Apple’s MacBook Pro goes Touchscreen!
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Bogota, Oct 29 (EFE).-
Apple is introducing touch capabilities to its MacBook Pro laptops, Instagram is testing longer horizontal videos, and Meta faces legal challenges over advertising and data privacy in this week’s technology news.
Apple unveiled new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models featuring touchscreens, refresh rates of up to 120 hertz and battery life of up to 24 hours. The laptops will weigh 1.38 kilograms (3.04 pounds) or 1.82 kilograms (4.01 pounds), depending on the model, and offer up to 128 gigabytes of unified memory and 16 terabytes of storage, powered by M5 Pro or M5 Max chips.
Instagram is testing a horizontal video format called Features with select creators from the United States. The feature allows videos of up to 90 minutes, potentially strengthening its competition with YouTube. “It’s early, and we’re testing and listening to feedback as we go,” Instagram head Adam Mosseri said. “But we’re excited to give creators more room to tell their stories.”
Apple acknowledged a problem with the internal display of its $1,999 iPhone Duo after users reported cracks and lines along its fold.
The device unfolds into a 7.6-inch display and folds to roughly passport size. Some images circulated on Reddit and X, though media reports said some complaints included AI-manipulated photos.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation requiring chatbot companies to verify users’ ages and restrict harmful features for minors. The law prohibits chatbots from encouraging suicide or drug use, impersonating real people, pursuing romantic relationships with minors or providing sexually explicit content.
Elvis Presley’s music rights holders sued Anthropic, alleging its AI models were trained on over 200 songs without permission. The California lawsuit seeks over 41 million dollars in damages, or 150,000 dollars per song, The New York Times reported.
Meta announced plans for a 95 billion dollars share sale to fund AI infrastructure and the development of personal superintelligence. Nvidia, AMD and Broadcom have expressed interest in purchasing up to 5 billion dollars collectively.
Rhode Island’s attorney general also sued Meta, accusing the company of promoting fraudulent advertisements. Separately, a US court ordered Meta to pay 25 billion dollars in a case related to Cambridge Analytica and Facebook users’ personal data.
Tesla plans to expand its robotaxi fleet to millions of vehicles and expects the business to affect financial results beginning in the second quarter of 2027. The company plans to launch service in Dallas in November and expand to other cities before year’s end. Customer-owned vehicles could join the fleet in 2027. EFE. gad/bks/dmv
