The EPA plans to eliminate a federal rule that US states must publicize and solicit public input on air pollution permit applications for data centers (Maxine Joselow/New York Times)

Apple’s new Mac mini ships with a 2 nm M6 chip, offering a 12-core CPU, 12-core GPU, up to 32 GB unified memory, and the fastest single-threaded performance claimed, starting at $899. The refreshed Mac Studio uses a 3 nm M5 Ultra quad-die, providing up to a 36-core CPU, 80-core GPU, 4.4 TB/s inter-die bandwidth, up to 512 GB unified memory, and up to 4.3× faster AI processing and double the graphics speed.