Thankfully, there's a fix. Apple didn't make the option obvious, but Auto Boot can be disabled with a simple Terminal command that puts the power button back in charge of, well, powering on. No more ...

Many pre-installed background services start automatically when you turn on your Android device, such as checking for new emails or SMS messages. An additional launch-managing program can help you ...

You can disable auto-boot on an Apple silicon MacBook when connecting to power, when opening the lid, or both using a ...

Update: There is apparently a way to make your 2016 MacBook chime again at boot, using an NVRAM tweak — full details here on how to do it. To enable chimes, open Terminal and type sudo nvram ...