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Apple says the M5 MacBook Pro starts at $1,699 for the 14" model, up $100, and the M5 Pro and Max models start at $2,199 and $2,699, respectively, both up $200 (Engadget)
Apple unveils the M5 MacBook Air in 13" and 15" sizes, boosting its starting price by $100 to $1,099 and offering 512GB of base storage, shipping March 11 (Zac Hall/9to5Mac)
Apple updates $1,599+ Studio Display and unveils a new $3,299+ 27" 5K Studio Display XDR, with a 120Hz refresh rate and up to 2,000 nits of peak HDR brightness (Apple)
Apple unveils the M5 Pro and M5 Max, adding new Apple-designed Fusion Architecture, a next-generation up-to-40-core GPU with Neural Accelerators, and more (Apple)
Apple refreshes the 14" and 16" MacBook Pro with M5 Pro and M5 Max: up to 4x faster LLM prompt processing, up to 2x faster SSD speeds, and 1TB/2TB base storage (Apple)
A UK trial by the National Grid, Nvidia, and others finds AI data centers can operate without using peak power continuously, adjusting consumption when asked (Eamon Farhat/Bloomberg)
Elliott injects $1B into Pinterest to fund stock buybacks, buying convertible senior notes with an initial conversion price of $22.72 per share, a 30% premium (Nicholas G. Miller/Wall Street Journal)
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's and Trump's actions against Anthropic have serious legal issues, and its designation exceeds what the statute authorizes (Lawfare)
Grow Therapy, which connects patients with therapists covered by their insurance, raised a $150M Series D at a $3B valuation and hits $1B+ in annual revenue (Rebecca Torrence/Bloomberg)
Iranian cryptoasset outflows reached ~$10.3M between February 28 and March 2 amid US and Israeli airstrikes; in 2025, Iran's crypto ecosystem was worth $7.78B+ (Chainalysis)
Sources: in the EU, US criticism over censorship has been met with disbelief and anger, and some Big Tech lobbyists acknowledge US accusations are overstated (Financial Times)
Google unveils Home updates to fix a long list of annoyances and idiosyncrasies, and debuts Live Search to let Gemini analyze and describe live camera feeds (Thomas Ricker/The Verge)
Sources: Samsung Foundry has frequently delayed the timeline for its plant in Taylor, Texas, with its mass production plans moving from early 2026 to early 2027 (Lee Jae-Lim/Korea Joongang Daily)
Investigation: Sama data annotators in Nairobi say they view private videos from Ray-Ban Meta glasses, like bathroom visits; ex-Meta staff say faces are blurred (SvD)
Senator Ron Wyden, the Senate Finance Committee's top Democrat, vows to "pull out all the stops" to fight back after Trump barred Anthropic from government work (Steven T. Dennis/Bloomberg)

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Apple’s Budget iPhone 17e Gets a MagSafe Upgrade
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A Former Top Trump Official Is Going After Prediction Markets
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The MacBook Air M5 starts at $1,099, up $100 from the M4
Apple brings its M5 Pro and Max silicon to the next MacBook Pro generation
Apple unveils new M5 Pro and M5 Max chips
Apple reveals its new 5K mini-LED Studio Display XDR
Shure's next-gen DAI adds mobile support
Meta's AI display glasses reportedly share intimate videos with human moderators
Charlie Brown now works for Sony
The Morning After: Apple’s big week starts with the iPhone 17e
Meta starts testing its AI shopping assistant
Google Home's latest feature is Gemini-powered 'Live Search' for cameras
MWC 2026’s most bizarre phone can start fires (on purpose)
The best keyboards for 2026
OpenAI will amend Defense Department deal to prevent mass surveillance in the US
Australia will consider requiring app stores to block AI services without age verification
Anthropic brings memory to Claude's free plan
Call of Duty will add Black Ops Royale, a new free game mode coming March 13
Starlink's next-gen satellite network could provide 150 Mbps speeds by end of next year
X adds ‘Paid Partnership’ labels so users can more easily identify ads
iPad Air M4 vs. iPad Air M3: The few new things in Apple's midrange tablet
The Analogue Pocket will be back in stock this week, but there's a tariff-related price increase
The Supreme Court doesn't care if you want to copyright your AI-generated art
Nintendo just announced an Indie World Showcase for tomorrow at 9AM ET
Paramount+ and HBO Max could be merging into a single streaming service
iPhone 17e vs. iPhone 16e: What's new on Apple's latest $599 handset
Everything Apple announced today: iPhone 17e and M4 iPad Air
Anthropic's Claude can now absorb your past conversations with other AI chatbots
What to expect at Apple's product launch event on March 4
The Samsung Wallet can now hold your house keys
Apple introduces the $599 iPhone 17e with MagSafe and twice the storage
Apple updates the iPad Air with an M4 chip
At MWC, Tecno’s super-thin modular concept phone doesn't even have a wired charging port
Vivo's X300 Ultra goes global and gets a huge 400mm Zeiss telephoto lens
Sony faces a $2.7 billion antitrust lawsuit in the UK
The best Xbox Series X and Series S accessories for 2026
Everything announced at MWC 2026: Lenovo's wild foldable gaming handheld, Honor's Robot Phone, and more
Motorola's Edge 70 Fusion phone has a huge curved 144Hz display
TCL is upgrading its easy-on-the-eyes glare-free NXTPAPER display tech with AMOLED
Qualcomm's Snapdragon Wear Elite chip is made for smartwatches and AI devices
Motorola Razr Fold hands-on at MWC 2026: Bright screens, inside and out
Lenovo's robot concept can help you digitally sign documents (and maybe annoy coworkers)
Lenovo unveils the 2026 refresh of its Yoga 9i 2-in-1 convertible laptop at MWC
Lenovo's ThinkPads get a spec bump at MWC 2026
Lenovo's latest gaming tablet goes big on battery
The Lenovo Legion Go Fold gaming handheld concept looks awkward but its versatility is endless
The Lenovo Modular AI PC concept is a remixed dual-screen laptop with hot swappable ports
Best Buy Canada seemingly just leaked Sonos' next portable speaker
Anthropic's Claude grabs top spot in App Store after Trump's ban
The US reportedly used Anthropic's AI for its attack on Iran, just after banning it
A closer look at Honor’s Robot Phone
Honor’s Magic V6 doesn’t have a new rabbit to pull out of its hat

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