7 laptops I’d recommend to buy your Dad for Father’s Day — MacBooks, cheap ChromeBooks, and gaming laptops

If you’re looking for a laptop deal, here are my personal picks ahead of this year’s Father’s Day – including all types of machines.

The coolest things we saw at Computex 2026, from space-ready motherboards to fan-cooled mice

Computex 2026 had plenty of powerful laptops and gaming rigs, but the products that stayed with us were the oddballs, including a palm-cooled mouse, a spider-like Wi-Fi 8 router, and a gaming motherboard that’s built to function in space.

Microsoft just killed one of the coolest features of its Edge browser to favor more AI

Microsoft is discontinuing Edge Collections, a popular research and organization tool, as the company continues shifting the browser toward AI-powered Copilot experiences.

MacOS 27 could finally end Intel Mac support and bring smarter Siri upgrades

Rumors suggest macOS 27 could end support for Intel Macs while introducing smarter Siri features, AI-powered tools, and refinements to Apple’s Liquid Glass design language.

Meta’s AI feed is starting to sound like a late-night internet rabbit hole

Meta’s AI app is reportedly being flooded with clickbait, fake stories, and engagement-driven AI-generated posts as the company pushes toward a more social AI experience.

Right to repair isn’t a hobbyist crusade. It’s a fight over ownership

Right to repair is usually framed as an e-waste issue, but the sharper problem is ownership. A dying battery shouldn’t turn a device you paid for into company property again.

The hidden labor of modern tech support is turning us all into unpaid employees

Modern tech support keeps selling self-service as convenience, but every chatbot loop and repeated explanation adds up to unpaid labor.

‘Resistance is futile’: the 5 most revealing quotes from Computex 2026 — and what they tell us about the future of computing

Weighty quotes from the likes of Microsoft’s Satya Nadella and Nvidia’s Jensen Huang, with a Borg-like prediction from Qualcomm’s Cristiano Amon.

Gemini could soon offer a troubleshooting mode and save you a trip to help manuals

A new Gemini Troubleshooting mode has been spotted in the wild, offering step-by-step guidance and interactive widgets for fixing everyday problems more efficiently.

Apple could offer MacBook Ultra in two sizes with one-of-a-kind OLED display

Apple’s MacBook Ultra could arrive in Q3 2026 with a new hybrid OLED display, two size options, and the biggest MacBook redesign in years.