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  • newValve's Steam Controller costs $99 and arrives May 4
    Valve's Steam Controller will hit the market on Monday, May 4, for a going price of $99 in the United States. The Steam Controller does precisely what it says: It communicates with anything running Steam or the Steam Link app, so this includes PCs, M…
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  • newValve Steam Controller review: A gamepad in search of a console

    - 17 hours ago 27 Apr 26, 12:00pm -
  • newA Star Wars expansion is coming to PowerWash Simulator 2
    There's something deeply relaxing about chucking on a solid pair of headphones, listening to some good music and cleaning muck off structures and vehicles. Not in real life, though. Heavens, no. PowerWash Simulator 2 lets you do that without having t…
    - 17 hours ago 27 Apr 26, 11:29am -
  • newOpenAI breaks out of exclusivity agreements in its partnership with Microsoft
    OpenAI is opening up its partnership with Microsoft in the latest amendment to the major multi-year collaboration between the tech giants. The latest changes allow OpenAI to offer its latest AI models to other companies and through other cloud provid…
    - 17 hours ago 27 Apr 26, 11:28am -
  • newSpotify is now a fitness app too
    In its quest to become an all-in-one app, Spotify is now breaking into the fitness app world by offering "guided workout experiences" and on-demand Peloton classes. Premium subscribers will get access to Peloton's library of more than 1,400 classes i…
    - 19 hours ago 27 Apr 26, 9:40am -
  • newOprah brings her podcast to Amazon's streaming services
    Amazon has brought another high-profile podcasting name into its fold after agreeing to a multiyear licensing deal with Oprah Winfrey. Her podcast will expand to two episodes a week starting in July and it will be available across the likes of Prime…
    - 19 hours ago 27 Apr 26, 9:28am -
  • newThe sequel to the iconic emulator ZSNES is called Super ZSNES, of course
    Somehow, ZSNES has returned after laying dormant for 20 years. The developers of the iconic Super Nintendo emulator, which originally debuted in 1997 for DOS (something I distinctly remember trying to install on my ancient Intel 486 Packard Bell), ar…
    - 20 hours ago 27 Apr 26, 8:52am -
  • newFord's Mustang Cobra Jet sets a new EV quarter mile record at 6.87 seconds
    Ford Racing's Mustang Cobra Jet 2200 just ran a quarter mile in 6.87 seconds at 221 mph at an NHRA event in Charlotte, setting a new world record for an EV. The run smashed Ford's own previous EV record of 7.62 seconds, set by the Cobra Jet 1800 last…
    - 22 hours ago 27 Apr 26, 6:22am -
  • Forced Windows updates can now be paused forever
    No more getting caught by a forced Windows 11 update while you're in the middle of a meeting or a match. Microsoft announced some major changes coming to Windows Update on its blog, including the ability to indefinitely pause Windows updates, 35 days…
    - 2 days ago 26 Apr 26, 3:03pm -
  • Canadian premier wants to ban social media and AI chatbots for kids in Manitoba
    Manitoba could be the first province in Canada to establish a social media ban for kids, but the proposal's details aren't very clear yet. The province's premier, Wab Kinew, announced during a fundraiser event on Saturday and on X that Manitoba would…
    - 2 days ago 26 Apr 26, 1:21pm -
  • Trump has terminated several members of the independent National Science Board
    As reported by several outlets, the Trump administration dismissed members of the National Science Board (NSB), which is tasked with establishing policies for the National Science Foundation. It's not clear how many members have been dismissed. Accor…
    - 2 days ago 26 Apr 26, 12:04pm -
  • BYD's next all-electric hypercar is a convertible that's coming to Europe first
    BYD may be known for its affordable all-electric cars, but that doesn't mean it won't dabble in the occasional hypercar under one of its subsidiary brands. At the Beijing Auto Show, BYD unveiled the Denza Z, a hypercar that can produce more than 1,00…
    - 2 days ago 25 Apr 26, 6:30pm -
  • OpenAI's Sam Altman apologizes for not reporting ChatGPT account of Tumbler Ridge suspect to police
    Two months following the deadly shooting in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, OpenAI's Sam Altman has formally apologized for not informing police of the alarming ChatGPT conversations seen with the suspect's account. Before the incident, OpenAI banne…
    - 2 days ago 25 Apr 26, 5:14pm -
  • NASA's initial takeaways from the Artemis II mission, and more science stories
