I think those prices for Intel's least powerful chips are a rip-off and a scam. I don't think anyone will buy them, and everyone will wait 10 months for the new Nova Lake and AMD Zen 6, which are the real chips worth buying.
Asus has released one of its most lightweight 14-inch laptops. Available in the UK with a global launch to follow, the new release takes advantage of Intel's Panther Lake architecture with an even larger battery than last year's model. The new Zenbook S14 may offer worse graphics performance than its predecessor, though.