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  "id": 3267378,
  "title": "Apple just announced the new Mac Studio with M5 Ultra — and it will be a local AI powerhouse",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/apple-just-announced-the-new-mac-studio-with-m5-ultra-and-it-will-be",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-25T13:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tom's Guide",
    "slug": "tom-s-guide",
    "url": "https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/apple-desktops/apple-just-announced-the-new-mac-studio-with-m5-ultra-and-it-will-be-a-local-ai-powerhouse"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Apple unveiled a new Mac Studio featuring the M5 Ultra chip, emphasizing local AI capabilities and heavy professional workloads. The compact desktop maintains its familiar design but introduces enhanced connectivity, including Thunderbolt 5 ports for up to 120Gb/s speeds, enabling external storage, PCIe expansion, and high-performance hubs. The Apple N1 chip brings Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, and genlock support over USB-C for synchronized display and camera operations. Memory bandwidth has been boosted up to 1.2TB/s, and the GPU has been upgraded to deliver up to 1.8x faster graphics compared to the previous generation. The M5 Ultra chip, positioned as the top-tier model, boasts up to 4.3x faster AI performance and up to 1.8x faster graphics, along with up to 2x faster storage compared to the previous generation. Pre-orders for the Mac Studio with M5 Ultra start today, with expected delivery on September 22. Pricing starts at $5,499 (or $5,099 for education), with configure-to-order options available on Apple's website.",
  "summary": "Apple has unveiled the new Mac Studio featuring M5 Max and M5 Ultra chips. Discover the full specs, local AI performance gains, pricing, and launch date.",
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        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Huawei puts a wider screen on a non-foldable ahead of Apple’s iPhone Ultra debut",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/huawei-puts-a-wider-screen-on-a-non-foldable-ahead-of-apples-iphone",
        "published": "2026-08-25T11:26:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "9to5Mac",
        "title": "Apple unveils new Mac Studio with M5 Max and M5 Ultra",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/apple-unveils-new-mac-studio-with-m5-max-and-m5-ultra",
        "published": "2026-08-25T13:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Six Colors",
        "title": "Apple unveils M6, M5 Ultra chips and updates its desktop Macs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/apple-unveils-m6-m5-ultra-chips-and-updates-its-desktop-macs",
        "published": "2026-08-25T13:00:45.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "Apple says M5 Ultra uses a quad-die 3nm architecture, \"a first for Apple silicon\", with inter-die bandwidth of 4.4TB/s+ and up to a 36-core CPU and 80-core GPU (Steve Dent/Engadget)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/apple-says-m5-ultra-uses-a-quad-die-3nm-architecture-a-first-for",
        "published": "2026-08-25T13:22:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Tom's Hardware",
        "title": "Apple launches new M6 and M5 Ultra Apple silicon chips — debuting in new Mac Mini and Mac Studio",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/apple-launches-new-m6-and-m5-ultra-apple-silicon-chips-debuting-in",
        "published": "2026-08-25T13:26:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "SCMP Tech",
        "title": "Divergent results for Apple suppliers highlight memory price squeeze ahead of new iPhone",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/divergent-results-for-apple-suppliers-highlight-memory-price-squeeze",
        "published": "2026-08-25T13:30:06.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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