ChatGPT has started refusing requests to imitate the writing styles of famous authors. Users who ask the chatbot to write “in the style of” a specific living or dead writer now frequently receive a refusal or a redirection toward a broader description of tone, genre, or mood instead, Ars Technica reports. In some cases, the […]

For months, Apple seemed better protected from the memory crisis than most laptop makers. It had long-term supplier agreements, enormous purchasing power, and enough margin to absorb rising component costs. The situation has now caught up with its most popular laptop. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, MacBook Air availability has tightened considerably across Apple’s retail […]

Major American AI companies like Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI are scrambling to figure out a coherent response to Chinese developer Moonshot’s Kimi K3 AI model. Not only is it almost as capable as the best Western-designed AI, but it’s an open-weight model, meaning anyone can run it on their own hardware without using Moonshot’s cloud […]

Google has confirmed that the Pixel 11 line will cost more than earlier models and, as with everything else, links the increase to a steep rise in RAM costs. This will come as a disappointment to those who have already found Pixel products overpriced given their specs. When 9to5Google spoke with Shakil Barkat, Google’s VP […]

Boy, sure is a hot one today, huh? Okay, I get the irony: that’s a take so cold you could use it to replace your freezing Wim Hof showers. But when the metaphorical mercury creeps this high, you’ve got to keep your cool. The same goes for your laptop, which is why you might want […]

Windows 10 has been officially dead for a solid nine months now, but on HP computers, it’s still very much alive and well. Karen Parkhill, chief financial officer at HP, disclosed on a May 2026 investor call that among its PCs, it has “roughly 30% of the installed base still on Windows 10.” Parkhill tied […]

Meta may dominate the smart glasses zeitgeist, but it’s far from the only player — my favorite brand in the space is actually Xreal, with its range of impressive but pricey wearable-display specs. And with the launch of its new xbx brand, Xreal’s lineup now includes more budget-friendly options too. If money were no object, […]

According to Counterpoint Research, Apple captured nearly half of global smartphone revenue during the second quarter, despite a market-wide decline in shipments. Here are the details. Apple hits record revenue share for a second quarter A new report from Counterpoint Research (via MacMagazine) says Apple captured a record 49% of global smartphone revenue during the […]

Your weekend edition of 9to5Toys Lunch Break is here with ongoing deals on AirPods Pro 3, AirPods Max 2 at $100 off, AirTag 2, and a bunch more.  This weekend we are highlighting some banger deals on the official Apple refurb store, from up to $540 off Apple Studio displays, to the lowest prices around […]

Varavin88/Shutterstock If you’ve ever owned or used a personal computer, there’s a really good chance you’ve used a Logitech product at some point (think devices like mice, keyboards, gaming gear, webcams, headsets, and speakers). It didn’t start by making peripherals for Apple’s line of computers, but it […]