It's a notable departure from Apple's long-standing sales formula. Historically, Mac models were divided into several predefined versions, such as base, mid-tier, and maxed-out. Those bundles helped Apple keep inventory predictable while giving customers an easy pricing ladder to climb. The downside was a kind of hidden complexity: specifications could......
Streamer’s RTX 4090 catches fire while live on Twitch, gamer asks viewers “WTF do I do?”
Before we go one step further, let's drop a friendly TechSpot Public Service Announcement: if you're using your PC and your PC catches on fire, you don't need to ask anyone if it's bad. Just shut down your PC. Immediately. Really, nothing is going to get better from that point......
Workplace AI use has tripled in two years, with tech and finance leading the charge
These stats mark a sharp rise from the 21% who reported any AI use just two years earlier, when Gallup first began collecting comparable data. The growth reflects the rapid commercialization of generative AI systems like OpenAI's ChatGPT, which popularized tools capable of writing code, summarizing lengthy reports, generating images,......
Google dismantles massive proxy network that turned 9 million Android phones into data relays
The discovery triggered what Google is calling the largest residential proxy network takedown in history. Armed with a federal court order, the company pulled the plug on the web domains and backend infrastructure that held the whole operation together. In one coordinated move, Google killed a network that had been......
Utah governor signs bill adding justices to state Supreme Court as redistricting appeal looms
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has signed a bill expanding the state Supreme Court’s five-judge panel to seven
New US charge d’affaires arrives in Venezuela to reopen diplomatic mission after 7 years
U.S. charge d’affaires Laura Dogu has arrived in Caracas to reopen the American diplomatic mission in Venezuela after seven years of severed ties
Trump says US is ‘starting to talk to Cuba’ as he moves to cut its oil supplies
President Donald Trump said the U.S. was beginning to talk with Cuban leaders as his administration is putting greater pressure on the communist-run island and cutting off key oil supplies
Shooting at Louisiana parade leaves 5 wounded, including 6-year-old, sheriff says
A Louisiana sheriff says five people including a 6-year-old were wounded when gunfire erupted during a small-town parade Saturday
In Minneapolis, all-encompassing immigration story tests a newsroom in midst of digital transition
With the eyes of a nation upon it, the Minnesota immigration enforcement effort has tested a local newsroom in the midst of a digital transformation — and it hasn't left the local journalists overmatched
Democrat Taylor Rehmet flips GOP-held Texas state Senate seat in special election
Democrat Taylor Rehmet won a special election for the Texas state Senate and flipped a reliably Republican district that President Donald Trump won by 17 points in 2024