    Now that Artemis II is all wrapped up, NASA has begun its post-game performance analyses of all the systems that worked together to get four astronauts safely to the moon and back earlier this month. In addition to taking humans farther than ever bef…
    - 3 days ago 25 Apr 26, 11:00am -
  • What to read this weekend: Monsters in the Archives dives deep into Stephen King's early works
    Need something new for your reading list? Here are two titles we think are worth checking out. This week, we read Monsters in the Archives: My Year of Fear with Stephen King and the first issue of the Image Comics miniseries, Corpse Knight.  T…
    - 3 days ago 25 Apr 26, 10:00am -
  • Tesla is giving away one year free Supercharging with Model 3 Premium and Performance purchases
    Tesla completely ended its free lifetime Supercharging offer way back in 2018, but it has given customers the perk for certain promotions since then. It brought back free Supercharging for Model S and X a couple of times in 2019, for instance. The au…
    - 3 days ago 25 Apr 26, 9:44am -
  • Engadget review recap: DJI Osmo Pocket 4, Recteq X-Fire Pro and Alienware 27 QD-OLED
    Engadget’s hottest review roundup truly has it all this week: a new pocket cam, a 2-in-1 smart grill, a pair of drones and a pricey skinny vac. And that’s before we even get to the highly capable gaming display that will only set you back $350. R…
    - 3 days ago 25 Apr 26, 7:00am -
  • Vampire Crawlers, Peter Molyneux's return and other new indie games worth checking out
    Welcome to our latest roundup of what's going on in the indie game space. If you're looking for something new to play this weekend, we've got a bunch of options for you. We've also got some interesting upcoming games to tell you about as well.In a pr…
    - 3 days ago 25 Apr 26, 6:00am -
  • XChat, the standalone app for messaging on X, is available on iOS now
    XChat, the standalone app for accessing X's messaging feature, is available to download now for iOS. X first suggested it would be stripping direct messaging from X in 2025, but at least for now, XChat is available in the original X app, the web and…
    - 3 days ago 24 Apr 26, 4:48pm -
  • Maine governor vetoes bill temporarily banning large data centers in the state
    The governor of Maine, Janet Mills, has vetoed a bill that halts the construction of large data centers in the state until the fall of 2027. While the bill passed both houses of the Maine's legislature on April 14, and Mills has suggested she'd suppo…
    - 4 days ago 24 Apr 26, 4:04pm -
  • A Battlefield movie adaptation is on the way, possibly starring Michael B. Jordan
    Have you ever noticed how Walgreens and CVS locations often end up across the street from each other? Well, Call of Duty and Battlefield have a similar thing going on. A mere eight days after the upcoming Call of Duty movie got an official premiere d…
    - 4 days ago 24 Apr 26, 3:19pm -
  • The DOJ is backing xAI in its lawsuit against Colorado
    The Department of Justice has announced that it's intervening on the behalf of xAI in the company's recent lawsuit against the state of Colorado. xAI first filed the suit in early April in response to a recent Colorado law that requires developers of…
    - 4 days ago 24 Apr 26, 3:05pm -
  • What you need to know as Elon Musk's lawsuit against Sam Altman begins
    In a few short days, jury selection will begin in the long-awaited Musk v. Altman case. At the end of that process, an Oakland federal court will task nine regular people with deciding if OpenAI defrauded Elon Musk when it announced, and recently com…
    - 4 days ago 24 Apr 26, 2:15pm -
  • Google plans to invest even more money into Anthropic
    Google plans to invest up to $40 billion into Anthropic in what could be viewed as a circular deal with the AI startup (and frequent competitor), Bloomberg reports. The search giant has invested in Anthropic at multiple points in the past, but this n…
    - 4 days ago 24 Apr 26, 1:50pm -
  • Singapore police arrest alleged The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender leaker
    People aren't thrilled with Paramount these days. After all, corporate consolidation and the transformation of CBS News into state media tend to do that. But here's someone who may not have chosen the… wisest form of protest. The Straits Times repo…
    - 4 days ago 24 Apr 26, 1:39pm -
  • The MacBook Neo is a glimpse into John Ternus's Apple
    John Ternus was unavoidable when Apple debuted the Macbook Neo. He kicked off an intimate media event for the Neo, introducing it as a transformative machine for Apple thanks to its low $599 cost ($499 for education customers) and premium build quali…
    - 4 days ago 24 Apr 26, 12:00pm -
  • Engadget Podcast: Tim Cook’s Apple era and what lies ahead for John Ternus
