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Apple just unveiled its new M4 Mac mini. The 2024 model brings a top-to-bottom redesign with several new features and tweaks. Here, we'll cover nine new M4 Mac mini features you need to know about before this computer is released next week. All-new design: In a five-by-five-inch box, the Mac mini is less than half the size of the previous generation. It also weighs around 1.5 pounds. Apple says it has an innovative thermal architecture to avoid overheating. New power button: Apple placed the power button of the Mac mini on the bottom of this device. M4 chip: With M4, Mac mini delivers up to 1.8x faster CPU performance and 2.2x faster GPU performance over the M1 model. M4 Pro: This brand-new chip can be configured with up to 14 cores, including 10 performance cores and four efficiency cores; M4 Pro also provides multithreaded performance. With up to 20 cores, the M4 Pro GPU is up to twice as powerful as the GPU in M4, and both chips bring hardware-accelerated ray tracing to the Mac mini. Image source: Apple Inc. Memory: The M4 Mac mini starts with 16GB of RAM. Previously, Apple offered an 8 GB version. There are also options with 24GB, 32GB, and 64GB. Multiple monitors support: With the M4 Pro chip, it supports up to three displays with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz, up to two displays with one at 6K resolution at 60Hz and one with up to 8K resolution at 60Hz or 4K resolution at 230Hz. Thunderbolt 5 ports: For the M4 Pro Mac mini, Apple updated the back ports with Thunderbolt 5 support over Thunderbolt 4 of the previous generation. More ports than ever: Apple offers two USB-C ports on the front of the Mac mini. On the back, it has a Gigabit Ethernet port, HDMI, DisplayPort, and three Thunderbolt 4 or 5 depending on the chip. Carbon neutral: Apple says this is the first carbon-neutral Mac, as the company aims to eliminate all its pollutants by 2030. Don't Miss: macOS Sequoia 15: Features, Apple Intelligence, download, beta, Mac compatibility The post 9 new M4 Mac mini features: Everything you need to know appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Today’s deals: $18 portable power bank, $120 electric standing desk, $220 TP-Link WiFi 7 router, more Today’s deals: Govee AI Sync Box 2, $55 Vizio soundbar, $499 M2 Mac mini, Acer Aspire Go 15 Slim laptop, more Amazon gift card deals, offers & coupons 2024: Get $350+ free Today’s deals: Free LED smart bulbs, $64 off Black Titanium Apple Watch Ultra 2, $60 Keurig coffee maker, more

A 3,000-year-old Babylonian tablet known as the Imago Mundi, or the “Babylonian Map of the World,” recently led British Museum researchers to an astonishing find: a reference to a Great Flood story that parallels the Biblical account of Noah’s Ark. Originally unearthed in 1882 in Sippar, an ancient Babylonian city near present-day Baghdad, Iraq, this unique clay tablet has challenged archaeologists and scholars for over a century. However, a recent breakthrough in the deciphering of the cuneiform script on the tablet's back has uncovered new details that connect ancient Babylonian beliefs with flood narratives familiar to many around the world. History of Maps: From Ancient Artifacts to Modern Marvels Charles Hapgood and the Maps of the Ancient Sea Kings A Map of Babylonian Cosmology This remarkable tablet, barely larger than a hand, features the oldest known map of the world. “If you look carefully,” explains Dr. Irving Finkel, a curator at the British Museum in a British Museum video, “you will see that the flat surface of the clay has a double circle drawn...with cuneiform writing in it which says it's the 'Bitter River’.” Read moreSection: ArtifactsAncient WritingsNewsHistory & ArchaeologyMyths & LegendsAsiaRead Later 

With national polls indicating he is surging in the presidential race, former President Donald Trump announced plans to seize assets of criminal gangs and cartels to create a fund to help victims of migrant crimes if he returns to the White House.

A U.S. appeals court said three Muslim men cannot sue FBI agents after being placed on the "No Fly List" for refusing to become government informants.

Election officials across key battleground states are optimistic that results will be faster than 2020, but still urged patience to determine the outcome of this year's presidential election, Politico reported Tuesday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday launched a massive exercise of the country's nuclear forces featuring missile launches in a simulation of a retaliatory strike, as he continued to flex the country's nuclear muscle amid spiraling tensions with the West over Ukraine.

Puerto Rican voters in the United States have suddenly emerged as a key voting bloc in the aftermath of a comedian's remarks about the island at a Donald Trump rally in New York City on Sunday, The Hill reported.

Teri Garr, the quirky comedy actor who rose from background dancer in Elvis Presley movies to co-star of such favorites as "Young Frankenstein" and "Tootsie," has died. She was 79.

Hollywood insiders are buzzing over the announcement that Minnesota Governor Tim Walz will star in the long-anticipated sequel to Brokeback Mountain. In a surprising twist, Brokeback Mountain 2: Reins of Passion will swap the original film’s focus on a forbidden romance between two cowboys for a deep, emotional connection between Walz’s character and his trusty horse, Buttercup. “I’ve always felt a connection to the rural life,” Walz said during a press conference, stroking a commemorative leather saddle. “This film is really about love in all its forms—romantic, platonic, and occasionally, equestrian. It’s a story that needs to be told.” The movie will follow Walz as an earnest, misunderstood governor who escapes the pressures of managing Minnesota’s budget by retreating to the wilderness, where he finds solace in long horseback rides. As the plot thickens, Walz’s relationship with Buttercup grows complicated. Some say it’s friendship, others suspect it’s… something more. “It’s not just a man-horse romance,” Walz clarified. “It’s about mutual respect. It’s about connection. It’s about… well, you’ll just have to see the movie.” The trailer offers hints of steamy moments—like Walz gently brushing Buttercup’s mane under the moonlight while whispering “No one understands us, girl.” Another scene shows the pair navigating a snowstorm, with Walz tearfully muttering, “I just wish we had more time…” While most are excited about Walz’s foray into acting, the announcement has drawn some controversy. Animal rights activists have voiced concerns about Buttercup’s involvement, with some arguing the horse didn’t consent to such an emotionally demanding role. “We ensured Buttercup was treated with the utmost care,” the production team responded in a statement. “Every intimate scene was overseen by both a veterinarian and a relationship therapist specializing in human-horse dynamics.” The film’s director described the project as “unlike anything Hollywood has seen.” “Walz really pours his heart into this role,” he said. “The chemistry between him and Buttercup is palpable. I haven’t seen anything this raw since The Shape of Water.” Critics are already predicting awards buzz, with some calling Walz’s portrayal of a man at odds with societal expectations “brave” and “deeply confusing.” When asked how his constituents might react to his film debut, Walz shrugged. “This movie is about freedom. Freedom to love who you want—or what you want. If that makes people uncomfortable, well, that’s just Minnesota nice.” In a final statement, Walz beamed with excitement. “The original Brokeback Mountain gave us that iconic line, ‘I wish I knew how to quit you.’ In this one, my line is: ‘I wish I knew how to quit you, Buttercup.’ And I think that really says it all.” Brokeback Mountain 2: Reins of Passion is set to hit theaters next summer and promises to gallop straight into audiences’ hearts—whether they like it or not. The post BREAKING: Tim Walz to Star in Brokeback Mountain 2: A Heartfelt Tale of a Man and His Horse appeared first on Genesius Times.