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| Rolfe Winkler / Wall Street Journal: |
Apple raises Mac, iPad, and other product prices by 15%-25%, saying it has “never seen a component price increase this much, this quickly”; iPhone is unchanged — Increases come a week after Tim Cook said higher memory costs made them ‘unavoidable’
More: MacRumors, New York Times, 9to5Mac, The Verge, Reuters, MacRumors, Information Age, Barron's Online, BBC, Financial Times, Yahoo Finance, Good e-Reader, CNET, AppleInsider, PC Gamer, SiliconANGLE, Fast Company, Six Colors, Redmond Pie, Agence France-Presse, VICE, CNBC, Kotaku, MacStories, The Mac Observer, The Information, MacRumors, MacRumors, Gizmodo, and Thurrott
X: @markgurman, @neilcybart, @zacbowden, @film_girl, @zollotech, @dylanmcd8, @immasiddx, @snazzylabs, @markgurman, @film_girl, @snazzylabs, @dylanmcd8, @satvik_pen, @anxiousholly, @pmarca, @aaronp613, @varunkrish, @rsgnl, @mkbhd, @signulll, @parkerortolani, @sensanders, @firstadopter, @munster_gene, @bzamayo, @markgurman, @zerohedge, @jewiss, @edludlow, @vadimyuryev, @markgurman, @varunkrish, @signulll, @firstadopter, @mgsiegler, @markgurman, @markgurman, @mweinbach, @paultassi, @avstorm, @elonmusk, @benz145, @patrickmoorhead, @rsgnl, @josesaezmerino, @zerohedge, @neilcybart, @raywongy, and @asymco. LinkedIn: Dylan Jones
Bluesky: @tomlevenson, @wittywebhandle, @fraying, @petefrasermusic, @harrymccracken.com, @tylerh.social, and @wario64
Mastodon: @nixCraft@mastodon.social and @js@podcastindex.social
Forums: Hacker News, r/news, r/technology, r/VisionPro, r/iPadPro, r/gadgets, r/macgaming, r/macbookair, r/mac, r/LinusTechTips, r/apple, and MacRumors Forums
| MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC: |
Apple stock closed down 6.15% on Thursday after the company raised some product prices, its worst fall since April 2025 — Apple on Thursday announced price hikes on MacBooks and iPads, its first formal move to pass higher memory and storage costs on to consumers after CEO Tim Cook said increases had become unavoidable.| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Apple says “the rapid expansion of AI data centers has created an extraordinary surge in demand for memory and storage”; the MacBook Neo rises from $599 to $699 — Apple Inc. shares fell after it raised prices of all Macs, iPads, home devices and the Vision Pro on Thursday …
More: The Verge, MacRumors, TechRadar, Digital Trends, 9to5Mac, The American Bazaar, Associated Press, Türkiye Today, CNET, NBC News, Daring Fireball, TechEBlog, Hindustan Times, Deal N Tech, and The Tech Portal
X: @markgurman, @thestalwart, @jamestitcomb, @rolfewinkler, @film_girl, @jerrycap, @firstadopter, @mweinbach, and @thestalwart
Forums: Slashdot and MacRumors Forums
| Justin Lahart / Wall Street Journal: |
More: MarketWatch, OS X Daily, ZeroHedge News, and The Teller Window
X: @nicktimiraos, @drdavidkass, @ckwitt3, and @lisaabramowicz1
Bluesky: @vanhollen.senate.gov and @jessefelder.com
Forums: r/Economics and r/technology
| Om Malik / On my Om: |
Om Malik, a longtime technology writer, founder of Gigaom, and a partner at True Ventures, died on Wednesday at 59 — Om Malik passed away on June 24, 2026, at Stanford Hospital after a long health journey with his heart. He was surrounded by family and friends.
