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Live · Computing
Apple puts M5 Max on the MacBook Pro
Apple's M5 Max MacBook Pro has an 18-core CPU, a 40-core GPU and up to 128 GB of memory. The 35.6 cm Max starts at US$3,599.
Tesla
Giga Texas has Cybercab in Production
Tesla's Q2 2026 update lists Cybercab as in production at Gigafactory Texas, at more than 125,000 a year. The first car came off the line in February.
Live · Space
Musk put a ship catch months out, and a reflight by early 2027
Elon Musk said on 20 August that a Starship upper stage should first fly again by the end of 2026 or early 2027. SpaceX first caught a booster in 2024.
Tech
Nvidia's Spark keeps 128 GB of model in a 150 mm box
Nvidia's DGX Spark has a GB10 Grace Blackwell chip, 1 petaflop of FP4 and 273 GB/s of memory bandwidth. It launched at US$3,999 and is now US$4,699.
SpaceX
Starlink hit 12 million subscribers at the end of Q2
Starlink ended June with 12.0 million subscribers, SpaceX's Q2 2026 results show. It added 1.7 million in the quarter, and SpaceX took in $7.8 billion.
Game Reviews
Wild Ice hit Steam on 19 August, after Lost in Tandem on 22 July
Journey Bound Games' zombie-hockey co-op Wild Ice hit Steam on 19 August for $16.99, after Tempete Studio's Lost in Tandem on 22 July.
Australia
YouGov had One Nation on 28 percent in mid-June
A Sky News YouGov poll in mid-June put One Nation on 28 percent of the primary vote, with Labor on 26 and the Coalition on 21.
Reviews
Lang’s Metropolis is 99 years old and still a working drawing
Watch Fritz Lang's 1927 Metropolis in 2026 and the shock isn't nitrate. It's how much downtown is still trying to become that set.
Upcoming
Dune: Part Three, shot on IMAX 70 mm, gets a 3-week IMAX window
Villeneuve's Dune: Part Three was shot in IMAX 70 mm and has a three-week US IMAX exclusive window over Avengers: Doomsday.
Reviews
Alien's Nostromo is still the most convincing workplace in space
Ridley Scott's Alien opened on 25 May 1979. Its crew eat, sweat and have a shift tomorrow, and that working ship is why Giger's creature is believable.
Upcoming
Dune: Part Three dropped new footage as IMAX tickets went on sale
Dune: Part Three IMAX 70 mm tickets went on sale on 18 August, with new footage attached. The film opens 18 December 2026.