{ "version": "https://jsonfeed.org/version/1.1", "title": "Apertura News", "home_page_url": "https://notch-os.com/news/", "feed_url": "https://notch-os.com/news/feed.json", "items": [ { "id": "2026-11-06-ai-f6dfed1da8ed", "url": "https://notch-os.com/news/2026-11-06/apple-ipad-mini-a20-pro-goes-on-sale-at-5-499-yuan-with-ai-f-f6dfed/", "title": "Apple iPad mini (A20 Pro) goes on sale at 5,499 yuan with AI-focused A20 Pro", "content_text": "Apple's iPad mini (A20 Pro) went on sale on November 6 with a starting price of 5,499 yuan, IT之家 reports. After the national purchase subsidy, the starting price comes to about 4,999 yuan, and with an education discount it can drop further to about 4,599 yuan. The new model is offered in midnight and starlight colors. It is 14 percent thinner and 13 percent lighter than the previous generation. Its Ultra Retina XDR display uses OLED technology, with peak brightness of 1,200 nits, P3 wide color support and a contrast ratio of 2,000,000:1. It does not support ProMotion, and the 256GB and 512GB models can optionally be configured with nanotexture glass. For performance, the iPad mini (A20 Pro) uses an A20 Pro chip whose packaging approach borrows from the M series chips. Each GPU core includes a new neural accelerator to speed up Apple Intelligence and various AI tasks. Compared with the iPad mini 7, CPU performance is up to 1.6 times faster and GPU performance is up to 2.7 times faster.", "date_published": "2026-11-05T16:27:58Z", "tags": [ "apple", "ipad mini", "a20 pro", "on-device ai", "chip" ] }, { "id": "2026-11-06-ai-fe67d1a27eec", "url": "https://notch-os.com/news/2026-11-06/axiom-math-wants-to-keep-ai-slop-out-of-mathematics-fe67d1/", "title": "Axiom Math wants to keep AI slop out of mathematics", "content_text": "Axiom Math is betting on verification as artificial intelligence floods mathematics with unchecked proofs, according to TechCrunch. The startup's AI agents have formally verified the Stacks Project, which TechCrunch describes as one of the field's biggest libraries. The outlet's headline says Axiom Math wants to keep \"AI slop\" out of mathematics.", "date_published": "2026-11-05T16:27:58Z", "tags": [ "ai", "mathematics", "verification", "formal proof", "startups" ] }, { "id": "2026-11-06-mac-31fe1c5221ae", "url": "https://notch-os.com/news/2026-11-06/m6-imac-and-macbook-pro-go-on-sale-starting-at-12-499-and-15-31fe1c/", "title": "M6 iMac and MacBook Pro go on sale starting at ¥12,499 and ¥15,999", "content_text": "Apple’s M6 chip iMac and MacBook Pro officially went on sale on 6 November, IT之家 reported. Starting prices are ¥12,499 for the iMac and ¥15,999 for the MacBook Pro. After China’s national subsidy, the starting prices are about ¥10,999 and ¥14,499 respectively. With an education discount stacked on the subsidy, they can fall to ¥10,599 and ¥13,699, according to the report. The new iMac keeps the previous generation’s design and comes in silver, blue, green, pink and other colours. It has a 24inch 4.5K display with up to 500 nits brightness, P3 wide colour, 10bit colour depth and an optional nanotexture glass. The dual Thunderbolt model has a 10core CPU, 10core GPU and dual 16core NPU; the four Thunderbolt model has a 12core CPU, 12core GPU and dual 16core NPU. It comes with 16GB of unified memory as standard, optional 24GB or 32GB, and storage starts at 256GB, with 512GB, 1TB or 2TB options. The iMac also uses the Apple N1 wireless networking chip, supports WiFi 7 (802.11be) and Bluetooth 6, offers an optional 2.5Gb Ethernet port and ships with macOS.", "date_published": "2026-11-05T16:27:58Z", "tags": [ "apple", "m6", "imac", "macbook pro", "china" ] }, { "id": "2026-11-06-mac-46a366154aac", "url": "https://notch-os.com/news/2026-11-06/macbook-pro-proled-xdr-early-reviews-touchscreen-not-a-major-46a366/", "title": "MacBook Pro PROLED XDR Early Reviews: Touchscreen Not a Major Change", "content_text": "First reviews of the new 14inch and 16inch MacBook Pro models with PROLED XDR displays have been published ahead of the laptops launching on Friday, according to MacRumors. One of the key new features is a touchscreen. In his testing so far, The Verge's David Pierce said touch input has not been something that \"meaningfully changes the laptop experience.