IT Pro News in Review: MacBook refresh, Facebook creating jobs and facial recognition in schools
Catch up on the biggest headlines of the week in just two minutes
Welcome to IT Pro's News in Review, a weekly bite-sized bulletin of the top tech stories of the week, for the week ending 22 October, 2021.
This week:
- Apple unveils redesigned MacBook Pro with M1 Pro, M1 Max chips
- Facebook to hire 10,000 workers across the EU
- Scottish schools serve up facial recognition for school dinners
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