More: RuntimeWire, Matt Mullenweg, TheDesk.net, kottke.org, The Verge, Victor Wynne, Crazy Stupid Tech, and Daring Fireball
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LinkedIn: Werner Vogels, Tom Krazit, Ron Miller, and Jonathan Weber
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Threads: @technologizer, @karaswisher, @jw, @anildash, @martinsfp, @mathewi, @gaberivera, @jank0, @joannastern, @crumbler, and @vogelsteinf
Mastodon: @jeffjarvis@mastodon.social and @dangillmor@mastodon.social
Forums: Hacker News and Lobsters
| The Information: |
Sources: Sam Altman told staff the US government asked OpenAI to stagger the release of GPT-5.6 over security concerns, approving “access customer by customer” — For AI companies on the verge of releasing cutting edge new AI models, there's a new normal in the wake …
More: The Verge, Reuters, Politico, Digit, Financial Times, Axios, Bloomberg, Cyber Security News, TechCrunch, SiliconANGLE, CoinGape, CNN, Engadget, and RuntimeWire
X: @paultoo, @max_paperclips, @tunguz, @beffjezos, @thezvi, @amir, @andrewcurran_, @miles_brundage, @andrewcurran_, @jessicalessin, @thezvi, @pmarca, @andrewcurran_, @scaling01, @tomieinlove, and @garymarcus. LinkedIn: Mark Pesce
Forums: r/singularity, r/OpenAI, and Slashdot
| New York Times: |
Sources: OpenAI leans toward holding off its IPO until 2027 after warnings that Sam Altman's desired $1T valuation may not be met in current market conditions — The A.I. company's advisers are pushing its chief executive, Sam Altman, to move slowly after SpaceX's stock has been volatile …
More: Reuters, CNBC, PYMNTS, The Information, Benzinga, ZeroHedge News, and Forbes
X: @garymarcus, @htsfhickey, @mikeisaac, @zerohedge, @edzitron, and @garymarcus
Bluesky: @rincewind.run and @edzitron.com
Forums: Hacker News, r/technology, and r/BetterOffline
| Aya Wagatsuma / Bloomberg: |
| Kenneth Shepard / Kotaku: |
Microsoft says the price of Xbox consoles will increase on August 1 by $100 for 512GB models and $150 for 1TB models, the third price increase since 2025 — Microsoft is increasing the prices of Xbox Series consoles once more and introducing a ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ option
More: XBOX Wire, The Verge, Bloomberg, GamesIndustry.biz, Pure Xbox, Tom's Hardware, Aftermath, PCMag, Yahoo Finance, Thurrott, Wall Street Journal, Reuters, Push Square, CNET, ScreenRant, TechCrunch, Boing Boing, iPhone in Canada, MobileSyrup, Business Insider, ZeroHedge News, GamesRadar, Android Authority, Digital Trends, Türkiye Today, Game File, Forbes, The Next Web, Game Informer, Windows Central, and TechRaptor
X: @zhugeex, @yongyea, @paultassi, @niktek, @kalaelizabeth, @vicious696, @shizukougames, @synthpotato, @selacogame, @ghillieyt, @tomwarren, @grummz, @wario64, @zerohedge, @ocornut, @r89capital, @genepark, @jezcorden, @stallion83, @septic_sauce, @mrpyo1, @mooreslawisdead, @klobrille, @justfrostbyte, and @centroleaks
Bluesky: @rayrobertson.uk, @zachbussey.tos.gg, and @futterish.fsquared.biz. Mastodon: @maxalmonte14@indiehackers …
| Samantha Subin / CNBC: |
Chipmaker Onsemi agrees to buy Synaptics in a nearly $7B all-stock deal expected to close in the middle of 2027; ON drops 9%+ and SYNA jumps 11%+ after hours — ON Semiconductor has agreed to buy Synaptics in a nearly $7 billion all-stock deal to bolster its push into physical artificial intelligence technology.| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple plans to skip higher-end M6 chips and launch its next Pro and Max chips in 2027 as part of the M7 lineup, to boost on-device AI capabilities — Apple Inc. is making one of the biggest-ever changes to its Mac silicon strategy, preparing to jump ahead to a new artificial …
More: Appleosophy, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, iThinkDifferent, Macworld, iClarified, iPhone in Canada, MobileSyrup, Cult of Mac, Thurrott, Digital Trends, and AppleInsider
X: @markgurman, @markgurman, @mweinbach, @parkerortolani, @dylanmcd8, @kylebrussell, @vadimyuryev, and @markgurman. Bluesky: @jamesaltonsanders.com
Forums: Hacker News, r/technology, r/apple, and MacRumors Forums
| Ethan Gach / Kotaku: |
Sony's Bungie says it is laying off a “significant number of employees”, including “most of the Destiny team”; Bungie has an estimated headcount of 800 — The studio said the sci-fi MMO failed to meet expectations … The studio announced a “reduction in force” …
More: Sony Interactive Entertainment, Game Developer, Polygon.com, HR Katha, Push Square, Windows Central, The Game Post, 80 Level, iPhone in Canada, Tech4Gamers, and Seattle Business Journal
X: @bungie, @williamraguilar, @artagah, @paultassi, @wario64, and @tomwarren
Bluesky: @toadsanime.lostincult.co.uk and @knoebel
Forums: r/Layoffs, r/pcmasterrace, r/MarathonHate, and r/Games
| Lucas Ropek / TechCrunch: |
YouTube rolls out changes to Shorts, including adding a setting to double playback speed, eliminating the “dislike” button, and more — YouTube is rolling out a series of changes to Shorts, including a new method that lets users shrink the duration of short form videos.| Don Clark / New York Times: |
IBM details a 0.7nm chip manufacturing process that utilizes a “nanostack” 3D transistor architecture, which it says could continue chip innovation for 10 years — Industry leaders had worried that innovations in chip miniaturization were no longer possible.
