The coming AI apocalypse could be just the doom Apple ordered

Shocking technology news this week as… here, let the Macalope just have an AI summarize it. “AI is the coolest and everyone loves it.” What?! No! That’s not… gah. “OpenAI, Google and Anthropic Are Struggling to Build More Advanced AI” (Bloomberg) It appears the wheels might be coming off AI a bit. Which, honestly, is…

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Sophos Home Premium for Mac Review

At a GlanceExpert's Rating Pros Good speed and performance, runs well in the background. Very good price point, the license allowing protection for up to 10 devices. Caught a respectable amount of test malware and some phishing site activity. Cons Allows AdWind and Adobe Flash Player sample malware to be installed, AdWind having to be…

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Apple has officially ended its butterfly keyboard repair program for MacBooks

Apple no longer offers repairs for the butterfly keyboard. Apple no longer offers free repairs for MacBook models with the infamous "butterfly" keyboard, as the repair program for these machines has officially ended. The program was available for a wide variety of MacBook models sold between 2015 and 2020, including different MacBook Air and MacBook…

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Apple Card partners with ChargePoint and Booking.com

Apple Card partners with ChargePoint and Booking.com Apple has partnered with two more merchants, ChargePoint and Booking.com, to offer 3% Daily Cash back on purchases made with Apple Card. Reserving a flight, hotel, car, cruise, or experience through Booking.com will net you 3% Daily Cash back, though you'll want to book through the Booking.com Apple…

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Get ready for the iPhone 17 Air, Apple’s thinnest phone ever

Apple is expected to launch an extra-thin model when it unveils the iPhone 17 line-up next year. But exactly how thin are we talking? A new report appears to confirm the figure is 6mm, which would make the iPhone 17 Air/Slim the thinnest smartphone Apple has ever released. The analyst Jeff Pu put out a…

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Control Ultimate Edition for macOS lands February 12, 2025

Control - Image credit: Remedy Action adventure game "Control Ultimate Edition" will be landing on macOS early next year, with the release set for February 12, 2025. Remedy Entertainment's Control Ultimate Edition is one of the major games that has repeatedly been referenced as part of Apples push for gaming on Mac. In Remedy's Capital…

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