2026-06-25

5 of the best MSI gaming laptop deals live now for Amazon Prime Day

We've reviewed dozens of MSI's laptops over the last few years - here are the top five deals worth calling out for Prime Day. [...]

2026-06-25

Got a spare PC? How to open-source your smart home - for free

Home Assistant OS can serve as a user-friendly control hub for your smart devices. Here's how to get started. [...]

2026-06-25

25 things the microscopic world is doing that you had no idea about

Most of the most extraordinary things happening in the world right now are too small to see — and understanding them changes how you think about almost everything [...]

2026-06-25

A Berkeley AI professor makes a provocative argument for decelerating AI research

In her essay, Emma Pierson says she’d rather take her chances with cancer than race toward a future of AI overreliance. [...]

2026-06-25

OpenAI's updated GPT-5.5 Instant is better at shopping, complex constraints, and understanding user intent  — and it's already in the API

OpenAI has made a significant update to its most widely used language model, GPT-5.5 Instant, which is the default in the free version of ChatGPT. The company announced the upgraded version of GPT-5.5 Instant yesterday on X, calling it "much more fun to talk to" and saying it is "better at understanding the intent behind a question and adapting its response accordingly," as wel [...]

2026-06-25

Samsung's latest budget phone has mild upgrades and a $50 price hike

The Galaxy A27 5G has a stronger chipset, at least. [...]

2026-06-25

Apple Raises Prices for Some MacBooks, iPads, HomePods

Tim Cook said that RAMageddon would make price increases "unavoidable." And now they're happening. [...]

2026-06-25

12 Anker Prime Day deals for your desk — My home office runs on Anker gear and here's what I recommend in Amazon's big summer sale

This is the Anker gear I recommend grabbing in Amazon's summer sale. [...]

2026-06-25

The Samsung Galaxy A27 lands with several key upgrades over the A26 — but one core feature has surprisingly gotten worse

The Samsung Galaxy A27 has launched with a new chipset, upgraded selfie camera, and a more modern design, but at least two downgrades. [...]