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The blistering memory price increases of the past year are showing signs of moderating, but analysts caution that DRAM and NAND prices will keep climbing through the third quarter of 2026 as AI infrastructure demand continues to consume available supply. According to Tom’s Hardware, the rate of price growth is slowing as consumer buyers reach […]

Researchers at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science have demonstrated an airborne imaging system that can detect hidden underwater explosives with 100 percent accuracy, using a combination of drone technology and two NASA-developed optical systems. The system, described in a study published in Frontiers in Marine Science, combines Fluid […]

Intel has confirmed price increases on select consumer and server processors, with some Xeon server chips now more than US$1,000 (approximately £785) more expensive than before. The hikes, reported by Tom’s Hardware on July 3, affect the Core Ultra 200S Plus desktop lineup and Xeon 6 server processors. The company cited market dynamics, rising manufacturing […]

Apple’s long-rumored foldable iPhone, expected to launch this September under the iPhone Ultra branding, could push the price of foldable smartphones nearly 20 percent above the current market leader, and according to analysts, Samsung is not overly concerned. The iPhone Ultra is expected to start at approximately US$1,999-2,500 (approximately £1,570-1,965), depending on storage configuration. Leaked […]

Negotiations between Google DeepMind and its London-based employees over the prospect of unionization stumbled this week, with staff voicing frustration at what they described as an unwillingness among senior executives to engage meaningfully with the issue. The talks, held Wednesday, represent the first formal bargaining session since DeepMind workers voted 98 percent in favor of […]

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 […]