What the MacBook Neo is, and what it isn’t

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Apple launched its most affordable laptop ever yesterday, the MacBook Neo. It is a product that I believe has been in Apple’s pipeline for years and it is a significant product for a number of reasons. 

While the announcement was met with mostly positive reactions—thanks to its lower price of $599 ($499 for students and teachers) and bold colors (the Citrus shade is sure to be copied by competitors and appliance makers); a quick look at Reddit and Threads reveals some negative reactions. Critics argue that the MacBook Neo falls short, pointing to issues like only 8GB of unified memory, the lack of a backlit keyboard, and the absence of MagSafe. They''re not getting it.

At the core of early confusion is a misunderstanding of what this device is and who it is for. So, let’s break it down.

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Threads debuts self-deleting Ghost Posts

Source: Meta

Just in time for Halloween, Threads is bringing the aptly named Ghost Posts. These posts live for only 24 hours on your timeline and will be automatically archived afterward. It is social media's latest attempt at ephemeral content. Acting similar to Instagram Stories (or Snapchat, if we want to go further back), but this time, it's for your written thoughts.

To write a Ghost Post, head to the "What's new?" text box at the top of the page and tap on the smiley face inside a dotted-line chat bubble to the right. Write your post as you normally would. When published, the post will appear in the feed in a chat bubble surrounded by dotted lines and appear in a Ghost Posts subsection on your profile.

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Threads launches 10,000-character text attachments to support long-form content

Source: Meta

Meta introduced a new feature to Threads that allows users to attach up to 10,000 characters of text to a single post. The move aims to eliminate the need for users to share screenshots of long-form text, such as book excerpts, newsletters, or podcast transcripts, when the standard 500-character limit falls short.

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Threads is reportedly adding more DM options

Source: Alessandro Paluzzi

After releasing a direct messaging option on Threads, Meta is reportedly adding more features to its chat option. App researcher Alessandro Paluzzi spotted options to add stickers, GIFs, and images. There's also the possibility of an edit and unsend option, alongside group chats. If you use Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp, these features will be familiar to you.

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