|
 Over a decade after it came out with the compact 12-inch MacBook, Apple's
|
|
"The future of American innovation in AI, the rule of law, and the constitutional boundaries of executive power are all on the line, and they are yours to defend."
|
|
 None of the new MacBook Neo, MacBook Air, or MacBook Pro models unveiled this week come with a charger in the UK and EU countries, such as Germany, France, Italy, and Spain. This change began with the base 14-inch MacBook Pro last year.
|
RELATED ARTICLES | | |
|
 The new MacBook Neo is equipped with two USB-C ports, but they are not the same. The left USB-C port supports USB 3 speeds of up to 10 Gb/s, while the right USB-C port closer to the trackpad is limited to USB 2 speeds of just 480 Mb/s. As a result, Apple says external display connectivity is supported on the left port only.
|
|
They aren't as high-end as the MacBook Neo, but these Windows laptops show that Apple has some strong competition.
|
|
The small update arrives a few weeks after iOS 26.3 and focuses on security patches and stability improvements.
|
RELATED ARTICLES | | |
|
Is Apple's new $599 MacBook more than just a school laptop?
|
|
The follow-up to the 2025 iPhone 16E comes with twice the base storage of last year's budget device.
|
|
Apple is looking to gain a foothold in the more budget-friendly end of the laptop market with the MacBook Neo. The system starts at $599, which is darn inexpensive for an Apple laptop — it even has the same starting price as the M4 iPad Air.
As such, the MacBook Neo should help Apple compete with cheap Windows laptops and Chromebooks. Pricing it at $499 for educational use won't exactly hurt either.
Apple is really lowering the cost of entry for those looking to pick up a new MacBook here. The base MacBook Neo costs $500 less than the cheapest M5 MacBook Air, which is now officially Apple's midrange laptop.
Of course, there are a lot of tradeoffs you'll make by opting for a MacBook Neo instead of a MacBook Air. If you're curious about all the differences between the Neo and the base 13.6-inch Air (and perhaps what you'll be foregoing if go you with the cheaper option), we've got you covered.
MacBook Neo vs. MacBook Air exteriors
|
|
A lawsuit filed by the family of Jonathan Gavalas alleges Google's AI encouraged harmful behavior that posed a risk to public safety and ultimately led to his suicide.
|
|
Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for March 5.
|
RELATED ARTICLES | | |
|
Today the White House announced that several major players in tech and AI have agreed to steps that will keep electricity costs from rising due to data centers. Under this Ratepayer Protection Pledge, companies are agreeing to practices that are intended to protect residents from seeing higher electricity costs as more and more businesses create power-hungry data centers. Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, Oracle and xAI have all apparently signed on. A few of the participants — Amazon, Google and Meta — had conveniently timed press releases patting themselves on the back for their participation and touting whatever other policies they have for mitigating the negative impacts of data center construction.
The main provisions of the federal pledge have tech companies agreeing to "build, bring, or buy the new generation resources and electricity needed to satisfy their new energy demands, paying the full cost of those resources." It also claims they will pay for any needed power infrastructure upgrades and operate under separate rate structures for power that will see payments
|
|
It is also inconsistent with suicide-risk alerts, the researchers said.
|
|
It's unclear if this policy will eventually apply to all creators on the platform.
|
|
 Apple today released a new firmware update for the Studio Display and Studio Display XDR, two products that aren't set to launch until March 11.
|
|
A Nature Medicine study finds ChatGPT Health misjudged over half of medical emergencies and sometimes advised delayed care, raising concerns about AI triage reliability.
The post Would ChatGPT Health Recognize Your Medical Emergency? New Study Raises Doubts appeared first on eWEEK.
|
|
Welcome back, Fortnite: Google is already making improvements to the Google Play Store following last year's Epic Games settlement.
|
|
The new tool, named OpenBoundary, works in partnership with the Internet Watch Foundation.
|
|
 Apple today released iOS 18.7.6 for older devices, addressing an issue that caused some older iPhones in Australia to be unable to connect to emergency services.
|
|
 Out of all the recreational and workaday-to-holiday Australia-style canopies we've seen over the years, none have looked quite like the new CX-Series from Tekton Expedition. In place of the usual cold metal shell, Tekton applies the composite-shaping expertise it honed on the
|
|
ChatGPT uninstalls surged 295% after OpenAI accepted a Pentagon contract that rival Anthropic had rejected, triggering backlash and a surge in Claude downloads.
The post ChatGPT Uninstalls Surge 295% After OpenAI Accepts Pentagon Contract appeared first on eWEEK.
|
|
The iPhone 17e is here to fill out Apple's smartphone lineup. Our primer on the differences and similarities of these iPhones can help you shop.
|
RELATED ARTICLES | | | | |
|
Skyrocketing memory costs mean bleaker projections than even the worst predictions analysts made before.
|
|
Apple announces in an industry newsletter that it's implementing a new metadata tagging system to identify content created by AI.
|
|
Aikido Technologies has come up with a new way to bring renewable energy to the AI industry.
|
|
Another live service game bites the dust.
|
|
After the first M5-powered MacBook arrived last in 2025, we've been waiting for refreshed M5 MacBook Air and Pro models, the latter with higher-performance M5 Pro and Max chips and now they're here.
|
|
"Data centers … they need some PR help,"President Donald Trump said at the event.
|
|
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has granted approval to TerraPower to begin construction of a reactor in Wyoming. The project is the first new US commercial nuclear reactor in about a decade, according to The New York Times. TerraPower was founded by Bill Gates, and it took years for the business to receive regulatory approval for this construction effort.
