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MacBook Neo rival

The $700 XPS 13 Is the New Baseline for a Serious Laptop

Jul 7, 2026

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4 min read

The $700 XPS 13 Is the New Baseline for a Serious Laptop

Dell’s June 2026 XPS 13 starts at $699 with a 2.5K 120 Hz display and 512GB SSD. Here is why it now defines the baseline for a serious laptop.

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China tech

Jul 5, 2026

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4 min read

China’s $15 Billion Bet on AI Video

Kuaishou, Alibaba and Tencent just backed Kling at a $15 billion valuation. They are not funding a lab toy. They are betting on synthetic video as a mainstream format.

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Apple

Siri in iOS 27: Helpful Upgrade or Overreach?

Jul 4, 2026

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4 min read

Siri in iOS 27: Helpful Upgrade or Overreach?

Siri in iOS 27 gains deep device access, a new UI and chatbot features. Here’s what that means for real users and their privacy.

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Big Tech

Investors Are Done Buying AI as a Slogan

Jul 2, 2026

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2 min read

Investors Are Done Buying AI as a Slogan

AI spending is still huge. The difference now is that investors want receipts.

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Tech Stocks

Jul 1, 2026

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3 min read

AI Spending's Earnings Test

Big Tech has spent over $700 billion on AI this year. Now investors want proof it was worth it.

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Frontier AI

The AI Model the U.S. Government Temporarily Switched Off

Jun 30, 2026

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3 min read

The AI Model the U.S. Government Temporarily Switched Off

The U.S. government blocked Anthropic's Mythos 5 over national security concerns, then partially restored it. Here's what this precedent means for the tech industry.

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WWDC 2026

Apple's Best New Feature Won't Work in Two of Its Biggest Markets

Jun 29, 2026

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3 min read

Apple's Best New Feature Won't Work in Two of Its Biggest Markets

Apple's new Siri AI is blocked in Europe and China at launch. Here's what that tells us about geopolitics and the future of AI rollouts.

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OpenAI

Jun 28, 2026

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4 min read

GPT‐5.6 Is Ready. Politics Said Pause.

OpenAI delayed GPT‐5.6 at the U.S. government's request. Here is what that reveals about how frontier models and state power now interact.

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H-1B returnees

Laid Off From Tech? The Market Has Changed.

Jun 27, 2026

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5 min read

Laid Off From Tech? The Market Has Changed.

More than 100,000 U.S. tech workers have been laid off in 2026. The roles that used to catch them on the way down are being removed instead of reopened.

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MacBook iPad prices

Jun 26, 2026

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4 min read

MacBooks Cost More. Blame the AI Boom.

Apple raised MacBook and iPad prices by up to 42% in June 2026 due to DRAM shortages. Here is the supply chain story behind the price tag on your next device.

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Rockstar Games

GTA 6 Pre-Orders Are Live. Now Watch the Monetisation.

Jun 25, 2026

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4 min read

GTA 6 Pre-Orders Are Live. Now Watch the Monetisation.

GTA 6 is $80 at launch, the most expensive console game ever sold at standard pricing.But the box price is only the beginning of the revenue story.

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tech industry 2026

Oracle Cut 21,000 Jobs While Pitching AI as Its Future

Jun 24, 2026

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4 min read

Oracle Cut 21,000 Jobs While Pitching AI as Its Future

Oracle fired 13% of its workforce in 12 months and spent $1.84 billion on severance.In its own filing, it admitted AI replaced some of them.

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India tech policy

India Is Now Asking Amazon How Much Water Its Data Centres Use

Jun 23, 2026

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4 min read

India Is Now Asking Amazon How Much Water Its Data Centres Use

India's data centres could consume 358 billion litres of water a year by 2030. Amazon just became the first hyperscaler to answer for it publicly.

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Meta breach

AI Is Now Actively Making Cybercrime Faster. The Defence Side Is Behind.

Jun 22, 2026

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4 min read

AI Is Now Actively Making Cybercrime Faster. The Defence Side Is Behind.

20,000 Instagram accounts hacked by tricking a chatbot. Ransomware up 48%. The gap between offensive and defensive AI is no longer theoretical.

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influencer marketing

Brands Are Selling Products Through People They Invented

Jun 21, 2026

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4 min read

Brands Are Selling Products Through People They Invented

Brands are quietly using fake people to sell products on social media. Nobody is required to tell you and most people cannot spot it.

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smart devices

AI Gadgets Are Only Interesting When They Save Time

Jun 20, 2026

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3 min read

AI Gadgets Are Only Interesting When They Save Time

Smart devices sound impressive in demos. The useful ones remove steps in real life, not add them.

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product roundup

4 Gadgets Quietly Upgrading Your Mornings

Jun 19, 2026

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3 min read

4 Gadgets Quietly Upgrading Your Mornings

A $150 spa treatment, two very different coffee setups and a vacuum that empties itself all in one list.

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hardware execution

OpenAI Will Show Its First Hardware Device This Year

Jun 17, 2026

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3 min read

OpenAI Will Show Its First Hardware Device This Year

OpenAI will unveil its first Jony Ive designed device in 2026 but it will not ship before 2027. The gap is the real test.

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Mobile Hardware

A German Phone Just Embarrassed the Entire Smartphone Industry

Jun 16, 2026

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4 min read

A German Phone Just Embarrassed the Entire Smartphone Industry

A small German company shipped a phone with a replaceable battery, no Google and IP68 protection. It shouldn't feel this remarkable in 2026.

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future gadgets

AR Glasses Are Becoming a Roadmap Item, Not a Demo

Jun 13, 2026

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4 min read

The iPhone 18 Pro’s leaked battery looks barely changed. The chip, modem and display might still deliver a real jump in battery life.

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