You may have to wait until 2027 for Macs with Apple’s best chips

Apple may be reshuffling its Mac silicon roadmap in a big way. While the M6 is reportedly arriving soon, the most powerful Pro and Max chips could be pushed to 2027 in favor of bigger AI upgrades.

Tesla Semi slides on ice and impressively regains control
Tesla Semi slides on ice and impressively regains control

Tesla’s Semi program lead Dan Priestley shared a video of the electric truck holding its line on icy winter surfaces, sliding under control rather than skidding out of it.
The clip is a rare look at the Tesla Semi’s Vehicle Dynamics Control (VDC) syste…

As Spotify embraces AI, Deezer will let you remix songs with artist consent and royalties

Deezer’s Remix Lab is a new in-app feature launching first in France that lets fans remix select songs with artist approval, rights compliance, and compensation for every stream

VW could cut 100,000 jobs and close 4 factories in a radical shake-up
VW could cut 100,000 jobs and close 4 factories in a radical shake-up

Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume is reportedly preparing the most dramatic overhaul in the automaker’s history, with plans that could eliminate up to 100,000 jobs worldwide and eventually close four factories in Germany.

Your Windows 10 PC just got an extra year of security updates, here’s how to get it for free

Millions of Windows 10 PCs that can’t run Windows 11 just got breathing room, as Microsoft stretches its free security update program through October 2027.

Framework found a way to make its new laptop cheaper, but don’t celebrate yet

Some Framework Laptop 13 Pro buyers will get upgraded from 500GB to 1TB SSD storage while also seeing their order price come down.

As AI voices get harder to spot, ElevenLabs adopts Google’s SynthID to help you sniff the fakes

AI-generated voices are becoming nearly impossible to identify. ElevenLabs is now embedding invisible watermarks into its audio so you’ll finally know when you’re listening to AI.

Samsung will soon start charging to access its smart home API
Samsung will soon start charging to access its smart home API

From October this year Samsung will roll out a variety of new paid tiers for access to its SmartThings API, including a $4.99 monthly plan for “non-commercial, individual developers.” It won’t just be developers that pay the price though. Some more advanced smart home users are likely to fall afoul of the rule change if […]

YouTube Shorts is getting 2x speed and a cleaner view, but it’s also ditching the dislike button

Four new Shorts updates landed today, and while 2x playback and Clear Screen mode are welcome, removing the dislike button will be a harder sell.

Apple’s most powerful Macs might be waiting until 2027 for big processor upgrades
Apple’s most powerful Macs might be waiting until 2027 for big processor upgrades

Apple is expected to shake up its usual Mac silicon release strategy, with Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reporting that there won’t be Pro or Max versions of the upcoming M6 chip. Instead, Apple wants to “fast-track technologies that it originally planned to release later” with the M7 launch next year. The Cupertino company will reportedly only […]