Review: Apple's M6 MacBook Pro is good, but it's missing all the exciting stuff

Review: Apple's M6 MacBook Pro is good, but it's missing all the exciting stuff

fivenewscrypto    novembre 10, 2026   

I've written more than once about the weird positioning of Apple's entry-level 14-inch MacBook Pro, which has always occupied an uncomfortable perch between the MacBook Air and the higher-end MacBook Pros. The best versions of this laptop, like last year's M5 refresh, come with the same basic design and external features of the higher-end MacBook Pros, just with a more modest processor and a lower ceiling for specs like RAM and storage.

The lesser versions stick with older designs or other compromises, reserving Apple's most updated designs and screen technologies for the more expensive high-end models. Recall the 13-inch M1 and M2 MacBook Pros, which stuck with Apple's 2016-era MacBook Pro designs for everything, up to and including the now-abandoned Touch Bar. (If you're someone at Apple maintaining Touch Bar support into the 2030s for the sake of these two laptop models, I'd like to hear from you. Not for a story! I'd just like to know how you are.)

This year's entry-level MacBook Pro mostly falls into that latter category. It does get an Apple M6 chip, and the M6 is great—rumors suggest the M6 won't get Pro, Max, or Ultra configurations, so there are some fringe benefits here that you can't get in the top-tier MacBook Pros. But it uses the same MacBook Pro design Apple has been using since 2021. There's no touchscreen, no OLED panel, no Dynamic Island, no half-pound weight reduction, no glowing Apple logo on the lid.

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DCU shake-up: James Gunn and Peter Safran out post-merger

DCU shake-up: James Gunn and Peter Safran out post-merger

fivenewscrypto    novembre 10, 2026   

It's barely been two months since the controversial Paramount and Warner Bros. merger, and we've already got a shockingly unexpected ouster: Co-CEOs of the rebooted DC Universe, James Gunn and Peter Safran, are stepping down from that role despite the Hollywood rumor mill assuming that the duo would be safe.

It's unclear whether the pair chose to resign or were forced out, or what will happen to their planned slate of projects beyond 2028's Superman: Man of Tomorrow, which is in post-production. Producer Jeremy Latcham—a protege of Marvel's Kevin Feige who worked with Gunn on Guardians of the Galaxy among other MCU films—will replace them. Per Gunn and Safran's joint statement:

Four years ago, we set out to unite DC under one creative vision. In that time, we helped restore Superman to the heart of DC, while opening new doors and telling new stories in film and television with Peacemaker, Creature Commandos, Lanterns and Clayface. We’re immensely proud of the team that turned that ambition into something real, including the actors, crews and executives we had the opportunity to collaborate with. We’ve shared a creative history with Jeremy going back to Marvel, and we’re eager to see the perspective he brings to DC’s next chapter. We’re excited to return to what drew us to this job in the first place, which is telling the stories we love, including the next chapter of Clark and Lex’s journey in Man of Tomorrow.

DCU fans are mourning the news and what it could mean for the franchise. My feelings are mixed. On the one hand, I'm on record that I’ve found the rebooted DC Universe films released thus far to be enjoyable but rather forgettable, even when the positives outweigh the negatives. (I have yet to see Clayface, which debuted to good reviews and a solid box office showing.) But HBO has done right by the DCU: I loved both seasons of Peacemaker; Lanterns is a shining beacon of what is possible when someone is allowed to get really creative within the genre; and I'm very much looking forward to next year's Jimmy Olsen (Skylar Gisondo) series The People v. Gorilla Grodd—described as a “mockumentary crime comedy superhero series.”

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Man who lost $308,000 on sports bets sues Kalshi for offering illegal gambling

Man who lost $308,000 on sports bets sues Kalshi for offering illegal gambling

fivenewscrypto    novembre 10, 2026   

A man who lost over $308,000 making sports wagers on Kalshi is suing the prediction market for violating the state of Washington's ban on online gambling. He's trying to turn those losses into an overall victory with a lawsuit seeking a payment of over $580,000.

Bellevue, Washington, resident Scott Bright's "wagering occurred at a time when it was unlawful in Washington and when the Washington Attorney General had already sued KalshiEX LLC in this Court alleging precisely that," said the gambler's lawsuit filed on September 24 in King County Superior Court. Kalshi has since filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit.

