Apple has dramatically jacked up the price of MacBooks, making the current Prime Day pricing that much more enticing. The company called price increases on its products "inevitable" just a couple of weeks ago. On Thursday afternoon, they became official on Apple's website. Its flashy new MacBook Neo is up $100, now at $699. Meanwhile, the MacBook Air gets a $200 price hike, now starting at $1,299.

Amazon-owned MGM Studios' decision to drop the OpenAI movie is just part of AI and film industries becoming increasingly intertwined. On, we take a look at where this is all headed. This week on Uncanny Valley, our hosts discuss Amazon's controversial decision to drop Luca Guadagnino's film about OpenAI's Sam Altman--which reportedly did not paint him in a favorable light. Alongside Google DeepMind's $75 million brand new partnership with indie film studio A24, how much of a dent is AI actually having in the films we see? They also dive into the recent upheaval of workers--from electricians to software engineers--against data centers. Plus: Meta's program to track employees' data gets paused after a massive leak, and Anthropic is now getting along with the government thanks to CEO Dario Amodei no longer being in the room. Write to us at [email protected] . You can always listen to this week's podcast through the audio player on this page, but if you want to subscribe for free to get every episode, here's how: If you're on an iPhone or iPad, open the app called Podcasts, or just tap this link . Before we start, two quick things. If you've been enjoying listening to the show, we would appreciate it if you took a second to rate it in your podcast app of choice. It really helps us reach more people. And second, if you have any questions related to tech, privacy, or politics that you would like me, Zoë, and Leah to take on, now is the time to submit them to [email protected] . It doesn't matter how big or how small, we want to hear from you and get you answers. We're discussing Amazon's MGM Studios' sudden decision to drop the OpenAI biographical movie just as they were wrapping up production.

NSFW uses account for well over half of traffic, a new report says. We've seen that play out in some disastrous ways over the last year, but we're now gaining some insight into why the company has leaned so hard into that strategy despite some veritable PR disasters. It turns out that NSFW activities account for well over half of Grok's traffic, according to a new report in that cites two former employees of the SpaceX-owned company. That includes using Grok to generate actual porn, as well as adult role-play chats and huge volumes of requests for erotica. Grok's users have even apparently discovered that it's cheaper to channel such requests through the company's models intended for writing code because those are cheaper to use.

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If ever there were a time to buy a wearable, it's today. Here are the best fitness tech deals, including fitness trackers, walking pads, and massage guns. For Amazon's summer sale event, I've compiled a list of the best Prime Day fitness tech deals on our favorite gadgets. From smartwatches and fitness trackers to walking pads and recovery gear, we've tested and vetted it all. I will be updating this list daily with the freshest Prime Day fitness tech deals, so be sure to check back often. Both the Oura Ring 4 and the Ring 4 Ceramic are nearly half off right now, making this one of the best smart ring deals I've seen in a long time.

Google Finance finally has a standalone Android app, with an iOS version on the way. This gives people access to real-time market data, a live financial news feed and the platform's AI research tool. The company says more features from the web experience will arrive for the mobile app in the coming months. The web experience is also receiving some major upgrades, as an AI-heavy redesign exits beta. There's an upgraded portfolio feature that consolidates all investments in a single dashboard, complete with performance data and insights on asset allocation.

Apple is increasing the price of MacBooks and iPads worldwide due to rising memory and storage chip costs . The iPhone maker has hiked the prices of some laptops and tablets by almost 20%, saying the electronics industry is facing an unprecedented challenge due to an extraordinary surge in demand for chips to power AI data centres. We have never seen a component price increase this much, this quickly, the company said - adding it was working tirelessly to find solutions. While Apple has not included iPhones in its price increases for some devices, tech analyst Paolo Pescatore said it showed the AI boom was now affecting consumer electronics. Apple's price hikes follow a slew of firms increasing device prices to help them absorb rising hardware costs.

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Welcome to Walmart deals for folks who'd rather not shop at Amazon. These are the best gadget deals at Walmart this Prime Day. Prime Day is in full swing, but Amazon isn't the only shop with deals. Walmart has a competing sale it calls, in a burst of creativity, "Walmart Deals." Like Prime Day, Walmart's sale features a range of deals on headphones, tablets, kitchen gear, and other tech. The best part is, there are no members-only deals here, so you can shop without worrying you'll be asked to sign up for one.

Don't pay full price--snag one of these tasty Prime Day tech deals on some of our favorite WIRED-tested gadgets. As Amazon's Prime Day tech deals kick off again, in the middle of a persistent cost-of-living crisis, you may well be rolling your eyes. But there are some genuine deals on tech you'll use every day. The trick is filtering out the noise and tuning into discounts on gadgets that are actually worth buying. Every one of the Prime Day tech deals you see here is on a device that has been tested by the WIRED Reviews team in our own homes, and we only recommend the best. If you haven't found the deal you want yet, browse our roundup of the Absolute Best Prime Day Deals, or dip into our Amazon Prime Day live blog for real-time updates. The flagship Apple AirPods Pro 3 are its best wireless earbuds.