Universal Studios Hollywood spent three years and heavy engineering—pea gravel track fill, glass 'scream screens,' and a 940-foot sound wall—to minimize noise from a new 72-mph looping coaster near a residential area. The measures worked during rider-free tests, but once real passengers boarded, nearby residents reported constant, piercing screams every 30 seconds throughout operating hours. Universal is now adding more sound barriers and adjusting hours to address the ongoing complaints.
A contributor to Entrepreneur argues that growth-stage CEOs who attribute weak Q3 numbers to a seasonal 'summer slump' are masking deeper flaws in their scaling systems. The piece calls on leaders to use the quieter summer months to audit sales funnels, delivery processes and leadership workflows rather than waiting passively for business to pick up in Q4. It also cites Alex Hormozi's '$100M Leads' as a reference point for building predictable lead-generation systems.
A wave of essays from figures like Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, Dario Amodei, Marc Andreessen, Leopold Aschenbrenner and Palantir's Alex Karp have set out sweeping visions for AI and technology's future. Despite their companies' enormous resources and influence, these authors cannot unilaterally dictate outcomes and instead use these writings to try to shape public opinion and expectations.
Apple has refreshed its Mac Mini and Mac Studio lineups, but industry-wide memory chip shortages combined with surging demand for AI computing hardware are expected to limit availability. Buyers hoping for quick access to these updated compact desktops may face delays or stock shortages in the near term.
Apple has updated the Mac mini for the first time in nearly two years, keeping its compact design but switching to a new chip lineup. The base model now runs on the newly introduced M6 chip, Apple's first built on a 2nm process, while the higher tier uses the M5 Pro chip that debuted earlier this year in the MacBook Pro. Both configurations are available for pre-order starting today.
Apple introduced two new Apple Silicon chips: the M6, its first processor built on a 2-nanometer process, arrives in a redesigned Mac mini, while the M5 Ultra, described as Apple's most powerful chip yet, powers an updated Mac Studio. The M6 combines three CPU core types—super, performance and efficiency cores—for the first time, alongside a 12-core GPU with per-core Neural Accelerators and native FP8 support for faster AI processing.
Apple has refreshed the Mac Studio desktop lineup with new M5 Max and M5 Ultra chip options, now available for pre-order alongside the updated Mac mini. The M5 Max configuration brings an 18-core CPU, up to 40 GPU cores with Neural Accelerators, and faster memory bandwidth, while the top-end M5 Ultra model scales up to a 36-core CPU and supports up to 512GB of unified memory.
Apple has refreshed its Mac mini with a new M6 chip and given the Mac Studio upgrades to M5 Max and M5 Ultra processors. The base Mac mini now starts at $899 with 256GB storage, an increase of $100, while the Mac Studio starts at $2,499 for the M5 Max version and $5,499 for the M5 Ultra model. Buyers wanting more performance can also configure the Mac mini with an M5 Pro chip for $1,699.
WhatsApp now allows users to set a stronger alphanumeric password, requiring at least eight characters with one letter and one number, replacing the six-digit PIN system used since 2017 for two-step verification. The app also now supports multiple passkeys across devices and, on Android, adds country and shared-group-chat info to calls from unsaved numbers.
Apple has introduced the M5 Ultra, its most powerful chip yet, by fusing two M5 Max dies into a single quad-die processor connected at 4.4TB/s. It offers up to 36 CPU cores, an 80-core GPU option, and support for up to 512GB of unified memory with 1.2TB/s bandwidth, arriving in new Mac Studio models starting at $5,499.
Uber is testing a feature that lets parents or guardians linked to a teen's account view a live video stream from the driver's selfie camera during a trip, showing the back seat area. The feed starts with a push notification and a tap to view, ends when the ride does, and is currently piloted in nine U.S. cities before a wider national rollout.
Perplexity introduced Portable Computer, a new variant of its Personal Computer AI agent that runs entirely on a user's own machine instead of the cloud. It performs the same agentic tasks and can still connect to services like Google Drive, Gmail, Slack and GitHub, but keeps files, models and processing local unless a task specifically requires going online.
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