    The Apple rumors were true, once again. This week, the company announced that Tim Cook will be stepping down from his CEO role on September 1. Replacing him will be John Ternus, who currently serves as Apple's SVP of hardware engineering. In this epi…
    - 4 days ago 24 Apr 26, 7:18am -
  • DeepSeek promises its new AI model has 'world-class' reasoning
    DeepSeek has released its latest AI models, the V4 Pro and Flash versions, a bit over a year after it went viral and became the top rated free app on Apple's App Store in the US. “Welcome to the era of cost-effective 1 million context length,” De…
    - 4 days ago 24 Apr 26, 6:57am -
  • The Morning After: Polymarket and a hairdryer
    Although it’s one of the more inoffensive topics on Polymarket, this news typifies the Wild West of prediction markets and betting sites. A hairdryer was allegedly used to rig Polymarket bets on temperatures at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, a…
    - 4 days ago 24 Apr 26, 6:28am -
  • Porsche's new Cayenne Turbo Coupé Electric can do 0-60 mph in 2.5 seconds
    Porsche has announced an electric version of its popular Cayenne Coupé and it could be the company's most powerful vehicle ever — either ICE or electric. Mechanically, the Cayenne Coupé Electric is nearly identical to the Cayenne Electric but the…
    - 4 days ago 24 Apr 26, 4:19am -
  • US soldier arrested for allegedly making over $400,000 on Polymarket with classified Maduro information
    United States soldier Gannon Ken Van Dyke has been arrested and charged for placing bets on prediction marketplace Polymarket using classified information he had access to related to the capture of former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro. The US…
    - 4 days ago 23 Apr 26, 8:45pm -
  • Claude can now connect to lifestyle apps like Spotify, Instacart and AllTrails
    Anthropic is expanding its directory of connected services for its Claude AI chatbot. The platform can now link up with your accounts on AllTrails, Audible, Booking.com, Instacart, Intuit Credit Karma, Intuit TurboTax, Resy, Spotify, StubHub, Taskrab…
    - 4 days ago 23 Apr 26, 5:55pm -
  • Microsoft is reportedly offering voluntary buyouts to up to 7 percent of its employees
    Microsoft is planning to get rid of more US employees via its first voluntary buyout program, CNBC reports. The buyout program will reportedly be offered to US employees at "the senior director level and below whose years of employment and age add up…
    - 5 days ago 23 Apr 26, 3:00pm -
  • Meta is downsizing by about 10 percent
    Meta is making another steep cut to its staff, this time to the tune of a 10 percent reduction in its workforce. About 8,000 people will be laid off and about 6,000 open jobs will also be eliminated, according to Bloomberg.In an internal memo from Ja…
    - 5 days ago 23 Apr 26, 2:26pm -
  • Titanium Court mashes together genres and cultural references to tell a strange, funny tale
    I would love to tell you everything about my favorite game of the year so far. But that would be doing a great disservice to Titanium Court. I'm not even sure I could explain it all, anyway.Titanium Court is a run-based game with elements of permanen…
    - 5 days ago 23 Apr 26, 1:47pm -
  • X is shutting down its Communities feature
    X is closing its Communities feature in May, X Head of Product Nikita Bier has announced. Communities were introduced before Twitter was acquired and rebranded by Elon Musk, and act as a way for users to create, join and moderate public groups focuse…
    - 5 days ago 23 Apr 26, 1:28pm -
  • Apple, Amazon join push for looser greenhouse emissions reporting
    The Greenhouse Gas Protocol, a widely used international environmental standard for measuring and reporting emissions, is considering changes to how certain types of the emissions are reported. Advocates for the new guidance argue that the current ru…
    - 5 days ago 23 Apr 26, 1:23pm -
  • Apple TV's upcoming For All Mankind spinoff Star City oozes Cold War-era paranoia
    Apple TV just dropped a real-deal trailer for Star City, after releasing a short teaser earlier this year. It's a spinoff of For All Mankind, but this new show examines the alt-history space race from the Soviet perspective.In other words, this is a…
    - 5 days ago 23 Apr 26, 1:04pm -
  • Rivian begins production on the R2 electric SUV
    Rivian has begun production of its R2 SUV. However, you can't get one just yet: The first customer deliveries (of the most expensive version) aren't expected until later this spring.On Wednesday, CEO RJ Scaringe drove the first electric SUV off the p…
    - 5 days ago 23 Apr 26, 12:17pm -
  • Five Annapurna Interactive games get Switch 2 releases
