• June 25, 2026
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Apple Raises MacBook and iPad Prices as Memory Costs Climb

Apple’s online store went dark for a stretch on June 24, and the usual speculation followed: a new product launch, perhaps, or a maintenance window ahead of a release. When…

  • June 25, 2026
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Qualcomm Lands Microsoft and Meta as AI Chip Customers

Qualcomm said on June 24 that Microsoft and Meta will adopt its newest AI chips, a breakthrough for a company trying to move beyond the smartphone market that built it.…

  • June 25, 2026
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Nvidia, Google Push Liquid Cooling as Chip Heat Tests Data Centers

The chips that power modern AI models now draw more than 1,000 watts apiece, more than a typical household appliance and roughly triple what a server chip consumed five years…

  • June 25, 2026
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SK Hynix Plans $29 Billion U.S. Share Sale; Stock Jumps 15%

SEOUL—SK Hynix shares jumped 15% in a single session on June 24 after the memory maker said it plans to raise 45.45 trillion won, about $29.4 billion, by selling depositary…

  • June 25, 2026
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NVIDIA Vows to Return at Least Half Its Free Cash Flow to Shareholders

SANTA CLARA, Calif.—Jensen Huang had a message for the shareholders who gathered for NVIDIA’s annual meeting on June 24: the chip maker plans to hand back half or more of…

  • June 25, 2026
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Google Play to Open Third-Party Payments and Cut Fees From June 30

Google said its “payment choice program” will take effect June 30, allowing developers on the Play Store to route payments through third-party channels and reducing the fees the company collects…

  • June 25, 2026
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Meta Tests AI Assistant for Facebook Creators

Meta has begun testing an AI assistant built for Facebook creators, according to MediaPost, a tool that can generate content ideas, analyze follower engagement and suggest posting strategies. The test…

  • June 25, 2026
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SpaceX Shares Slip Below Key Level; Early-Investor Sales May Be Delayed

SpaceX shares have kept sliding since the company’s listing, and the stock has now fallen to a level that could delay the sale of roughly 10% of the shares issued…

  • June 24, 2026
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A Chip as Thin as Plastic Wrap: Pragmatic Semiconductor’s Answer to Counterfeiting CAMBRIDGE, England—Pragmatic Semiconductor this week began offering a new kind of chip designed to prove that a product…

  • June 24, 2026
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Groq Raises $650 Million and Recasts Itself as an AI Cloud After Its Nvidia Deal Groq, the artificial-intelligence chip company that licensed its technology to Nvidia Corp. in one of…