Sources: Chris Malone, who joined OpenAI as head of data centers in March 2025, left the company last week amid a broader exodus (Anissa Gardizy/Wall Street Journal)

Apple unveiled a Mac mini with a 2 nm M6 chip, a 12-core CPU/GPU, up to 32 GB unified memory, and the fastest single-threaded performance claimed, plus an M5 Pro version offering up to four-fold AI speed and double graphics/storage throughput, starting at $899. The new Mac Studio ships with M5 Max or M5 Ultra processors, delivering up to 4.3× faster AI, up to 1.8× faster graphics, and options up to 512 GB unified memory, beginning at $2,499.