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M4 MacBook Pros spotted in Russian unboxing videos were apparently legit.

That’s according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, who writes today that he is “certain these machines are the real deal.” The machines from last week’s leaks seem to be base model M4 MacBook Pros with 16GB of memory and 10-core CPUs and GPUs, he adds.

Apple is expected to announce the laptops along with a smaller Mac Mini, a refreshed iPad Mini, and more soon.


SpaceX’s “chopstick” launch tower arms have caught its Super Heavy booster.

The “catch” marks SpaceX’s first successful touchdown of Starship’s booster back at its launch site in South Texas.


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SpaceX’s fifth Starship flight test has launched.

Starship launched about 25 minutes later than planned, at about 8:25AM ET, as SpaceX needed to clear its range of boats.


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The SpaceX Starship launch livestream has started.

You can catch the livestream on SpaceX’s website, its X account, or the X TV app.


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SpaceX is preparing Starship for launch.

The company now expects its fifth Starship flight test to lift off at 8:25AM ET from its launch site in South Texas. SpaceX has a 30-minute window that started at 8AM ET, so it’s cutting it a little close.


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Anthropic’s CEO has many, many, many thoughts about AGI.

In a long blog post, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei considers the upside of artificial general intelligence (AGI, or as he prefers to call it, “powerful AI”). He pushed back on the idea that he’s a “pessimist” or “doomer” by outlining some grandiose claims for the future of AI:

I think that most people are underestimating just how radical the upside of AI could be, just as I think most people are underestimating how bad the risks could be.

I’d like to point out that the company is reportedly in talks to raise money at a $40 billion valuation.


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Will Valve really sell a Steam Deck plugin that helps bring Epic Games to the handheld?

“Junk Store has been approved for sale on the Steam Store!” its developers write — before pointing out Valve hasn’t technically approved the Epic Games Store and GOG game installer tool quite yet.

But why shouldn’t they? You can already add Junk Store to a Steam Deck with the Decky Loader sideloading system. I asked Valve; we’ll see!


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Garmin Fenix 8 review: only kind of smart

The Fenix 8 adds smarter features, but they don’t quite make up for the price hike or lack of LTE.

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Juicebox’s EV charging customers get a reprieve.

With Enel X Way USA shutting down, Juicebox owners were expecting to lose their connectivity features. But now the company says its working with a financial services company to auction off its software management assets, and customers will be transferred to the winner. In other words, the Juicebox app may live on.


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Tomb Raider IV-VI and Star Wars Episode I: Jedi Power Battles are getting remasters.

I don’t know who needs to hear this, because that era of 3D platformers haven’t necessarily aged well — but I’m feeling some nostalgia well up anyhow! The three-game Tomb Raider collection is coming February (trailer below), while Jedi Power Battles (trailer here) is coming January.


Apple’s Disclaimer uses sex and scandal to shape your perception of reality

Alfonso Cuarón’s Disclaimer is a gripping erotic thriller about the power stories have over us.