\" Pierce recommends the new MacBook Pro models for the OLED display and other upgrades, MacRumors reported. Pierce also mentioned some examples where touch proved useful.", "date_published": "2026-11-05T16:27:58Z", "tags": [ "macbook pro", "proled xdr", "touchscreen", "reviews" ] }, { "id": "2026-11-05-devtools-ca98215f6352", "url": "https://notch-os.com/news/2026-11-05/vs-code-updates-publishes-1-145-and-1-146-insiders-pages-ca9821/", "title": "VS Code Updates publishes 1.145 and 1.146 Insiders pages", "content_text": "Visual Studio Code Updates published a page titled “Visual Studio Code 1.145” on 20261104. The site also published an Insiders page titled “Visual Studio Code 1.146 (Insiders)” on the same date. Neither the 1.145 page nor the 1.146 Insiders page lists the changes included in these versions; both direct readers to the full article. According to the listed timestamps, the Insiders page was published at 16:03:02Z and the 1.145 page at 17:00:00Z.", "date_published": "2026-11-04T16:03:02Z", "tags": [ "visual-studio-code", "release-notes", "devtools", "insiders" ] }, { "id": "2026-11-01-business-14c6f9b01a4a", "url": "https://notch-os.com/news/2026-11-01/openai-reportedly-lowers-funding-target-for-new-round-14c6f9/", "title": "OpenAI reportedly lowers funding target for new round", "content_text": "TechCrunch reported on October 31, 2026 that OpenAI has reportedly lowered its funding target for a new round. According to the report, OpenAI’s latest funding round does not seem to be living up to expectations. The TechCrunch headline read: “OpenAI reportedly lowers funding target for new round”.", "date_published": "2026-10-31T16:24:20Z", "tags": [ "openai", "funding", "techcrunch" ] }, { "id": "2026-10-31-ai-f4f825a9c20b", "url": "https://notch-os.com/news/2026-10-31/theranos-whistleblower-tyler-shultz-warns-ai-boom-is-a-great-f4f825/", "title": "Theranos whistleblower Tyler Shultz warns AI boom is a great opportunity to deceive people", "content_text": "Theranos whistleblower Tyler Shultz has warned that the AI boom is “a great opportunity to go deceive people,” according to TechCrunch. TechCrunch reported that the cautionary Theranos tale takes on new significance in the AI era. The report said companies that have never turned a profit are raising capital at trilliondollar valuations. TechCrunch published the article on October 30, 2026.", "date_published": "2026-10-30T16:07:34Z", "tags": [ "ai", "techcrunch", "theranos", "whistleblower", "valuations" ] }, { "id": "2026-10-30-devtools-360159462381", "url": "https://notch-os.com/news/2026-10-30/visual-studio-code-posts-1-145-insiders-update-page-360159/", "title": "Visual Studio Code Posts 1.145 Insiders Update Page", "content_text": "The Visual Studio Code updates site has published a page titled “Visual Studio Code 1.145 (Insiders).” The page was posted on 29 October 2026. The page summary says: “Learn what is new in Visual Studio Code 1.145 (Insiders).” It also tells readers to “Read the full article.” The summary does not list specific changes to Visual Studio Code 1.145 (Insiders).", "date_published": "2026-10-29T16:19:00Z", "tags": [ "visual studio code", "insiders", "developer tools", "release notes" ] }, { "id": "2026-10-29-devtools-a1840c018530", "url": "https://notch-os.com/news/2026-10-29/visual-studio-code-publishes-1-144-insiders-update-page-a1840c/", "title": "Visual Studio Code Publishes 1.144 Insiders Update Page", "content_text": "Visual Studio Code has published an update page for version 1.144 in the Insiders channel. The page is available at Visual Studio Code 1.144 (Insiders). The page was published by Visual Studio Code Updates. Its publication timestamp is 28 October 2026 at 17:00 UTC. The page summary states: \"Learn what is new in Visual Studio Code 1.144 (Insiders) Read the full article.\" This directs readers to read the full article to find out what is new. The page language is listed as English in the source metadata.", "date_published": "2026-10-28T16:13:01Z", "tags": [ "visual studio code", "insiders", "release", "devtools" ] }, { "id": "2026-10-29-windows-7eaa138d58fa", "url": "https://notch-os.com/news/2026-10-29/github-copilot-fusion-now-generally-available-for-model-rout-7eaa13/", "title": "GitHub Copilot Fusion now generally available for model routing", "content_text": "GitHub Copilot Fusion is now generally available, according to the GitHub Changelog. Instead of picking a model for each task, users can choose Copilot Fusion and let Copilot route and orchestrate which models it uses, the changelog entry states. The announcement was published on October 28, 2026, under the title Route and orchestrate models with GitHub Copilot