I tested three Windows laptops in the MacBook Neo’s price range — there’s no contest

The cut corners of these Asus, Lenovo, and Acer laptops are glaringly obvious next to the Neo.

Google makes it easy to deepfake yourself

Spotify now lets you turn off all its videos

Gemini gets notebooks to help you organize projects

Dyson made a handheld version of its iconic fans

I finally get the iPhone Air

The AI RAM shortage is also driving up SSD prices

The Neo Effect: How Apple’s cheapest Mac is changing the PC game

Microsoft’s executive shake-up continues as developer division chief resigns

Meta is reentering the AI race with a new model called Muse Spark

Amazon’s Smart Thermostat can help lower your energy bills, and it’s down to $62

Tractive’s new dog and cat trackers provide more health insights for your pets

Xbox’s new era needs games like Forza Horizon 6

The only USB-C AA battery I’d buy for myself is the Zepath 3600

Insta360’s Snap is a tiny magnetic phone screen for taking rear-camera selfies

Unionized ProPublica staff are on strike over AI, layoffs, and wages

Continuous glucose monitoring made me continuously crazy

MAHA is obsessed with these wearables — for all the wrong reasons.

Why Microsoft’s war on Windows’ Control Panel is taking so long

Nothing’s noise-canceling CMF Buds 2A are down to $19.99 for the rest of today

Amazon is ending support for older Kindles and Kindle Fires

Spotify’s Prompted Playlists can help you find new podcasts to listen to

You can now turn 2D apps into 3D while using the Galaxy XR headset

I wish this selfie phone case was better for selfies

Samsung’s Galaxy S26 Ultra is $200 off for the first time

The rugged Bose Soundlink Flex is 25 percent off right now

Vertical browser tabs are better and you should use them

Satechi’s 3-in-1 travel stand now wirelessly charges your phone at 25W

The Moto Pad is Motorola’s first US-bound tablet in over a decade

Intel will help build Elon Musk’s Terafab AI chip factory

At $150 off, the new MacBook Air is now cheaper than last year’s model