Shopping for back-to-school? These are the budget laptops I’d actually recommend

I dug through the specs, ratings, and price tags on six of Amazon’s most-bought budget laptops so you don’t have to. Here’s what’s actually worth buying.

Asus’ latest Zenbook puts a seriously bright OLED screen inside an impossibly slim body

Asus’ latest thin-and-light laptop pairs a premium OLED panel with a Ryzen AI processor, 16GB of RAM, and a 1TB SSD.

Before you blow your student budget, here’s the MacBook that actually suits your major

Apple now offers a MacBook for almost every student budget, and these three models provide the strongest mix of portability, performance, and long-term value.

NYT Strands hints and answers for Sunday, July 26 (game #875)
NYT Strands hints and answers for Sunday, July 26 (game #875)

Looking for NYT Strands answers and hints? Here’s all you need to know to solve today’s game, including the spangram.

Quordle hints and answers for Sunday, July 26 (game #1644)
Quordle hints and answers for Sunday, July 26 (game #1644)

Looking for Quordle clues? We can help. Plus get the answers to Quordle today and past solutions.

Qualcomm is set to ratchet up chip prices in September, and your next gadget upgrade could bear the brunt

Qualcomm notified customers on July 24, 2026 of double-digit chip price increases taking effect September 1, citing an inability to absorb further supplier cost increases.

Stop fighting with your roomie over outlets and get one of these multi-port chargers before you head back to school

Your room has one outlet and too many devices fighting over it. I’ve picked out five multi-port chargers worth adding to your back to school shopping list, from a pocket-sized option to a six-port station that can power all the devices you own at the s…

Experts claim to have found more weaknesses in Apple’s Gatekeeper tool — but it doesn’t seem too bothered

Gatekeeper doesn’t blink when you archive a legitimate app and replace it with an evil doppelganger.

OpenAI’s rogue AI hack was just the beginning, Hugging Face warns

OpenAI calls its autonomous Hugging Face breach unprecedented, while security and AI experts say the episode raises an equally uncomfortable question about the company’s own safeguards.