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The Soundcore Liberty 5 Pro Max's case takes care of recording meetings – and its AMOLED screen lets you know when it's activated

Earbuds Become Meeting Tools in Soundcore’s Latest Productivity Push

Soundcore’s new earbuds target productivity as well as audio playback.
The charging case handles recording, transcription and summaries.
Cloud processing raises clear privacy questions for workplace use.

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DT Editorial Team·May 23, 2026·via newatlas.com

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Imminent Samsung Strike Could Be an Earthquake for AI

Samsung strike threat exposes a fragile choke point in the AI hardware boom

Samsung faces a planned two-week strike starting May 21 after labor talks failed.
The dispute matters because Samsung is a key supplier of AI memory, including HBM.
An earlier one-day strike reportedly caused steep production drops, highlighting supply-chain fragility.

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DT Editorial Team·May 13, 2026·via gizmodo.com

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Apple appears to have discontinued its cheapest Mac mini - Engadget

Apple’s Lowest-Priced Mac Mini Appears to Vanish as AI Demand Reshapes the Lineup

Apple appears to have stopped selling the $599 Mac mini configuration.
The compact desktop now appears to start at $799 with 512GB of storage.
Engadget links the shift to AI-related demand and supply pressure around memory and storage.

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DT Editorial Team·May 3, 2026·via engadget.com

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A hands-on photo of Apple’s 2024 Mac Mini on a desk beside a keyboard and Studio Display.

Apple Drops Its Cheapest Mac Mini as Memory Costs and Supply Strain Build

Apple discontinued the 256GB Mac Mini and lifted the starting price to $799.
Tim Cook warned that supply constraints will affect several Mac models in coming months.
Higher memory costs and AI-linked demand are reshaping product pricing and availability.

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DT Editorial Team·May 3, 2026·via theverge.com

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Apple CEO Tim Cook holds up a new iPhone 17 Pro

Apple Posts Record March Quarter as Memory Costs Threaten the Months Ahead

Apple reported record March-quarter revenue of $111.2 billion and said the iPhone set a quarterly revenue record.
The company warned that memory chip costs are expected to rise significantly in June and beyond.
Apple said inventory helped offset recent cost pressure, but supply-chain flexibility is tightening.
The warning comes during a leadership transition from Tim Cook to incoming CEO John Ternus.

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DT Editorial Team·May 1, 2026·via techcrunch.com

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 28, 2026·via spectrum.ieee.org

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 28, 2026·via wired.com

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 27, 2026·via 9to5mac.com

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 23, 2026·via electrek.co

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 22, 2026·via technologyreview.com

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 17, 2026·via restofworld.org

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DT Editorial Team·Mar 31, 2026·via techcrunch.com

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DT Editorial Team·Mar 15, 2026·4 min read·via restofworld.org

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DT Editorial Team·Feb 25, 2026·5 min read·via arstechnica.com

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Can a Chip That Loves Zeros Make Huge AI Models More Efficient?

Sparse AI Hardware Could Cut Energy Use Without Shrinking Models

Researchers argue that sparse-native hardware can exploit the many near-zero values inside large AI models.
A Stanford team reports a chip that averaged far lower energy use than a CPU while running faster across tested workloads.
The work points to a possible route to more efficient AI without forcing a retreat from very large models.

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My Kids and I Played Nintendo in 3D to Test the Best Smart Glasses

Smart glasses are shifting from novelty to category fight as major tech names crowd in

Wired says smart glasses technology is finally catching up with the long-promised concept.
The publication says Meta and Ray-Ban sold more than 7 million pairs in 2025.
Google, Samsung, and Apple are identified as upcoming entrants, pointing to a more competitive market.

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Court sides with iyO in trademark fight against OpenAI and Jony Ive - 9to5Mac

Court Blocks Use of the ‘io’ Brand in OpenAI and Jony Ive Hardware Venture Dispute

A Northern California federal court granted iyO a preliminary injunction in its trademark fight over the io brand.
The order temporarily prevents OpenAI and Jony Ive’s hardware venture from using that branding.
The dispute highlights how legal control of names can disrupt high-profile AI hardware efforts.

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Tesla (TSLA) quietly discloses $2 billion AI hardware company acquisition buried in filing

Tesla’s filing hints at a major AI hardware bet beyond its usual narrative

Tesla disclosed an agreement to buy an unnamed AI hardware company for up to $2 billion.
The detail appeared in Tesla’s Q1 2026 10-Q rather than as a major public announcement.
The filing suggests AI hardware is a strategic priority, but the target and use case remain undisclosed.

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Analog computing from waste heat

Waste Heat Becomes a Computing Medium in New Analog Chip Research

Researchers encoded information as temperature rather than electrical bits inside microscopic silicon structures.
The system performed a simple matrix-vector multiplication with more than 99% accuracy in many cases.
Near-term uses may include thermal sensing and heat-source detection rather than large-scale AI computation.

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A pile of old, discarded televisions surrounded by garbage near a brick wall.

AI’s Hardware Boom Threatens to Push More E-Waste Into the Global South

A Rest of World essay says AI could add 1.2 million to 5 million metric tons of e-waste by 2030.
Much of the discarded hardware is likely to be exported to developing countries.
India already receives large volumes of imported e-waste and generated nearly 2 million tons in 2024.

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Meta launches two new Ray-Ban glasses designed for prescription wearers | TechCrunch

Meta pushes smart glasses closer to everyday eyewear with new prescription-ready frames

Meta launched Blayzer and Scriber smart glasses aimed at prescription users.
The new models start at $499 and reach optical retailers from April 14.
Meta is combining a more conventional eyewear design with its existing AI glasses features.

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Open-source AI hardware could weaken Big Tech’s grip on AI

India's Open-Source AI Device Challenges Big Tech's Grip

India's Bhashini project unveiled a handheld AI device that runs models locally without cloud connectivity
Device supports 24+ Indian languages, addressing a gap in major commercial AI platforms
Open-source hardware and software stack could enable sovereign AI across developing nations

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Fan arrangement of RAM sticks on yellow background.

RAM Costs Double for PC Makers as Memory Shortage Bites HP's Bottom Line

RAM jumped from 15-18% to 35% of HP's PC manufacturing costs in a single quarter
Memory costs increased roughly 100% sequentially with further increases forecast
AI demand for high-bandwidth memory is crowding out supply for conventional PCs
HP expects the PC market to shrink by double digits this year due to higher prices

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