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Deals: Most affordable M5 MacBook Pro $200 off, 15-inch M4 MacBook Air $949, iPhone 16 Pro Max $657 off, more

low, Today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is headlined by the most affordable M5 MacBook Pro you can buy down at $1,400 ($299 under least pricey M5 model Apple sells these days) and this 16GB 15-inch M4 MacBook Air at $350 less than most affordable M5 Air Apple sells. We also still have AirPods Pro 3 down at holiday pricing joined by 1TB iPhone 16 Pro Max renewed premium units at up to $657 off, iPad mini at up to $160 off, and more. Scope it out below.

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Siri will continue to be incompetent … until it very suddenly isn’t

Siri will continue to be incompetent ... until it very suddenly isn't | Image shows an iPhone with Siri and Gemini icons

I know, we’ve been waiting forever for the new Siri and it still isn’t here yet. Many are adopting the cynical view that it won’t be worth the wait, and that AI is mostly hype anyway.

I’ve long felt that my own view of AI is somewhat at odds with the very polarized views mostly expressed on the internet. That it’s a villain or a hero. That it’s a mental toddler or a professor. I don’t see it as either, but a recent experience with Claude suggested to me that it is now close to reaching a tipping point …

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