More: IBM, Ars Technica, ZDNET, New Scientist, Digit, Reuters, IBM Research, StorageReview.com, Tech Times, CNET, Electronic Specifier, ServeTheHome, More Than Moore, How-To Geek, BBC, IBM Research, CRN, and SiliconANGLE
X: @aschilling, @omercheema, @lithos_graphein, @iancutress, @ibmnews, @ryansmithat, and @kimmonismus. LinkedIn: Ivan Vulev
Forums: Hacker News, r/singularity, r/technology, and Ars OpenForum
| Thomas Claburn / The Register: |
OpenAI says 97.9% of its employees are now using Codex, up from ~40% in August 2025; non-developer usage of Codex has risen 137x for individual users — Codex, it's not just for developers, really — A company can learn a lot about the market by looking at its own employees.| Zac Bowden / Windows Central: |
Microsoft quietly extends the Extended Security Updates program for Windows 10 consumers by a year, letting eligible users get updates through October 12, 2027 — Windows 10's ESU program has been quietly extended by an extra year, now ending on October 12, 2027 instead of October 2026.
More: Windows, BleepingComputer, Neowin, PCWorld, ZDNET, TechSpot, PCMag, Ars Technica, News Usa Today, Pureinfotech, SC Media, XDA Developers, and Windows Latest
| Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
Notion plans to shut down its Gmail client Notion Mail on September 22 and go “all in” on AI agents to run inboxes, saying 50%+ of users do not open the inbox — Last year, Notion expanded its productivity suite to include Notion Mail, an AI-powered email client.
More: Notion, TechCrunch, Engadget, Android Authority, Ars Technica, XDA Developers, The Next Web, Neowin, and RuntimeWire
| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
Google launches a Google Finance app for Android, with market data, financial news, and an AI-powered “Key Moments” feature, and plans an iOS version this year — Google on Thursday launched a dedicated mobile app for Google Finance that houses users' watchlists and provides real …
More: The Keyword, Ars Technica, Android Police, Neowin, and Blockonomi
| Jo Constantz / Bloomberg: |
California launches a tool to serve as an “early warning system” for widespread AI-driven job loss, linking AI exposure with unemployment insurance claims — Politicians like California Governor Gavin Newsom are under pressure to appear proactive in the face of the technology's threat to the labor market
More: California Policy Lab, Fast Company, Governor of California, Decrypt, and Mashable
| Reuters: |
Apple says it removed VK's apps from the App Store to comply with sanctions; VK says they were removed without warning and it has never been under US sanctions — The Kremlin demanded an explanation from Apple (AAPL.O) on Thursday after several Russian mobile apps related …
More: 9to5Mac, Meduza, AppleInsider, Meduza, UNITED24 Media, UA.NEWS, The Kyiv Independent, and #Межа
X: @apomazuev, @acf_int, @mfa_russia, @mfa_russia, @nafovoyager, and @m_simonyan. Forums: r/technology
| Marina Temkin / TechCrunch: |
Patronus AI, which builds simulated digital environments for evaluating AI agents, raised a $50M Series B led by Greenfield, bringing its total funding to $70M — AI agents are becoming more sophisticated. They are evolving from answering questions to autonomously executing multi-step complex tasks.
More: SiliconANGLE and Patronus AI
| Alistair Gray / Financial Times: |
Swiss watchmaker Swatch seeks $170M from Samsung in a London trial over 26 digital watch face apps that allegedly cloned luxury brand designs, including Omega — Swiss watchmaker accuses technology group of ‘large-scale appropriation’ of luxury designs in London lawsuit| Cailey Gleeson / Fierce Healthcare: |
Upside, which provides social workers with AI-powered housing insights, raised a $20M Series A led by Aquiline with Flare Capital, 645, and others participating — funding round series A Payers Medicaid — Upside, a scalable housing stability platform, banked a $20 million series … | David Politis / Utah Money Watch: |
Utah-based ecommerce tech company Redo raised an $81M Series B at a $1.25B valuation led by Smash Capital, with participation from Pelion and Cervin — The Utah eCommerce-technology company started with returns. — Now it is raising growth capital to build a broader AI-powered platform …
More: The SaaS News
| Lucinda Shen / Axios: |
Warp, a startup using AI to automate payroll compliance and employee management, raised a $60M Series B led by Battery, bringing its total funding to $85M — Warp, a startup using AI to automate payroll compliance and employee management, raised $60 million in Series B funding, CEO Ayush Sharma tells Axios exclusively.| Ann Gehan / The Information: |
Source: Google is asking publishers that test new AI features in Google News to grant it broad rights to their content, including to potentially train AI models — Google is tightening the screws on news publishers. — In recent months, the tech giant has been pitching publishers … | Richard Speed / The Register: |
Elastic announces a ~7% reduction in its workforce, and says “advances in AI and automation are letting us operate with leaner teams”; ESTC closed down 8.70% — CEO says automation is enabling leaner teams as engineering is split into three core areas
Forums: Hacker News
| Sean O'Kane / TechCrunch: |
NHTSA proposes eliminating the mandate for manual brake pedals in “vehicles designed to be driven exclusively by automated driving systems” — The Trump administration's Department of Transportation (DOT) has proposed new changes to federal vehicle regulations that would allow companies …
More: BGR, Gizmodo, NHTSA, Business Insider, The Next Web, and Claims Journal
X: @nhtsagov, @sawyermerritt, and @niccruzpatane
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