The MacBook Neo has turned into an instant hit, and even with the price bumps that Apple introduced that made the company’s most affordable notebook $100 more expensive for both configurations, the bigger figure isn’t what’s derailing the portable Mac’s momentum. It’s the lack of chip supply for the A18 Pro, and according to an analyst, Apple’s MacBook Neo shipments are expected to suffer considerably, with up to a whopping 40 percent drop. It appears that AI firms gobbling up the entire supply have made the situation quite uncomfortable for both TSMC and Apple. Updated shipment forecast states the MacBook Neo will […]

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The rollout of Siri AI wouldn’t have mattered in China or the EU since strong regulatory checkups would mean Apple needed to expose itself to another headache that could take months, if not years, to complete. Fortunately, one tipster reveals that the Cupertino giant has crossed that bridge because Apple Intelligence has received its regulatory filing in the region. New progress with Apple Intelligence in China means talks over potential localized partnerships with the likes of Alibaba and Baidu were fruitful The image below, shared by prolific tipster Ice Universe, is an official Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) registration list […]

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OpenAI rolled out an update for its ChatGPT app for Apple’s macOS, and while one user claims that the previous chat layout and project history were “completely messed up,” the update introduced what appears to be a terrifying shift in the AI agent’s behavior that could discourage other users who value their privacy. Apparently, when asked where the missing projects were, ChatGPT showed an exact local directory path, which, according to the user, shouldn’t be possible without proper authorization. Based on this incident, it appears that the app is accessing and indexing local files on its own, which is a […]

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The U.S. smartphone market is currently dominated by Apple, with a small but important chunk occupied by Samsung. The remaining brands have been offered breadcrumbs in terms of market share, refusing to let any other manufacturer grow out of their shadow. Unfortunately, the AI boom had to arrive at an inopportune time, because the aforementioned reason and rising memory prices have forced one company out of the U.S., plus one other market. OnePlus is preparing to bid farewell to the U.S. and European markets, with an announcement expected in the coming days The writing was practically on the wall, and […]

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At Cursor Vibe Jam 2026, an iOS developer with nine years of experience showed how it’s possible to rely entirely on AI as he showcases a Capybara food delivery game that he successfully made in only two weeks. Using Claude Code, the developer reveals that all lines of code were written entirely by AI, while also providing a detailed guide on how everything came to life in this virtual world that consists of both single-player and multiplayer elements. Using $100 to upgrade from the Claude Code Opus 4.7’s 5x plan to the 20x one, the developer used a combination of […]

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The Pixel 11 family is being prepped for a launch next month, and with it, Google will announce its brand-new Tensor G6 silicon. Irrespective of whether Mountain View titan cannot be included in the same conversation as Apple, Qualcomm, and MediaTek regarding chipset advancements, there’s one area in which Google excels, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that the company has the upper hand. Pixel 11’s Tensor G6 to be TSMC’s first 2nm chipset, obtaining a one-month lead over Apple’s A20 Pro While Apple, Qualcomm, and MediaTek will be busy unveiling their chipsets in September, Google has an upper hand because its […]

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As advantageous as aluminum is, Apple probably believes that the material won’t sit well with its vision of what its 20th-anniversary iPhone launch should be, which is why the latest rumor claims that the iPhone 20 will ditch the current chassis and go with something that screams ‘next generation.’ However, you’ll have to be extra careful with it. The rear glass back could make a return to the iPhone 20, making it extra brittle, but offering a more premium feel After Weibo’s Fixed-focus digital cameras claimed that the iPhone 20 won’t move away from aluminum, he arrives with a fresh […]

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The family of TSMC’s first 2nm chipsets is yet to grace the industry, and the Taiwanese giant is already experiencing unprecedented advancements with its next-generation lithography, A14, or 1.4nm. Previously, it was Samsung that would obtain bragging rights over introducing the first cutting-edge technology, but that title now seemingly belongs to its foundry rival, which will reportedly complete the construction of its first fabrication plant for the new process in 2027, with trial production happening shortly after. First fabrication plant reported to be completed in April 2027, with mass manufacturing of the 1.4nm process starting in 2028 Construction of the […]

