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Apple announces its first touchscreen Mac with OLED display after years of resistance, while Anthropic files for IPO with ambitious revenue but massive losses. Other major tech news includes Discord making public messages searchable on Google, Google using Gmail data for ad targeting, critical server security flaw discovered, and Palmer Luckey's Anduril entering the laptop market.
Apple's First Touchscreen Mac: MacBook Pro with OLED
Apple unveils the MacBook Pro with ProLED XDR display, marking a complete reversal from their long-standing position against touchscreen Macs. The device features touch sensors built directly into the 14 or 16-inch OLED panel offering up to 2,000 nits brightness, along with Mac OS 27's adaptive UI that adjusts for touch input. The laptop also introduces an iPhone-style dynamic island and brings back the illuminated Apple logo on the lid, with base models starting at $2,900 and shipping next week.
- Apple announces first-ever Mac with touchscreen after years of saying there was no need for one
- Features OLED display offering up to 2,000 nits brightness with touch sensors built directly into the panel
- Mac OS 27 will adapt UI for touch, spacing out menu items more than for mouse clicks
- Includes iPhone-style dynamic island and brings back illuminated Apple logo on lid
- Available with M5 Pro or M5 Max chip with up to 128GB unified memory
- Base model starts at $2,900 USD and ships next week
" Apple announced its first-ever Mac with a touchscreen after years of saying there's no need for a touchscreen Mac, while apparently simultaneously developing this exact thing they said nobody needs. "
" Unlike Microsoft, Apple is actually effective in bullying developers. "
" If you go for the M5 Max version and pay for 128 gigabytes of unified memory instead of your kid's tuition, the lit-up Apple logo will be a great way to signal to others you're either rolling in dough or incredibly irresponsible. "
Anthropic's IPO Filing: Trillion-Dollar Ambitions and Massive Losses
Anthropic filed its 335-page IPO document announcing NASDAQ listing in about a month, revealing impressive revenue growth alongside staggering losses. The company is incorporated as a public benefit corporation with unique governance through a Long-Term Benefit Trust and founder-controlled Class F shares. Their financials show $16 billion in revenue for the first half of 2026 with 14x year-over-year growth, but also an $80 billion net loss, mostly from equity compensation rather than cash burn.
- Anthropic filing 335-page IPO document for NASDAQ listing in about a month
- Document had too many pictures and references to human extinction for a securities filing
- Founder's letter claims AI will cure major diseases and also be able to create bioweapons
- Incorporated as public benefit corporation legally obligated to balance humanity value alongside shareholder value
- Governance structure includes Long-Term Benefit Trust electing majority of board and single Class F share with 50.1% voting power controlled by founders
- $16 billion revenue in first half of 2026, representing 14x year-over-year increase
- $80 billion net loss for same period, though $72 billion is from equity compensation not cash burn
- Suggested valuation between $1.5-$2 trillion with $100 billion raise
" You gotta create the diseases before you cure them, I guess. "
" Unlike most companies which seem to think the only way to make money is to build an elaborate torment nexus that feeds on human suffering "
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