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A top-down view of the 15-inch MacBook Air, which features Apple’s M5 processor. | Photo: Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge The latest 13-inch MacBook Air is currently available for $1,099.99, marking the second time we’ve seen this $200 discount following the company’s hefty price increases over the summer. Although the base model — which features Apple’s M5 processor, 16GB of RAM, and 512GB of storage — often sold for around $950 to $1,000 shortly after it launched in May, savings have bee

Code in the iOS 27.3 beta suggests that Apple could add support for chatbots to its smart home hub. There's a flag listed for a "Conversational Apps" category. While there are no details about what apps would fall under that heading, it seems reasonable that AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Claude could be added to HomeView. According to pdfu on X, that new beta also adds support for bidirectional audio routing and session management, but says it's "still not fully wired up." Apple has also added an

The AutoBarista's "Grind iQ" technology allows the machine to analyze your coffee beans to inform how it pulls a shot of espresso.

This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on the pressures of creating content for the internet, follow Mia Sato. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers' inboxes on Sunday at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here. How it started Almost exactly a decade ago, the media industry was in the middle of a video revolution - or so it thought. In the mid-2010s, publications poured money into burgeoning social media video efforts, chasing the

The New York Times has added a beta feature to its Cooking app that helps readers swap ingredients or adjust recipes to suit their needs. It mostly hits the mark.

After testing 30 pairs of computer speakers, these are the best computer speakers—from stereo speakers to subwoofers to surround sound systems.

More evidence that magnets are magical.

The next time you take paid time off, your boss and coworkers will remember if you follow this advice.

A group of young mathematicians found the solution to the long unanswered conjecture, first inspired by juggling, through randomness and friendship.

Moving AI from text to 3D space, world models simulate real-world physics to teach robots and autonomous cars how to navigate reality.

Apple announced an updated 14-inch MacBook Pro with the latest M6 chip. But with the M5 model on sale, I’m not sure the M6 is worth the upgrade.

We braved the cold to answer a modern dilemma: Can you keep your hands warm and use a smartphone at the same time?

On Equity, we unpacked what the midterms mean for the tech industry.

A memo circulated earlier this year reportedly claimed that China’s Ministry of State Security recruited a female technology executive to spy on Nvidia's CEO.

As parents look for alternatives to unrestricted smartphones, a growing number of companies are building phones designed specifically for kids, from feature-limited mobile devices to minimalist home phones.

The announcement comes barely more than a week after hackers stole $6.3 billion worth of cryptocurrency from Binance users.

Amazon's redesigned basic Kindle costs more than before, but its lighter build and improved display make a compelling case for skipping the pricier models.

With temperatures rising to the 90s in Los Angeles, avoiding the heat wasn't exactly an option while I was at a relative's outdoor party in August. So I sat beneath a patio umbrella with a powerful fan nearby, figuring I was protected from the sun and heat. Half an hour later, I felt exhausted, dizzy, nauseous, and generally unwell, symptoms consistent with heat exhaustion. Around the same time, I received a notification from an app used by the $249 ($149 at the time of publication) UV-tracking

Twenty-five years ago, Kevin Lewandowski founded Discogs, arguably the destination online for obsessive vinyl collectors and music nerds of all stripes. It is a marketplace for buying and selling records, obviously, but it's also become so much more. It's a shockingly comprehensive database that covers not just albums and singles, but all the various versions and pressings. It's a really fun rabbit hole to disappear down when you're trying to figure out what obscure pressing of Ministry's The Mi