    If you’re a Switch 2 owner itching for something new to play and you happen to be partial to an Annapurna Interactive game, then boy is it your lucky day. The prolific indie publisher has announced that five of its titles are coming to Switch 2, th…
    - 5 days ago 23 Apr 26, 11:49am -
  • Ubisoft has finally dropped a trailer for that Assassin's Creed: Black Flag remake
    Ubisoft has finally given us some real details about Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced, after confirming the remake earlier this year. It's set to release on July 9 for PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S.There's a trailer and it looks absolutely gorgeo…
    - 5 days ago 23 Apr 26, 11:26am -
  • Someone allegedly used a hairdryer to rig Polymarket weather bets
    A hairdryer was allegedly used to rig Polymarket bets on the weather at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris, according to a report by The Telegraph. French authorities note that the official temperature readings at the airport spiked twice in the past…
    - 5 days ago 23 Apr 26, 10:53am -
  • Turkey wants to ban social media for kids under 15
    The Turkish parliament has voted through a bill that would ban all children under the age of 15 from using social media. As part of the legislation, social media platforms would be required to enforce age-verification measures on their apps, provide…
    - 5 days ago 23 Apr 26, 9:30am -
  • Meta will show parents the topics of their teens' AI conversations
    With countries banning social media for kids left and right, Meta is trying different things to convince parents that its platforms are safe for teens. In its latest effort, the company will start showing parents the topics their teens have discussed…
    - 5 days ago 23 Apr 26, 7:31am -
  • 2027 BMW i7 first look: A fantastically techy car for the 1 percent
    Big, fancy executive sedans are a dying breed, especially when it comes to EVs. With the Tesla Model S and Mercedes' EQ line on their way out, pickings are slim. Aside from the upcoming S-Class, there's the Lucid Air, Cadillac Celestiq and maybe the…
    - 5 days ago 23 Apr 26, 7:30am -

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  • newElon Musk and Sam Altman are going to court over OpenAI’s future
    After a yearslong legal feud, Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman are heading to trial this week in Northern California in a case that could have sweeping consequences. Ahead of OpenAI’s highly anticipated IPO, the court could rule on whether the c…
    - 11 hours ago 27 Apr 26, 5:52pm -
  • newThe missing step between hype and profit
    This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. In February, I picked up a flyer at an anti-AI march in London. I can’t say for sure whether or not its write…
    - 17 hours ago 27 Apr 26, 11:13am -
  • newRebuilding the data stack for AI
    Artificial intelligence may be dominating boardroom agendas, but many enterprises are discovering that the biggest obstacle to meaningful adoption is the state of their data. While consumer-facing AI tools have dazzled users with speed and ease, ente…
    - 21 hours ago 27 Apr 26, 8:00am -
  • newThe Download: DeepSeek’s latest AI breakthrough, and the race to build world models
    This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Three reasons why DeepSeek’s new model matters On Friday, Chinese AI firm DeepSeek released a preview of V…
    - 21 hours ago 27 Apr 26, 7:10am -
  • Three reasons why DeepSeek’s new model matters
    On April 24, Chinese AI firm DeepSeek released a preview of V4, its long-awaited new flagship model. The model can process much longer prompts than its last generation, thanks to a new design that helps it handle large amounts of text more efficientl…
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  • The Download: supercharged scams and studying AI healthcare
    This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. We’re in a new era of AI-driven scams When ChatGPT was released in late 2022, it showed how easily generat…
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  • Health-care AI is here. We don’t know if it actually helps patients.
    I don’t need to tell you that AI is everywhere. Or that it is being used, increasingly, in hospitals. Doctors are using AI to help them with note-taking. AI-based tools are trawling through patient records, flagging people who may require certain…
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  • The Download: introducing the Nature issue
    This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Introducing: the Nature issue When we talk about “nature,” we usually mean something untouched by humans…
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  • Will fusion power get cheap? Don’t count on it.
