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You have to really want to buy the Framework Laptop 13 Pro DIY Edition.
Normally, you’d simply click an order button and have a new laptop delivered in just a few days. Framework’s process is its own sort of odyssey: pricing out your configuration, risking that it might increase in price while waiting literally months for it to arrive, then sitting down with a collection of parts to put…
In my work as a tech reviewer, I’ve had many opportunities to test $300 keyboards with uber-advanced tech features and mice capable of tracking subtle movements so well as to be frightening.
But as much as I love the ultimate tech accessories—give me that 8,000Hz polling…
Halo Studios seems to have teased a Halo 2 remake in a secret ending cutscene for Halo: Campaign Evolved.
Microsoft’s Halo 1 remake is finally out in the wild for those who gained early access by purchasing its Premium or Collector’s Editions. Just one day…
Halo: Campaign Evolved is basically already here if you pay the early access tax, and while it does look incredible on high-end gaming PCs and current-generation consoles, it struggles hard on lower-end hardware, particularly handheld gaming PCs. I spent a little bit of time playing the remake on the Xbox Ally, and, well, the original Halo campaign looks a whole lot better in the Master Chief…
PlayStation Network Back Online After Outage Causes PSN Users to Lose Access to Their Games for Hours
July 27, 2026
UPDATE 12:10 p.m. PT: All PlayStation Network services are now back online after an outage caused PSN to go down for hours this morning.
The PlayStation Service Status Page reports that “all services are up and running.” Issues related to the PlayStation Store…
‘To Protect Them’: Bank of Russia Governor Defends Controversial New Crypto Purchasing Caps
July 27, 2026
Bank of Russia Governor Elvira Nabiullina rejected the notion of a divide created by the recently passed Bill No. 1194918-8, which establishes a framework for cryptocurrency regulation. She stressed that withdrawal of crypto abroad had no limitations for both qualified and…
Ripple executives are backing the CLARITY Act as lawmakers debate the future of U.S. crypto regulation, with Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse urging action while financial firms, technology groups, and advocacy organizations rally behind clearer digital asset rules.
Key Takeaways
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse and company leaders are supporting the CLARITY Act as Congress debates a federal crypto…
Operation Commodity: Brazilian Police Smash $196 Million Cocaine and Crypto Laundering Ring
July 27, 2026
The group, which is linked to cocaine shipments in excess of 6.5 tons to Europe through the port of Rio de Janeiro, used bags of coffee and cement to disguise the drugs. The money obtained through these sales was laundered using shell companies, including luxury car…
There is a particular moment every July when the night sky makes perfect sense to me. Every time I step outside at night, I instinctively look overhead for the Summer Triangle. Not because it’s the most spectacular sight in the sky. In fact, the vast asterism is almost…
A Long March-3B carrier rocket carrying the Tianlian II-06 satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center on July 23, 2026 in Xichang, Sichuan Province of China. (Image credit: Zhou Quan/VCG via Getty Images)
Lightning struck a Chinese rocket shortly after liftoff this week, as seen in incredible video and photographs.
A Long March-3B rocket lifted off from China’s Xichang…
