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BackerKit Campaign for Brandon Sanderson Novel Launches
I had to back the new Brandon Sanderson crowdfunding campaign. Opted for just the new novel.
Source: https://www.manton.org/2026/03/03/i-had-to-back-the.html
Oracle Outage Strikes TikTok Again, US Users Face Posting Delays
The US version of TikTok is experiencing another outage due to issues at Oracle’s Ashburn, Virginia data center, just one month after a similar disruption in February. The service problems began Tuesday afternoon, causing US creators to experience lags when posting content while Oracle works to resolve the technical issue.
Source: https://www.theverge.com/tech/888647/tiktok-us-oracle-outage-march-2026 \n## Technology
Apple’s M5 MacBook Pro Brings Major Storage Boost and Wi-Fi 7
Apple (Hacker News, TidBITS, MacRumors, ArsTechnica):
Apple today announced the latest 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro with the all-new M5 Pro and M5 Max, bringing game-changing performance and AI capabilities to the world’s best pro laptop.
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The new MacBook Pro includes N1, an Apple-designed wireless networking chip that enables Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6, bringing improved performance and reliability to wireless connections. It also offers up to 24 hours of battery life; a gorgeous Liquid Retina XDR display with a nano-texture option; a wide array of connectivity[…]
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The new MacBook Pro delivers up to 2x faster read/write performance compared to the previous generation, reaching speeds of up to 14.5GB/s and accelerating workflows for professionals working across 4K and 8K video projects, LLMs, and complex datasets. MacBook Pro with M5 Pro now comes standard with 1TB of storage, while MacBook Pro with M5 Max now comes standard with 2TB. And the 14-inch MacBook Pro with M5 now comes standard with 1TB of storage.
Seems like a great incremental update.
The starting price of the M5 MacBook Pro was $1,599, but now it starts at $1,699 because of the updated storage. While the starting price has gone up, the price for SSD upgrades has technically shifted down.
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Upgrading to 2TB from the base starting storage used to be $600, but now the 2TB upgrade is $400. The 4TB upgrade is $1,000, $200 less than the $1,200 that it used to cost.
The MacBook Pro Tech Specs page is a good place to start to compare the entire M5 MacBook Pro lineup.
I wish Apple would have permalinks for these pages so that I could link to content that wouldn’t be different next year.
Also worth noting — Apple’s RAM pricing remains unchanged, despite the spike in memory prices industry-wide.
It’s the least they could do given the huge margins in the past.
Last year you needed buy one with the high-end M4 Max chip to get 64 GB; now you can configure a MacBook Pro with the M5 Pro with 64 GB.
Previously:
Source: https://mjtsai.com/blog/2026/03/03/macbook-pro-2026/ \n## Business
Ticketmaster Monopoly Trial: Government Accuses Company of Strangling Concert Industry
In a downtown Manhattan courtroom on Monday, lawyers for the US Justice Department and 40 state and district attorneys general warned a jury that the concert industry was being squeezed by a monopolist: Live Nation-Tickemaster. After amassing dominance over ticketing and artists’ use of large amphitheaters, lead DOJ counsel David Dahlquist alleged, Live Nation constructed a “flywheel” of power that forced venue customers to stay within its ecosystem. It threatened or retaliated against them when they considered leaving.
Source: https://www.theverge.com/policy/888778/live-nation-ticketmaster-doj-opening-statements \n## Health
Resident Evil 4 Remake DRM Removed After Player Backlash
Capcom has removed the performance-impacting Enigma DRM from Resident Evil 4 Remake just 28 days after launch. The controversial anti-piracy software had been causing stuttering and framerate issues for PC players, who loudly voiced their complaints.
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