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Apple shared a short Instagram reel showing how its recent Mac mini with M6 commercial was made, featuring animators Justin Rasch and Scott DaRos and art director Josh Mahan. The clip highlights sketches, props, sculptures and stop-motion techniques used to build the ad's practical effects.
WhatsApp is rolling out stronger account-security options, letting users replace their six-digit PIN with a full password containing letters, numbers and symbols, and allowing multiple passkeys across Android and iOS devices. The Meta-owned app is also giving users more context on unknown callers, such as whether a number originates from another country.
Companies that built vast data centers of specialized computers to mine Bitcoin are redirecting that infrastructure toward AI workloads. The shift follows a decline in Bitcoin's value since its October 2025 peak, which has squeezed mining profits. Several of these firms are now striking deals with AI companies like Anthropic, which need massive computing capacity for their models.
After the April 2025 blackout across Spain and Portugal shut down its production lines and spoiled tonnes of meat, Spanish processor Fribin lost hundreds of thousands of euros in a single incident. The company has since bought two five-megawatt-hour battery storage modules, together worth about €1.5m, partly funded by EU Next Generation grants, to keep operations running during future outages.
Adam Mosseri testified in Meta's multistate trial over child safety that he was unaware a company lawyer instructed Instagram employees to strip certain teen-safety statistics from a 2023 presentation before it reached him. The removed data showed teens viewed suicide, self-harm and eating-disorder content, as well as other 'non-recommendable' material, at significantly higher rates than adults. Mosseri said he never asked to be shielded from such information and understood lawyers' role as reviewing documents for legal accuracy.
Alabama has launched a state investigation examining how OpenAI obtained or used data connected to Hugging Face's model repository. Details of the alleged breach or improper access remain limited, but the inquiry signals regulatory scrutiny of how leading AI firms acquire training resources.
Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez has proposed incorporating images, diagrams or visual aids into legislative text, arguing current bills are written in dense language accessible mainly to Capitol Hill insiders. She frames the idea as a way to make lawmaking more transparent and understandable to ordinary citizens rather than only policy staffers.
Notability launched a workflow that connects to users' calendars, letting them start recording meetings or lectures directly from a scheduled event on Mac and Windows. The app then merges the recording's transcript with any typed notes into a single document tied to that calendar entry, and captures system audio instead of requiring a bot to join the call.
The August 25, 2026 episode of 9to5Mac Daily podcast summarized the day's top Apple news, including the unveiling of a refreshed Mac mini and Mac Studio lineup. The episode is distributed through Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, and an RSS feed for players like Overcast.
ZDNET's guide clarifies that despite USB unifying device charging, wall outlets worldwide still differ wildly in plug shape and voltage output, from 100V in Japan to 230V in Paraguay. It distinguishes universal travel adapters, which only change plug shape, from voltage converters, which actually change electrical output—two very different tools travelers often confuse.
CD Projekt Red announced at Gamescom's Opening Night Live that The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered will arrive Sept. 29 as a free upgrade for existing owners on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, and will also debut on Nintendo Switch 2 and Battle.net. Starting immediately, the studio is also making the game's two expansions, Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine, free to owners. A new paid expansion, Songs of the Past, is planned for 2027, introducing a new region called Letten and serving as what may be Geralt of Rivia's final adventure.
Peripheral maker CRKD has partnered with RedOctane Games to release three Gibson-licensed guitar controllers timed to Stage Tour's December 10 launch on PC, PS5, Switch 2 and Xbox Series X/S. The lineup includes a Les Paul Oxblood Edition, an SG Midnight Blue Edition and an 8K Gibson Explorer 20th Anniversary Edition, all available for pre-order through CRKD or the official Stage Tour site.