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Apple debuts $599 Google Chromebook competitor

Apple’s latest product announcement this week is an opening salvo against Google’s ubiquitous Chromebook. On Wednesday, the iPhone maker unveiled the MacBook Neo, which starts at $599 — or $499 for students — the lowest price ever for a MacBook. Apple typically skews to the high end of the market.

The Neo is still more expensive than typical Chromebooks, which are hugely popular in schools, but it’s less stripped down, with a sharper display, aluminum case, and a more powerful processor than many Chromebook models.

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Say hello to MacBook Neo

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SpaceX seals right to buy coding startup Cursor for $60 billion

SpaceX said today it is “working closely together” with fast-growing coding startup Cursor “to create the world’s best coding and knowledge work AI.” The post also said SpaceX would have the right to acquire Cursor later this year or make the startup “pay $10 billion for our work together.” The New York Times, citing people familiar with the matter, previously reported that the companies had agreed to an acquisition.

The news comes as SpaceX prepares for a blockbuster IPO and doubles down on AI, with a growing — if still fully aspirational — focus on space-based data infrastructure and computing.

Last month, when SpaceX hired two senior leaders from Cursor, CEO Elon Musk noted that xAI, which SpaceX acquired earlier this year, “was not built right first time around, so is being rebuilt from the foundations up.”

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OpenAI releases new image generation model with complex capabilities

ChatGPT Images 2.0 marks a big leap forward in image generation as OpenAI seeks to distinguish its features from Anthropic’s Claude.

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Tesla delivery miss puts margins and cash flow in focus

Tesla reports first-quarter earnings Wednesday.

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What analysts want from Apple’s new CEO

John Ternus is known for his decisiveness, and he needs to make some big decisions on AI.

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Tim Cook to step down as Apple CEO, John Ternus to replace him

Ternus was considered the front-runner for the job. During Cook’s tenure, he oversaw Apple stock gains of 1,933%, nearly quadrupling the S&P 500.

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