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SK Hynix, a key Apple chip supplier, says memory shortages will likely last through at least 2030, so phones and laptops with lots of storage may stay pricey.
Read more: Memory chip shortage could keep device prices high through 2030A new US government-advised report ranks Pacific internet cables by sabotage risk. Cable projects tied to Google, Meta and Verizon land in the top five.
Read more: Undersea internet cables across the Pacific face rising sabotage riskMacPaw's new AI assistant for Mac and iPhone offers a free 14-day trial, then charges a monthly fee based on AI credits.
Read more: MacPaw launches Eney, an AI helper that asks before it actsA startup's Super Mouse has a 3.1 inch touchscreen for app shortcuts and works with Mac and PC. It costs $199 on Kickstarter, with shipping planned for February 2027.
Read more: A startup is selling a computer mouse with its own touchscreenAnthropic and OpenAI are expected to follow SpaceX onto the stock market, but doubts are growing over whether top AI labs can earn enough to justify the hype.
Read more: Anthropic and OpenAI may go public, but who profits is unclearZoho's Ask Zia now uses a team of six AI agents to analyze business data, and prices stay the same. Here is what small businesses should check first.
Read more: Zoho's business data assistant now uses six AI helpers to do the workProphecy has announced DataGPT, a product built to work with Claude, ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot, so teams may soon use business data inside the AI chat tools they know.
Read more: Prophecy launches tool to use company data inside Claude and ChatGPTA Ukrainian man who used Nefilim and Hive ransomware against hospitals and companies got 70 months in a US prison. Here is what his case shows.
Read more: Hacker who locked up hospitals and firms gets nearly 6 years in prisonMicrosoft and Alphabet report earnings this week, and investors are watching how heavy AI spending cuts into profit. Your software bills could be affected.
Read more: Microsoft and Google's parent split on how much AI spending costsProphecy's new DataGPT lets staff run data work inside ChatGPT, Claude and Copilot, with a visible map of the steps behind each answer. A free account is available.
Read more: New tool lets office staff check the steps behind AI spreadsheet answersAzoma raised $11.2 million for tools that help brands get seen when shoppers ask AI assistants what to buy, which could change how products get found.
Read more: Azoma raises $11.2 million to help brands show up in AI shoppingA Portuguese store listing puts Motorola's Signature 27 near $1,775, far above last year's model. The price is not official, but buyers may want to wait.
Read more: Motorola's next flagship phone may cost far more than last year'sBedrock Robotics, which makes driverless excavators, is now valued at $4.1 billion, a sign that investors expect robots to work on building sites.
Read more: Startup building self-driving diggers is now valued at $4.1 billionA startup lit up a California desert at night to show its space-mirror plan, and scientists and environmental groups say the idea could change the night.
Read more: Startup tests fake sunlight at night and critics push backDemand for AI chips is lifting the makers of inspection machines, and a small company says it wants in. Here is what the numbers show and what to check first.
Read more: The machines that check AI chips may profit from the AI boomA researcher warns that Samsung TVs, even models with no built-in microphone, raise privacy concerns. Samsung's response is not yet clear.
Read more: A researcher says Samsung TVs raise privacy worries, even without micsUS officials say attackers are exploiting flaws in Adobe Commerce, Magento and the Brotli tool, and hundreds of online stores have already been breached.
Read more: Hackers breach hundreds of online stores running Adobe CommerceSome of the world's richest people are pooling money to fight a proposed 5% California wealth tax. It could shape how states tax the rich and where founders build.
Read more: Tech billionaires raise over $333 million to fight a California wealth taxAllyNext, a Los Angeles company, says its new AI assistant can handle product research, listings and creator outreach for Amazon and TikTok sellers.
Read more: AllyNext launches an AI assistant for Amazon and TikTok sellersThe FCC approved Amazon's $11.5 billion purchase of Globalstar, which could help Amazon offer phone-to-satellite service where cell signals do not reach.
Read more: Amazon gets US approval to buy satellite company GlobalstarA Twilio report finds companies rate their AI customer service far higher than customers do, and a popular success metric can hide people who simply gave up.
Read more: Companies say customers like their AI help. Customers disagree.Stripe's study of 100+ fast-growing companies finds they sell in many countries at once, offer more local payment options, and face more fraud attempts.
Read more: Fast-growing companies sell in many countries at once, Stripe findsPaytm, the Indian payments app, posted a profit of Rs 225 crore for the quarter, up from Rs 21 crore a year ago, as payments, loans and AI savings add up.
Read more: Paytm's profit jumps tenfold to about $27 million in three monthsTandems has added Hamilton, an AI assistant, to its WealthOS software. Few details are out, but it matters if your advisor uses wealth tools.
Read more: Tandems adds Hamilton, a built-in AI assistant, to its wealth software
