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Apple pressed by Maryland lawmakers over closure of first unionized U.S. store (9to5mac.com)

2026-05-05 | by Marcus Mendes | get Apple Union Support Kit → | tags: apple, apple store, unionization

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Valve releases design files for its out-of-stock Steam Controller (engadget.com)

2026-05-05 | by Anna Washenko | get Steam Controller Repair Kit → | tags: valve, steam controller, steam machine

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9to5Mac Daily: May 5, 2026 – iOS 26.5 RC, Apple chip partners (9to5mac.com)

2026-05-05 | by Seth Kurkowski | get Apple Silicon M3 Chip → | tags: ios 26.5, apple chip, 9to5mac

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Opinion | The Lawsuits Will Continue Until Morale Improves (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-05-05 | tags: california court, pharmaceutical company, legal liability

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Apple Cuts More Mac Studio and Mac Mini RAM Options as Memory Shortage Worsens (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-05 | by Juli Clover | get Mac Mini RAM Upgrade Kit → | tags: mac studio, mac mini, m3 ultra

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Apple’s most powerful Mac Studio loses its last remaining RAM upgrade option (9to5mac.com)

2026-05-05 | by Zac Hall | get Apple Mac Studio RAM Upgrade → | tags: mac studio, apple, m3 ultra

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The Steam Controller sold out super quickly and Valve is working on a restock (engadget.com)

2026-05-05 | by Jessica Conditt | get Steam Controller Restock → | tags: steam controller, valve, steam machine

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Publishers Sue Meta for Allegedly Using Copyrighted Works to Train AI (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-05-05 | get AI Content Training Dataset → | tags: meta, cengage learning, hachette

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Deals: M4 iPad Air $110 off, M4 MacBook Air $400 off orig. price, M5 MacBook Pro, Apple cables, more (9to5mac.com)

2026-05-05 | by Justin Kahn | get Apple M4 MacBook Air → | tags: apple, ipad air, macbook air

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'Notepad++ For Mac' Release Is Disavowed By the Creator of the Original (slashdot.org)

2026-05-05 | get Notepad for Mac License → | tags: notepad++, mac, cloudflare

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Meta sued by major book publishers over copyright infringement (theverge.com)

2026-05-05 | by Emma Roth | get Copyright Protection for Publishers → | tags: meta, llama, scihub

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The iPhone That Never Was (wired.com)

2026-05-05 | by David Epstein | get iPhone 9 Case → | tags: apple, iphone, apple macintosh

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Apple @ Work Podcast: This is why you can’t delay macOS updates (9to5mac.com)

2026-05-05 | by Bradley C | get MacBook Air M2 → | tags: macos, mosyle, apple

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Unofficial Notepad++ macOS app forced to rebrand after creator objects (techspot.com)

2026-05-05 | get Notepad for Mac → | tags: notepad++, macos, andrey letov

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"Notepad++ for Mac" release is disavowed by the creator of the original (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-04 | get Notepad for Mac → | tags: notepad++, macos, andrey letov

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Another Mac Mini Option Goes MIA as Memory Shortage Rages On (cnet.com)

2026-05-04 | by See Full Bio | get Apple Mac Mini M2 → | tags: mac mini, apple, ram shortage

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Valve just imported 50 tons of game consoles in two days (theverge.com)

2026-05-04 | by Sean Hollister | get Valve Steam Deck → | tags: valve, steam machine, steam deck

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The Steam Controller Is Already Sold Out (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-04 | get Steam Controller Wireless Gamepad → | tags: steam controller, steam machine, pc gaming

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One of iRobot's co-founders is now making weird little robot companions (engadget.com)

2026-05-04 | by Lawrence Bonk | get Lego Boost Creative Set → | tags: irobot, familiar machines, social robots

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MacBook Neo vs. iPad Air: How I'm choosing between Apple's $599 laptop and tablet (zdnet.com)

2026-05-04 | by Kyle Kucharski | get AppleCare for MacBook → | tags: apple, macbook neo, ipad air m4

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9to5Mac Daily: May 4, 2026 – Mac mini changes, more (9to5mac.com)

2026-05-04 | by Seth Kurkowski | get Apple Mac Mini Stand → | tags: mac mini, 9to5mac, apple podcasts

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Apple rolls out macOS 26.5 RC, here’s what’s coming (9to5mac.com)

2026-05-04 | by Marcus Mendes | get Apple MacBook Air M2 → | tags: macos 26.5, apple maps, safari

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5 MacOS command line tools I swear by over their GUI counterparts (zdnet.com)

2026-05-04 | by Jack Wallen | get Homebrew Package Manager → | tags: macos, pandoc, homebrew

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AMD is adding HDMI 2.1 support for Linux. That's good news for the Steam Machine. (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-04 | get AMD Radeon Graphics Card → | tags: amd, amdgpu, hdmi 2.1

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Deals: Entry M5 MacBook Air all-time low, AirPods Max 2, M3 iPad Air $300 off, Magic Mouse Amazon low, more (9to5mac.com)

2026-05-04 | by Justin Kahn | get Apple Magic Mouse → | tags: m5 macbook air, apple, airpods max 2

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MacBook Ultra could bring ‘Neo’ energy, but for the high-end (9to5mac.com)

2026-05-04 | by Ryan Christoffel | get Apple MacBook Ultra Sleeve → | tags: macbook ultra, apple, m6 chip

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Mac mini starting price goes up to $799, may be hard to get for "months" (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-04 | get Apple Mac Mini M2 → | tags: mac mini, apple silicon, m4 chip

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The Next Samsung Laptop Could Actually Make Chromebooks Exciting, for Once (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-04 | get Samsung Galaxy Chromebook 2 → | tags: samsung, chromebook, android

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How this travel company's AI rollout drove a 73% satisfaction boost: A 5-step playbook for your business (zdnet.com)

2026-05-04 | by Mark Samuels | get AI Customer Service Bot → | tags: booking.com, agentic ai, machine learning

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How Monero’s proof of work works (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-04 | get Monero Mining Hardware Kit → | tags: monero, proof of work, randomx