This week’s 12 best laptop deals in the US and the UK — my top picks from Lenovo, Apple, Microsoft, Asus, and Acer
This week’s 12 best laptop deals in the US and the UK — my top picks from Lenovo, Apple, Microsoft, Asus, and Acer

I’ve rounded up 12 of the best laptop deals that are available this week in the US and the UK, including options from Lenovo, Apple, Microsoft, Asus, and Acer.

The US has banned DeepSeek from federal agencies, including apps built on its AI

Homeland Security has pulled DeepSeek from federal civilian systems, and Beijing says Washington is stretching the idea of national security.

Think social media protects your data? Platforms have racked up $26 billion in privacy penalties since 2020

Social media giants have paid over $26 billion in privacy fines since 2020, with Meta responsible for 91% of the global total.

ChatGPT Slides lets users create, edit and present decks without leaving ChatGPT

ChatGPT Slides helps users create editable presentations from conversations, files and outlines, with collaborative editing and exports to PowerPoint, PDF and Google Slides.

Windows 11 users are again having to suffer an odd Bing Wallpaper ‘feature’
Windows 11 users are again having to suffer an odd Bing Wallpaper ‘feature’

2026 is the year of fixing Windows 11, but Microsoft also needs to fix its marketing department and the excessive promos therein.

Your AI chatbot might have brain rot, and it could be making things worse for you

A new study finds that AI models trained on junk social media posts develop brain rot, skipping reasoning and picking up bad ethics.

Chuwi UniBook review: Budget laptops are alive, and I saw this one fight for the cause

The $449 CHUWI UniBook sacrifices display quality, memory headroom, and graphics performance, but excellent battery life, a lightweight aluminum chassis, and superb connectivity make the compromises unusually sensible.