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MacBook Neo is now official: A18 Pro chip, $599, four colors, more
Apple’s new MacBook Neo is now official. After already announcing six new products this week, Apple just unveiled the all-new MacBook Neo at its special “experience” in New York City. MacBook Neo is Apple’s first laptop powered by a chip that first appeared in an iPhone: the A18 Pro.
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The Apple Store app and website has just gone down with the ‘Be right back’ message Apple uses ahead of major new product announcements.
We’re of course expecting the imminent announcement of the new entry-level MacBook, which may be branded as the MacBook Neo …
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Apple retail stores and corporate offices in UAE temporarily closed [U]
Apple has temporarily closed its corporate offices and five Apple Store locations in the United Arab Emirates following a significant escalation in Middle East conflict over the weekend.
Expand Expanding CloseTikTok says it won’t introduce end-to-end encryption for DMs [U]
TikTok is setting itself apart from most other online platforms that offer messaging by stating that it won’t be introducing end-to-end encryption to ensure the privacy of direct messages.
This means that the company will be able to read messages sent between users, which is likely to cause concerns even after its US operations were separated from its Chinese owner …
Update: Added comment from TikTok below
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We noted that the brand new M5 Pro and M5 Max versions of the MacBook Pro have a significantly different chip architecture to their predecessors.
While the M4 Pro and M4 Max models had a mix of efficiency and performance cores to balance battery life against power, the new models ditch the efficiency cores …
Expand Expanding CloseM5 chips now have three types of core – what does this actually mean?
Prior to yesterday’s launch of the new M5 Pro and M5 Max chips, Apple Silicon chips had two types of core: efficiency and performance.
The M5 chips now have three types of core, with a complication caused by the renaming of one of them. Here’s what’s going on …
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Google Chrome is switching to a two-week release cycle
Later this year, Google will release major updates for its Chrome browser on all platforms every two weeks to “get features [out] faster.”
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Early benchmarks show the likely performance gains of the iPad Air’s new M4 chip
As it usually happens when new Apple products are about to hit the shelves, early Geekbench benchmark results are already making the rounds. Here’s how two results credited to the M4 iPad Air turned out.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle and iVerify reveal government-grade iPhone exploit kit spreading to hackers
Google’s Threat Intelligence Group and security company iVerify have shared details about Coruna, an exploit kit that chains multiple vulnerabilities to target iPhones running older iOS versions. Here are the details.
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VSCO launches standalone Galleries app to replace messy shared photo folders
The new VSCO Galleries app was designed to tackle the friction of shared folders in collaborative photography projects. Here are the details.
Expand Expanding Close9to5Mac Daily: March 3, 2026 – New MacBook Pro, Studio Displays, and more
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Google Maps for Android, iOS rolling out gradient icon redesign
As we previously reported, Google Maps is now rolling out a new gradient icon on Android and iOS.
Read MoreFacebook currently down for some users [U: Fixed]
Update, 6:39 p.m. ET: It looks like the issue has been resolved, as outage reports on X and Downdetector are now trending downward. The original post follows below.
As multiple users report that Facebook is currently down, Downdetector data suggests the outage may also be affecting other platforms owned by the company. Here are the details.
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iOS 26 brought two brand new apps to the iPhone’s Home Screen, here’s how I’m using one of them: the Preview app.
Expand Expanding CloseApple has discontinued seven products this week, with one more likely
Apple has launched a lot of new products this week, but as often happens, those introductions also mean discontinuations of existing products. Here are seven Apple products that have been discontinued this week.
Expand Expanding CloseUS TikTok service disrupted by second Oracle outage in a month [U: Fixed]
Update: Oracle says the issue was resolved on March 4 at 4:18 a.m. ET. The original post follows below.
As spotted by The Verge, US TikTok is experiencing renewed service issues after a second Oracle outage in just over a month, with users facing delays and lag while posting content. Here are the details.
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Anthropic adding voice mode to Claude Code in gradual rollout
Vibe coding is becoming voice coding with Anthropic’s latest Claude Code feature rollout.
Expand Expanding CloseApple promoting Mac gaming with three presentations at GDC next week
Apple is attending this year’s Game Developers Conference in San Francisco in an official capacity with three presentations on the calendar for March 11.
Expand Expanding CloseNew Studio Display vs Studio Display XDR: Here’s everything different
Apple unveiled two Mac displays today: a new Studio Display and a Studio Display XDR. Here’s everything that’s different (and the same) between the two models.
Expand Expanding CloseYour Mac might not support the Studio Display XDR’s best feature
Apple announced the all-new Studio Display XDR today, and it has several key upgrades over the basic Studio Display, including a 120Hz refresh rate.
However, you’ll need a newer Mac to take advantage of that higher refresh rate. Here’s everything you need to know.
Expand Expanding CloseOpenAI releases GPT-5.3 Instant update to make ChatGPT less ‘cringe’
OpenAI has released an update to ChatGPT that it says should make its most commonly used model less “cringe” and more natural. Users should see fewer overly dramatic, jarring responses as a result.
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With a one-day delay compared to its counterparts, Apple is now rolling out the third developer beta of macOS 26.4. Here’s what to expect.
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With a big March premiere lineup ahead, Apple TV has just struck a deal to join Roku’s ‘Premium Subscriptions’ lineup. Here’s what that means.
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Audible expands subscription options with cheaper Standard membership tier
While Apple sits out of the subscription audiobook service game, Spotify and Amazon Audible are battling it out lately. Amazon just announced a cheaper Audible membership following Spotify’s recent investment into the spoken word space.
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