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Apple unveils MacBook Pros with 14.2" and 16.2" ProMotion displays with a notch, M1 Pro or Max chips, MagSafe, no Touch Bar, HDMI port, SD card slot, and more — As part of its October Unleashed event, Apple today unveiled the new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro.
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| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Apple announces M1 Pro and M1 Max chips for Macs: M1 Pro is 70% faster than M1 and has 2x the GPU performance with a 32GB RAM limit; M1 Max supports 64GB RAM — Apple today has officially unveiled the next-generation Apple Silicon chip. Dubbed the M1 Pro and M1 Max, the Apple says that these chips …
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Apple says 14-inch MacBook Pro with M1 starts at $1,999 and the 16-inch MacBook Pro starts at $2,499, available October 26 — The new MacBook Pro features a 1080p camera, the best audio system in a notebook, and the most advanced connectivity ever in a MacBook Pro
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| José Adorno / 9to5Mac: |
MacBook Pros with M1 Pro can support two external 6K 60Hz displays at once, and with M1 Max can support up to three 6K external displays plus a 60Hz 4K display — Apple announced during its “Unleashed” event the new MacBook Pro powered with the M1 Pro and M1 Max chips.
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| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Apple debuts third-gen $179 AirPods with an updated design, better sound quality, Spatial Audio in Apple Music, and a MagSafe-enabled case, available next week — Preorders start today and they'll be available October 26th — Apple has just introduced its third-generation AirPods …
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| Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: |
Sources: Beats Fit Pro earbuds, with active noise cancellation and Apple's H1 chip, will launch on November 1 — Apple today announced multiple new products at its “Unleashed” special event, such as the new redesigned MacBook Pro, AirPods 3, HomePod mini in new colors, and a new Siri-based plan for Apple Music.
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| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
Apple says iOS 15.1, iPadOS 15.1, watchOS 8.1, and tvOS 15.1 will be available next week; macOS Monterey will be released on October 25 — Apple today announced that iOS 15.1, iPadOS 15.1, watchOS 8.1, tvOS 15.1, and macOS Monterey will all be released as free software updates next week.
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| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
macOS Monterey release candidate reintroduces Safari's old tab design as the default and Monterey's original Safari design as a “Compact” option — Apple has admitted defeat on the Safari design changes that have been present for the entire macOS Monterey beta …
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| Emily Glazer / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: two Microsoft execs, including Brad Smith, told Bill Gates in 2008 that emails with a midlevel female employee were inappropriate; Gates agreed to stop — Top lawyer, HR chief informed some Microsoft directors they told billionaire co-founder that his emails with female employee were inappropriate
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| Florence Ion / Gizmodo: |
What to expect from Google's event on Tuesday: Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro with Tensor custom SoC, improved cameras, bigger batteries, and more colors — Will there be any surprises at Google's event next week? Here's what we know so far. — Alerts — If you've been holding out on buying … | Reuters: |
In a letter to Andy Jassy, US House Judiciary members accuse Amazon execs including Bezos of misleading Congress or lying about boosting its brands above rivals — Five members of the U.S. House Judiciary committee wrote to Amazon.com Inc's chief executive Sunday, and accused the company's top executives …
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| Kollen Post / The Block: |
NY AG sends cease and desist letters to two cryptocurrency lending firms; improperly redacted documents suggest the recipients were Nexo and Celsius Network — On October 18, the New York Attorney General Letitia James announced cease and desist letters to two cryptocurrency lending firms.
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| Katherine Greifeld / Bloomberg: |
Invesco drops its pursuit of a bitcoin futures ETF filing hours before the first such product begins trading on the US stock market — Invesco Ltd. has dropped its pursuit of a futures-backed Bitcoin exchange-traded fund hours before the first such product is set to launch on a U.S. exchange.
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| Edward Ongweso Jr / VICE: |
Facebook posts an odd thread attacking 30+ unnamed journalists “finishing up a coordinated series of articles based on thousands of pages of leaked documents” — The company decried the use of embargoes to coordinate a coming series of reporting on thousands of pages of leaks, despite regularly using embargoes itself.
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| Catalin Cimpanu / The Record: |
In an SEC filing, Sinclair confirms a ransomware attack is disrupting its TV channels; Sinclair initially blamed technical issues — Sinclair formally confirmed the ransomware attack a day after this initial report in SEC documents. Original reporting below.
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Sundar Pichai calls for the creation of new US federal privacy regulations, and stresses the importance of staying ahead in AI, quantum computing, and more — In a wide-ranging interview at the WSJ Tech Live conference that touched on topics like the future of remote work, A.I. innovation …
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| Catalin Cimpanu / The Record: |
A hacker breached the Argentinian government's IT network last month, stealing citizens' personal details and leaking some, including Lionel Messi's on Twitter — A hacker has breached the Argentinian government's IT network and stolen ID card details for the country's entire population, data that is now being sold in private circles.| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
Apple updates HomePod mini with new colors: yellow, blue, and orange, available next month for the same $99 price — Apple today announced that the HomePod mini will be available in three new colors next month, including yellow, orange, and blue. — Apple said the new HomePod mini colors …
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
UK-based neobank Zopa, which offers P2P lending, savings, credit cards, and other services, raises $300M led by Vision Fund 2 at a $1B post-money valuation — Another big infusion of cash from a major investor is making its way to a fintech out of the UK on the heels of strong growth.Sponsor Posts
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