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A MacBook Air M4 discount has pushed Apple’s fanless laptop to $749 at major retailers, marking a record Black Friday low. The temporary price undercuts recent sale levels and signals unusually aggressive holiday pricing from Apple’s retail channel. According to Engadget’s deal tracking, the 13-inch configuration with 16GB of RAM and 256GB storage has fallen […]
The Google ad tech monopoly case advanced toward a remedy as closing arguments concluded in federal court. Judge Leonie Brinkema emphasized urgency, and a ruling could arrive next year. Meanwhile, other AI and Big Tech headlines touched privacy, safety, and transparency. Google ad tech monopoly remedies on the table In the Justice Department’s case against […]
Amazon has begun the Alexa+ Canada launch, bringing its next-generation voice assistant outside the United States for the first time. The Early Access rollout introduces natural-language controls and locally tuned integrations for Canadian users. The company says people can speak to the assistant conversationally and expect context-aware actions. For example, a user can say, “I’m […]
President Donald Trump is weighing a state AI law moratorium that would centralize power over artificial intelligence rules at the federal level. A draft order would direct the Justice Department to challenge state regulations and could arrive as early as this week. According to a draft order obtained by WIRED, the plan instructs the attorney […]
TikTok AI controls will let people see less AI-generated content in their For You feed. The company also plans tests of invisible watermarking to improve AI labeling. TikTok AI controls explained TikTok is introducing a “see less” option that tunes down AI content in recommendations. The toggle will appear in the Manage Topics section in […]
Jeff Bezos has returned to the corner office. The Bezos AI company, known internally as Project Prometheus, has named Dr. Vik Bajaj co-CEO as it pursues AI for the physical economy, according to reporting summarized by Ars Technica. On the same day, OpenAI advanced an equity donation option for employees, signaling shifting norms in AI […]
Broadcom translation chip promises real-time, on-device audio translation with CAMB.AI, cutting the cloud out entirely. The companies say the SoC will translate, dub, and describe on-screen content locally, improving latency, privacy, and bandwidth use. A demo highlights scene descriptions and multilingual subtitles, though accuracy and release timing remain unclear as first reported. What the Broadcom […]
The 13-inch MacBook Air with Apple’s M4 chip just fell to a record-low $749 ahead of Black Friday, according to Engadget. The MacBook Air M4 deal marks a sizable 25 percent cut and signals aggressive pricing as holiday shopping ramps up. MacBook Air M4 deal: record-low pricing Engadget reports that multiple colorways are included in […]
Fairphone US expansion begins with repairable Fairbuds XL headphones entering American retail this month. Smartphones could follow after carrier approvals. The Dutch company says it is in advanced talks with US partners. That signals its most ambitious market push to date, with sustainability at the center. Fairphone US expansion timeline and strategy Fairphone confirmed that […]
