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Satechi has launched a Thunderbolt 5 CubeDock to pair with Apple’s new Mac mini featuring M6 and M5 Pro chips. Shaped like the Mac mini, the dock adds eight ports, a 2.5 G Ethernet jack, SD and microSD UHS‑II readers, a 3.5 mm audio combo, and two 10 Gbps USB‑C and two 10 Gbps USB‑A connectors. Thunderbolt 5 provides up to 120 Gbps, enabling three 6K @ 60 Hz or four 4K @ 144 Hz displays on M5 Pro, and two displays on other chips via a single cable. It includes an internal M.2 [...]

Apple’s flagship London store opened in the redeveloped Battersea Power Station in 2023 and now showcases a wood‑clad interior that departs from the brand’s typical mall aesthetic. The store occupies a ground‑floor space opposite Ralph Lauren and Nike, featuring glass façades, a stripped‑down video wall, and a dedicated Apple Vision Pro demo alcove. Its Genius Bar uses dual‑height wooden counters and storage‑rich back‑of‑house areas, mirroring design changes Apple announced for its global refurbishment program, which emphasizes all‑wood elements and reduced [...]

Meta launched Muse, an AI personal assistant app promoted on Instagram and integrated with WhatsApp, promising to handle tasks such as deal hunting, reservations, and inbox management. Within its first week, the app was downloaded over 900,000 times, according to Sensor Tower. Muse connects to users’ email and bank accounts and employs a virtual machine to browse the web, completing actions like ordering food by navigating merchant sites and filling out payment forms. Reviewers note its smooth [...]

ConsoneAI, a Wetherby‑based AI firm, has been named a finalist in the Royal Society of Chemistry’s 2026 Emerging Technologies Competition for its drug‑development platform, DioScor. The system predicts drug efficacy and side‑effects across genders, ethnicities, and age groups in 90 seconds, using AI to model human and animal responses while accounting for genetic and demographic variables. Founder Mo Kosar highlighted the platform’s potential to shorten drug approval timelines and reduce bias in clinical trials. DioScor also offers a [...]

Boston Dynamics, a subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Group, is unlikely to pursue an initial public offering next year, according to a senior Hyundai executive who declined to be named. The company has yet to deploy its flagship Atlas robots at scale and remains unprofitable, delaying a potential U.S. market debut. Hyundai’s robotics ambitions spurred a record‑high rally in its shares earlier this year, but the lack of a clear timetable or valuation target for a Boston Dynamics [...]

Apple announced its forthcoming Home Hub, a smart display positioned as the household’s AI center, during a keynote by new CEO John Ternus. The device, dubbed J490, will run a Siri‑focused OS and feature facial recognition to personalize content, integrating device controls, video calls, and media playback. Mark Gurman reports the hub is in employee testing, with a square design resembling a HomePod mini and a magnetic wall‑mount option. No release date is confirmed, though speculation points [...]

Sean Endicott writes for Windows Central, covering Windows 11, Surface devices, Microsoft 365, AI, and related apps. Since 2017 he has produced over a thousand pieces, ranging from breaking news to opinion and weekly “Windows Wrap” columns that synthesize major PC‑industry stories. His reporting tracks Microsoft’s software updates, hardware launches, and the firm’s expanding AI and services strategy. Endicott holds a First‑Class degree in Broadcast Journalism from Nottingham Trent University and began his career in journalism and media production, [...]

A Bloomberg report suggested Apple is cutting “handful” of jobs at its Fitness+ service and inferred that the streaming workout platform is facing major trouble, possibly to be merged into Apple Health. The article disputes those claims, noting there is no evidence of substantial layoffs and that Apple currently lists 73 fitness‑related positions in Cupertino. It argues that Fitness+’s overhead is low because Apple owns its studios and equipment, making staff reductions financially insignificant. The piece also points [...]