Apple’s new 14-inch MacBook Pro pairs the M6 chip with macOS 27, targeting students, professionals, developers, and creators who need portable performance. The M6 has a 12-core CPU and 12-core GPU, with a Dual 16-core Neural Engine and Neural Accelerators built into the GPU. Compared with M5, Apple claims up to 30 percent faster graphics, 25 percent faster on-device AI workloads, and 1.9 times faster Neural Engine performance. For users upgrading from an M1 MacBook Pro, Apple cites gains of up to 11 times in graphics and 13 times in AI performance. The laptop supports local AI workloads, including running language models, and offers up to 24 hours of battery life, 16GB of unified memory as standard, and configurations up to 32GB.
Other features include Wi‑Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, fast storage, support for two external displays, and ports including HDMI, MagSafe 3, three Thunderbolt 4 connections, and an SDXC slot. Its Liquid Retina XDR display reaches 1,600 nits of peak HDR brightness, with an optional nano-texture finish; it also has a 12MP Center Stage camera and six-speaker sound system. Apple highlights longer battery life, an extra Thunderbolt port, and more memory as benefits for Intel- and M1-era upgraders. The computer comes in silver and space black, with preorders opening October 28, 2026, and sales beginning November 6.
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BYD’s second-generation Seagull, priced around $9,900 in China, includes a system designed to stabilize the car during a tire blowout at speeds up to 140 km/h. A demonstration showed the electric hatch staying under control after a tire burst at nearly 87 mph. (electrek.co)
Device-tree files point to a Raspberry Pi Zero 3 W with a Pi 4-class BCM2711 chip and a new Pi 4 Model A. Raspberry Pi has not officially announced either board, and details such as clock speeds remain unknown. (bret.dk)
Ukraine’s Himera and Denmark’s GomSpace launched Obria Nano, a test satellite for a future Ukrainian military communications network, aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-18 mission. The satellite is undergoing tests, with plans for a network providing coverage across Ukraine and reducing reliance on foreign systems. (pravda.com.ua)
New-energy vehicles, including battery EVs and plug-in hybrids, made up a record 67% of China’s new car sales in September. The share rose as petrol prices climbed and combustion-car sales fell, while Chinese NEV exports more than doubled year over year. (carbonbrief.org)
More than 300 Boston Dynamics employees urged executives to stop a $1.3 million deal supplying ICE with modified robot dogs through contractor Radeco. Executives stood by the deal, saying the robots would not be weaponized. (arstechnica.com)
A newly purchased $2,000 iPhone Duo broke when its owners opened it, with damage involving the hinge or screen. The incident highlights durability concerns with the device’s folding design. (wsj.com)
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