Perplexity is giving out tech's latest status symbol: a Mac Mini

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The Mac Mini is seeing a spike in demand.

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OpenAI is making it easier to keep tabs on your AI coding project — without a cracked-open laptop

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A laptop is pictured cracked open.
OpenAI poked fun at the open laptops meme in a teaser.

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Demand for the Mac Mini is surging — and Apple just raised the starting price from $599 to $799

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The starting price for the Mac Mini went from $599 to $799.

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Tim Cook says the Mac Mini is getting snapped up for AI work 'faster than we predicted' — and supply is backed up

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It could take months for the supply of the Mac Mini and Mac Studio to catch up with demand.

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Good luck getting a Mac Mini anytime soon

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M4 Mac Minis are sold out on Apple's website.

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Mark Cuban says he's joined the Mac Mini craze, using one to counter a flood of AI-generated emails

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Mark Cuban at the 2026 SXSW Conference And Festival at JW Marriott Austin on March 14, 2026, in Austin.
Mark Cuban says he is using AI to fight the wave of AI-generated email spam flooding his inbox.

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Your next Mac Mini might be made in the US

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Apple assembly line
Houston is the site of Apple's latest US manufacturing expansion.

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It's the Mac Mini's moment, thanks to the OpenClaw craze

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The Mac Mini is benefiting from the OpenClaw craze.

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