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The three companies that control almost the entire global market for DRAM memory chips, Samsung Electronics, SK hynix, and Micron, have been hit with a third class-action lawsuit alleging they colluded to fix prices, this time by weaponizing the transition to AI-focused high-bandwidth memory (HBM). Filed in the US District Court for the Northern District […]
Sony has confirmed that it will remove 551 movies and TV series from PlayStation Store customer libraries on September 1, 2026, because a licensing agreement with content provider Studio Canal has expired. Affected customers will not receive refunds. The titles include major films such as the John Wick series, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Total Recall, […]
A European politician who served on an EU committee investigating spyware abuses by governments has been identified as a victim of NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware. Stelios Kouloglou, a Greek journalist and former SYRIZA member of the European Parliament, served on the PEGA committee tasked with investigating the use of Pegasus and similar spyware by European […]
Intel has resolved wafer-to-wafer yield variability issues with its 18A (1.8nm) process technology, according to a report from BlueFin Research Partners. The issue, which caused inconsistent quality between wafers within the same production run, had been a significant obstacle for Intel’s most advanced manufacturing node. With the fix in place, Intel is now ramping production […]
Artificial intelligence has overtaken all other reasons cited by US employers for job cuts, with a growing body of data showing that higher-level, more educated workers are being hit hardest. According to Challenger, Gray & Christmas, AI-linked layoffs in the first five months of 2026 reached 87,714 — already exceeding the combined total of 2024 […]
Another round of price increases for consumer electronics is underway, driven by the AI industry’s insatiable demand for memory chips that is diverting supply away from phones, computers and gaming consoles. Apple raised Mac and iPad prices by up to US$300 (approximately £240) in June, citing memory costs. Xbox followed with increases of up to […]
Another round of price increases for consumer electronics is underway, driven by the AI industry’s insatiable demand for memory chips that is diverting supply away from phones, computers and gaming consoles. Apple raised Mac and iPad prices by up to US$300 (approximately £240) in June, citing memory costs. Xbox followed with increases of up to […]
The US Department of Energy has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) to permanently roll back energy-efficiency standards for a wide range of household appliances and equipment, Energy Secretary Chris Wright announced on July 2. The proposed rule targets efficiency standards enacted under the Biden administration, which the Trump administration has labeled the “Green […]
Google has detailed Android Halo, a persistent communication layer in the phone’s status bar that lets AI agents interact with users without forcing them to switch apps. The feature was explained in a Google for Developers YouTube presentation by Sameer Samat, president of Android. Halo provides a dedicated location on the status bar where the […]
Attackers have been caught exploiting a critical vulnerability in Oracle E-Business Suite just six weeks after Oracle released a patch — and before any public proof-of-concept exploit code was available. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-46817 and carrying a CVSS score of 9.8 (critical), resides in the Oracle Payments File Transmission component of Oracle E-Business Suite. […]
