A humanoid robot climbed a volcano, with some very human help

A humanoid robot named Pemba reached Ecuador’s Chimborazo summit, but the climb also showed the limits of robot autonomy, especially when humans had to carry it through tougher terrain.

I went to BenQ’s lighting lab, and now my desk setup feels wrong

After seeing how BenQ thinks about monitor lighting, glare, and desk comfort, my normal desk setup suddenly looked like the lazy solution I had accepted for years.

The Gigabyte A16 features an RTX 5060, Ryzen 7, and a 165Hz display — all for $999 thanks to a massive $500 price cut at Walmart

Looking for a gaming laptop on a budget? This Gigabyte A16 gaming laptop features a huge price cut at Walmart.

iOS 27 is packed. Here’s a list of the small updates you may have missed

iOS 27 has plenty of headline features, but smaller updates to Mail, iCloud Shared Albums, accessibility, Home, Maps, and network switching may be the ones people notice most.

Safari is finally fixing its extensions problem. Unlike Chrome, Apple will let you create your own

Safari is getting an AI-powered extension builder that lets users describe the browser tool they want. It could help Apple fix one of Safari’s oldest weaknesses without chasing Chrome’s giant add-on library.

As Apple pushes AI in software, the RAM crisis caught up and your gadgets are feeling old

Apple’s iOS 27 AI requirements suggest RAM is becoming the new upgrade wall, with 8GB devices still supported but less ready for Apple’s strongest on-device AI features.

NotebookLM can now write code, build spreadsheets, and find sources for you

Google has upgraded NotebookLM with Gemini 3.5, a cloud-based code execution environment, and expanded file output support.

Google AI Plus drops to $4.99 a month and doubles your storage

Google is cutting its AI Plus subscription price from $7.99 to $4.99 per month and doubling cloud storage from 200GB to 400GB.

Excited for macOS Golden Gate? Check out all the supported Mac models

Every Intel Mac is now officially locked out of macOS 27 Golden Gate, and even some Apple silicon Macs won’t get the full Siri AI experience. Here’s the full compatibility list.