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The M5 Ultra Mac Studio tears through our benchmark tests
The Mac Studio review unit that Apple sent us to test this year is, put simply, kind of outrageous. It has an M5 Ultra chip with a 36-core CPU and 80-core GPU,...
The Mac Mini is still mighty, just not as cheap
There are lots of compact desktop computers out there, but none match the Mac Mini's small size and big power. 2024's redesign reduced the Mini to 0.82L, a chas...
I got to see Google’s wild ideas about the future of laptops
There are a few things about using a Googlebook that immediately feel just right. The hardware is polished (since it's based on current laptops). The OS is fami...
The long dream of the Googlebook
In late 2010, an up-and-coming Google executive named Sundar Pichai took the stage in front of a bunch of reporters and explained that Google had a big new idea...
Apple’s clever software solution lets iPhone batteries skirt shipping limits
Apple has developed an unexpected workaround to prevent the iPhone 18 Pro Max from being hit by shipping restrictions on big batteries. There's a "battery-firmw...
Get a closer look at the iPhone 18 Pro’s mechanical camera
iFixit's latest device teardown shows us the inner workings of the new variable aperture lens inside Apple's iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max, alongside some repair...
UN says AI safeguards can’t wait for certainty
Governments need to rein in increasingly capable AI agents before their risks are fully understood, a United Nations scientific panel warned in the global organ...
Amazon doesn’t trust Meta’s Muse AI agent
Meta's Muse AI agent has been blocked from shopping Amazon on behalf of its users, Geekwire reports. A popup message started appearing on Sunday for Muse users...
No Dogs in Space is back to feed your need for obsessive music history
In August, I wrote about my love of the music history podcast No Dogs in Space, but mourned the fact that there hadn't been a new episode in over two years. Lit...
No one is surprised that Nvidia’s Jensen Huang thinks AI fears are overblown.
The man who may stand to make the most money from the AI boom seems to think he knows better than anyone else, including researchers who have studied and worked...
Kojima Productions disputes reports the studio is in trouble
After it was announced that Sony was dropping Hideo Kojima's Physint, and that instead the Metal Gear Solid creator's latest title would be coming to Xbox, ther...
Trump now says he wants to form an ‘AI Force’
The president posted on Truth Social that he wanted to appoint an "AI czar" to lead a new "AI force." He made the announcement amid growing calls from across th...