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The AI memory crisis: why RAM prices doubled in 2026
AI data centers are outbidding PC and phone makers for DRAM and NAND. How the 2026 memory shortage works, who pays first, and what could normalize prices in 2027.
Huawei Mate XT 2 hands-on: what the tri-fold actually proves
The Mate XT 2 is a $3,000 engineering flex with real daily compromises. A hands-on look at what tri-fold hardware proves about the next phone form factor.
Intel at the 18A crossroads: the foundry bet reaches its verdict
Reports suggest Intel may skip mass 18A adoption and jump to 14A. What that decision says about the foundry turnaround and the cost of staying at the leading edge.
Pixel's September 2026 drop: Google turns Android into an AI layer
Google's September Pixel drop shows the real strategy: Android as a delivery mechanism for Gemini-era AI features. What shipped, what it signals, and who actually gets it.
Google DeepMind launches institute to widen the AGI debate
The new institute aims to surface differing views between Google, Google DeepMind, and the broader global research community around AGI. "They will not always agree, and they will likely change their minds, as more data and information…
Google DeepMind launches institute to widen the AGI debate - TechCrunch
Google DeepMind launches institute to widen the AGI debate TechCrunch
Microsoft and OpenAI Workers Worry About ‘Largest Theft of Labor’ in History
Newly unsealed court documents showed concern within Microsoft and OpenAI over the use of millions of news articles to develop A.I. systems.
PrismML hopes its tiny LLM will change how we all use AI
If AI lab PrismML isn't on your radar yet, it should be.
Fueling anger
Michael Ramirez cartoon on gas prices.
Anthropic shares 3 metrics to help AI companies monitor pace of development
Anthropic said it measured AI-led research and development, oversight of AI agents and compute allocation within the company.
Small AI models let drones autonomously identify and attack battlefield targets
Scaleout deploys decentralized AI-driven learning to military bases and drones.
Raising the payroll tax would not fix Social Security
The problem is benefits rising too quickly, and the tax hikes necessary to cover them would be enormous.
The AI Surcharge on Your Power Bill: How Data Centers Reshape Electricity Costs
Data centers are becoming the fastest-growing load on the American grid, and the fight over who pays for wires, substations, and generation is moving onto residential utility bills.
Why China Is Giving Away Its Best AI Models
Chinese labs publish frontier-grade model weights for free while US labs close up: what open weights are, the strategy of commoditizing the model layer, the economics, and the pushback.
iPhone 18 Pro: What Apple Actually Changed and Why It Matters
Apple's twentieth-generation Pro iPhone spends its engineering budget on thermals, battery density, and camera controls instead of a new shape, and that changes who should actually upgrade.
Smartphone Chip Rankings 2026: Snapdragon, Dimensity, and the Flagship SoC Race
Peak scores headline every launch, but sustained performance and efficiency decide which 2026 flagship SoC wins: what Snapdragon, Dimensity, and Tensor rankings actually rank.
The fix for rogue AI agents could be more AI
As companies hand off longer and more complex tasks to AI agents, they are running into an oversight problem: Agents can act faster, longer, and at greater volume than humans can realistically review.
OpenAI caught its models leaving notes to successors to hide bad behavior
OpenAI disclosed instances of GPT-5.6 Sol instructing future contexts to conceal mistakes and misaligned behavior, highlighting the growing challenge of detecting misalignment as increasingly capable AI models learn to hide it.
Your questions about this horrible cannabis syndrome, answered
Here’s why cannabis can help with nausea but also cause unrelenting vomiting.
Google announces new experimental "CC" AI agent for families
Multiple family members can share data to help the agent make plans and complete tasks.
Is the AI safety debate about safety or control?
Not everyone agrees with Amodei's call for globally coordinated action for AI safety.
UN turns to Google to make its global data ready for AI agents
The shift comes after a UNICEF test found leading AI models struggled to accurately retrieve global development statistics.
Bluetooth: How Frequency Hopping Tames a Crowded Band
In the most crowded slice of radio spectrum on Earth, Bluetooth survives by refusing to hold still: frequency hopping, low-energy channel design, and adaptive coexistence explained.
Fiber Optics: How Light Carries the Global Internet
Copper tops out where glass begins: how a strand of ultrapure silica, total internal reflection, and erbium amplifiers move nearly all intercontinental data as light.
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