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MacBook Air M5 laptop on backorder due to global memory chip shortage driven by AI data center demand

MacBook Air Goes on Backorder as AI Memory Crunch Reaches Apple’s Most Popular Laptop

MacBook Air is on backorder with delivery dates in late August and September, as AI data centers consume the memory chips Apple needs for its laptops. The shortage arrived at the worst

August 3, 2026

by Technology Desk

Google Used AI to Patch More Chrome Bugs in June Than in the Past Two Years

Google patched 1,072 security bugs in Chrome 149 and 150, more than the 1,036 fixed in the previous 23 versions combined. The company credits Gemini AI for the surge, raising the question of whether adversaries have access to the same

July 31, 2026

by Technology Desk

DoorDash Air drone delivery aircraft receiving FAA Part 135 air carrier certification

DoorDash Receives FAA Certification for Its Own Drone Delivery Service

DoorDash received an FAA Part 135 air carrier certification Wednesday and announced DoorDash Air, a drone

Microsoft data center networking infrastructure supporting Azure cloud and AI workloads

Microsoft Azure Crosses $100 Billion in Quarterly Sales as Profit Jumps 31%

Azure crossed $100 billion in annual revenue as Microsoft reported Q4 net income of $35.8 billion,

Apple and EU Commission clash over Siri AI DMA compliance in Brussels

Apple and the EU Are Both Lying — or One of Them Is: Siri AI’s Missing 18 Months

Apple says the European Commission rejected every proposal it made to bring Siri AI to EU iPhones. The European Commission says the decision not to launch is Apple's alone. Both accounts cannot

June 10, 2026

Artificial Intelligence·News·Technology

Nintendo Direct June 2026 banner featuring Switch 2 game lineup including Zelda Ocarina of Time and Kingdom Hearts IV

Nintendo Direct June 2026: How One 50-Minute Show Defined the Switch 2’s Second Year

Nine months after its last major showcase, Nintendo spent 50 minutes on June 9 building an identity for the Switch 2's second year — anchored by the Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake,

June 10, 2026

News·Technology

Apple Lets Rival App Developers Bundle Subscriptions for the First Time — and the Real Target Is Its Own Commission Model

Apple unveiled cross-developer subscription bundles at WWDC 2026, letting rival app makers package their subscriptions together at a discount — a structural move that arrives as US courts have stripped Apple of

June 10, 2026

News·Technology

Chrome’s Fifth Zero-Day of 2026 Is a Warning About V8, Not Just a Patch

Google's June 8 Chrome update patched CVE-2026-11645, a high-severity V8 memory flaw already being exploited in the wild — the fifth time this year alone an attacker has found a way in

June 10, 2026

Artificial Intelligence·News·Technology

iOS 27 software interface showing new iPhone features from WWDC 2026

iOS 27’s Most Useful Changes Were Never on the WWDC Stage

Apple spent WWDC 2026 talking about Siri AI and Apple Intelligence. The features that will change how most iPhone users experience their phone every day were never mentioned onstage — buried instead

June 10, 2026

News·Technology

Paris Hilton Built an App Without Writing Code. That’s Google’s Whole Point.

Google named Paris Hilton as Android's first icon in residence and had her build a productivity app using only three prompts in Gemini Canvas — a move designed to show that the

June 10, 2026

Artificial Intelligence·News·Technology

Logitech Mobi Fold foldable travel mouse in graphite unfolded on a desk

Logitech Mobi Fold Launches at $80 as the Foldable Mouse That Fits in Your Pocket

Logitech launched its first foldable mouse Wednesday, the $80 Mobi Fold, targeting the 74 percent of professionals who own a mouse but leave it home when traveling. Early reviews found the compact

June 10, 2026

News·Technology

A Cadillac electric vehicle from General Motors on display, as GM pivots battery capacity to grid storage

GM Bet on EV Batteries. With Demand Flagging, It’s Pivoting Them to the Power Grid.

General Motors built enormous battery capacity for electric vehicles that are now selling slower than it bet. So it is redirecting those batteries to a hungrier customer: an American power grid straining

June 10, 2026

Business·News·Technology

A SpaceX facility; Mississippi residents have sued SpaceX and xAI over noise and pollution from their data-centre power plant

Musk’s AI Power Plant Came to Mississippi. Now 10,000 Neighbors Are Suing.

More than 10,000 Mississippi residents are suing Elon Musk's xAI and SpaceX, saying the gas turbines powering his data centres near Memphis filled their homes with inescapable noise and worse air. It

June 10, 2026

Artificial Intelligence·News·Technology

Chinese telecom signage as the US weighs barring interconnection with China Unicom, China Mobile and China Telecom

America Moves to Cut China Off Its Networks, and Its Own Carriers Push Back

The FCC is weighing a plan to bar US operators from connecting with China Unicom, China Mobile and China Telecom, and to wall off Chinese-run data centers on American soil. China Unicom

June 10, 2026

Government and Politics·News·Technology

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MacBook Air Goes on Backorder as AI Memory Crunch Reaches Apple’s Most Popular Laptop

Google Used AI to Patch More Chrome Bugs in June Than in the Past Two Years

DoorDash Receives FAA Certification for Its Own Drone Delivery Service

Apple and the EU Are Both Lying — or One of Them Is: Siri AI’s Missing 18 Months

Nintendo Direct June 2026: How One 50-Minute Show Defined the Switch 2’s Second Year

Apple Lets Rival App Developers Bundle Subscriptions for the First Time — and the Real Target Is Its Own Commission Model

Chrome’s Fifth Zero-Day of 2026 Is a Warning About V8, Not Just a Patch

iOS 27’s Most Useful Changes Were Never on the WWDC Stage

Paris Hilton Built an App Without Writing Code. That’s Google’s Whole Point.

Logitech Mobi Fold Launches at $80 as the Foldable Mouse That Fits in Your Pocket

GM Bet on EV Batteries. With Demand Flagging, It’s Pivoting Them to the Power Grid.

Musk’s AI Power Plant Came to Mississippi. Now 10,000 Neighbors Are Suing.

America Moves to Cut China Off Its Networks, and Its Own Carriers Push Back

Radical Islam is being appreciated by Indian authorities too

Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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