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MacBook choices reshaped laptops for 20 years as PC industry followed Apple

Apple’s MacBook lineup is seen as having reset expectations in the laptop market over the past 20 years, according to a report cited by Engadget. The article traces Apple’s notebook strategy from early portable Macs through the Intel processor shift and unibody designs to the wedge-shaped MacBook Air and Retina displays. It also highlights controversy over port removals and the Touch Bar. It says Apple silicon, starting with M1 in 2020, intensified competition over performance and battery life.

Industry

Anthropic acquires one-person bio startup, steps up rare disease drug research

U.S. AI company Anthropic has acquired Mithril Medicine, a biotech startup run by a single full-time employee alongside AI, and has moved into rare disease drug development. The startup used Anthropic’s Claude model to manage contracts, experiment schedules, logistics and data analysis, advancing two rare muscular disease programs to animal testing in under 18 months. Anthropic said errors also occurred and human safety and efficacy remain unproven.

Crypto

XRP whale holdings share highest since 2022, control 68.5 percent of supply

Large XRP holders have reached their highest level of control since November 2022, with wallets holding 10 million XRP or more totaling 46.87 billion XRP, or about 68.5 percent of total supply, U.Today reported. The trend is seen by markets as a short-term bullish signal, though it is unclear whether the buying is for long-term holding or to sell at higher prices. XRP is trading around $1.30.