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| Apple: |
Apple refreshes the 14" and 16" MacBook Pro with M5 Pro and M5 Max: up to 4x faster LLM prompt processing, up to 2x faster SSD speeds, and 1TB/2TB base storage — The world's best pro laptop raises the bar again with blazing-fast CPU and GPU performance, plus up to 2x faster SSD speeds and 1TB of starting storage
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X: @markgurman, @michaelgofman, @avstorm, @classicii_mrmac, @samsheffer, @elder_plinius, @gregjoz, @awnihannun, @stevemoser, @leyeconnect, @markgurman, @avstorm, @nandoprince93, @ijustine, @brandonbutch, @vadimyuryev, @brandonbutch, @vadimyuryev, @rjonesy, @joshkale, @markgurman, @markgurman, @neilcybart, @thekitze, @lukemiani, and @mkbhd. LinkedIn: Emil Protalinski. Bluesky: @tcarmody
Forums: Hacker News, r/apple, r/hardware, r/mac, and r/macbookpro
| Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
Apple unveils the M5 MacBook Air in 13" and 15" sizes, boosting its starting price by $100 to $1,099 and doubling base storage to 512GB, shipping from March 11 — Apple has officially announced the new M5 MacBook Air. While the starting price has increased by $100, it now comes with double …
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X: @adrianweckler, @segalink, @raywongy, @mkbhd, @nathievr, @leakerapple, @mweinbach, @alz_zyd_, and @joannastern. LinkedIn: Christy Jones
Forums: r/macgaming, r/technology, r/macbook, r/hardware, and r/apple
| Apple: |
Apple updates the $1,599+ Studio Display and unveils a $3,299+ 27" 5K Studio Display XDR, with a 120Hz refresh rate, a mini-LED backlight, and up to 2,000 nits — Studio Display XDR is the world's best pro display, featuring a 27-inch 5K Retina XDR display with a mini-LED backlight …
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Forums: Hacker News, r/apple, r/HiDPI_monitors, r/macbookpro, r/Monitors, and MacRumors Forums
| Apple: |
Apple unveils the M5 Pro and M5 Max, offering a new Apple-designed Fusion Architecture, a next-generation up-to-40-core GPU with Neural Accelerators, and more — Built using the new Apple-designed Fusion Architecture, M5 Pro and M5 Max feature an advanced CPU, a next-generation GPU with Neural Accelerators …
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Forums: r/hardware, r/macbookpro, r/apple, r/MacStudio, Slashdot, and MacRumors Forums
| Engadget: |
Apple says the M5 MacBook Pro starts at $1,699 for the 14" model, up $100, and the M5 Pro and Max models start at $2,199 and $2,699, respectively, both up $200 — But MacBook Pro prices have jumped up a bit across the board. — It happened much later than we expected … | George Hammond / Financial Times: |
Sam Altman says OpenAI amended its DOD contract to ensure “the AI system shall not be intentionally used for domestic surveillance of US persons and nationals” — Sam Altman says company is working with defence department on provisions covering mass surveillance
More: Spyglass, Forbes, PCWorld, New York Times, Metacurity, The Hill, Sherwood News, ZeroHedge News, Fortune, Digit, Times of India, and MIT Technology Review
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| Dylan Butts / CNBC: |
Sam Altman says the DOD affirmed that OpenAI's tools wouldn't be used by agencies like the NSA, and services to them would need a further contract modification — OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said Monday that the company “shouldn't have rushed” its recent deal with the U.S. Department of Defense and outlined revisions to the agreement.
