ICYMI: the week’s 7 biggest tech news stories, from Commodore flip-phone nostalgia to Tim Cook’s Apple price-hike warning

The week’s 7 biggest tech news stories, featuring Commodore, Apple, Microsoft and more, for June 20, 2026.

Home Batteries: How They’re Installed and How Much They Cost

After adding one to my home, here’s why you might want a home battery, how they work, and what to look for, plus some installation tips.

Researcher turns wi-fi smart lightbulb into a Banned Book Library — open source project makes digital books available via a server and open Wi-Fi access point hacked into an ESP32-powered bulb

A security researcher has added another dimension to smart lightbulbs by stealthily adding what they call a ‘cyberpunk digital dead drop’ full of ‘banned books.’

OpenAI wants an all-knowing personal AI agent for everyone on Earth

OpenAI is framing personal AGI as the mass-market endpoint of its AI race, but it still has to explain price, access, safeguards, and how an all-knowing assistant would work for everyone.

As Nurses Lose Student Loans, Your Healthcare Could Suffer

A new law limits federal loans to aspiring nurse practitioners to $20,500 a year—less than half what would-be podiatrists, chiropractors and optometrists can borrow.

How to watch Northampton vs Exeter: Free Streams, TV Channels & Preview for Gallagher PREM Final 2026, team news

See how to watch Northampton vs Exeter live streams online and from anywhere for free, as the Saints meet the Chiefs in the 2026 Gallagher PREM Final 2026.

VocabOwl is the viral vocabulary test making word nerds question everything

VocabOwl’s viral vocabulary test turns 100 multiple-choice questions into a shareable estimate of your English word knowledge, but the clever scoring system still leaves room for guessing and uncertainty.

Apple has fixed a security flaw in Beats Studio Buds which let hackers spy on conversations

A Beats Studio Buds bug finally gets a patch after a year, which will be deployed next time users connect their headphones.