Accenture Acquires Ookla, Downdetector As Part of $1.2 Billion Deal
BeauHD / slashdot - Accenture is acquiring Downdetector parent company Ookla from Ziff Davis in a $1.2 billion deal to bolster its network analytics and visibility tools for telecoms, hyperscalers, and enterprises. "The deal, which will transfer all of Ziff Davis's Connectiv…
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OpenAI Ships GPT-5.3 Instant With 27% Fewer Hallucinations and a Less Preachy Tone
Marcus Schuler / implicator - GPT-5.3 Instant rolls out to all ChatGPT users with up to 26.8% fewer hallucinations, reduced refusals, and a less defensive tone.
- On site: model sheds 'cringe', curbs caveats and moralizing (4)
- On the ground: GPT‑5.3 Instant rolls out with core improvements (5)
- Other: comments, product pages, and everyday‑usability notes (2)
- Reporter: improved web search and better web-sourced answers (2)
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On site: model sheds 'cringe', curbs caveats and moralizing
On the ground: GPT‑5.3 Instant rolls out with core improvements
Other: comments, product pages, and everyday‑usability notes
Reporter: improved web search and better web-sourced answers
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Google Chrome shifts to two-week release cycle for increased stability
Bill Toulas / bleepingcomputer - Google Chrome will shift from a four-week to a two-week release cycle to roll out new features, bug fixes, and performance improvements more frequently. [...]
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Apple (AAPL) Stock: New MacBook Air M5 Debuts With 512GB Base Storage at $1,099
Trader Edge / parameter - Apple (AAPL) launches MacBook Air M5 at $1,099 with 512GB storage, 4x faster AI performance, Wi-Fi 7, and availability starting March 11. Pre-orders open March 4.The post Apple (AAPL) Stock: New MacBook Air M5 Debuts With 512GB Base Storage at $1,099 appe…
- Apple unveils M5 MacBook Air: faster chip, 512GB, Wi‑Fi 7 (17)
- Price pain: MacBook Air base price rises, global market reaction (7)
- Should you upgrade? M5 vs M4 and Air vs Pro (4)
- Unrelated beats: AI legal and policy concerns (2)
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Apple unveils M5 MacBook Air: faster chip, 512GB, Wi‑Fi 7
Price pain: MacBook Air base price rises, global market reaction
Should you upgrade? M5 vs M4 and Air vs Pro
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MacBook Pro jumps to M5 Pro and Max silicon, faster storage, and higher prices
digitaltrends - Apple has updated the 14 inch and 16 inch MacBook Pro with its new M5 Pro and M5 Max chips, delivering faster CPU and GPU performance, improved AI acceleration, quicker SSD speeds, and support for Wi Fi 7 and Thunderbolt 5, though the upgrades come with h…
- Fusion Architecture & Core Design: Apple fuses two dies for AI-focused M5 chips (14)
- MacBook Pro Refresh & Hardware: On stage: MacBook Pros gain M5 chips, faster SSDs, Wi‑Fi7 (17)
- OTHER: Unrelated deep-dive — SSD review and peripheral coverage (1)
- Pricing, Storage & Availability: Higher prices, 1TB base storage, RAM shortages bite (12)
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Fusion Architecture & Core Design: Apple fuses two dies for AI-focused M5 chips
MacBook Pro Refresh & Hardware: On stage: MacBook Pros gain M5 chips, faster SSDs, Wi‑Fi7
OTHER: Unrelated deep-dive — SSD review and peripheral coverage
Pricing, Storage & Availability: Higher prices, 1TB base storage, RAM shortages bite
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