SpaceX Eyes Historic IPO at $1.75 Trillion Valuation 
Britain Courts Anthropic Amid US Defense Department Dispute 
NASA Artemis II: First Crewed Moon Mission Since Apollo Takes Four Astronauts on 10-Day Lunar Journey 
Apple's Foldable iPhone Faces Engineering Setbacks, Mass Production Timeline at Risk 
OpenAI Executive Shake-Up Ahead of Anticipated 2026 IPO 
Reflection AI Eyes $25 Billion Valuation in Massive $2.5 Billion Funding Round 
Rubio Directs U.S. Diplomats to Use X and Military Psyops to Counter Foreign Propaganda 
Ford Issues Major Recall on Over 422,000 Vehicles Due to Windshield Wiper Defect 
First Western Ship Transits Strait of Hormuz Since Iran War Began 
MATCH Act Targets ASML and Chinese Chipmakers in New U.S. Export Crackdown 
NASA's Artemis II Crew Arrives in Florida for Historic Moon Mission 
Samsung Electronics Posts Eightfold Profit Surge Driven by AI Chip Demand 
Apple Turns 50: From Garage Startup to AI Crossroads 
China's Push to Steal Taiwan's Chip Technology and Talent Raises Security Alarms 
Deere & Company Agrees to $99 Million Settlement Over Right-to-Repair Dispute 
Australia's Social Media Ban for Under-16s Sparks Global Movement 
Several well-known Apple sources say that the company could have a surprise announcement brewing for Tuesday, Jan. 17. And it could be about the awaited new versions of the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro.
FrontPageTech’s Ian Zelbo and Jon Prosser have advised people on Twitter to tune in for an announcement through the Apple newsroom on Tuesday. While their original tweets did not specifically say what products would be unveiled, Zelbo later hinted at the announcement being about the new MacBook Pros.
A few hours later, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman confirmed that “Apple does have an announcement tomorrow” while sharing a report on regulatory filings for new MacBook Pros. The journalist added that Apple will conduct press briefings later this week and that the media embargo on the products to be announced will be lifted on Monday next week. The latter suggests that the new MacBook Pro’s retail launch could follow soon after its rumored announcement on Jan. 17.
The sources also appear to agree on one thing — Apple will not hold a dedicated media event for the new MacBook Pros. This means Apple fans should look out for a press release to unveil the laptops on Apple Newsroom. The company typically releases these types of announcements around 10 a.m. PT.
In the earlier part of 2022, the new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros were initially anticipated to launch by fall of last year. However, Gurman reported in late October that their announcement had been internally delayed to “early next year.”
The lack of a media event for the new slate of MacBook Pro also suggests there would be minor upgrades to the upcoming laptops. Apple will likely continue using the same design language introduced in 2021, which included a display notch and thinner display bezels. But one of the most likely changes would be the inclusion of a more powerful Apple silicon.
Similar to their predecessors, the new Macs are expected to be available with M2 Pro and M2 Max chipsets. The latter, according to previous reports, would feature up to 12 CPU cores and 38 GPU cores. These are notable improvements from the M1 Max, which had 10 CPU and 32 GPU cores.
Photo by Mathieu Improvisato on Unsplash
