Apple-New 14 Inch MacBook Pro; OpenAI Touts New Discoveries in Math, Computer Science & Physics; Ford Simplifies Using EV to Power Home; China’s AI Bubble Already Bursting

After saying it would roll out new products the next four Fridays, as we reported, Apple has jumped the gun and bowed a new 14-inch MacBook Pro with M6 chip today. Macrumors.com reports that the new Pro is faster…of course…but it also has support for WiFi 7 and Bluetooth 6 using Apple’s N1 wireless chip. The laptop can also now drive dual external 4K displays. It starts with 1 TB of storage. You can preorder as of tomorrow the 28th, and it is available on November 6th. Pricing starts at $1999.

OpenAI has announced more discoveries in math, computer science, and physics. According to engadget.com, they have published the math results so researchers can look them up and take their own shot at explaining them. They have formed an external group of collaborators to check over the computer science and physics discoveries. A couple of manuscripts are available on GitHub…one regarding Rogge’s local smoothing for waves in every spatial dimension, and another that shows proof that the Exponential Time Hypothesis is false.

You may recall that the electric Ford 150 Lightning was touted as being able to power your house in the event of a power outage. Now, arstechnica.com says Ford has a better  idea…ok, that’s just a hat tip to their old ad slogan. What they are doing though, is cool. The upcoming under $30 grand Fathom electric pickup due out next year will have its own version of the F-150 Lightning’s inverter system that can transfer the DC battery power from the truck and convert to AC for your house. The inverter in this case is built right into the truck…you don’t need a wall-mounted inverter. You WILL still need the Ford Home Power Station, which in this case will cost half what the $1300 one for the F-150 EV cost.

In China, the AI bubble has burst. Reuters notes that the Star 50 index of AI and semiconductor leaders is off 40% in 4 months, wiping out $480 billion in market value. “Just like all other Chinese manufacturers, (chipmakers and AI suppliers) will eventually end up in a price war,” said fund manager Wang ​Zhuo, partner at Shanghai Zhuozhu Investment Management. “There’s no exception,” he said. “All bubbles inevitably burst.”

I’m Clark Reid and you’re ‘Technified’ for now.