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Apple's M5 Pro MacBook Pro is back on sale for $2,069 this weekend

Apple Insider
tech
17 Oct 2026 • 21:54
Weekend deals are in effect at Amazon, with Apple's M5 Pro MacBook Pro dropping to $2,069 after a $430 discount. You can also save up to $800 on M5 Max configurations.Save $430 on Apple's M5 Pro MacBook Pro this weekend - Image credit: AppleAfter selling out earlier this week, Amazon has brought back its popular $2,069...
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Replit is no longer working with Anthropic, CEO says

TechCrunch
tech
17 Oct 2026 • 20:48
Over the weekend, Masad clarified that OpenAI would replace Anthropic as its default model provider. Claude will still be available to customers on the platform. ...
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Apple nabs Meta VP for global litigation chief role

Apple Insider
tech
17 Oct 2026 • 17:33
The legal team at Apple has been reshuffled, with Meta VP Scott Tucker becoming the VP of global litigation and financial services at the iPhone maker.Apple ParkApple has already made a number of changes to its leadership in 2026, in part due to the introduction of John Ternus as CEO. However, in October, there was ano...
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Ember’s new temperature-controlled mug makes my nightly tea ritual even better

TechCrunch
tech
17 Oct 2026 • 17:30
The biggest change about Ember's new mug is that you no longer have to open the app to adjust your drink’s temperature....
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Generative AI porn apps targeted in App Review Guidelines update

Apple Insider
tech
17 Oct 2026 • 16:40
Apple has updated the App Review Guidelines once more, in a crackdown on apps creating non-consensual adult imagery that are sold using bait-and-switch tactics to pass the review process.The App Store prohibits nudification apps. While Apple has a fairly robust App Store Review process and guidelines to match, not ever...
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Top Stories: Apple HomeView, New Apple TV and HomePod mini, and Sold-Out iPhone Duo

MacRumors
tech
17 Oct 2026 • 15:00
It was another crazy busy week for Apple, headlined by Tuesday seeing the company take the wraps off of several home-related products as part of a "Welcome home" launch wave. And as if that wasn't enough, Friday saw the start of iPhone Duo pre-orders with delivery estimates quickly slipping by months amid its popu...
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Mark Wahlberg wants to take on the longevity-startup crowd with an affordable gym concept

TechCrunch
tech
17 Oct 2026 • 04:36
Mark Wahlberg, who once sank money into a gym chain that got kicked off the NYSE, is now building his own, and he promises you’ll get a cold plunge, a blood panel and a protein muffin without needing a trust fund. ...
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Verizon Will Charge $10 a Month for iPhone Handoff

MacRumors
tech
17 Oct 2026 • 01:37
Verizon plans to charge customers $10 per month for the iPhone Handoff feature that Apple added in iOS 27. iPhone Handoff allows one phone number to be shared across two separate iPhones. Pricing was included in Verizon's iPhone Duo announcement today, with the carrier confirming iPhone Handoff will work with ...
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Apple Calls iPhone Duo Demand 'Extraordinary' After Orders Slip to 2027

MacRumors
tech
17 Oct 2026 • 00:53
Demand for the iPhone Duo has been "nothing short of extraordinary," Apple said in a statement to the Financial Times. The company also said it is "working hard to get this revolutionary new product into customers' hands as quickly as possible." Pre-orders for the ‌iPhone Duo‌ opened this morning at 5 a....
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New App Store Rules Target AI Deepfakes and Nudify Apps

MacRumors
tech
17 Oct 2026 • 00:21
Apple today expanded its App Store moderation rules to cover AI-generated nonconsensual intimate imagery. Sexually explicit content was already banned, but now Apple says app developers must proactively prevent and remove AI-generated deepfakes from their platforms. Apple warns that apps with offending content could be...
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