Apple’s new M5 MacBook Air and M5 MacBook Pro models are pretty light on new features beyond the chips. But it turns out, both MacBooks also change the keyboard to remove text labels in favor of glyphs.
Three new MacBooks arrive in users’ hands this week, but outside of the MacBook Neo , Apple’s latest products don’t look very new. Neither the M5 MacBook
Apple’s comes out tomorrow, and you can read our hands-on review now. While the official release will instantly prompt teardown efforts, we’re already learning more about the internal layout today.
My colleague Chance Miller has spent the last several days testing the MacBook Neo and calls it “a truly great Mac at an unbelievable price.” Or as I like to think of that new “citrus” color laptop: the new MacBook Neo is no lemon.
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that Meta has bought Moltbook, the social network for AI agents:
Meta has acquired , a viral social network designed for AI agents, Axios has learned.
The deal brings Moltbook’s creators — Matt Schlicht and Ben Parr — into Meta Superintelligence Labs (MSL), the unit run by former Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang.
For those keeping score at home, that puts Moltbook with Meta, (formerly Clawdbot) with OpenAI, and at the center of
Remember that from just over a week ago? It’s now official, and there’s a second new Sonos product announced today too.
First up is the , a new Bluetooth and AirPlay 2 portable speaker that includes a handle and charging base. At $299, it sits between the more premium ($489.99) and more affordable ($179) while offering some of the best features of both.
These are the key features, Sonos says:
Our editor-in-chief Chance Miller has been testing the MacBook Neo for just under a week, and his review described it as “a truly great Mac at an unbelievable price.” Other reviewers clearly share his view. While there are of course compromises, everyone agrees that this machine leaves all of the Windows competition in the dust …
says that the Neo puts every $600 Windows PC to shame.
I really don’t know how Apple did it. The MacBook Neo is a $60
Apple TV is now home to Formula 1 races in the US, and to promote the partnership, Tim Cook just shared a new video where his Apple Park golf cart gets an F1-style pit stop.
Last weekend, the 2026 F1 season kicked off and Apple aired its first race coverage.
You can to watch all F1 races and 2026 coverage.
To help promote Apple’s F1 partnership, CEO Tim Cook has a fun new video straight from Apple Park.
I bought my first Mac in 2007: a black polycarbonate MacBook. To this day, I think it’s the most consequential purchase I’ve made in my life.
Last week, Apple . It’s a fascinating Mac , and not just because of the price. After using it for the past six days, I think it’s set to drive a new wave of people to the Mac ecosystem. Here’s why.
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Rode has announced a new product for video producers called the . Rode calls its new hardware the “ultimate all-in-one content creation tool, seamlessly integrating professional-grade video and audio production into a single, compact console.”
For $599, Rodecaster Video Core packs more than enough hardware for streaming and recording video content. It supports studio quality audio with flexible input options. Here’s a rundown of some of the key features: