Apple, Microsoft hike prices over surging chip costs
Tech giants roll out steep price increases amid shortage of memory chips used to power AI.

Tech giants roll out steep price increases amid shortage of memory chips used to power AI.

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The ruling comes after India said channels on the app were selling leaked questions for undergraduate entrance exams.
Trump administration’s move to cut off allies’ access to advanced AI prompts calls for greater self-reliance.
The increase of AI data centres has made supply for key electronic device components dwindle, driving up prices.
Young Palestinian women learn AI to tell stories of war on Gaza.
US Department of Justice claims NAACP lawsuit threatens ‘national, economic, and energy security’.
CEO Vlad Tenev said while the firm is in a strong financial position, it has been a ‘heavily-layered organization’.

The UK says it’s banning access to social media for those under age 16.
The lawsuit originally filed in September focused on broader alleged misappropriation of confidential information.