Alibaba shares plunge 10% on $10.2B share placement to fund AI investments
Alibaba is raising $10.2 billion through a Hong Kong share placement, with all proceeds going to AI infrastructure and capabilities, causing shares to drop 10%.
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Nvidia warns largest customers of 15%+ price hikes on AI servers from early 2027
Nvidia has notified its biggest customers that prices on Grace Blackwell and Vera Rubin AI servers will rise more than 15% starting early next year, driven by s
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Apple foldable iPhone Ultra wows early testers but camera disappoints, per Gurman
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports that Apple's upcoming foldable iPhone Ultra has impressed early testers internally, though its camera setup may leave some users
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Humanoid robot Tiangong Ultra beats Usain Bolt's 100m record with 9.39-second sprint
At the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, the Tiangong Ultra ran 100 meters in 9.39 seconds, surpassing Usain Bolt's 9.58-second world record, though roboti
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Apple retail stores preparing significant changes for new Home product launches
Bloomberg reports Apple is reorganizing its retail stores this fall to make room for new home products, including a refreshed HomePod mini and Apple TV 4K.
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Amazon hikes Echo, Kindle, and Fire TV prices by up to 60% citing memory costs
Amazon has raised prices across its Echo, Kindle, Fire TV, and Eero product lines by up to 60%, blaming significant increases in memory and storage component co
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Apple launching M6 iMac with new colors later this year
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports Apple is readying a new 24-inch iMac with the M6 chip and updated color options, expected to launch before the end of the year.
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Uber faces nearly $1B GDPR fine from Dutch DPA over automated driver suspensions
The Dutch Data Protection Authority is fining Uber €825 million (nearly $1 billion) in the second largest GDPR penalty ever, over its automated driver suspensio
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Mysterious AI model Ox Alpha sparks speculation as anonymous provider on OpenRouter
An anonymous AI model called Ox Alpha has appeared on OpenRouter with a million-token context window, free to use, driving speculation about who is behind it an
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Take-Two subpoenas Microsoft and Discord for user data to identify GTA VI leaker
Take-Two Interactive filed DMCA subpoenas demanding Microsoft and Discord identify the person behind the 'CyberLeek' persona after daily GTA VI gameplay leaks,
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Twitch and Amazon sued for training AI on streamers' content without consent
A class action lawsuit claims Amazon never obtained consent from Twitch streamers to use their content to train its AI models.
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OpenAI calls for California to strengthen AI safety bill SB 53
OpenAI has reversed its previous position and is now calling on California to expand safeguards in the SB 53 AI safety bill framework.
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Employers quietly rehiring workers laid off for AI, often at lower wages
Forrester reports 55% of employers regret laying off workers for AI, with half of those layoffs expected to be quietly reversed with jobs returning at significa
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Officials face death threats and gunfire over AI data center projects across US
More than 500 US towns have restricted data center builds amid rising threats, with the Soufan Center documenting hundreds of threatening posts as backlash agai
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Desktop CPU shipments crater 20% but AMD gains record market share
Desktop processor shipments fell 20% amid high component costs, yet AMD still set all-time share records as Intel shifted focus to laptop and data center CPUs.
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Logitech faces class-action lawsuit for withholding $61M in tariff refunds from customers
Consumers are suing Logitech, alleging the company kept $61 million in tariff refunds from the US government while charging customers inflated prices justified
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US console sales plunge 39% in July as memory costs push average price to $542
Physical game spending hit its lowest since 1995 as US console hardware sales fell 39% by unit volume year-over-year, driven by rising component costs.
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Samsung reportedly reviving major redesign with Galaxy S27 series
New leaks suggest Samsung is planning to revive a previously shelved redesign for its upcoming Galaxy S27 series, though details remain scarce.
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