Best HP laptop deals: Get a 17-inch workhorse for $167 and more

HP is one of the biggest and most well-knownlaptop brandsout there, and it easily competes with the likes of Dell and Lenovo when it comes to laptop quality. In fact, HP makes some of the bestgaming laptopsto thebest 2-in-1 laptops, so there’s almost certainly something in there that can cater to your needs and budget. That said, it can be a bit hard to find and pick the best deals, which is why we’ve gone out and collected some of our favorite HP laptop deals and put them down for you below, and we’ve even included a couple ofHP Envy deals, too....

June 17, 2025 · 5 min · 911 words · Peter Moore

Big Brother UK season 20: Meet the cast

Big Brother UK season 20: Meet the cast Big Brother UK is finally back for its 20th season after a five-year hiatus and a channel change. The first 16 housemates have now been announced and here’s everything you need to know about them. The ultimate reality TV experiment, Big Brother UK, is back after five years off our screens – with a whole new house and on a whole new channel for 2023, and the first 16 housemates have now been revealed....

June 17, 2025 · 7 min · 1284 words · Ryan Avery

BioWare finds time to celebrate N7 Day in Dragon Age: The Veilguard

BioWare has been busy lately with the release ofDragon Age: The Veilguard, the first Dragon Age title in over a decade. The developer released a new patch on Thursday, which includes a surprise N7 Day Easter egg. The official Dragon Age accountposted on X (formerly Twitter)thatPatch 1would feature a special cosmetic armor for player character Rook. All players need to do is head to the Lighthouse and complete the quest “The Singing Blade....

June 17, 2025 · 2 min · 371 words · Parker Ponce

Bitcoin Believers aren’t wrong, but don’t mistake their faith for fact

Woe is he who talks ill of Bitcoin. This lesson I learned over the weekend, after publishinga columnexplaining why “everyday people” – those of us who have not yet leapt into the abyss of cryptocurrencies – should avoid the insanity of the world’s most popular digital currency, unless they’re willing and/or able to take major risks. A handful of vocal Bitcoin Believers took to the comment section to lament my arguments....

June 17, 2025 · 6 min · 1120 words · Jordan Yates

Bobby Kotick leaves Activation Blizzard next week amid Xbox shake ups

An internal memo from Microsoft confirmed that Bobby Kotick, the controversial CEO of Activision Blizzard, will leave the company on December 29. Bobby Kotick has been CEO of Activision Blizzard — the company behind popular game franchises like Call of Duty, Candy Crush, Crash Bandicoot, andDiablo— since 1991 and is one of the most derided executives in the video game industry. Workplace conditions at companies owned by Activision Blizzard were problematic during his reign, with this all coming to a head in a2021 lawsuitthat exposed lots of misconduct, some of which allegedlyapplied to Kotick....

June 17, 2025 · 2 min · 301 words · Randy Thomas

Chrome Tab Groups are here to fix your bad tab habits. Here’s how to get it now

Google will soon make it easier for you to keep tabs of your tabs. The featurehas been in testingin Chrome Beta for the last few months, and now Google will make its new tab management option available to everyone, including systems on Chrome OS, Windows, Mac, and Linux starting next week. Dubbed Tab Groups, this new feature allows you to group together related or similar Chrome browser tabs into a group, making it easier to locate your tabs....

June 17, 2025 · 3 min · 468 words · Linda Palmer

Disney might be scanning your face next to feed its neural net technology

Disney really wants to know if you like its movies. The entertainment company conducts copious research to answer that question, and in fact, it has its own division,Disney Research, that’s focused on figuring out ways to make you love its movies even more. Now, the company is applyingneural net technologyto determining if audiences are reacting as they should to Disney’s latest films. Theinformation comes via Phys.org, which took a look at some recent work by Disney Research to apply deep learning concepts to figure out how audiences are reacting based on their facial expressions....

June 17, 2025 · 3 min · 434 words · William Dunn

Don’t miss this LG C1 OLED TV Prime Day deal — save $300

Upgrade your home theater setup with this LG C1 OLED TV Prime Day deal from Best Buy, as the retailer has slashed the 65-inch TV’s price with a $300 discount amid Amazon’s annual shopping event. The OLED TV is yours under this year’sBest Buy Prime Day dealsfor a bargain price of $1,600, compared to its original price of $1,900. Retailers always attempt to compete with Amazon’sPrime Day deals, and Best Buy’s LG C1 OLED TV Prime Day deal is a decent attempt at drawing the attention of shoppers who are looking to purchase a large screen for their living room....

June 17, 2025 · 3 min · 490 words · Ian Wang

Edge Of Tomorrow 2 Gets Exciting Update From Tom Cruise Movie Director After Years Of Stalls

Summary Following years of languishing in development hell, Doug Liman offers an encouraging update onEdge of Tomorrow 2. Liman previously teamed withTom Cruise for the 2014 adaptationof the Japanese novelAll You Need Is Kill, in which Cruise starred as a military public affairs officer who becomes stuck in a time loop in a future in which aliens have invaded Earth and are slowly winning the war against humanity, but uses the looping to find a way to beat them....

June 17, 2025 · 3 min · 596 words · Alexander White

Eminem Fortnite live event and skin leaked for Chapter 4 finale

Eminem Fortnite live event and skin leaked for Chapter 4 finale Eminem has been announced to be taking center stage of Fortnite’s upcoming Chapter 4 finale live event The Big Bang, with various skins of the rapper joining the game. Here’s everything we know. Fortnitereturned to its nostalgic roots in itsChapter 4 Season OGupdate, which has caused the Battle Royale to shatter its player count records and achieve over44 million playersin just one day....

June 17, 2025 · 3 min · 634 words · Jason Huff

Fortnite season 5 week 12 challenges and how to complete them

It’s Thursday, which means the latest set ofFortnitechallenges is live and ready for you to complete. For season 5, week 12, you’ll find a much easier batch of challenges when compared to the previous week. In general, you’ll simply need to visit a few locations around the map and collect items — something you’re probably very familiar with if you’re an experienced player. Though, there are also a couple of trickier challenges this week that might cause some issues....

June 17, 2025 · 3 min · 626 words · Karen Melendez

Frogs regrow ‘paddle-like’ limbs when placed in a bioreactor

Aquatic African clawed frog.Creative Commons Frogs have partially regrown amputated limbs thanks to a bioreactor developed by researchers at Tufts University. By jump-starting tissue repair, the bioreactor was shown to help the amphibians regenerate a bigger, more complete appendage than they usually do in the wild. Regeneration isn’t uncommon in the animal kingdom —every species does it to some degree. But, outside of science fiction, limb regrowth is rare. Some reptiles can regrow appendages, like when lizards voluntarily detach their tail to distract predators, and amphibians have proven pretty apt at regenerating various parts of their bodies....

June 17, 2025 · 2 min · 395 words · Jonathon Jackson

Google Home adds Spanish speaking and listening capabilities

Google’s smart assistantGoogle Homenow speaks Spanish for all those who speak Español. After announcing in February that it would add 22 languages to the smart speaker’s linguistic capabilities, the company launched the new language in Spain last week. In an expected expansion, Google announced versions for markets in Mexico and the United States at a launch event in Mexico City on Tuesday, June 26. All three speakers in the company’s current lineup — the Google Home, Google Home Mini, and Google Home Max — now speak and understand Spanish, potentially opening the products up to more than 400 million native speakers around the world, on top the millions who speak the language as a second language....

June 17, 2025 · 2 min · 372 words · Nathan Garcia