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Apple raised prices on Macs and iPads, citing a memory chip shortage driven by AI demand. The entry-level MacBook Neo now costs $699, up from $599, and the 128GB iPad Air rose to $749 from $599. Analysts expect iPhone pr…
Unconventional AI, a two-month-old chip startup founded by Naveen Rao, raised $475 million in seed funding at a $4.5 billion valuation to develop hardware that could cut AI inference power consumption by 1,000 times. The…
Bank of America raised its price target for Micron Technology to $1,500, citing the stock's low valuation relative to its AI-driven earnings growth. The chipmaker trades at 8.3x estimated 2026 earnings despite record mar…
Nvidia's $5.5 trillion valuation has sparked debate over whether AI companies are in a bubble. Historical parallels, such as the railway mania and dotcom fiber boom, show that even transformative technologies can lead to…
Apple shares fell nearly 6% on Thursday, wiping out about $250 billion in market value, after the company raised prices on iPads and Macs by up to $200, citing skyrocketing memory costs driven by AI data center demand. T…
The rapid expansion of AI data centers is driving a third wave of inflation, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis. The surge in demand for computing power is straining energy grids, raising construction costs, and…
Apple plans to skip the M6 Pro and Max chips and fast-track the M7 generation by up to six months, according to a Bloomberg report. The shift aims to accelerate on-device AI performance amid competition from Nvidia, AMD,…
Apple raised prices across its MacBook lineup, including a $100 increase for the budget MacBook Neo, citing rising memory and storage costs driven by AI data center demand. The price hike comes just months after the Neo'…
Global AI revenue outside China reached $25 billion in Q1 2026, exceeding $21 billion in depreciation costs for the second consecutive quarter, according to Exponential View. The findings suggest AI investments are begin…
Unconventional AI emerged from stealth with $475 million in seed funding and unveiled Un0, an image-generation system built on neuromorphic hardware that the company claims can cut energy use by up to 1,000 times compare…
Apple raised prices on 14 products, including Macs, iPads, Apple TV, HomePod, and Vision Pro, citing a memory chip shortage driven by AI data center demand from companies like OpenAI and Nvidia. The increases range from …
BlackBerry stock surged 23% on June 25 after the company reported strong Q1 earnings and raised its full-year guidance, driven by growth in its QNX real-time operating system used in automotive, robotics, and edge AI. Th…
Apple plans to skip high-end M6 Mac chips and instead focus on an AI-focused M7 line, according to a Bloomberg report. The shift prioritizes artificial intelligence capabilities over raw performance for future Macs.
HIVE Digital Technologies signed a non-binding letter of intent with a sovereign Swedish technology company to lease 25 MW of its Boden, Sweden facility for high-performance computing colocation over 10 years. The compan…
Apple raised prices on iPads, Macs, HomePods, Apple TV, and Vision Pro by up to $2,800 on June 25, citing rising memory chip costs driven by AI demand. The increases range from 15-30% on MacBooks and 25% on the iPad Air,…
Sail Research raised $80 million in Seed and Series A funding led by Sequoia Capital and Kleiner Perkins, valuing the startup at $450 million. The company builds infrastructure for long-horizon AI agents, claiming up to …
Apple is changing its chip launch timeline, canceling high-end M6 Pro and M6 Max chips in favor of AI-focused M7 chips arriving in 2027. The base M6 chip will debut in late 2026 for entry-level Macs, while M7 Pro, Max, a…
Unconventional AI released Un-0, an image generation model built on a simulated oscillator architecture that founder Naveen Rao claims could reduce AI power consumption by 1000x. The $475 million startup demonstrated the…
Apple is skipping high-end M6 chips to focus on an AI-focused M7 line, codenamed 'Borneo', expected in 2027. The M7 may be Apple's first chip produced at Intel Foundry using its 18A process, marking a shift from TSMC. Th…
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (TSM) reported strong earnings, highlighting its critical role in the AI capital expenditure cycle. The results underscore TSM's position as a key supplier for AI chips,…