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VinFast prepares to enter the world’s largest motorcycle market

Published: Apr 5nd 2026 3:48am on Electrek

Vietnamese EV maker VinFast is setting its sights on a major new frontier: India’s massive two-wheeler market. After already laying groundwork for its electric car business in the country, the company is now preparing to launch a lineup of electric scooters as part of a broader push into India’s fast-growing EV sector.

Hello! New M5 MacBook Air just hit best price ever at nearly $150 off via Amazon

Published: Apr 5nd 2026 11:44am on 9to5Mac

Amazon is now offering the best prices ever on the M5 MacBook Air at up to $149 off on both the 13-inch and 15-inch models. While not all configurations and colorways are seeing the new all-time lows, several options are now at the lowest price we have tracked since release last month. 

Indie App Spotlight: ‘VariAlarm’ brings proper schedules to your alarm clock

Published: Apr 4nd 2026 7:30am on 9to5Mac

Welcome to Indie App Spotlight. This is a weekly 9to5Mac series where we showcase the latest apps in the indie app world. If you’re a developer and would like your app featured, get in contact.

Juggling loads of alarms in the Clock app can be annoying. VariAlarm aims to fix this, by dynamically adjusting your alarms based on your schedule, rather than having fixed times.

Hands-on: HyperDrive Next enclosure for Mac offers 80Gbps speeds for SSDs, more

Published: Apr 4nd 2026 7:20am on 9to5Mac

Internal Mac storage upgrades are expensive, often causing users to resort to external media when possible. That also has its own problems of sometimes compromising on speed or reliability. HyperDrive Next aims to bridge that gap, by bringing incredible performance to external drives for your Mac.

Port of LA turns to electric terminal trucks to to slash dwell times

Published: Apr 4nd 2026 7:07am on Electrek

APM Terminals has been electrifying its operations at the Port of Los Angeles over the last few years – and they’ve been able to effectively decarbonize and cut their fuel costs substantially. Those efforts have yielded another unexpected benefit, too: they’ve slashed truck idle times at the port by almost 85%.

Apple debuts 50th anniversary exhibit at Apple Park with iconic products and photography

Published: Apr 4nd 2026 6:02am on 9to5Mac

This story is part of 9to5Mac’s series celebrating Apple’s 50th anniversary.

Apple often likes to say that it isn’t a nostalgic company, but they’ve gone all out to celebrate their 50th birthday. The company recently opened an exhibition on campus displaying some of their most iconic products from over the years alongside photographs of memorable moments. There’s even a large screen that plays iconic ads and keynote moments like the 1984 commercial and the opening of the Steve Jobs theater. Thanks to Meriam Al Sultan on X, we all can get a look at the exhibit.

Apple’s latest acquisition is telling sign of where the company is headed

Published: Apr 4nd 2026 4:43am on 9to5Mac

Last month, Apple acquired a popular Final Cut Pro plugin maker: MotionVFX. It isn’t clear what this acquisition will turn into, but based on the fact that it quickly followed the launch of Apple Creator Studio, it’s highly plausible that Apple will integrate its templates, effects, and other offerings as a perk of Apple Creator Studio.

While that on its own is interesting, I think the implication behind it is far more worth talking about.

These are my favorite MacBook Neo accessories after one month

Published: Apr 4nd 2026 2:30am on 9to5Mac

I’ve had the MacBook Neo for a month, and it’s been an absolute pleasure to use. The Neo has been one of the more exciting new Apple products in a while. It gives you insane value, amazing build quality, and great performance, especially for the price. But to get the price down to $599, Apple had to make some compromises. To elevate my experience a bit, I added a few budget-friendly accessories that I think anyone can add to their MacBook Neo setup!

Limited-time Apple Card sign up bonus offers users boosted 5% cash back on groceries

Published: Apr 4nd 2026 2:16am on 9to5Mac

Now through April 13th, new Apple Card users can receive a boosted 5% cash back on groceries for their first 6 months of card membership. This is considerably higher value than the typical 1-2% cash back you’d receive on groceries.

Biggest ever Komatsu PC9000-12 electric excavator goes global

Published: Apr 4nd 2026 1:14am on Electrek

The new electric-drive Komatsu PC9000-12 is the largest hydraulic excavator in the brand’s storied history, capable of moving a massive, 80 tons of material, per pass – at a rate of more than 8,000 tons per hour of operation.