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Berth is a new open-source application that runs coding agents such as Claude Code and Codex on a developer's own machines, allowing tasks to continue even after the laptop is closed. It is distributed as a signed and notarized app for both Apple silicon and Intel Macs.
Recent Macs equipped with Apple Silicon, such as the M5 MacBook Pro, are capable of running popular games like Assassin's Creed Shadows, Dead Island 2, and Cyberpunk 2077 natively. Additionally, the Gaming Porting Toolkit allows users to run Windows games on macOS with minimal setup, exemplified by smooth gameplay of GTA V on an M4 Pro MacBook Pro. Compatibility information for specific titles can be checked on community sites like MacGamingDB.
Vx is a new programming language that requires explicit transfer() calls whenever data moves between memory locations such as NPU high-bandwidth memory and host DRAM, treating that location as part of a variable's type rather than leaving it to a runtime. On Apple's unified-memory architecture such a transfer compiles down to almost nothing in practice, but the call must still appear in source code.
A hobbyist developer documented progress toward running Linux on Apple's M4 Mac mini, building on work by the Asahi Linux project. The effort required disabling macOS boot security, loading the m1n1 bootloader, and working around the new SPTM hardware security layer that blocks the usual MMIO-tracing approach used for earlier Apple Silicon chips.
Apple's overhauled Siri AI feature in iOS 27 works only on newer devices, including iPhone 15 Pro and later, iPad models with M1 chips or the A17 Pro, all Apple silicon Macs, Apple Watch Series 9 and later, and every Apple Vision Pro model. Apple says a more advanced version, with customizable voice pace and expressivity, requires even newer hardware such as iPhone 17 Pro models, M4 iPads with at least 12GB of memory, and M3 Macs with 12GB of memory or more.
Apple's upcoming macOS 27, codenamed Golden Gate, will only run on Apple silicon Macs, cutting off every Intel-based MacBook. The cutoff includes 2020 MacBooks except for the M1 chip versions of the MacBook Pro and MacBook Air, meaning most MacBooks from 2021 onward remain supported. Users can check their chip type via the Apple menu's 'About This Mac' option.
A reviewer used a modified build of 86Box 6.0 to emulate a Pentium II PC with a Voodoo 3 graphics card on Apple's M6 Mac Mini, achieving a stable emulated clock of 600MHz. A 650MHz attempt produced occasional audio underruns, so 600MHz was recorded as the reliable result, tested alongside the M4 Mac Mini using identical disk images and emulated hardware configurations.
Apple has released a new top-tier Mac Studio configuration built around its M5 Ultra chip, skipping an M4 Ultra generation entirely. The system pairs a fast CPU, capable GPU, and unified memory architecture, making it well suited to running large language models and AI agents locally rather than in the cloud. The launch follows a period in which high-end Mac Studios were hard to find, driven partly by demand from developers using tools like OpenClaw and open-weight models, compounded by an industry-wide memory chip shortage.
Apple's Mac Studio lineup ranges from a $2,500 base model with the M5 Max chip up to configurations exceeding $5,899, with a separate M5 Ultra tier starting at $5,500 that supports up to 512GB of unified memory. The M5 Ultra combines two M5 Max chips and can be clustered four-wide over Thunderbolt 5 for even greater performance, aimed at running massive local AI models and handling uncompressed 8K video work.
Tom's Hardware reviewed Apple's new Mac Studio built around the M5 Ultra chip, which now serves as Apple's top desktop after the Mac Pro's discontinuation. The tested configuration, priced at $12,299 with 256GB of unified memory and 4TB storage, outperformed rivals like Nvidia's DGX Spark and AMD Threadripper systems when running AI models locally, while the base M5 Max model starts at $2,499.
Apple has refreshed the Mac mini with M6 and M5 Pro chip options, replacing last year's M5 tier entirely. The M6 model starts at $899 with up to 32GB RAM, while the M5 Pro version scales up to 64GB RAM and significantly faster GPU bandwidth, positioning the lineup below the $2,499 Mac Studio.
Apple has updated the Mac Mini for the first time in nearly two years, introducing an M6 base model and an M5 Pro configuration that skips the M5 generation entirely for the standard chip. The base M6 Mini starts at $899, while a maxed-out M5 Pro version with 48GB of memory and 1TB storage reaches $2,899, edging into Mac Studio pricing territory.