    Fusion power could provide a steady, zero-emissions source of electricity in the future—if companies can get plants built and running. But a new study suggests that even if that future arrives, it might not come cheap. Technologies tend to get less…
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  • The Download: introducing the 10 Things That Matter in AI Right Now
    This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Introducing: 10 Things That Matter in AI Right Now What actually matters in AI right now? It’s getting har…
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  • newTrump Administration Will Pay More Energy Firms to Cancel Wind Farms
    The Trump administration says it will reimburse energy companies $885 million to cancel two planned offshore wind farms, with the firms in turn agreeing to put money into oil and gas projects instead. "The deals are modeled after a similar agreement…
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  • newElon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Head To Court
    An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Associated Press: Technology tycoons Elon Musk and Sam Altman are poised to face off in a high-stakes trial revolving around the alleged betrayal, deceit and unbridled ambition that blurred the bickering b…
    - 6 hours ago 27 Apr 26, 10:40pm -
  • newStudy Finds a Third of New Websites Are AI-Generated
    alternative_right shares a report from 404 Media: Researchers working with data from the Internet Archive have discovered that a third of websites created since 2022 are AI-generated. The team of researchers -- which includes people from Stanford, th…
    - 11 hours ago 27 Apr 26, 6:00pm -
  • newEU Tells Google To Open Up AI On Android; Google Says That's 'Unwarranted Intervention'
    An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: In January, the European Commission began an initial investigation, known as a specification proceeding, into how Google has implemented AI in the Android operating system. The results are in, an…
    - 12 hours ago 27 Apr 26, 5:00pm -
  • newNotepad++ Finally Lands On macOS as a Native App
    BrianFagioli writes: Notepad++ has finally made its way to macOS, and this time it is not through a compatibility layer. A new community-driven port brings the long-standing Windows text editor over as a fully native Mac application, built with Cocoa…
    - 12 hours ago 27 Apr 26, 4:20pm -
  • newChina Blocks Meta's $2 Billion Takeover of AI Startup Manus
    China has blocked Meta's planned $2 billion acquisition of AI startup Manus, ordering the deal withdrawn after months of scrutiny from both Beijing and Washington. "The decision to prohibit foreign investment in Manus was made in accordance with laws…
    - 14 hours ago 27 Apr 26, 3:00pm -
  • newSupreme Court Reviews Police Use of Cell Location Data To Find Criminals
    An anonymous reader quotes a report from the New York Times: When the Call Federal Credit Union outside Richmond, Va., was robbed at gunpoint in 2019, the suspect took $195,000 from the bank's vault and fled before the police arrived. A detective int…
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  • newGitHub Copilot Is Moving To Usage-Based Billing
    GitHub said in a blog post today that it is moving Copilot to usage-based billing starting June 1. Base subscription prices will remain the same but premium requests will be replaced with monthly AI Credits that are consumed based on token usage. "…
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  • newMicrosoft To Stop Sharing Revenue With OpenAI
    Bloomberg reports that Microsoft is ending revenue-sharing payments to OpenAI (paywalled; alternative source) and making the partnership non-exclusive. "The rapid pace of innovation requires us to continue to evolve our partnership to benefit our cus…
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  • newCalifornia's Billionaire Tax Has the Signatures to Make the Ballot
    California's proposed billionaire tax appears headed for the November ballot after backers said they gathered more than 1.5 million signatures, well above the threshold needed to qualify. SF Standard reports: Backers of the initiative announced this…
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  • newDeepSeek V4 Arrives With Near State-of-the-Art Intelligence At 1/6th the Cost
    An anonymous reader quotes a report from VentureBeat: The whale has resurfaced. DeepSeek, the Chinese AI startup offshoot of High-Flyer Capital Management quantitative analysis firm, became a near-overnight sensation globally in January 2025 with the…
    - 19 hours ago 27 Apr 26, 10:00am -
  • newAmerica Now Has 70% More Bookstores Than in 2020, Says Bookshop.org Founder
    "There are about 70% more bookstores now than there were six years ago in the United States," says Andy Hunter, the founder/CEO of Bookshop.org.Fast Company checks in on his site, which gives over 80% of its profit margin to independent bookstores,…
