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Apple’s next flagship chip may not just be another performance upgrade. Instead, it could be the company’s biggest AI leap yet. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple is developing the M7 Ultra with one clear goal: dramatically boosting AI performance. Expected to arrive in 2028, the processor is reportedly being designed to handle workloads on a scale that brings it closer to dedicated AI accelerators like Nvidia’s Blackwell than traditional desktop processors. A desktop chip with server-class memory The biggest headline is memory. Bloomberg reports that the M7 Ultra is being designed to support up to 1.5TB of unified memory,…
Creators have long had plenty of powerful laptops and monitors to choose from. Keyboards and mice? Not so much. ASUS is looking to change that with the expansion of its ProArt accessory lineup. Leading the announcement is the new ProArt Keyboard KD300, a compact low-profile keyboard that’s designed to work alongside the ProArt Mouse MD301, giving creators a matching desktop setup built specifically for productivity instead of gaming. A compact keyboard that doesn’t sacrifice functionality The ProArt Keyboard KD300 adopts a 65% layout, making it considerably smaller than a traditional full-size keyboard while still retaining the essential navigation keys most…
Walk through a laptop aisle in 2026 and the Copilot+ PC branding is highlight for most Windows laptops. From Microsoft’s own surface to other PC makers like Samsung, HP, and Dell, you can find notebooks that carry this badge to convey that they are AI-ready. At a glance, the name sounds like it refers to a computer with a better version of the Copilot chatbot, which only explains a small part of it. A Copilot+ PC is a Windows 11 computer that meets Microsoft’s hardware standard for advanced on-device AI features like a compatible processor with a dedicated NPU. You…
For years, Phone Link has felt like that one app everyone knows exists but rarely remembers to open. Microsoft apparently wants to change that. According to a report from Windows Central, the company is working on a major overhaul of how smartphones integrate with Windows 11, making phones feel like a native part of the operating system instead of something users access through a separate app. Phone Link is coming out of hiding One of the biggest changes reportedly involves the Phone Companion panel in the Start menu. Instead of simply showing basic device information, Microsoft is said to be…
Christopher Nolan has spent his career embracing cutting-edge filmmaking technology while resisting one of the most common gadgets on the planet: the smartphone. The Oscar-winning director behind Oppenheimer, Inception, and the upcoming The Odyssey says his decision isn’t about rejecting technology altogether. It’s about protecting something he believes has become increasingly rare – time to think. In an interview with The Telegraph ahead of the premiere of The Odyssey, Nolan explained that he still doesn’t own a smartphone, despite living in a world where QR codes, digital tickets, and messaging apps have become everyday necessities. His reasoning, however, is far…
The Apple Car may have never left the garage, but it apparently gave birth to Apple’s AI ambitions. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple’s canceled autonomous vehicle project, one that consumed more than a decade of work and over $10 billion before being scrapped in 2024, ended up laying the technological foundation for Apple Intelligence. In a rather ironic twist, one of Apple’s most expensive failures may also become one of its most important long-term investments. The Apple Car forced Apple to think like an AI company When Apple first began developing its self-driving vehicle, the goal wasn’t simply to…
I wanted to invent an AI product so silly that no founder could turn it into a seed round. It had to solve a problem nobody had, collect far more data than the problem deserved, and turn normal behavior into an insight that sounded vaguely disappointed in its owner. Somewhere around the third feature, it would ask for a subscription. I started with an AI fork. It measures chewing speed, bite symmetry, and something called meal engagement. When it detects emotional eating, it vibrates gently. Premium users can ask the fork why they’re like this. The silliest ideas I could…
We’re only a month away from Google’s next big hardware event, with the Pixel 11 series officially arriving on August 12. After living with the Pixel 10 Pro and the Pixel 10a over the past year, I’ve come to appreciate what Google’s phones do well — and, more importantly, where they still fall short. With the smartphone landscape evolving faster than ever, there are three upgrades I’m hoping Google finally delivers this year. If you’re a fellow Pixel user, chances are these are on your wishlist too. Google, it’s time to stop my Pixel from cooking itself More than anything else,…
Microsoft has attached the Copilot name to so many products that a simple question like “What is Copilot?” now needs a little more context. There is the main Microsoft Copilot chatbot, Copilot inside Microsoft 365, GitHub Copilot for developers, Gaming Copilot for Xbox users, and a separate category of Windows laptops called Copilot+ PCs. For most people, Microsoft Copilot means the company’s general-purpose AI assistant. So you’d expect it to answer questions, search the web, generate and edit images, and the rest of the usual AI chatbot features. You can access it through a browser or dedicated apps for Windows,…
Before I’ve properly started the day, several companies have already clocked in. Spotify or YouTube Premium handles the music, Google One keeps my files available, and an AI subscription is waiting in another tab to help me work faster. Most of these charges earn their place. They save time, remove friction, and keep the day moving. I barely notice them until I think about what would stop working if one payment didn’t go through. I bought into a brighter future, and it came with recurring billing. Convenience became infrastructure That cost follows me through the rest of the day. Google…