Apple raises prices on MacBooks, iPads and other devices
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Apple increased prices Thursday on numerous products including MacBooks, iPads, HomePods and Apple TVs. The company attributed the hikes to surging costs for memory and storage chips amid high demand from AI data centers. iPhone prices remain unchanged for now.
Weekly roundup Jun 23
- Snap and Xreal unveil new augmented reality glasses at California expo
- Google rolls out Android 17 update to Pixel devices in June
- Google starts pre-orders for new smart speaker after discontinuing prior models
- Democratic primary in New York focuses on artificial intelligence policy
- Apple develops AirPods with cameras for AI features set for 2027
President Lee Jae Myung met Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong on Thursday at Cheong Wa Dae to discuss regional semiconductor investments, including a possible chip cluster in the southwestern Honam region.
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Chinese AI company DeepSeek announced it will at least double every department through new recruitment as it works toward artificial general intelligence.
Luay Ahmadi of GFH Financial Group highlighted the benefits of Chinese super apps during the ongoing 2026 Summer Davos Forum in Dalian.
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The 2026 Annual Meeting of the New Champions, known as Summer Davos, is underway in Dalian, Liaoning Province. An art space on the first floor has drawn many participants.
Researchers from the University of Michigan have deployed two prototype wave energy devices on Beaver Island in Lake Michigan. The effort aims to generate electricity locally and reduce dependence on vulnerable underwater cables from the mainland.
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Microsoft has added another year to its Extended Security Updates program for Windows 10 users. The change pushes the end date from October 12, 2026, to October 12, 2027. Users on the older operating system will continue receiving patches without taking any action.
Chinese start-up launches physics-based AI world model
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June 25, 2026 11:56US government partners with Colossal Biosciences on endangered species BioVault
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June 25, 2026 05:17OpenAI to limit initial ChatGPT 5.6 access to government-approved users
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