More: TechCrunch, Futurism, Breitbart, The Guardian, The Decoder, Techdirt, UPI, Reuters, Implicator.ai, TechRadar, Blockonomi, and Benzinga
Bluesky: @langdongrant and @wittywebhandle
Forums: r/news, r/politics, r/BetterOffline, and r/technology
| Maria Curi / Axios: |
OpenAI and the DOD agree to add more surveillance protections to their AI deal; sources say Sam Altman approached the DOD's Emil Michael to rework the contract — OpenAI and the Pentagon have agreed to strengthen their recently agreed contract, following widespread backlash …
More: Platformer, Gizmodo, Implicator.ai, and New York Times
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Bluesky: @racebannon, @kevincollier, and @edzitron.com. Mastodon: @carnage4life@mas.to. Forums: r/ChatGPT
| The Keyword: |
Google launches Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite, which it says delivers “enhanced performance” at a fraction of the cost of larger models and outperforms 2.5 Flash — Get best-in-class intelligence for your highest-volume workloads. … Today, we're introducing Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite …
More: Blockchain.News, The Deep View, and OnMSFT
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| Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
AWS warns of “unpredictable” Middle East operations after drones “directly struck” two UAE facilities and a drone strike near one of its Bahrain facilities — Amazon Web Services said late Monday two of its data centers in the United Arab Emirates and a facility …
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Forums: Hacker News, Hacker News, r/news, r/aws, r/news, r/programming, r/PrepperIntel, r/datacenter, r/aws, and r/economy
| Chainalysis: |
More: The Block, Reuters, Decrypt, Bitcoin Magazine, crypto.news, The Crypto Times, and Bloomberg
X: @chainalysis, @tomrobin, @elliptic, and @beehave99
| SvD: |
Investigation: Sama data annotators in Nairobi say they view private videos from Ray-Ban Meta glasses, like bathroom visits; ex-Meta staff say faces are blurred — Bank details, sex and naked people who seem unaware they are being recorded. Behind Meta's new smart glasses lies a hidden workforce …
More: Forbes, AppleInsider, Futurism, The Decoder, and Euractiv
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Forums: Hacker News and r/technology
| Lawfare: |
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's and Trump's actions against Anthropic have serious legal issues, and its designation exceeds what the statute authorizes — This is designation as political theater: a show of force that will not stick. — alanrozenshtein.com — Meet The Authors| Katrina Manson / Bloomberg: |
More: Wall Street Journal. X: @provisionalidea, @chatgpt21, @wesroth, @gbrl_dick, @apples_jimmy, @morqon, @katrinamanson, @katrinamanson, and @katrinamanson. Forums: r/ClaudeAI
| Reuters: |
More: New York Times, Business Insider, NOTUS, and The Atlantic
X: @secscottbessent, @mobav0, @davidicke, @brendan_duke, @chamath, @idontexisttore, @joshkale, @unbranded63, @steveguest, @adxtyahq, @briantycangco, @mobav0, and @mobav0. Bluesky: @carnage4life
| Thomas Ricker / The Verge: |
Google unveils Google Home updates to fix many annoyances and idiosyncrasies, and debuts Live Search to let Gemini describe what it sees in live camera feeds — 'Hey Google, is there a car in the driveway? … Google Home chief Anish Kattukaran announced several updates to the smart home platform …
More: Thurrott and PCMag
X: @anishkattukaran, @anishkattukaran, @anishkattukaran, @anishkattukaran, @anishkattukaran, @anishkattukaran, and @anishkattukaran. Bluesky: @hypervisible.blacksky.app
Forums: r/technology and r/technews
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
X is testing a standalone X Chat iOS app with 1,000 users via Apple's TestFlight, a shift away from Elon Musk's plan to make X an “everything app” — Social network X is bringing its private messaging service, dubbed X Chat, to a standalone app.| Thomas Ricker / The Verge: |
Google plans to move Chrome to a two-week release cycle, instead of the current four, starting with the Chrome 153 stable release on September 8 — The browser is moving from a four-week release cycle to two in September. … Google is moving its Chrome browser to a two-week release cycle …
More: BleepingComputer, The New Stack, 9to5Google, TechCrunch, Android Police, and Android Authority
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft moves Build from Seattle back to San Francisco, scheduled for June 2-3, instead of May, and invites 2,500 developers, down from the usual ~3K to ~5K — Microsoft Build will be a little smaller this year and more focused on developers. … Microsoft is moving its annual Build developer conference … | Ashley Carman / Bloomberg: |
Audible launches a cheaper, $8.99/month streaming tier in the US, vs. $14.95/month for its premium plan, to rival Spotify; the plan includes ad-free podcasts — - New plan costs $8.99 in US versus $14.95 for premium offering — Offering includes ad-free podcasts available on Wondery+ app| Financial Times: |
Sources: in the EU, US criticism over censorship has been met with disbelief and anger, and some Big Tech lobbyists acknowledge US accusations are overstated — EU efforts to regulate the digital sphere are under attack from the Trump administration and, increasingly, Silicon Valley| Kritika Lamba / Reuters: |
Ziff Davis agrees to sell its Connectivity division, including Ookla and Downdetector, to Accenture for $1.2B in cash, to focus on enthusiast websites like IGN — Ziff Davis (ZD.O) has agreed to sell its Connectivity division, which houses Ookla's Speedtest app and Downdetector outage tracker …
More: Benzinga, The Register, Ziff Davis, GeekWire, Barron's Online, Fierce Network, and Wall Street Journal
| Natalie Lung / Bloomberg: |
Meta is testing a shopping research feature in its Meta AI chatbot on the web for select US users, positioning it against e-commerce tools in ChatGPT and Gemini — Meta Platforms Inc. is testing a shopping research feature in its artificial intelligence chatbot, rivaling a similar tool offered by OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Gemini.
More: eWeek, XDA Developers, TestingCatalog, TechRadar, WinBuzzer, Engadget, and International Business Times
| Eliot Chen / The Wire China: |
A look at the US DOJ's December 2025 indictment that alleged a smuggling ring illegally exported or tried to export $160M+ in advanced Nvidia AI chips to China — When President Donald Trump announced last December that Washington would let Nvidia sell its advanced H200 chips to China …
More: Global Times and DigiTimes
Forums: r/TrueReddit, r/craftofintelligence, r/espionage, and r/technology
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