Tech news is led by Apple’s latest Mac refresh, which pushes its desktop lineup further toward AI-heavy computing with new chips and updated hardware. Elsewhere, regulators and institutions sharpen the boundaries around technology, from children’s data and autonomous weapons to A...
Tech news is led by Apple’s latest Mac refresh, which pushes its desktop lineup further toward AI-heavy computing with new chips and updated hardware. Elsewhere, regulators and institutions sharpen the boundaries around technology, from children’s data and autonomous weapons to AI-generated music.
Apple unveils the M6 and M5 Ultra chips alongside updated Mac mini and Mac Studio desktops. The company says the M6 is its first 2nm chip, while the M5 Ultra is designed for the highest-end professional work, including AI processing, 3D rendering, and advanced video production.
Apple opens pre-orders for the new Mac mini and Mac Studio, with most configurations set to become available on September 22. Orders begin through Apple’s online store and app, and the same date marks the start of shipments and in-store sales for the new desktop lineup.
The updated Mac mini starts at $899 and keeps its compact form while moving to either an M6 chip or an M5 Pro chip. Apple frames the upgrade around stronger everyday performance and better on-device AI capability, with gains in CPU, graphics, and machine-learning workloads.
Brazil’s data protection authority fines ByteDance 153.7 million reais, roughly $30 million, over how TikTok handles the personal data of children and teenagers. The penalty marks a significant enforcement action against one of the world’s biggest social media platforms over minors’ privacy.
The United Nations and the International Red Cross call for urgent global rules on autonomous weapons that can select and target humans. They warn that rapid advances in battlefield AI are pushing countries toward systems with life-and-death decision-making power, and say delaying regulation could have fatal consequences.
Australia’s music industry rules that fully AI-generated songs cannot qualify for the country’s official charts. The move follows debate over an AI-assisted cover of Madonna’s “Like a Prayer” that used synthetic vocals and drums and still climbed into the national top 20.
Top Tech stories
- Apple pre-orders new Mac mini and Mac Studio with M6 and M5 chips (19 sources)
- Apple launches updated Mac mini with M6 and M5 Pro chips, starting at $899 (15 sources)
- Brazil fines TikTok owner ByteDance about $30 million for children’s data violations (14 sources)
- Apple announces M6 2nm chip and M5 Ultra quad-die chip for new Mac mini and Mac Studio (10 sources)
- Apple could unveil an updated Mac mini in coming days before September iPhone event (6 sources)
- UN and Red Cross urge urgent rules to prevent autonomous weapons targeting humans (6 sources)
- Bathla Group enters voluntary administration amid soft sales and tax impacts (6 sources)
- Man on trial over alleged creation of sexualised AI images of schoolgirls (5 sources)
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