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Apple has taken the wraps off a pair of new M3-equipped MacBook Air models. The 13- and 15-inch laptops are “up to 60 percent faster” than the M1 MacBook Air, according to Apple, and sport up to 18 hours of battery life. You can preorder both devices starting today, and they start shipping on Friday, March 8th.

The 13-inch MacBook Air will cost $1,099, while

• A young worker complained about feeling lonely in a hotel room for a work trip and sparked an online debate.
• Social media users are divided with some criticizing young people for not enjoying their own company.
• The US is facing a loneliness epidemic as young people feel increasingly

The EU has fined Apple €1.8bn for stifling music streaming rivals — the first penalty that the bloc has imposed on the tech giant. Antitrust regulators intervened following a complaint made by Spotify back in 2019. The Swedish streaming giant argued that Apple’s App Store rules harmed consumer choice and broke competition law. After a lengthy investigation, the EU took Spotify’s side. Brussels

When you’re buying a new smartphone, salesmen love pestering you to buy some increased protection — insurance, a case, and, obviously, a screen protector. The screen protector has long been hailed as a necessity, costing anywhere from $10 to $60. These little slips of plastic and glass have ballooned to a $50 billion…

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Have a question about the tech in your life? If so, maybe we can get them answered!

This week’s puzzle is difficult. Not because it has an exceedingly complicated solution, but because the idea that underlies it is deep and ingenious. I only know of one method to solve it, but I’m curious whether alternative approaches exist. Feel free to spitball half-baked ideas in the comments. You might find…

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• Russia is reducing its military flights in the Ukraine war, a report said. 
• It comes Ukraine shot down a series of Russian planes.
• Ukraine has used a range of tactics to counter Russia's air dominance. 

A Ukrainian kill streak against Russian fighter jets appears to have caused

• Elon Musk filed a lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI last week.
• Following the news, Altman resurfaced an old exchange with Musk by replying to the Twitter thread. 
• Altman was seemingly being sarcastic by writing "anytime" after Musk thanked him in 2019. 

Sam Altman seemed keen to attract Elon Musk's attention by resurfacing

If you haven’t spent a lot of time inside Google Maps—besides getting from A to B and finding the nearest restaurant or bar—then you might not know about all the various features stuffed into the app since it first launched in 2005.

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The professional network LinkedIn allows its users to see who viewed their profile so they can find out which people or companies are taking notice.

When you see a notification that someone has viewed your profile — on LinkedIn or otherwise — it's only natural to want to know who. But how do you do that, exactly? It just takes a couple clicks through the site. Then, you'll be able to see who's

This website first began on March 2, 2004. It’s older than YouTube, the iPhone, Uber, Tesla cars, Spotify and a whole lot more. It’s even roughly a month older than the word ‘podcast.’

To mark the 20th anniversary of Engadget, we’re taking a longer look at how the tech industry has changed over the past two decades. First up: streaming.

We were going to kick things off with a letter from the

• The European Commission fined Apple 1.8 billion euros for abusing its market dominance.
• Apple restricted app developers from informing users about alternative, cheaper music services.
• Apple plans to appeal, arguing the decision lacks credible evidence and benefits Spotify.

Apple has been hit with a fine of 1.8 billion euros ($1.95