TerraPower is part of a push to create more efficient and less expensive nuclear facilities as an alternative power source, particularly as AI companies and data center construction places more demands on the US' current infrastructure. TerraPower's project involves tech it has dubbed Natrium in its planned reactor. Using this liquid sodium approach rather than a traditional light-water reactor i
|
|
 The new MacBook Neo is Apple's most affordable Mac notebook, and at $599, it's priced the same as the iPhone 17e. For teachers and college students, it's even more affordable at $499.
|
|
At Mobile World Congress 2026, we go hands-on with the Qwen S1 smart glasses, which offer a head-up display with live translation, notifications and an AI camera assistant.
|
|
Gemini allegedly told the man, "The true act of mercy is to let Jonathan Gavalas die."
|
|
TWEAKS AND UPDATES 9to5 Google: Google Home just announced a bunch of Gemini, smart home updates rolling out now. "Google has announced a number of updates to the Gemini for Home experience […]
|
|
This year's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona brought dazzling prototypes and big promises. These are CNET's top picks from the show.
|
|
Apple finally has cemented its "good," "better," and "best" tiers for its MacBook models.
|
|
The Middle East supplies a huge amount of the world's fertilizer. Conflict in the region has sent prices soaring ahead of the critical spring planting season.
|
|
 Apple today released macOS Tahoe 26.3.1, a minor update to the ?macOS Tahoe? operating system that came out last September. ?macOS Tahoe? 26.3.1 comes three weeks after Apple launched macOS Tahoe 26.3.
|
|
 Apple today provided public beta testers with the third release of an upcoming macOS Tahoe 26.4 update for testing purposes. The public beta comes a week after Apple seeded the second beta.
|
|
OpenAI, Google, and Alibaba unveil faster, cheaper AI models built for real-time apps and local devices, signaling a shift from AI power to speed and efficiency.
The post OpenAI, Google, and Alibaba Drop Faster, Cheaper Models appeared first on eWEEK.
|
|
Michael Carrick's in-form Red Devils head to the northeast to face the Magpies.
|
|
The new, colorful MacBook Neo is full of surprises, including a mobile chip.
|
|
NEW RESOURCES Cornish Times: Mazed Tales launches Cornwall-wide story map. "What began as a project rooted in Cornish Times country is now a Cornwall-wide digital archive of more than 150 folk tales, […]
|
|
Gemini for Home's AI is getting a significant upgrade -- if you don't mind it peering through your security cam.
|
|
A flat phone you wear as a bracelet, AI gadgets with lasers -- here are some concepts and products that make us ask, where are they now?
|
|
Here are hints and the answer for today's Wordle for March 5, No. 1,720.
|
|
The conflict in the Middle East is driving oil prices up in a midterm year when Americans are already focused on high energy bills.
|
RELATED ARTICLES | | |
|
Lightning struck twice in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia earlier this month. First in the eerie stillness of a classroom where eight lives were stolen. Then, in Ottawa's halls of power where officials demanded answers from Silicon Valley about what a chatbot knew and when it knew it. As Canada grapples with one of the worst […]
The post OpenAI Discovers Mass Shooter's Secret ChatGPT Account appeared first on eWEEK.
|
|
A "health-focused experience" inside ChatGPT is designed to help you understand medical information and prepare for appointments with human clinicians.
|
|
NEW RESOURCES Columbia University: Complete Obama Presidency Oral History Archive Is Now Available. "Today, just 10 years after President Barack Obama left office, Columbia University's Incite Institute opens the full Obama Presidency […]
|
|
Agentic RAG capabilities transform enterprise knowledge into verified, dynamically generated digital experiences?delivering instant, hyper-personalized journeys
|
|
Sometimes you can notice the signs of a failing SSD. For instance, the once-quick transfer speed slows to crawl, there are frequent program or system crashes, or file system access errors or SMART errors occur. If you notice these things, especially in combination, there's a good chance your SSD is on its way out. In that case, it's time to prepare for the worst and do the following:
Back up critical files
It goes without saying that the first thing you'll want to do if you think your SSD is on the blink is to back up your critical data. Backups should be done regularly anyway, but even if you're doing that, you'll still want to make a new backup of your critical files at this point to have them ready to go should your SSD suddenly die.
See our roundups of the best Windows backup software and
|
|
Image Credit: Eric Zeman/ Android AuthorityThe January OTA pack for Google Pixel 6 ("oropiole") and Google Pixel 6 Pro ("raven") has started rolling out. The software update brings fixes from December and January that should help Pixel 6 series smartphones run at full speed after numerous bugs and problems seemed to affect the functionality.
Google has revealed that the January software update for the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro is now available as factory images and full OTA images via the Google Play services website (12.0.0 (SQ1D.220105.007), Jan 2022 - specific device/images links can be found in "sources" below). Those who prefer to wait for the OTA package to ar
|
|
