Tim Cook Teases New Apple Product Announcement This Week: ‘There’s Something in the Air’

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Tim Cook Teases New Apple Product Announcement This Week: ‘There’s Something in the Air’ Apple CEO Tim Cook teased a new product announcement coming “this week.” “There’s something in the air,” the teaser says. This teaser likely refers to a new MacBook Air with the M4 chip, which is already expected to be announced as early as this week. Apple used the same “there’s something in the air” slogan before it announced the original M…

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Ecobee’s New Lower-Priced HomeKit Thermostat Now Available

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Ecobee’s New Lower-Priced HomeKit Thermostat Now Available The smart home thermostat company Ecobee today announced that its new Smart Thermostat Essential is now available to order on its website, and at select retailers in the U.S. and Canada. The thermostat was unveiled at CES 2025 in January. In the U.S., the Smart Thermostat Essential is priced at $129.99, making it Ecobee’s most affordable smart …

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Samsung Kicks Off Spring Sale With Discounts on Monitors, TVs, and More

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Samsung Kicks Off Spring Sale With Discounts on Monitors, TVs, and More Samsung has kicked off a new Discover Samsung Spring Sale, which includes savings on monitors, TVs, Galaxy products, and more. This sale is set to last through March 9, with new deals appearing every day of the event. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Samsung. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, …

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Google’s cofounder tells AI staff to stop ‘building nanny products’

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Google’s cofounder tells AI staff to stop ‘building nanny products’ For the last couple years, it has been evident that Google cofounder Sergey Brin is back in the building. This week, he sent a clear message to hundreds of employees in Google’s DeepMind AI division, known as GDM: the pressure to win the AGI race is on. “It has been 2 years of the Gemini

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Google’s Chrome extension cull hits more uBlock Origin users

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Google’s Chrome extension cull hits more uBlock Origin users Google is disabling the original uBlock Origin ad blocker for more Chrome browser users, alongside other extensions that are no longer supported as the browser migrates to its new extension specification, Manifest V3. According to Google, the new standard aims to improve privacy and security, but also removes a feature that some ad blocking exte…

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Doctor Who is ready to take the long way around again in new season 2 trailer

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Doctor Who is ready to take the long way around again in new season 2 trailer A little doom and dread always helps Doctor Who hit that much harder, and the show’s new season 2 trailer makes it seem like it’s going to come out swinging when it returns to Disney Plus in a few weeks. Though many of the Doctor’s (Ncuti Gatwa) companions have been amazed by their adventures to

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Tim Cook teases a new Apple ‘Air’

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Tim Cook teases a new Apple ‘Air’ Apple CEO Tim Cook just teased the launch of a new device coming to its Air lineup this week. In a post on X, Cook posted a short video with the text, “There’s something in the air” alongside a caption saying “this week.” Though Cook doesn’t specify which device Apple plans to launch, it’s likely

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BYD cars now have an on-vehicle DJI drone launch platform

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BYD cars now have an on-vehicle DJI drone launch platform EV maker BYD unveiled “Lingyuan,” a vehicle-mounted drone launching system developed in collaboration with DJI that is available for all of the company’s vehicles, reports Chinese state media outlet Xinhua. The system is only available in China, like BYD’s vehicles, and costs 16,000 yuan (or about $2,197). BYD’s video below, reposted by YouTube …

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