Apple’s ‘new’ polishing cloth is the same except $10 cheaper
Apple’s ‘new’ polishing cloth is the same except $10 cheaper

Apple just dropped a new polishing cloth, and unlike its refreshed Mac Mini models, it comes with a price cut, as spotted earlier by MacRumors. The polishing cloth is still “made with soft, nonabrasive material” but costs $9 instead of $19. It doesn’t look like anything else has changed, as the description matches an archived […]

OpenAI says its Jalapeño chip can power faster AI responses than the competition
OpenAI says its Jalapeño chip can power faster AI responses than the competition

OpenAI says its new AI chip, Jalapeño, completes tasks more efficiently and returns responses faster than other AI systems, according to a blog post published on Tuesday. During a briefing with reporters, OpenAI hardware vice president Richard Ho said Jalapeño offers the “best of both worlds” with lower latency and higher throughput, as AI systems […]

Tesla raises Cybertruck prices by $5,000 despite abysmal demand
Tesla raises Cybertruck prices by $5,000 despite abysmal demand

Tesla raised the price of the Cybertruck by $5,000 on Monday night, quietly updating its online configurator without changing a single spec.
The Dual Motor all-wheel drive now starts at $74,990, up from $69,990. And it comes while Tesla is running the …

Apple launches new Mac Studios with its ‘most powerful chip ever’ — the M5 Ultra
Apple launches new Mac Studios with its ‘most powerful chip ever’ — the M5 Ultra

Apple is announcing new models of the Mac Studio, now using the existing M5 Max and a new M5 Ultra. This reunification under one chip generation comes over a year after Apple awkwardly split the Studio between M4 Max and M3 Ultra offerings. (The older sounding M3 Ultra was actually the more powerful one, and […]

Apple’s new Mac Mini has fresh M6 and M5 Pro chip offerings — and higher prices
Apple’s new Mac Mini has fresh M6 and M5 Pro chip offerings — and higher prices

Apple is announcing a new generation of the Mac Mini, once again offering two models: one with a new M6 chip and a higher-end model with the M5 Pro found in this year’s MacBook Pro. The new Minis have the same tiny design and footprint as the 2024 M4 / M4 Pro models, but with […]

Apple’s new M6 chip gets more cores and more AI compute
Apple’s new M6 chip gets more cores and more AI compute

Apple has announced a new M6 chip for Macs, along with an M5 Ultra that it says is its “most powerful chip ever,” designed for tasks like 3D rendering and running frontier AI models. The M6 is Apple’s first 2nm chip, which Apple says will bring improvements in performance and power efficiency, and it also […]

Uber is letting parents check in on their teens through drivers’ selfie cameras
Uber is letting parents check in on their teens through drivers’ selfie cameras

Uber is updating its teen account feature to allow parents to use the selfie cameras on Uber drivers’ phones to check in on their teenage children during ridehail trips. Since first launching teen accounts in 2023, Uber has touted the myriad ways parents can keep tabs on their children, from PIN verification to live GPS […]

The lens in Wyze’s new $40 indoor camera retracts for privacy
The lens in Wyze’s new $40 indoor camera retracts for privacy

Wyze announced a new pan-and-tilt security camera today designed for indoor use. The entire Indoor Cam Pan can rotate 360 degrees, while the camera and lens on its front can tilt up and down 103 degrees. When you want privacy, the lens can tilt down until it completely disappears inside the Indoor Cam Pan’s body […]

The OLED Xbox Ally X20 officially starts at $1,300
The OLED Xbox Ally X20 officially starts at $1,300

The Asus Xbox Ally X20 looked like it could be one of the best handheld gaming PCs yet made – but originally, Asus wanted you to buy a bundle pairing it with pricy AR glasses. In July, we told you that bundle would no longer be necessary, and today it’s official: you can pre-order a […]

Need a panel upgrade for an EV charger? Schneider may have a workaround
Need a panel upgrade for an EV charger? Schneider may have a workaround

Schneider Electric’s new 48-amp home EV charger is designed to solve one of the priciest problems that can come with buying an EV: discovering that your house needs an electrical panel or service upgrade before you can charge at Level 2 speeds.