 217 case looks like a retro hi-fi stereo speaker! Its design is subdued compared to the Fractal North, but apparently its fans reverse direction periodically to shake the dust off its blades. The case Gamers Nexus saw at Computex 2024 is a prototype, but the real thing should be available this September.