
Samsung sees no respite as memory shortage set to worsen
Samsung says the global memory shortage will deepen significantly in 2027 as AI demand outpaces chip supply.
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Samsung says the global memory shortage will deepen significantly in 2027 as AI demand outpaces chip supply.

Shiprazor, the Cape Town-based e-commerce merchant technology and smart logistics platform, has raised $2.65 million (R44m) in seed funding to help African online merchants reduce delivery costs, improve conversion, and simplify fulfilment. The round was led by pan-African venture capital firm Norrsken22, with participation from AAIC, E4E, Tremis Capital, and an impressive roster of angel […]

Once positioned as Africa’s answer to Netflix, the homegrown streaming pioneer fades to black tonight.

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Madeleine Finlay sits down with co-host and Guardian science editor Ian Sample to talk through three eye-catching stories from the week, including the news that the number of years people in the UK are spending in good health has declined compared with a decade ago. Also on the agenda is the science, tech and nutrition behind two runners at this weekend’s London marathon breaking the two-hour...
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the San Francisco Chronicle: Elon Musk returned to the witness stand Wednesday in Oakland federal court for a second day of testimony in his case against OpenAI, detailing his shift from being an enthusiastic supporter of the nonprofit to feeling betrayed. He also clashed repeatedly with OpenAI’s attorney over questions that Musk believed were unfair. He...

Tensions flared on the third day of trial in Musk v. Altman as OpenAI’s lawyers cross-examined Musk.
A federal judge denied Sam Bankman-Fried’s request for a new trial, calling his claims of DOJ witness intimidation “wildly conspiratorial” and unsupported by the record. Judge Lewis Kaplan said (PDF) the FTX founder’s motion appeared tied to a pre-indictment plan to recast himself as a Republican victim of Biden’s DOJ in hopes of gaining sympathy, leniency, or even a Trump pardon. Ars Technica...
Canonical’s plan to add AI features to Ubuntu has sparked pushback from users who are concerned it could follow Windows 11’s AI-heavy direction. “After Canonical’s announcement earlier this week that it’s bringing AI features to Ubuntu, replies included requests for an AI ‘kill switch’ or a way to disable the upcoming features,” reports The Verge. Canonical says it has no plans for a “global AI...

Meta, Amazon, Alphabet, and Microsoft all reported their financial performance at the same time on Wednesday

The astronauts joined president in Oval Office for a press conference, and it wasn’t long before he praised himself
Donald Trump hosted the crew of the historic Artemis II lunar flyby mission at the White House on Wednesday.
The four astronauts – commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, mission specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen – joined the president in the Oval Office for a...
In the second day of a trial pitting Mr. Musk against OpenAI, he said he was misled by the company’s chief executive, Sam Altman. But OpenAI’s lawyer said evidence showed the opposite.
Joby Aviation has completed demonstration flights of its electric air taxi over New York City, testing real routes between JFK and Manhattan helipads as it prepares for a future commercial service. The company says its eVTOL could turn a 60- to 120-minute airport trip into a flight of under 10 minutes, though commercial launch still depends on FAA certification. Electrive reports: To launch...

People with meniscus tears who underwent surgery had poorer knee function and worse osteoarthritis after 10 years than those who did not
A common knee surgery for cartilage damage does not benefit patients and may lead to worse outcomes, a 10-year trial suggests.
The study tracked outcomes for patients treated for a meniscus tear, who were given a partial meniscectomy, one of the most common...

“I believe the technology was deployed too quickly in too vast amounts, with hundreds of vehicles, when it wasn’t really ready,” one police official told federal regulators last month.

Researchers show scammers are using AI-manipulated footage of celebrity interviews to trick users into sharing their personal data.
Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Meta reported more than $130 billion in quarterly capital expenditures on Wednesday as they build A.I. data centers. There’s more to come.
Ford Motor said it expected the federal government to refund $1.3 billion the company paid in tariffs that were later struck down by the Supreme Court.
Beijing’s insistence that Meta unwind its deal with a Chinese A.I. start-up escalates the geopolitical fight over advanced tech.
MacRumors reports that Apple has effectively paused work on Vision Pro after the M5 refresh failed to revive demand. The team has reportedly been reassigned and the company is now shifting focus toward smart glasses instead. From the report: The Vision Pro has been criticized for its high price tag and its uncomfortable weight. The device is over 1.3 pounds, and even with the more comfortable...