This Echo Spot isn’t just 38% off, but also comes with a free smart bulb
It feels like Black Friday already because the Echo Spot is on sale for its best price yet — and not only that, but you also get a free smart LED bulb to go along…
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It’s Day of the Dead and one of my favorite Mac apps isn’t long for this world
One of my favorite Mac apps is Pixelmator Pro, an image editing tool I use daily. On Friday, the company behind the app announced that Apple is acquiring it. While that sounds like great news…
FortiGate admins report active exploitation 0-day. Vendor isn’t talking.
Fortinet, a maker of network security software, has kept a critical vulnerability under wraps for more than a week amid reports that attackers are using it to execute malicious code on servers used by sensitive…
Apple’s true hit of 2024 isn’t the iPhone 16
As a long-time iPhone mini fan (insert your own “THERE ARE DOZENS OF US!” gif here, I’m too bitter to find one), I have sat out a number of new iPhone purchasing opportunities over the…
Meta’s vision for AR isn’t based in reality
Everyone is talking about Meta’s Orion AR glasses so the horny one supposes we must discuss them. Yes, the Macalope, like many others, will now give you opinions about how Orion, a device you cannot…
The iPhone 16 isn’t the Google Pixel killer I was hoping for
AI is today’s buzzword. And if you have an iPhone, Apple Intelligence is buzzing all over. The iPhone 16 is the first phone built with Apple Intelligence in mind, and whether you’re buying one this…
Even Google isn’t safe from malicious Google ads
You can’t always trust what you see on the internet, even when you’re on a reputable website. At least, not when advertising is involved. Hackers buy ads and use them to trick unsuspecting individuals into…
Free AI isn’t sustainable — and we’ll be paying for it soon enough
Sometimes small news can reveal big truths. When Microsoft released its annual sustainability report in May, it was hardly a blockbuster story—but the numbers hid something interesting: the company has increased its emissions by 30…
The one device that really needs Apple Intelligence isn’t getting it
Apple Intelligence, which was announced at WWDC 2024 last week, isn’t a feature exclusive to a single product, or even a single line of products. It’s a platform-agnostic raft of features that will be common…
Report: Apple isn’t paying OpenAI for ChatGPT integration into OSes
OpenAI / Apple / Benj Edwards On Monday, Apple announced it would be integrating OpenAI’s ChatGPT AI assistant into upcoming versions of its iPhone, iPad, and Mac operating systems. It paves the way for future…