Upgrade your Mac experience | Mashable

Upgrade your Mac experience | Mashable

TL;DR: Grab a refurbished MacBook Pro with 256GB SSD storage and a Touch Bar for $449.99 (reg. $1,499) — all the power without the premium price. Ever thought about upgrading your laptop but didn’t want to fork over a fortune? No worries — this refurbished MacBook Pro from 2019 lets you dive into Apple’s powerhouse … Read more

ByteDance is shutting down TikTok Music globally

ByteDance is shutting down TikTok Music globally

ByteDance is shuttering its music streaming service TikTok Music worldwide in November, according to its website. “We are sorry to inform you that TikTok Music will be closing on 28 November 2024,” the notice on the site read. The Spotify and Apple Music competitor was available in Indonesia, Brazil, Australia, Singapore, and Mexico. ByteDance didn’t … Read more

‘Penelope’ review: Teen girl logs off to touch grass, literally

‘Penelope’ review: Teen girl logs off to touch grass, literally

Few rejoinders sting quite the way “touch grass” does. For those who aren’t chronically online, the phrase essentially means you need to log off and go outside, but the deeper undercurrent is that you’ve lost touch with the real world and desperately need to reconnect to something tangible. It’s “get real,” minus the vintage appeal. … Read more

The 4 best MacBooks for 2024: Which should you choose?

The 4 best MacBooks for 2024: Which should you choose?

How we tested Mashable staff subjected all of the MacBooks on this list to varying degrees of hands-on testing. At minimum, this involved inspecting their build quality and using them for a variety of real-world tasks for several weeks at a time. This included working in different kinds of documents, checking emails, watching videos, taking … Read more

An official OpenAI X account just got hacked by crypto scammers

An official OpenAI X account just got hacked by crypto scammers

One of OpenAI’s official accounts just got hacked. OpenAI Newsroom, “The official newsroom for OpenAI”, shared the following scam post on X on Monday. SEE ALSO: Sam Altman steps down as head of OpenAI’s safety group “We’re very happy to announce $OPEANAI [sic]: the gap between Al and blockchain technology,” it read. “All OpenAI users … Read more

Brompton improves on a good thing with the G Line of bicycles

Brompton improves on a good thing with the G Line of bicycles

It might not be immediately obvious, but the Brompton G Line is the first major redesign of the iconic British folding bicycle in its nearly 50-year history. It’s even bigger than the launch of its first e-bike in 2019, literally and figuratively. The G Line is available as a standard bike with an internally geared Shimano Alfine 8-speed hub … Read more

Google’s Gemini AI might soon appear in your corporate Workspace

Google’s Gemini AI might soon appear in your corporate Workspace

Google is making Gemini AI a core part of its Workspace productivity suite, which could see the chatbot adopted by millions more users. In its latest blog post, the search giant announced that the standalone Gemini app is being included as standard on Workspace Business, Enterprise, and Frontline plans starting sometime in Q4, replacing the … Read more

Google Photos is getting a redesigned video editor

Google Photos is getting a redesigned video editor

Features coming to Android devices include a new “Speed” tool for creating slo-mo or sped-up videos, a new “Auto enhance” button that improves color and stability, and an updated trimming tool for making more precise cuts to footage. The tools located immediately below the video timeline are also being rearranged to make it easier for … Read more