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Terrence O'Brien

Terrence O'Brien

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    The Mac Pro just isn’t important to Apple anymore.

    According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the company doesn’t see the high-end desktop as a key part of its lineup. It hasn’t been updated with any regularity since 2013, moving to Apple silicon belatedly in 2023 with the M2 Ultra. Over two years later, it remains unchanged. Gurman says not to expect a significant update in 2026 either, with the M4 Ultra chip and its corresponding Mac Pro model being cancelled.

    Apple has largely written off the Mac Pro. The sentiment internally is that the Mac Studio now represents both the present and future of Apple’s professional desktop strategy.

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    The collapse of short-term rental company Sonder leaves guests literally on the street.

    Once seen as a unicorn with a billion-dollar valuation and the potential to challenge Airbnb, Sonder is now in liquidation.

    Unfortunately for guests, including those who booked rooms through its partnership with Marriott, that meant getting evicted from their rooms mid-stay or having their reservations canceled.

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    Apple hit with $634 million verdict in patent battle with Masimo.

    A federal jury in California sided with medical tech company Masimo in its suit alleging that the Apple Watch infringed on its patent covering low-power pulse oximeter features. The victory hinged on the definition of the term “patient monitor,” which Apple argued only applied to devices that provided continuous monitoring, while the Apple Watch’s blood oxygen features only kick in after 10 minutes of inactivity. This case is separate from the one working its way through the ITC.

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    Massive Attack’s new music won’t be available on Spotify.

    In September, the band announced it would remove its catalog from Spotify due to Daniel Ek’s investment in military AI technology. That appears to be easier said than done. But in 2026, it will begin releasing music on a new label, and the group said it will be available digitally — just not on Spotify.

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    Android 17 might add native game controller remapping.

    Normally, you’re kind of stuck with the button mapping video game developers choose, based on your controller of choice. But Android Authority has found evidence in the latest Android Canary release that Google is adding native remapping. That’s huge for improving accessibility and support for cloud gaming, where titles aren’t usually built with Android in mind.

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    Co-founder of an AI transcription company claims it was originally just two guys pretending to be AI.

    According to Sam Udotong, one of the founders of Fireflies.ai, when the company first started in 2017:

    We told our customers there’s an “AI that’ll join a meeting.” In reality it was just me and my co-founder calling in to the meeting sitting there silently and taking notes by hand.

    While Udotong claims it was clear to these early beta customers that “there was a human in the loop,” it still raises serious privacy concerns and sounds alarmingly close to flat-out fraud.

    How to find music you will love without the algorithm

    Stop letting your streaming service take the reins and start listening with intention.

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