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Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for July 28.
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 A shortage of memory chips has impacted the entire computer market, affecting Macs and PCs alike. Apple and other companies have raised prices, but Apple is better positioned than its competitors. Machines like the Mac mini and the Mac Studio are in demand for on-device AI agent use, and Apple plans to take advantage by refreshing its Mac lineup across 2026 and 2027.
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 Memory prices have doubled, Macs and iPads have gone up, and iPhones are expected to follow. Ed Zitron - who writes the Where's Your Ed At newsletter, hosts the Better Offline podcast, and has been described by Politico as the AI boom's most "acerbic gadfly" - has spent years arguing the buildout driving those costs will never pay for itself.
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Here are hints and the answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for July 28, No. 673.
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 Amazon is planning to deploy up to 5,105 low Earth orbit satellites that will use Globalstar spectrum to provide voice, data, messaging, and emergency services to devices like the iPhone. Amazon's project is expected to improve existing iPhone satellite features and support new features.
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NVIDIA has gathered together some of the biggest tech companies in the world to form the Open Secure AI Alliance with the aim to improve cybersecurity.
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 Apple's next high-end laptop is expected to bring the most substantial external changes to the MacBook Pro line since 2021. No renders, case leaks, or dimensions have emerged, but a series of reports have established much of what is set to change.
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Here are hints and answers for the NYT Strands puzzle No. 877 for Tuesday, July 28.
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 Amazon's prices on the 2026 MacBook Pro have now joined in on Apple's recent price hikes, meaning we're no longer tracking pre-hike markdowns on these devices. However, there are still notable sales to be found if you're shopping for a MacBook Pro this month, with up to $500 off new prices available right now on Amazon.
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OpenAI President Greg Brockman talks a bit about where the company's increasingly Jarvis-like AI agents could be heading next… and in what form.
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