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Read full articleApple’s Mac division outperformed Wall Street expectations in the second quarter, generating $8.4 billion in revenue — a 6% year-over-year increase that analysts had not anticipated. The company’s total revenue reached $111.2 billion, up 17% from the same period last year. CEO Tim Cook attributed part of the Mac’s strength to unexpectedly strong demand driven […]
Apple said it will be supply-constrained on Mac mini, Studio, and Neo in the next quarter, too.
You can share anything on their screen with Gemini to get help with what they're looking at in the moment, including local files
Google is launching a new Gemini app on Mac that allows you to interact with the AI assistant without switching windows on your desktop. With the app, you can use the Option + Space shortcut to pull up a floating chat bubble, where you can ask Gemini questions and share your window. Before sharing your window, you'll need to give Gemini permission to access your system's information before sharing your window. From there, the AI assistant will pull information from what you're looking at to help answer your question. It looks a bit like Apple's upgraded version of Spotlight, which you can now use to perform actions on your device, as well … Read the full story at The Verge.
Google just announced the release of Skills in Chrome, a new feature built into Gemini in Chrome that lets users save frequently used AI prompts as reusable, one-click workflows called Skills. The rollout begins April 14, 2026, targeting Mac, Windows, and ChromeOS users who have their Chrome language set to English-US. If you’ve been paying […] The post Google Launches ‘Skills’ in Chrome: Turning Reusable AI Prompts into One-Click Browser Workflows appeared first on MarkTechPost.
Visual Studio Code 1.115, the latest release of the Microsoft’s extensible code editor, previews a companion app called Visual Studio Code Agents, optimized for agent-native development. Additionally, the agent experience in the editor is improved for running terminal commands in the background, according to Microsoft. Introduced April 8, Visual Studio Code 1.115 can be downloaded from the Visual Studio Code website for Windows, Mac, or Linux. Available as a Visual Code Insiders early access capability, the VS Code Agents app allows developers to run agentic tasks across projects, by kicking off multiple agent sessions across multiple repos in parallel. Developers can track session progress, view diffs inline, leave feedback for agents, and create pull requests without leaving the app, Microsoft said. Additionally, custom instructions, prompt files, custom agents, Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, hooks, and plugins all work in the Agents app, along with VS Code customizations suc
Visual Studio Code 1.115, the latest release of the Microsoft’s extrensible code editor, previews a companion app called Visual Studio Code Agents, optimized for agent-native development. Additionally, the agent experience in the editor is improved for running terminal commands in the background, according to Microsoft. Introduced April 8, Visual Studio Code 1.115 can be downloaded from the Visual Studio Code website for Windows, Mac, or Linux. Available as a Visual Code Insiders early access capability, the VS Code Agents app allows developers to run agentic tasks across projects, by kicking off multiple agent sessions across multiple repos in parallel. Developers can track session progress, view diffs inline, leave feedback for agents, and create pull requests without leaving the app, Microsoft said. Additionally, custom instructions, prompt files, custom agents, Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, hooks, and plugins all work in the Agents app, along with VS Code customizations su
