The new M5-based MacBook Air is built to last — and perform
With its powerful M5 chip, the latest iteration of the world’s most popular laptop keeps everything that made the MacBook Air compelling in the first place, while meaningfully
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Clinical trial shows gene editing works for β-Thalassaemia, too
Almost as soon as researchers started exploring the capabilities of the CRISPR/Cas9 system, they recognized its potential use in targeted gene editing. But the intervening
“Negative” views of Broadcom driving thousands of VMware migrations, rival says
Amid customer dissatisfaction around Broadcom’s VMware takeover, rivals have been trying to lure customers from the leading virtualization firm. One of VMware’s biggest competitors, Nutanix
Volkswagen to End E.V. Production at Tennessee Plant
The German carmaker is the latest to scale back plans for electric vehicles in favor of gasoline models.
Google Cloud deepens AI infrastructure partnership with Intel across Xeon and custom chips
In short: Google Cloud and Intel have announced a deepened multi-year AI infrastructure partnership covering both CPU deployment and custom chip co-development. Google Cloud will continue
Amazon’s chip business could be worth $50 billion, Jassy says, and he hints it may sell them externally
In short: Andy Jassy’s annual letter to shareholders, published on 9 April 2026, reveals that Amazon’s custom chip business, covering Graviton, Trainium, and Nitro, generates more
Electric-car charging: The basics
Among those considering the purchase of a new or used battery-electric or plug-in hybrid vehicle, or just curious about EVs, charging can still be the
Southern US states are set for the most EV range, data suggests
Extreme temperatures can affect electric vehicle range, but the extreme heat of the South is nothing to offset the extreme cold in other parts of
GM-Pilot EV charging network now spans over 25 states
GM-Pilot stations with EVgo now cover more than 130 locations The automaker also has GM Energy projects with ChargePoint and EVgo GM is also part
European Coinspaid partners with The Residency to empower early-stage startups with blockchain payment infrastructure
Coinspaid, Europe’s one of the largest blockchain payment infrastructure, has announced a strategic partnership with The Residency, a global community for early-stage founders and innovators.
Marceu Martins on designing 99.9% uptime systems where 1% failure isn’t an option
Marceu Martins has spent 25 years working in parts of technology where failure is not abstract. In the systems he designs, a 1% error is
Apple worst, Asus best for laptop repairability
Broken laptops are not becoming easier to fix, despite the availability of public data about their repairability and growing support for right-to-repair legislation. That’s according
US court refuses to stay Pentagon’s ‘supply-chain risk’ blacklisting of Anthropic
A federal appeals court in Washington has refused to suspend the Pentagon’s supply-chain risk designation against Anthropic, leaving defense contractors with conflicting legal signals over
BILL lets enterprise suppliers collect from any SMB, even ones not on its platform
In short: BILL has expanded its Supplier Payments Plus product to let large enterprise suppliers accept card and ACH payments from any SMB customer, including those