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  • Two Hot Climate Tech Startups Just Raised $1 Billion+ in IPOs
    Public stock exchanges "appear to be warming to climate tech startups," reports TechCrunch. "Or at least some of them."This week, nuclear startup X-energy went public, raising $1 billion in an upsized share offering that appears to have delivered a…
    - 1 day ago 27 Apr 26, 2:34am -
  • Right-to-Repair Laws Gain Political Momentum Across America
    "California, Colorado, Minnesota, New York, Connecticut, Oregon and Washington have all passed comprehensive right-to-repair regulations," reports CNBC, "covering everything from consumer electronics and farm equipment to wheelchairs and automobiles.…
    - 1 day ago 26 Apr 26, 10:34pm -
  • Bank Robber Challenges Conviction Based on His Cellphone's Location Data
    An anonymous reader shared this report from the Associated Pres:Okello Chatrie's cellphone gave him away. Chatrie made off with $195,000 from the bank he robbed in suburban Richmond, Virginia, and eluded the police until they turned to a powerful…
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  • newApple Planning to Launch Two New 'Ultra' Products in the Next Year
    Apple has decided to market two of its new products over the next year as "Ultra" devices, Macworld reports.Citing sources familiar with the matter, the report claims that Apple's first foldable iPhone will be called the "iPhone Ultra." The dev…
    - 19 hours ago 27 Apr 26, 9:34am -
  • newOpenAI Reportedly Working on an AI Smartphone to Rival iPhone
    OpenAI is working on a smartphone in what appears to be a significant reversal from previous reports that the company had no plans to enter the phone market, according to supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.Kuo shared the findings from his latest…
    - 20 hours ago 27 Apr 26, 8:53am -
  • newApple's M5 MacBook Air Returns to $949.99 Low Price on Amazon
    Earlier this month, Amazon introduced a few new record low prices on the M5 MacBook Air and the best deal is back today. You can get the 512GB 13-inch M5 MacBook Air for $949.99, down from $1,099.00, available in all colors.Note: MacRumors is an…
    - 20 hours ago 27 Apr 26, 8:32am -
  • Get AirPods 4 for $99 and AirPods Max 2 for $529.99 on Amazon
    Amazon today has the AirPods 4 available for $99.00, down from $129.00. This remains one of the best deals on the AirPods 4 so far in 2026, and it's accompanied by a solid deal on the AirPods Max 2.Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with som…
    - 3 days ago 25 Apr 26, 7:52am -
  • Ads Are Coming to Apple Maps This Summer: Here's What to Expect
    Apple is planning to start showing ads in the Apple Maps app this summer, and signs of ads have already shown up in the iOS 26.5 beta as Apple prepares to roll them out.Where Ads Show UpAds will be displayed in the ‌Apple Maps‌ search i…
    - 4 days ago 24 Apr 26, 3:58pm -
  • XChat App Now Available
    X today launched XChat, a standalone messaging app for the iPhone and iPad, available now on the App Store.XChat allows users to chat with anyone on X in a private, focused space separate from the main X app. At launch, the app supports direct…
    - 4 days ago 24 Apr 26, 3:46pm -
  • iPhone 18 Could Come With 12GB of RAM
    Apple's standard iPhone 18 could feature 12GB of memory for the first time, according to analyst Dan Nystedt.In a new post on X, Nystedt said that the standard ‌iPhone 18‌ will match the 12GB of RAM Apple gave the iPhone 17 Pro and ‌iPhon…
    - 4 days ago 24 Apr 26, 3:21pm -
  • Apple Shares Behind-the-Scenes Look at MacBook Neo Intro Video
    Apple today released a YouTube Short revealing a rare behind-the-scenes look at the making of its playful MacBook Neo introduction video.The short clip gives what Apple describes as "a peek at some handmade magic," revealing the physical models…
    - 4 days ago 24 Apr 26, 1:52pm -
  • Foldable 'iPhone Ultra' Could Be Missing These 5 Key Features Despite $2,000 Price Tag
    Apple's first foldable iPhone, dubbed the "iPhone Ultra," could be missing at least five key features present on the iPhone 18 Pro models despite its $2,000 price point.Recent images of dummy models shared by Sonny Dickson and Vadim Yuryev seem…
    - 4 days ago 24 Apr 26, 12:41pm -
  • Apple to Launch 'MacBook Ultra' With These Six New Features
    While the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro were just updated with M5 Pro and M5 Max chips last month, bigger changes are reportedly around the corner.According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, the higher-end MacBook Pro models will be receiving a maj…
    - 4 days ago 24 Apr 26, 12:32pm -
  • The MacRumors Show: Tim Cook to Step Down as Apple CEO
    On this week's special episode of The MacRumors Show, we discuss Apple's bombshell announcement that Tim Cook will step down as CEO on September 1, 2026, with hardware engineering chief John Ternus set to succeed him.Subscribe to The MacRumors Sh…
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