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Digital Trends
a day ago
- Business
- Digital Trends
Our pick for the best MacBook is already on sale with a $119 discount
It's very rare for the latest MacBook models to get Apple deals, even at major retailers like Amazon, so you shouldn't miss this chance to buy the 13-inch Apple MacBook Air M4 at 12% off. This configuration of the laptop with 16GB of RAM and a 256GB SSD is down to $880 from $999 for savings of $119, but you need to act fast because we're not sure how much time is remaining before this offer expires. If you want to take advantage of this bargain, you should push forward with your transaction right now. Why you should buy the 13-inch Apple MacBook Air M4 The 13-inch Apple MacBook Air M4, which was just rolled out in March, is our top choice as the best MacBook you can buy, scoring a perfect 5 stars in our review. It all starts with Apple's M4 chip, which makes the laptop run at blazing speeds while maintaining excellent efficiency, with a battery life of up to 18 hours on a single charge. The 13-inch Apple MacBook Air M4 is also built to maximize the capabilities of Apple Intelligence. You'll get superior build quality with the 13-inch Apple MacBook Air M4, along with the minimalist design that's the line's trademark. True to its name, the device is incredibly thin so it's very portable, and since it's fanless, it will be completely silent while you use it. The laptop's 13.6-inch Liquid Retina display is bright and beautiful with support for 1 billion colors, and if you need more space, it can support up to two external screens. The 13-inch Apple MacBook Air M4 with 16GB of RAM and a 256GB SSD is currently on sale from Amazon with a 12% discount, slashing its price from $999 to only $880. This excellent opportunity to buy the device from MacBook deals comes soon after its launch, so you should hurry before the offer gets taken down. Add the 13-inch Apple MacBook Air M4 to your cart and finish the checkout process as soon as possible, as you may miss out on the savings if you hesitate.
Yahoo
a day ago
- Business
- Yahoo
OpenAI buys iPhone architect's startup for $6.4bn
OpenAI is buying an untested startup for $6.4bn, the ChatGPT maker's biggest acquisition yet. The hardware startup, called io, was founded by Apple design guru Jony Ive, known best as one of the principal architects of the iPhone. Ive and OpenAI's CEO, Sam Altman, said in a blog post that their partnership has been two years in the making. 'A collaboration built upon friendship, curiosity and shared values quickly grew in ambition,' they wrote in the blog post, which offered scant details on upcoming devices. 'Tentative ideas and explorations evolved into tangible designs.' OpenAI's purchase of io is its biggest known acquisition yet. Ive and a cohort of other Apple alumni founded io one year ago, according to the blog post. It is part of Ive's bigger project called LoveFrom, which describes itself as a 'creative collective' made up of architects, artists, engineers, various types of designers, musicians and writers. Ive left Apple in 2019 after a 27-year career as one of the company's foremost product designers. He's known for simple and clean aesthetics that pay attention to small details like packaging and font. One of his early famous designs was the brightly colored bubble-shaped iMac computer. From there, he went on to design the first iPod, iPhone, MacBook Air, Apple Watch and AirPods. For his work on creating such distinctive products, Ive was knighted by Princess Anne at Buckingham Palace in 2012, a moment he called 'thrilling' and 'particularly humbling'. In Altman and Ive's blog post on Wednesday, they wrote that the io team will merge with OpenAI to work 'more intimately with the research, engineering and product teams in San Francisco'. Ive himself will not join OpenAI as an employee, but his company will 'take over design for all of OpenAI, including its software', according to Bloomberg. Since leaving Apple and starting LoveFrom, Ive has mostly remained quiet, and io has not debuted any hardware. His company's list of clients reportedly includes Christie's, Airbnb and Ferrari, though. Another project Ive has been working on is LoveFrom's headquarters in San Francisco, according to the New York Times. Ives told the paper he is designing the headquarters of the company he is developing with OpenAI. OpenAI has likewise yet to unveil a hardware device, but it has indicated it is heading in that direction. It has hired hardware and robotics staff, including Caitlin 'CK' Kalinowski, who headed Meta's augmented reality glasses initiative. In her LinkedIn announcement, Kalinowski wrote that her new role at OpenAI is to focus on 'robotics work and partnerships to help bring AI into the physical world'. OpenAI has also invested in the robot startup Physical Intelligence, which aims to bring 'general-purpose AI into the physical world'. Investors have been throwing money at OpenAI over the past couple of years, which is now valued at $300bn, according to Bloomberg. In March, it closed a funding round of $40bn led by the Japanese conglomerate SoftBank. Microsoft has a 49% stake in the AI company after investing $13bn in 2023. Along with io, OpenAI moved to make other mammoth acquisitions over the last year. It purchased the AI-assisted coding tool Windsurf for $3bn earlier this month and bought the real-time analytics database Rockset for an undisclosed sum last summer. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Gizmodo
a day ago
- Business
- Gizmodo
This Apple 2025 MacBook Air With M4 Chip Holds Its Memorial Day Price for Now
