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This week, don’t call it an Apple Event, but the first M5 devices are here! The MacBook Pro, the iPad Pro, and the Vision Pro too… I guess. Also: What we’re buying, and the Steve Jobs commemorative $1 coin.

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This week’s stories:

Apple’s new M5 chip pumps up AI and graphics processing power

• With release of the new MacBook Pro and more, Apple's new M5 chip pumps up AI and graphics processing power amid other gains.

14-inch MacBook Pro gets M5 power boost

• Apple's refreshed entry-level MacBook Pro delivers a massive leap in CPU, GPU and AI performance thanks to the next-gen M5 processor.

Apple supercharges iPad Pro with next-gen M5 processor

• Apple just revealed the 2025 iPad Pro, which gets a speed boost from the new M5 processor, and some variants get 50% more RAM.
• Going large on M5 iPad Pro storage also scores premium performance

Spatial computing gets more powerful (and comfortable) with M5 Vision Pro

• Apple upgrades the Vision Pro to the latest M5 chip. The improved headset also features a more comfortable strap and better battery life.
• Vision Pro owners can get its biggest upgrade for just $99

Steve Jobs $1 coin looks nothing like Steve Jobs

• A weird portrait of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs sitting in a California meadow will appear on a $1 coin from the U.S. Mint in 2026.