While state attorneys general throughout the US are trying to shut down Kalshi for allegedly violating state gambling laws, Bright's case tests whether unsuccessful gamblers can obtain restitution from the company through individual lawsuits.

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Claude Code is accidentally exposing secrets all over GitHub

Claude Code is accidentally exposing secrets all over GitHub

fivenewscrypto    novembre 10, 2026   

Claude Code is leaking sensitive information on public GitHub instances thanks to a partial oversight in the way its settings files are handled. That's the finding of AI security researchers at Apiiro, who discovered thousands of secrets, including database passwords, API tokens, and root logins, amid Claude Code settings files embedded in GitHub repositories.

The leak stems from the way Claude Code handles user approval for automated shell commands. When a user chooses the "Yes, and don't ask again" option to approve running a command, that choice gets stored as part of a rule in the local ".claude/settings.local.json" file on the user's computer. That rule is sometimes coded as a pattern, but the command itself is often written to that settings file as is, including any sensitive information that may be embedded within it.

This isn't really a significant security issue if the settings file stays on the user's local machine (assuming that machine doesn't become compromised itself, of course). And Anthropic notes in its Claude Code documentation that this particular settings file gets added to the developer's global .gitignore list, which usually prevents it from being shared publicly.

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Nvidia CEO's affair becomes a national security problem

Nvidia CEO's affair becomes a national security problem

fivenewscrypto    novembre 10, 2026   

Nvidia’s chief executive Jensen Huang has admitted having an affair two days after the FT reported his alleged romantic relationship with a woman the US intelligence community believes was working as a spy for China.

Huang revealed the affair in an internal message to employees on Sunday that was obtained by the FT.

“I owe my family and all of you an apology,” Huang said in the message. “I was unfaithful to my wife. My actions hurt her and our children. There is no excuse for what I did. I am deeply sorry.”

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F1 in Brazil: You’ve got to keep your tires alive

F1 in Brazil: You’ve got to keep your tires alive

fivenewscrypto    novembre 10, 2026   

In sports, a “dead rubber” is a match that takes place after the outcome of the series or championship has already been decided. The people in charge hate this*—if you wrap up a title two-thirds of the way through a season, the viewers evaporate, as there’s nothing left at stake. But anyone who decided to skip this year’s Brazilian Grand Prix this past weekend missed one of the year’s most entertaining races, as a combination of a mixed-up starting order, some very fast drivers at the back, and a wet track that dried and then saw rain again resulted in action aplenty.

A peculiarity of F1 is that even if you manage to win a championship, there’s no guarantee you’ll be in a position to defend it. Take McLaren’s Lando Norris, who took the crown in 2025 after a nail-biting fight with his teammate Oscar Piastri and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. Sadly for Lando, McLaren did not start this year in a position to win races, and even with several upgrades, the team has produced a car that is still very tricky to drive. But this weekend in Brazil, Norris demonstrated the form that earned him the number 1.

Rain on Saturday during qualifying helped jumble the usual running order. It was heavy enough that drivers used the wet weather tire with deep treads, which usually generates so much spray that visibility disappears and running has to be suspended. But with fewer cars on track in the later knockout qualifying sessions, this was not a problem for once. More disruption came from grid penalties for Verstappen and Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton, both of whom needed to use extra power unit components outside of the season’s allowance.

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New Democratic Congress will likely strip the gilding from Trump's Golden Dome

New Democratic Congress will likely strip the gilding from Trump's Golden Dome

fivenewscrypto    novembre 09, 2026   

Two of the top lawmakers backing the Pentagon's Golden Dome missile defense shield are among the wave of Republicans leaving Congress in the coming Democratic takeover, raising questions about the future of President Donald Trump's signature second-term defense initiative.

The shakeup on Capitol Hill comes after military officials signaled in recent months that they might backpedal from one element Trump asked for in Golden Dome: the capability to shoot down missiles in their initial boost phase shortly after launch.

The Golden Dome has escaped serious congressional scrutiny since Trump announced the program in January 2025, one week into his second term in the White House. That lack of scrutiny will change as Democrats take responsibility for writing the Pentagon's budget, introduce limits on funding, and put forth bills to strip out Golden Dome's most controversial component and give the program a new name.

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