Apple’s $599 MacBook Neo could be at risk from rising RAM prices
… Earlier this week, Apple similarly stopped selling the most affordable configuration of the Mac mini, effectively bumping its starting price up to $799. …
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In SpaceX’s IPO, Elon Musk is the risk factor
… For SpaceX, the biggest risk is also the biggest asset: Elon Musk. While any company, especially one as complex as SpaceX, would be expected to include a long list of risk factors in its S-1, SpaceX’s is unique in that it includes its own CEO. …
Samsung’s new budget phone costs $50 more despite downgrades
… Prices are up across the industry, and budget phones risk being especially hard hit — Nothing has even cancelled planned smartphone additions to its budget-friendly CMF line. Even Apple increased prices today, though for now its iPhones haven’t been affected. …
Apple wants permission to buy memory from a blacklisted Chinese supplier
… The skyrocketing prices of RAM and storage have driven Apple to raise prices on almost all of its products this week, so it makes sense that it would seek alternative sources. …
Motorola just revealed the Razr Fold’s price and hoo boy
… The memory crisis has phone prices rising across the board, so an already expensive phone risks becoming a much too expensive phone. …
Nvidia’s new financial strategy does not compute
… If you’re starting a neocloud — that is, a small company that rents out compute such as CoreWeave, Crusoe, and Lambda — from scratch, buying Nvidia chips gives you support that you can’t necessarily get from competitors such as, idk, Broadcom. “In effect, they made Nvidia’s product cheaper without … …
Anthropic releases its first Mythos-class model Claude Fable
… Anthropic said the release was “made possible by new safeguards that block responses in specific high-risk areas,” with the system falling back to Claude Opus 4.8 — a model it praised for “honesty” when it launched last month. …
Reggie Fils-Aimé says Amazon once asked Nintendo to break the law
… In the 2000s, Amazon aggressively expanded beyond books and tried to undercut everyone on price. …
The ‘AI is inevitable’ trap
… And if you want to know more about everything we discuss in this episode, here are some links to get you started: Allbirds announced a switch from shoes to AI and its stock jumped 600 percent The attacks on Sam Altman are a warning for the AI world Altman attack suspect proposed “Luigi’ing some tec…
Jony Ive’s funky Ferrari
… YouTube is putting AI labels where you’ll actually see them Pope Leo warns of the risks of AI in major papal document Uber president says AI spending is getting ‘harder to justify’ Facebook launches a ‘Plus’ subscription that gives you extra features Sony’s first RGB TV is a statement piece Valve r…