Fusion.", "date_published": "2026-10-28T16:13:01Z", "tags": [ "github", "copilot", "ai", "developer-tools" ] }, { "id": "2026-10-26-ai-0116d5582bb0", "url": "https://notch-os.com/news/2026-10-26/techcrunch-mobility-blue-green-is-the-color-of-autonomy-0116d5/", "title": "TechCrunch Mobility: Blue-green is the color of autonomy", "content_text": "TechCrunch published its Mobility newsletter on October 25, 2026, according to the TechCrunch site. The issue is titled “TechCrunch Mobility: Bluegreen is the color of autonomy.” The newsletter summary states: “Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in it.”", "date_published": "2026-10-25T16:24:53Z", "tags": [ "techcrunch", "mobility", "ai", "autonomy", "transportation" ] }, { "id": "2026-10-26-devtools-a1840c018530", "url": "https://notch-os.com/news/2026-10-26/visual-studio-code-1-144-insiders-update-page-published-a1840c/", "title": "Visual Studio Code 1.144 (Insiders) Update Page Published", "content_text": "The Visual Studio Code updates site has published an update page for Visual Studio Code 1.144 (Insiders). According to the source, the page was published on October 25, 2026. The page summary states: \"Learn what is new in Visual Studio Code 1.144 (Insiders) Read the full article\" The source does not include further details about specific changes in this Insiders build.", "date_published": "2026-10-25T16:24:53Z", "tags": [ "visual studio code", "insiders", "developer tools", "release notes" ] }, { "id": "2026-10-25-mac-134f0ae6e1a0", "url": "https://notch-os.com/news/2026-10-25/block-s-new-voice-model-sounds-eerily-human-techcrunch-repor-134f0a/", "title": "Block's new voice model sounds eerily human, TechCrunch reports", "content_text": "TechCrunch, a technology news publication, reported on October 24, 2026, that the payments company Block has a new voice model. The article's headline, \"Block's new voice model sounds eerily human,\" described the model in those terms. According to the report, Block said that the voice model can run locally on a MacBook M4 Max. The report was published on October 24, 2026, by TechCrunch on its technology news coverage.", "date_published": "2026-10-24T16:05:33Z", "tags": [ "block", "voice model", "macbook", "techcrunch" ] }, { "id": "2026-10-24-ai-896b10570229", "url": "https://notch-os.com/news/2026-10-24/techcrunch-anthropic-backers-sit-on-major-paper-returns-befo-896b10/", "title": "TechCrunch: Anthropic backers sit on major paper returns before IPO", "content_text": "TechCrunch reported that earlystage and followon investors in Anthropic are already sitting on major paper returns. The report, published on October 23, 2026, examines what some of Anthropic's backers are reportedly worth before its IPO. TechCrunch refers to Anthropic as an AI lab and frames the gains as paper returns held by earlystage and followon investors.", "date_published": "2026-10-23T16:08:24Z", "tags": [ "anthropic", "techcrunch", "ai", "ipo", "investors" ] }, { "id": "2026-10-24-ai-d99082bed049", "url": "https://notch-os.com/news/2026-10-24/openai-details-storage-scaling-for-over-1-billion-chatgpt-us-d99082/", "title": "OpenAI details storage scaling for over 1 billion ChatGPT users", "content_text": "OpenAI has published the second part of its writeup on rapidly scaling online storage to serve over 1 billion ChatGPT users, according to an Oct. 23 post on OpenAI News. The company says it scaled Habitat with reliable multitenancy, global caching, and Azure Cosmos DB. Those storage changes are described as delivering 12× faster reads for ChatGPT, according to the report.", "date_published": "2026-10-23T16:08:24Z", "tags": [ "openai", "chatgpt", "storage", "azure-cosmos-db", "infrastructure" ] }, { "id": "2026-10-23-ai-a938c7fe07b7", "url": "https://notch-os.com/news/2026-10-23/apple-updates-iwork-15-4-1-with-intelligent-assistant-and-ip-a938c7/", "title": "Apple Updates iWork 15.4.1 with Intelligent Assistant and iPhone Duo Support", "content_text": "Apple has updated its iWork productivity suite to version 15.4.1, bringing the Intelligent Assistant feature to Keynote, Numbers and Pages, according to IT之家. The feature is being offered as a beta experience for Apple Creator Studio subscribers. The Intelligent Assistant is currently limited to US English and requires iOS 27, iPadOS 27 or later on a device that supports Apple Intelligence, the report says. Among its listed capabilities, it can help users draft a first version and then edit, organize and polish the document, offer guidance