MacBook Neos real killer feature: Its $499 education pricing

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Apple's budget laptop, the MacBook Neo, is here. There has been lots of hype around Apple's cheapest ever MacBook and its price point starting at $599. At that price range, it finally puts Apple's MacBook line into financial reach for many potential users who just couldn't see themselves spending $1,000 or more for a laptop.

While $599 is a pretty affordable deal for a MacBook, knocking off another

xAI founding member describes 'grind' to get first Grok model out: 'No drugs, not even caffeine, just pure adrenaline'

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XAI founding member Toby Pohlen wrote that the company taught him to "grind with purpose."

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  • Elon Musk's xAI is known for its intense work culture. Founding member Toby Pohlen shared a peek inside.
  • Pohlen described "a day and a half of straight coding and shipping" before Grok's 2023 release.
  • After leaving xAI in February, Pohlen wrote that he was excited to get
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Apples MacBook Neo comes in citrus yellow and blush pink. The internet has thoughts.

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Apple's MacBook Neo lineup in colors citrus, indigo, blush, and silver

For years, Apple laptops have lived in a world of tasteful restraint: silver, space gray, maybe the occasional muted gold Apple calls starlight. Functional, sleek, and, depending on who you ask, a little boring.

So when Apple unveiled the new MacBook Neo, a lighter, more budget-friendly addition to its laptop lineup, it wasn't just the $599 price tag that caught people's attention. It was the

I'm a Google manager who gets fully dressed for work — even at home. It's made me more successful.

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Anchal Mirza dresses up to work from home.

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  • Anchal Mirza is a 36-year-old senior manager at Google.
  • Even when working from home, she likes to be office-ready with full outfits and her makeup done.
  • She says looking the part helps her feel more confident and productive, which leads to more success.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Anchal Mirza, a 36-year-old senior

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MacBook Neo hands-on: Apple's $599 laptop feels shockingly great

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The most interesting product Apple announced this week was its cheapest and least powerful laptop, the MacBook Neo. It’s just fascinating to see the company tackle an entirely new category — it’s not a premium ultraportable like the MacBook Air, and it’s not a computing powerhouse like the MacBook Pro. It’s simply an affordable $599 laptop. And after spending some time with it at Apple’s spring

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