There's been a sighting of one of the rarest retail birds of all — a big sale on a brand-new Apple laptop. It's happening at Amazon, and it features the 13-inch model of the 2025 MacBook Air — an M4-powered dynamo — for just $892. How good of a deal is this? It's less than the price of the 2020 MacBook Air. It doesn't get any newer than this version of ther MacBook Air, which has only been on the market for just over 2 months. That means all of Apple's latest tech is present and accounted for — Apple Intelligence, an 18-hour battery life, 12MP Center Stage camera, WiFi 6E, and much more, all driven by Apple's industry-best M4 processor chip, which is up to twice as fast as the M1 chip and a staggering 23x faster than the fastest of Apple's Intel chips. See at Amazon A Thing of Beauty The MacBooks have always been super competitive with high-end PC laptops in processing speed and overall utility, but the one are they have always been the undisputed world champs in is the display. Apple's unparalleled Liquid Retina screen is the eye-catching superstar of any MacBook, and the 2025 MacBook Air has support for 1 billion colors. Combine that incredible resolution with the 12MP Center Stage camera, four built-in speakers with Spatial Audio, and three studio-quality microphones, and this laptop is a streaming and video-calling titan. Of course you need some serious connectivity for all of that visual and audio brilliance to be truly useful, and the 2025 M4 MacBook Air has that nailed down. WiFi 6E and and Bluetooth 5.3 make streaming come through flawlessly, and there are also two Thunderbolt 4 ports for rapid data transfers. The 2025 MacBook Air is also strong enough to support 2 external displays. Make the Switch If you've been plugging along with off-brand PC laptops all this time because you haven't been willing to pay the 'Apple tax,' you may never have a better chance to make the leap to MacBooks than this deal. The Mac operating system is amazingly intuitive and easy to learn, and the free OS updates are never the earth-shattering variety that Windows seems to favor. MacBooks have also long been valued for their sturdy construction, long lifespan, and that beautiful Liquid Retina screen. Big sales on MacBooks don't pop up very often, especially when they're not tied to a massive retail holiday like Black Friday or Cyber Monday. Seize the opportunity to jump on this one and bring home a 13-inch 2025 M4 MacBook Air for just $892 before it vanishes from Amazon. See at Amazon
Tom's Guide
2 days ago
- Business
- Tom's Guide
I can't believe the 15-inch M4 MacBook Air is this cheap — Get $150 off in huge post-Memorial Day saving
We thought the Memorial Day laptop deals would be over and done, but Apple clearly didn't get the message as one of the company's best laptops is still cheaper than ever! Right now, the 15-inch M4 MacBook Air is just $1,049 at Amazon, which is a massive $150 off. Just make sure you click the checkbox to activate the coupon to scoop up the whole saving. This is easily one of the best big-screen laptops you can get, with a slim, sleek construction, plenty of performance and insane power efficiency. And now, you can get $150 off this fantastic all-in-one. Of course, the more things change, the more they stay the same. As we said in our M4 MacBook Air review, it looks identical to the M3 and M2, which to be honest isn't really a bad thing. That utilitarian aesthetic of this uber slim laptop looks unmistakably premium — and feels it too with that all-aluminum build. As for using it, the 15-inch display is bright and vivid, the ergonomics continue to be stellar with a great keyboard and massive touchpad, and the M4 chip brings big performance gains that make this a top notch all-rounder for everything from casual work up to even some prosumer tasks like 4K video editing. And even better, Apple launched it at $100 less than the previous Air released for. Compound this with an additional $150 off and this is one of the biggest deals still going from Memorial Day 2025! So if you were umming and ahhing about a MacBook Air, you didn't miss your big chance to snag one for cheap. If you're looking for something to play on, we're still monitoring what Memorial Day gaming laptop deals continue to be available.
Android Authority
2 days ago
- Business
- Android Authority
The top-spec 2025 MacBook Air just hit a record-low price in the holiday sales
Ryan Haines / Android Authority The latest Apple MacBook Air is a stunning piece of engineering, with a typically premium price tag to match. Apple compounds the budget issue by rarely offering big discounts on its hardware, but Memorial Day sales have brought you the best chance to pick up the device so far. The 15-inch 2025 MacBook Air is down almost $190 in an Amazon deal today. Apple 2025 MacBook Air (15-inch, M4, 24GB) for $1,422 ($186 off) This deal is on the highest-spec model of the macOS marvel, which offers 24GB unified memory and 512GB SSD storage. Only the Starlight colorway is this cheap, and the site only has a few left in stock, but the Midnight color is less than $10 more and doesn't appear as limited in terms of units available. Apple's newest MacBook Air packs the speedy new M4 chip into a sleek, ultra-portable design. Built for Apple Intelligence features, it offers fast performance for multitasking, creative work, or gaming, paired with a vivid 15.3-inch Liquid Retina display. You'll also find a 12MP camera with Center Stage, Spatial Audio from six speakers, and battery life that can stretch up to 18 hours. With MagSafe charging, two Thunderbolt 4 ports, Wi-Fi 6E, and support for two external displays, it's as connected as it is powerful. Both the sale period and the stock levels are against you, so if you're interested, don't take too long mulling it over. The widget above takes you to the MacBook Air deal.
