Apple TV shows aren’t worth the wait
The joy of TV is its connectedness, the way it allows you to follow a story across multiple instalments as the narrative builds and breathes. Your experience of one episode informs your response to the…
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Claude’s AI watermarks are coming, but AI detectors aren’t going anywhere
Regular “Prompt Mode” readers already know that Claude AI watermarks are coming, and that they’ll allow us to tell whether a given piece of text was either written or otherwise “processed” by Claude. But here’s…
Those leaked camera-equipped AirPods probably aren’t coming this year
“By the summer [of 2026], when the company had sought to begin producing the earbuds, supply chain and software snags led Apple to postpone the product until 2027,” Gurman writes. By summer, he means mid-June,…
My favorite running earbuds aren’t AirPods–and they cost less than $30
I love to run, but only if headphones are there to distract me from the pain. Thumping dance music is a reliable motivator, but on quieter days, a compelling audiobook has its advantages too, keeping…
Price hikes aren’t Apple’s fault. But their severity is
By my count, Apple’s flirtation with affordability lasted a total of 113 days. I hope you enjoyed it. The MacBook Neo was announced on March 4, shocking customers and PC makers with its bargain price…
Cybersecurity researchers aren’t happy about the guardrails on Anthropic’s Fable
Anthropic released its latest model Fable on Tuesday, billing it as a public and limited version of its powerful and much-hyped cybersecurity model Mythos. But not everyone is happy with the restrictions, and a number…
Googlebooks aren’t just Android laptops. They’re a Trojan horse for Gemini
We’ve been hearing about Google’s push to unite Android and ChromeOS into a new laptop operating system rumored to be called “Aluminum” for a while now. A week before this year’s Google I/O conference, the…
Plastic laptops aren’t cheap anymore—and they’re often better than metal
I’ve reviewed a lot of laptops for PCWorld, and I’ve held laptops made of so many materials in my hands: Metal, plastic, carbon fiber, and even ceramic. People often think of plastic as a cheap,…
Windows updates aren’t always why your PC breaks after patching
Whenever Microsoft releases new updates for Windows, it’s pretty much expected now that users around the world will run into all kinds of error codes and messages. But one Microsoft veteran thinks it’s wrong to…
Apple’s March announcements aren’t even close to done
Last week Apple boss Tim Cook promised this would be a “big week” of product announcements, and the company has wasted no time in getting the ball rolling. So far today we’ve covered the iPhone…