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Intel Macs hit the end of the line with macOS 27
Apple's Golden Gate update drops support for all Intel MacBooks, marking the final step in the shift to Apple silicon that began in 2020.
Engadget · 1m

Sleep or shut down your MacBook? Here's when to use each
macOS offers two power modes with different trade-offs. Sleep keeps your session ready but uses battery; shutdown cuts power entirely but takes longer to resume.
Engadget · 2m

iPhone 18 Pro A20 Pro Chip Shatters Benchmarks
Apple's iPhone 18 Pro chip dominates synthetic benchmarks with 25% faster performance than iPhone 17 Pro Max.
Mashable · 1m

Laya CoreML Runs Offline on Mac M4
First open-source AI model for Mac M4 chips runs without internet.
Gist · 1m

Mac mini M6 review: Power without the bargain
Apple's new compact desktop is faster than ever, but the $899 starting price kills what made it special.
Engadget · 3m

Apple's M5 Ultra Mac Studio: Power for AI coders at a steep price
Apple's most powerful desktop is built for running language models locally, but aggressive price hikes make it a tough sell.
Ars Technica · 4m · 5 views

Vinix: A modern OS written in V
A lightweight, open-source operating system built from scratch in the V language, designed for Apple Silicon Macs and x86-64 machines.
Vinix · 4m

MacOS 27 Golden Gate is here with AI Siri
Apple's latest Mac operating system brings deep AI integration, smarter Safari, and refined visuals to compatible devices.
WIRED · 3m

macOS 27 Golden Gate: Apple Intelligence takes over
Apple's latest Mac update makes AI mandatory, drops Intel support, and refines the controversial Liquid Glass design.
Ars Technica · 3m

Apple's M5 Ultra glues four dies into one chip
Apple bolted two dual-die M5 Max chips together and called the result its most powerful silicon yet.
MacRumors · 1m
Reverse-engineering Apple's Neural Engine, three years late
A hacker goes back to the M1's Neural Engine to map what Apple committed to silicon in 2017, and why transformers broke it.
Github · 4m