Best of Apple — January 2025

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    Avatar of fireshipFireship·1y

    Apple Intelligence rolled back after doing dumb stuff...

    Apple has temporarily disabled its AI news summary feature due to hallucinations of false events. Mark Zuckerberg faced criticism for suggesting AI can replace mid-level engineers at Meta, which led to layoffs of low performers. Elon Musk's credibility was questioned over allegedly using a boosted account to rank highly in online games. Nintendo's stock dropped after the launch of the Switch 2, and TikTok faces a potential ban in the U.S. if ByteDance doesn't sell it by January 19th.

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    Avatar of jeffgeerlingJeff Geerling·1y

    Don't pay $800 for Apple's 2TB SSD upgrade

    Apple charges $800 to upgrade the Mac mini from 256 GB to 2 TB of storage. Recently, more affordable third-party upgrade kits became available for under $300, offering significant savings. The process involves opening the Mac mini and entering DFU mode using another Apple Silicon Mac. Performance improvements are modest, but the savings are substantial. These upgrade kits are sourced from the same manufacturer and may have delayed shipping during the Chinese New Year.

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    Avatar of lobstersLobsters·1y

    The best laptop ever

    The M1 MacBook Air, purchased for just €950, proves to be an incredible machine for light web development, browsing, and emails. Despite its modest 8GB RAM and 256GB storage, it performs admirably and remains quiet and efficient. The author contrasts it with their more expensive M2 MacBook Pro, finding the price difference unjustified for their needs. The post highlights the usefulness of affordable tech that gets the job done without the need for the latest and greatest features.

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