The new Magic Keyboard and Apple Pencil Pro look good, but Apple urgently needs to revisit its single worst accessory

Well, that’s a wrap on another Apple showcase – the ‘Let Loose’ live event gave us a host of new tech to look forward to, from a shiny new Apple Pencil Pro to the iPad Pro 13-inch, now equipped with the powerful M4 chip. The event also gave us a new Magic Keyboard for the … Read more

Great Barrier Reef is experiencing its worst mass bleaching event on record

Hello Nature readers, would you like to get this Briefing in your inbox free every day? Sign up here. The Great Barrier Reef in Australia is undergoing its worst coral-bleaching event on record.Credit: David Gray/AFP via Getty Australia’s iconic Great Barrier Reef is experiencing its fifth mass bleaching event in eight years — and this … Read more

Is this the worst idea Microsoft has ever had for Windows 11? Ad-related taskbar button concept makes us really nervous

Windows 11 could conceivably get what surely everyone would regard as an unwelcome addition, or at least a very controversial change in terms of a potential new button for the taskbar that’s been uncovered in the innards of the desktop OS. Apparently, Microsoft might just be mulling a ‘recommended’ button for the taskbar, and the … Read more

Apple’s worst quarter reveals financial woes: Today in Apple history

March 28, 1996: In a dire message to Wall Street, Apple warns that it will report a $700 million after-tax loss for its most recent quarter. Apple’s biggest quarterly loss in history, the shocking news reveals a company in far more financial trouble than previously thought. More than half the loss comes from $1 billion … Read more

3 Body Problem’s headset is not the VR we want – it’s our worst nightmare

If I’ve learned nothing else from watching Netflix’s 3 Body Problem it’s that there are limits to what I want to experience in virtual reality. I haven’t watched the full season of the sci-fi drama, which means I’m unlikely to spoil anything (but if you’d rather be careful, I suggest you stop reading now). However, … Read more