on advanced features, and use natural language to draft chapter text, adjust tone, or generate images and shapes. It can also search for recent information on a topic and add it to the document. The update includes new professional design templates and a content center with curated videos for Apple Creator Studio subscribers. For all users, the release fixes bugs and improves performance. IT之家 notes that although the release notes do not mention it, the update also adds iPhone Duo support to the three apps.", "date_published": "2026-10-22T23:16:46Z", "tags": [ "apple", "iwork", "intelligent assistant", "iphone duo", "productivity" ] }, { "id": "2026-10-23-ai-e37bed9881a1", "url": "https://notch-os.com/news/2026-10-23/intel-cto-frontier-wafer-capacity-may-only-double-as-ai-comp-e37bed/", "title": "Intel CTO: frontier wafer capacity may only double as AI compute hits ceiling", "content_text": "Intel CTO Pushkar Ranade said in a Dwarkesh podcast interview that even with sufficient funding, global leadingedge wafer output cannot be expanded tenfold, and a doubling is a more realistic upper limit, IT之家 reported. Asked whether the world has enough tools to raise frontier wafer production by 10 times, he replied that the increase would not be tenfold but might be about double. He said the limit comes from the entire semiconductor supply chain's ability to expand in a coordinated way, rather than from any single link. IT之家, citing a blog post, said Ranade noted that AI computing power has grown roughly three times per year over the past decade, but key equipment, clean rooms and fab scale needed for advanced chips are becoming a new capacity ceiling. ASML makes fewer than 100 EUV lithography machines per year and is unlikely to expand that much by the end of the decade, while Intel, TSMC and memory makers such as SK Hynix compete for these tools. Ranade explained that equipment ordered today typically arrives about 18 months later, meaning capacity may land only around 2028. New fabs also do not automatically produce more wafers because equipment supply cannot keep up. To raise overall output, equipment suppliers, their upstream suppliers and deeper subsuppliers would all need to add capacity at the same time, and bottlenecks in lithography machines, key components, materials, inspection equipment or fab construction could prevent a large jump in advanced wafer output.", "date_published": "2026-10-22T23:16:46Z", "tags": [ "ai", "semiconductors", "intel", "supply chain", "euv" ] }, { "id": "2026-10-23-business-427dc1ef9862", "url": "https://notch-os.com/news/2026-10-23/openai-working-on-new-30b-raise-at-1-25t-valuation-ahead-of-427dc1/", "title": "OpenAI working on new $30B raise at $1.25T valuation ahead of IPO", "content_text": "OpenAI is working on a new $30 billion raise at a $1.25 trillion valuation ahead of an IPO, TechCrunch reported on October 22, 2026. The outlet said that should OpenAI command an over $1 trillion valuation with this round, it would break records as the most highly valued private company ever. TechCrunch published the report on October 22, 2026.", "date_published": "2026-10-22T23:16:46Z", "tags": [ "openai", "funding", "valuation", "ipo", "private-company" ] }, { "id": "2026-10-23-mac-9899a6f1d626", "url": "https://notch-os.com/news/2026-10-23/macbook-neo-helps-apple-soften-the-blow-of-global-pc-market-9899a6/", "title": "MacBook Neo helps Apple soften the blow of global PC market downturn, per report", "content_text": "Apple outperformed the broader PC market in the third quarter of 2026, according to a Counterpoint Research report covered by 9to5Mac. The report on global PC shipments for Q3 2026 found that overall demand was declining, but Apple was able to cushion the impact. 9to5Mac reported that the MacBook Neo helped soften the blow of the global PC market downturn. 