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The AI bubble is no longer a concern confined to skeptical analysts and short-sellers. The Bank for International Settlements, the institution owned by the world’s central banks, has published a report drawing direct parallels between today’s AI infrastructure buildout and history’s great financial manias, from the British railway mania of the 1800s to the dot-com […]

ByteDance has unveiled Seedance 2.5, the latest version of its artificial intelligence video generation model, capable of producing 30-second native 4K clips from a single text prompt. The model was introduced at the company’s Volcano Engine FORCE conference in Beijing on June 23 and is expected to launch publicly as soon as this week, with […]

The explosive growth of AI compute demand is running headlong into four structural supply chain bottlenecks that will constrain the industry for years, according to a detailed analysis from Semiconductor Engineering. The piece identifies advanced foundry and packaging capacity, memory supply (particularly HBM), data center power availability, and lasers for optical interconnect as the four […]

The quiet expiry of Secure Boot certificates is creating a security headache for Windows PC users, with many machines left unprotected, and the situation exposes a deeper problem with planned obsolescence in the PC industry, according to PCWorld. On June 24, security certificates underpinning Secure Boot began expiring on systems running Windows and Linux. Microsoft […]

Microsoft has reversed course on its aggressive AI integration strategy for Microsoft Teams, announcing that users will now be able to turn off Copilot, Facilitator, and Intelligent Recap features following what sources described as a widespread user revolt. The decision marks a significant retreat from the company’s push to embed its AI assistant across the […]

Skyrocketing DRAM prices have driven at least one maker to an extreme workaround: constructing a 64-bit magnetic core memory module from salvaged Russian computer parts and turning it into a working USB drive. The project, reported by Tom’s Hardware, is a pointed response to the ongoing RAMpocalypse — a prolonged period of high memory prices […]

The premium AI chatbot market has settled into a multi-tier pricing structure ranging from US$8 to $300 per month (approximately GBP 6 to 240), according to a pricing breakdown by CNET that compared six major platforms: ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, Perplexity, Claude, and Grok. The comparison reveals that while the basic subscription tiers are […]

Toyota Motor Corporation and Joby Aviation have formalized a strategic manufacturing alliance aimed at scaling commercial production of all-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, bringing the vision of urban air taxis closer to everyday reality. The partnership builds on nearly a decade of collaboration between the two companies. Toyota has been supplying expertise in […]

Well-known Chinese tipster Digital Chat Station (DCS) has published new details on the Xiaomi 18 Pro Max, reconfirming and expanding on a series of leaks that have emerged since April 2026. The device is expected to feature a custom flat 6.9-inch 2K OLED display with rounded corners and narrow, evenly sized bezels on all four […]

Aerospace materials manufacturer Toray CMA has introduced a fast-cure version of its 3960 pre-preg system that reduces composite curing time by up to 45 percent, offering a potential solution to one of the most persistent bottlenecks in aircraft production. The new material, designated 3960-FC, is designed for primary aircraft structures, rotorcraft components, mid- to large-sized […]