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The proliferation of AI has certainly caused a long-term crisis in the computing landscape, but if there’s one positive to gain from all of this, it’s that companies are aggressively pushing towards designing chips of superior capabilities to tackle the competition at a fiercer pace. Unsurprisingly, one of those companies is Apple, which reportedly taped out the M7 just six months after the same process was completed for the M6. This would explain why the M6 Pro and M6 Max won’t arrive at all, as they will instead be replaced by the M7 Pro and M7 Max. The M7 will […]

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Apple is planning to skip the M6 Ultra launch, instead choosing to launch the M5 Ultra later this year, followed by the M7 Ultra after it unveils the M7 Pro and M7 Max sometime in 2027. Fortunately, the new workstation-class silicon will be worth the wait, especially for those who aspire to run multi-billion-parameter AI models on their systems but are limited by memory constraints. This is because a new report states that the M7 Ultra will feature double the unified memory of the M5 Ultra, and you’ll want to know how much RAM you can pack for the top-end […]

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In the AI race, Apple isn’t the first name that you’d expect to be ahead of its rivals, but when it comes to chipsets that are tailor-made to tackle the aforementioned workloads, we doubt other names come to mind. While we have reported that the M7 is being designed to bring even better on-device AI performance to the table, the M8 is expected to surpass its predecessor in this aspect, while also being one of the company’s first silicon ranges to leverage a new manufacturing process. M8 could be Apple’s first 1.4nm SoC designed for powerful computing, bringing superior efficiency […]

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A smart tactic currently employed by companies to minimize the DRAM shortage risk is bringing in as many suppliers as possible, just like how Apple is doing by testing CXMT’s memory chips. However, Huawei has formed a different strategy, and with the help of various entities, the Chinese firm aims to circumvent the U.S. trade sanctions and the pitfalls of the AI boom by establishing its own memory manufacturing facility. With the help of the government and Swaysure, Huawei could introduce its own DRAM manufacturing plant with a capacity of 140,000 wafers per month Crucial details shared by @SemiconductorsX reveal that […]

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A lawsuit from Apple’s end has unraveled, claiming that OpenAI not only poached 400 employees, but also obtained hardware samples that would be used to fulfill the AI firm’s consumer hardware goals. As the relationship between the two companies begins to sour over this legal skirmish, an analyst believes that the lawsuit will become a thorn in OpenAI’s path as it tries to leapfrog the iPhone and attempt to construct a direct relationship with customers. OpenAI has said that it has “no interest in other companies’ trade secrets,” with Apple alleging that a former employee had access to confidential hardware […]

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The industry is hyping up the alliance between Chinese memory manufacturer CXMT and Apple, with the latter previously reported to have begun testing the company’s DRAM chips for use in future products. Unfortunately, a new rumor buries any hope that these modules will be found in the upcoming iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max, and it’s not due to any political pressure. Apparently, it’s a technological limitation involving the A20 Pro’s Wafer-Level Multi-Chip Module Packaging (WMCM). All hope isn’t lost because Apple’s standard A20 found in the iPhone 18 and iPhone 18e could still be paired with CXMT DRAM For […]

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AI chatbots are notorious for hallucinating, but what about the companies behind those Large Language Models like Anthropic? One Korean software developer could add to that, given he just faced a soul-crushing experience where he was billed a ludicrous $16.6 million for using its Claude API. The horrifying part about this ordeal was that it wasn’t a sophisticated phishing attempt or an elaborate scam; the source was a verified Anthropic billing domain. What’s even more perplexing is that the developer’s dashboard stated that there were zero incurred bills, and yet, the developer was charged a mammoth sum. The billing history […]

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