Afternoon Alexa Flash Briefings of March 05 2026

Mark Spoonauer, Global Editor-In-Chief at Tom’s Guide, breaks down Apple’s MacBook Neo and AI upgrades, showing how the company is redefining computing.

Amazon Web Services said drone strikes tied to the ongoing Middle East conflict damaged two data centers in the UAE and a facility in Bahrain.

Travelers stranded by escalating conflict between the U.S., Israel, and Iran began departing the United Arab Emirates on limited evacuation flights.

The Supreme Court issued a ruling halting the redrawing of New York City’s only republican held congressional district.

Federal lawmakers are raising concerns after prediction markets hosted wagers related to the fate of Iranian leader ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

FAA certification nears, but Archer’s patent fight with Vertical signals rising pressure in the electric air taxi sector.

Apple opened a multi-day product push with the introduction of the iPhone 17E, a new $599 budget model in its iPhone 17 lineup featuring a 6.1-inch display.

Anthropic’s Claude app climbed to number 1 on Apple’s U.S. free app charts after the Trump administration moved to block government use of its technology.

Paramount+ and HBO Max could be combined into a single streaming service if regulators approve Paramount’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.