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These skins give your MacBook a retro look – and we love it
If you’ve ever wished your MacBook looked a little more like a classic Apple machine, dbrand might have the answer. The accessory maker has launched a new “1984” skin collection. It brings back Apple’s iconic rainbow logo, giving modern MacBooks a nostalgic throwback look. The skins are designed to work across a range of recent…
‘Invasive’ AI-led mass surveillance in Africa violating freedoms, warn experts
Countries across the continent have spent more than $2bn on Chinese tracking technology that is not ‘necessary or proportionate’, new report finds The rapid expansion of AI-powered mass-surveillance systems across Africa is violating citizens’ right to privacy and having a chilling effect on society, according to experts on human rights and emerging technologies. At least…
Netgear Nighthawk WiFi 7 router is back to its best price
Slow home internet rarely comes down to your broadband plan alone, as outdated routers often struggle to keep up with modern streaming, gaming and smart home demands despite quietly running everything in the background. But with the Netgear Nighthawk WiFi 7 Router (RS700S) now £549.99, down from £699.99, replacing an ageing router with something built…
You can get a taste of the MacBook Neo on your older laptop
Apple’s new MacBook Neo may be the company’s most affordable laptop in years, but you don’t actually need to buy one to get part of the experience. The upcoming macOS 26.4 update adds the Neo’s colourful marketing wallpapers to the system. As a result, older Macs will be able to download and use them too.…
Musk’s xAI wins permit for datacenter’s makeshift power plant despite backlash
Billionaire’s artificial intelligence company gets approval to run 41 methane gas turbines at its ‘Colossus 2’ in Mississippi Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI won approval on Tuesday to run 41 methane gas turbines at its “Colossus 2” datacenter in northern Mississippi. That’s nearly double the amount it has been operating. The turbines will help…
Apple iPad Air M4 review: still the premium tablet to beat
Faster laptop-level power, rapid wifi and 5G, plus much-improved multitasking make the middle iPad highly capable beyond just watching TV The latest iPad Air is faster in almost all facets, packing not just a processor upgrade but improvements to most of the internal bits that make the tablet work, providing laptop-grade power in a skinny,…
Should we be boycotting ChatGPT? – podcast
Rutger Bregman on why he thinks consumers should cancel their ChatGPT accounts The historian Rutger Bregman argues that consumers should boycott OpenAI’s ChatGPT after the company’s deal with the Pentagon. “A lot of people don’t know that their friendly chatbot, ChatGPT, has embedded itself into the authoritarian infrastructure of the Trump administration,” Bregman tells Helen…
Fifty years of sexing up tech: Apple’s epic hits – and misses
Remember the iPod? How about the Pippin? In the half-century since it launched its first PC, Apple has given us some amazing innovations. We round up its biggest triumphs and flops Fifty years after Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne founded the company in Jobs’ parents’ garage in Los Altos, California, Apple has become…
Thousands of authors publish ‘empty’ book in protest over AI using their work
About 10,000 writers including Kazuo Ishiguro, Philippa Gregory and Richard Osman join copyright campaign Thousands of authors including Kazuo Ishiguro, Philippa Gregory and Richard Osman have published an “empty” book to protest against AI firms using their work without permission. About 10,000 writers have contributed to Don’t Steal This Book, in which the only content…