Apple speeds up the iPad Air with an M4 upgrade, starting at $599 Apple on Monday unveiled a new iPad Air that’s powered by the M4 chip. The company says the device is designed to be faster, thanks to an updated neural engine and more memory, making it better for AI uses. This Air is said to be 30% faster than the M3 iPad Air and 2.3x faster than the M1 version. However, the new...

eBay to lay off 800 staff In Brief Posted: 7:10 AM PST · February 26, 2026 Image Credits:David Paul Morris/Bloomberg / Getty Images eBay is cutting around 800 jobs, or 6% of its full-time employees. “We are taking steps to reinvest across our business and align our structure with our strategic priorities, which will affect certain roles...

Talat’s AI meeting notes stay on your machine, not in the cloud The AI-powered notetaking app Granola, valued at $250 million, has become a popular tool among tech industry founders and VCs. But one developer believes there’s demand for a more private, local-only alternative that’s available for a one-time fee and without a subscription. That’s led to the creation of a new Mac app called...

Exclusive: Oura Ring and Hormone Tracker Mira Collaborate to Bring Hormonal Health to Wellness TrackingHormonal health company Mira has partnered with Oura, makers of the Oura Ring, to merge hormone data collected by its egg-shaped monitor with Oura’s sleep, readiness and temperature health metrics. This marks the first-ever integration of lab-grade hormone data into daily wellness...

Ace Combat 8 Brings Aerial Dogfighting Into the Misinformation AgeI'd just finished off several waves of fighter planes and attack helicopters headed for the last port still under the control of my desperate nation, keeping our feeble chances alive for one more day. I returned to our base, an aging aircraft carrier, to chat with the corporate bigwig who'd thrown in with our ragtag remainders....