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Apple's Big MacBook Price Hikes Just Made It Clear: The RAM Tax Is Here to Stay

Apple's new, higher Mac prices aren't the return of the fabled "Apple tax." They show how even the biggest players aren't immune to today's global memory shortage.

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Anthropic's Mythos 5 Is Available Again, No Timeline for Fable 5

Though Mythos 5 is now available to Anthropic's selected partners, Fable 5 users were given no timeline for when the model would become available again.

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Uber Tightens Up Background Checks on Drivers

The decision to tighten up background checks comes as Uber is reportedly facing more than 3,000 lawsuits from passengers who say they were sexually assaulted during rides, according to estimates by The New York Times.

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Feds Poleaxe Polestar, Banning Future US Sales of Its EVs

The Swedish firm, partly owned by Chinese car giant Geely, failed to obtain authorization required under a Biden-era rule governing connected cars.

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Meta to Scrap 'Off-Facebook Activity' Feature That Curbed Web Tracking

The program that stopped Meta from monitoring your internet activity is 'going away' in July. However, using privacy-optimized software and settings can still reduce the data Meta collects.

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Qualcomm Darts Into the Data Center Business With Dragonfly

CEO Cristiano Amon says the company is moving to become a 'full-stack player,' which includes partnerships with Microsoft, Meta, and AI-software firm Hugging Face.

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Polymarket to Refund Users After Hackers Drained Their Crypto Wallets

One analyst suggested a phishing attack allowed hackers to steal almost $3 million.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

How Fast Is Starlink in 2026? My Tests Show Its Speed Taking an Unexpected Turn

Living in rural Idaho, I've relied on Starlink for my home internet access since 2022. It's so much better than it was then, but my latest performance data raises new questions about the value of its top-tier plan.

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