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How and why MacBook Neo will excel for most everyday tasks open_in_new

1 Apple Insider • 1d ago

The new MacBook Neo won't come close to competing with the MacBook Air or especially MacBook Pro for video editing and gaming, but it will for the browsing, writing, and music that most users need.

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MacBook Neo will suit the majority of users

Apple has made its MacBook Neo $500 cheaper than the lowest-cost M5 MacBook Air, and it's done so in part by switching to an iPhone processor. Using the A18 Pro from the iPhone 16 Pro, this is not going to match the M5 in Apple's more expensive laptops.

Yet where the MacBook Air and in particular the MacBook Pro are most powerful is in work that requires multi-core use. That's video editing, model rendering, image editing, some audio editing, and certainly scientific work.

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By William Gallagher <wg@williamgallagher.com>

M5 Max 16-inch MacBook Pro vs M4 Max 16-inch MacBook Pro compared open_in_new

2 Apple Insider • 1d ago

Apple's new top-tier portable is the 16-inch MacBook Pro with M5 Max. Here's what has changed from its predecessor, the M4 Max edition.

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M5 Max 16-inch MacBook Pro [left], M4 Max 16-inch MacBook Pro [right]

Apple has finally continued to roll out its Mac updates as part of the M5 generation. Following the initial salvo in October, which saw the base 14-inch MacBook Pro go from M4 to M5, Apple has moved on to the other models.

This time around, it's the turn of the M5 Pro and the M5 Max, the high-performing cousins to the M5.

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By Malcolm Owen <malcolm@appleinsider.com>

The US military is still using Claude — but defense-tech clients are fleeing open_in_new

3 TechCrunch • 1d ago

As the U.S. continues its aerial attack on Iran, Anthropic models are being used for many targeting decisions.

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Claude Code rolls out a voice mode capability open_in_new

4 TechCrunch • 2d ago

Anthropic is stepping up its game in the AI coding space with the rollout of Voice Mode in Claude Code.

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The new MacBook Pro laptops are as much as $400 more expensive than their predecessors. Thank the RAM shortage. open_in_new

5 TechCrunch • 2d ago

With the demands for more computers and data centers to power AI, the market is experiencing a shortage of RAM, causing memory prices to surge.

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M5 MacBook Pro drops 512GB, gets $100 hike and 1TB storage open_in_new

6 Apple Insider • 2d ago

In parallel with Tuesday's MacBook Pro launch with M5 Pro and M5 Max processors, Apple culled the 512GB storage option from the M5 14-inch MacBook Pro, raised the price by $100, and is now supplying 1TB of storage.

M5 MacBook Pro is more expensive, but cheaper than the previous storage upgrade.

Apple's updated its online ordering system to accommodate the M5 Pro and M5 Max versions of the MacBook Pro. However, it also made a small change to the existing M5 14-inch MacBook Pro.

Bringing the entry-level MacBook Pro in line with the other chip tiers, the M5 now starts at 1TB of storage, with options for 2TB and 4TB. The previous 512GB storage option is no longer available from Apple directly.

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By Malcolm Owen <malcolm@appleinsider.com>

New MacBook Airs come with M5, double the storage, and higher starting prices open_in_new

7 Ars Technica • 2d ago

New Airs leave more room underneath for the rumored low-cost MacBook.

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All the Ways Big Tech Fuels ICE and CBP open_in_new

8 Wired • 2d ago

A WIRED analysis shows that ICE and CBP have collectively spent at least $515 million on products from Microsoft, Amazon, Google, and Palantir in the last few years alone.

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Updates to Team Calendar extension open_in_new

9 Azure DevOps Blog • 6d ago

We are excited to release a new update to the Team Calendar extension. This update includes a series of visual refinements across the extension, introducing a more consistent design language, smoother transitions when expanding and collapsing sections, improved contrast for better readability, an updated color palette aligned with Azure DevOps, and clearer, more consistent icons […]

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1Password is going up in price open_in_new

10 The Verge • 1w ago

1Password is increasing its prices on March 27th, 2026. In an email sent to users, the password manager says it will raise the price of its yearly individual plan from $35.88 to $47.88, and that its family plan is going from $59.88 to $71.88. "While 1Password has grown substantially in value and capability, our pricing […]

By Emma RothAppsNewsTech

Inside Anthropic’s existential negotiations with the Pentagon open_in_new

11 The Verge AI • 1w ago

Anthropic's weekslong battle with the Department of Defense has played out over social media posts, admonishing public statements, and direct quotes from unnamed Pentagon officials to the news media. But the future of the $380 billion AI startup comes down to just three words: "any lawful use." The new terms, which OpenAI and xAI have […]

By Tina Nguyen, Hayden FieldAIAnthropicPolicyPoliticsRegulationTech

YouTube beefs up its $7.99/month Lite subscription with offline downloads and background play open_in_new

12 TechCrunch • 1w ago

Now the only reason to get the full Premium subscription is ad-free music and music videos.

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.NET 11 Preview 1 Arrives with Runtime Async, Zstandard Support, and C# 15 Features open_in_new

13 InfoQ .NET • 1w ago

NET 11 Preview 1 is released, featuring Runtime Async as the headline change, moving async method handling from the compiler into the runtime itself. The preview also brings CoreCLR WebAssembly work, native Zstandard compression, C# 15 collection expression arguments, and MAUI improvements. Community reaction has been mixed, with praise for async changes but debate over language complexity.

By Almir Vuk

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Custom Agents in Visual Studio: Built in and Build-Your-Own agents open_in_new

14 Visual Studio Blog • 2w ago

Agents in Visual Studio now go beyond a single general-purpose assistant. We’re shipping a set of curated preset agents that tap into deep IDE capabilities; debugging, profiling, testing alongside a framework for building your own custom agents tailored to how your team works. Built in agents Each preset agent is designed around a specific developer […]

The post Custom Agents in Visual Studio: Built in and Build-Your-Own agents appeared first on Visual Studio Blog.

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Claude Sonnet 4.6 in Microsoft Foundry-Frontier Performance for Scale open_in_new

15 Azure Blog • 2w ago

Claude Sonnet 4.6 is available today in Microsoft Foundry, and it is designed for teams who want frontier performance across coding, agents, and professional work at scale.

The post Claude Sonnet 4.6 in Microsoft Foundry-Frontier Performance for Scale appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.

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