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Apple ‘Pro and Tell’ event: everything announced this week

Apple closed out its week of product announcements with a “Pro and Tell” event on Wednesday, where it took the wraps off its long-rumored touchscreen MacBook Pro. Though Apple may have saved its biggest and most exciting update for last, it revealed a few other device upgrades and updates in the days leading up to its big reveal. We’ve rounded them all up here.

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Apple CEO John Ternus revealed the company’s first MacBook Pro with a touchscreen, allowing you to perform gestures on your screen like scrolling, swiping, and pinching. The company says the touch sensor is “built directly into the display panel,” not on top of it, which helps to reduce latency.

The device also offers a tandem OLED display, a 120Hz refresh rate, and 2,000 nits of brightness. It’s also lighter than previous MacBook Pro models, with the 14-inch model weighing three pounds. The device brings...

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Google Is Building Gemini a Memory Hub

Google is adding a section called "Remembered items" in Gemini, where users can easily see and manage what they've asked the AI assistant to retain. According to Android Authority, which inspected version 17.70.10.sa.arm64 of the Google app, the option sits within Gemini&

Sony's New See-Through DualSense Controllers Let You Game Like Its 1999

The company is also releasing matching PS5 console covers. Sony just announced some nifty-looking transparent DualSense PS5 controllers, recalling the glory days of the late 1990s and early 2000s when many tech gadgets boasted see-through designs. The Prism Collection will be available in three colorways, including orange, green and gray.

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I Put a Bunch of AI Agents in Charge of a Fantasy Soccer Team. They’re Not Better Than Humans—Yet

I have consulted my AI-powered crystal ball, and it’s telling me that frontier models are going to get a lot better at making predictions in the near future. Just ask my Premier League fantasy team. A few weeks ago, I deployed a small horde of AI agents to craft

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Microsoft is ending Copilot support on smart TVs

A notification on LG TVs reveals that Copilot functionality is soon going away on all TVs. by Andrew Liszewski Oct 28, 2026, 6:36 PM UTC Image: Microsoft Andrew Liszewski is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2006, but has loved

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Google Is Building Gemini a Memory Hub

Sony's New See-Through DualSense Controllers Let You Game Like Its 1999

I Put a Bunch of AI Agents in Charge of a Fantasy Soccer Team. They’re Not Better Than Humans—Yet

Microsoft is ending Copilot support on smart TVs