9to5Mac published the details on October 22, 2026.", "date_published": "2026-10-22T23:16:46Z", "tags": [ "apple", "macbook neo", "counterpoint research", "pc market" ] }, { "id": "2026-10-21-ai-8c0e48cfe160", "url": "https://notch-os.com/news/2026-10-21/ex-nvidia-turned-vc-says-physical-ai-is-in-its-lego-era-8c0e48/", "title": "Ex-Nvidia-turned-VC says physical AI is in its 'LEGO era'", "content_text": "Former Nvidia employee turned venture capitalist Amulya Vishwanath told TechCrunch's Equity that physical AI is in its \"LEGO era\". She described the current period as \"the moment everyone is waiting for — the ChatGPT moment for robotics\". The comments appeared in a TechCrunch report published on October 20, 2026. The report identifies Vishwanath as an exNvidia employee who is now a VC.", "date_published": "2026-10-20T16:25:30Z", "tags": [ "physical-ai", "robotics", "venture-capital", "nvidia" ] }, { "id": "2026-10-21-ai-e1b4f8a16d2d", "url": "https://notch-os.com/news/2026-10-21/startup-electric-plant-builds-ai-translator-for-plant-electr-e1b4f8/", "title": "Startup Electric Plant builds AI translator for plant electricity", "content_text": "TechCrunch reported on October 20, 2026, that a startup called Electric Plant has built an AIpowered translator. The system is intended to help humans listen to what plants are saying, using the subtle electricity coursing through their stems, according to the report. TechCrunch's article is titled \"Plants can speak using electricity, so this startup built an AI model to decipher their language.\"", "date_published": "2026-10-20T16:25:30Z", "tags": [ "ai", "plants", "startup", "translation" ] }, { "id": "2026-10-20-mac-22f38cd04d9e", "url": "https://notch-os.com/news/2026-10-20/apple-teases-new-product-announcements-next-week-pro-and-tel-22f38c/", "title": "Apple Teases New Product Announcements Next Week: 'Pro and Tell'", "content_text": "Apple's Greg Joswiak hinted at new product announcements coming next week. In a social media post, he wrote, “Can't wait to pro and tell next week.” MacRumors reported the tease on October 19, 2026. According to MacRumors, rumors suggest Apple is planning to debut a new MacBook Pro with an OLED touchscreen display, an M6 entrylevel MacBook Pro, an M6 iMac, and an iPad mini with an OLED display. Apple is expected to announce the new devices on Wednesday, October 28. Members of the media have been invited to an inperson “experience” in Los Angeles, according to the report.", "date_published": "2026-10-19T16:11:35Z", "tags": [ "apple", "mac", "macbook pro", "imac", "ipad mini" ] }, { "id": "2026-10-19-ai-121a315ef24c", "url": "https://notch-os.com/news/2026-10-19/disney-agrees-to-hire-the-majority-of-character-ais-workforc-121a31/", "title": "Disney agrees to hire the majority of Character.AI’s workforce", "content_text": "Disney has agreed to hire the majority of Character.AI's workforce, TechCrunch reported on October 18, 2026. A filing says the \"vast majority\" of Character.AI employees who were offered jobs at Disney accepted them. The arrangement is a stalking horse bid, so another company could still come forward with a higher offer.", "date_published": "2026-10-19T09:20:26Z", "tags": [ "ai", "character.ai", "disney", "workforce" ] }, { "id": "2026-10-19-mac-495bbec7274a", "url": "https://notch-os.com/news/2026-10-19/amazon-discounts-new-mac-mini-by-up-to-149-and-mac-studio-by-495bbe/", "title": "Amazon Discounts New Mac Mini by Up to $149 and Mac Studio by $200", "content_text": "According to MacRumors, Amazon is offering discounts on Apple's new Mac mini of up to $149, with the current promotion focused on the M6 Mac mini. A 16GB RAM/256GB SSD Mac mini is listed at $779.99, a saving of $119. The report also notes $200 off the M5 Max Mac Studio. One highlighted configuration with 36GB RAM and a 512GB SSD is on sale for $2,299.00, down from $2,499.00. MacRumors says it is an affiliate partner with some of the vendors, and may receive a small payment when readers click a link and make a purchase.", "date_published": "2026-10-19T09:20:26Z", "tags": [ "amazon", "mac mini", "mac studio", "deals" ] }, { "id": "2026-10-19-mac-c7f4218270a8", "url": "https://notch-os.com/news/2026-10-19/apple-expected-to-release-new-products-on-next-four-fridays-c7f421/", "title": "Apple Expected to Release New Products on Next Four Fridays", "content_text": "Apple is expected to release new products on Friday, November 6, according to MacRumors, which cited Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. The devices expected for that date include MacBook Pro models with OLED displays, 14inch MacBook Pro and iMac models with M6 chips, and/or an iPad mini 8 with an OLED display. The devices are expected to be announced on Tuesday, October 27 or Wednesday, October 28. The report says that if this timeframe proves accurate, Apple will be releasing new products for the next four Fridays. Other dates already announced include Friday, October 23 for iPhone Duo and Friday, October 30 for HomePod mini 2.", "date_published": "2026-10-19T09:20:26Z", "tags": [ "apple", "mac", "macbook pro", "imac", "ipad mini" ] } ] }