In AI race vs. U.S., China eyes victory in lower prices and broader appeal
U.S. AI companies seem to be in the lead, but that could be short-lived as Chinese competitors offer cheaper products with more commercial appeal worl...
Australians to pay at least 20% more for iPads and Macbooks after Apple hikes prices citing AI
Apple Macbook 13-inch prices jumps from $1,799 to $2,099 while the cost of iPads surge by 25%Australians woke up on Friday to higher prices for Macboo...
Apple raises iPad and MacBook prices, blaming cost of chips amid AI boom
Company says it cannot shield customers from memory and storage chip costs – and iPhone hikes could be nextApple raised iPad and MacBook prices on Thu...
Score a discounted Xbox console before the prices jump
Microsoft announced today that the price of all Xbox models will rise in August, the second time in less than a year as memory prices continue to wrea...
Microsoft is increasing the prices of Xbox consoles again. Starting August 1st, 512GB models will be $100 more expensive, while 1TB models will be $15...
Key Fed inflation gauge rises to three-year high in May after gas prices peaked
Consumer prices rose 4.1% in May from a year earlier – a sign rising costs could pose problem for Trump in midtermsThe Federal Reserve’s preferred inf...
Electricity prices jump in Europe as demands soars in the heatwave
Great Britain has paid at least six times normal for imported power as millions turn on air conditioning and windfarms’ output sagsThe heatwave has pr...
Laptop prices suck these days, so here are some Prime Day deals that help a little
The RAM, storage, and component crunch has come for new laptop prices. Plenty of models have gone up in price after being on the market for months, an...
California drivers sue gas stations for allegedly using AI to inflate prices
Firms including BP and 7-Eleven accused of coordinating prices to ‘wring more money from pockets of consumers’Gas station operators including BP, Ci...
After months of waiting, Valve has finally announced that the Steam Machine, its new living room-friendly PC, will start at $1,049 and go on sale begi...
Nothing cancels this year’s CMF phone due to RAM prices
Nothing's next budget phone is the latest victim of RAMageddon. As 9to5Google reports, Nothing co-founder Akis Evangelidis announced in a post on X th...
Gas prices fall below $4 on average after Trump’s signing of Iran deal to end war
Drivers feel some relief but prices still a dollar more per gallon overall since before US-Israel attack on IranSign up for the Breaking News US newsl...
Iran War Live Updates: Oil Prices Fall as U.S.-Iran Deal Offers Hope for Shipping
With an initial agreement signed by both sides, oil could soon flow again through the Strait of Hormuz. But prospects for a long-term deal remained mu...
Tim Cook says RAM expenses are ‘unsustainable’ and Apple is going to raise prices
Apple is planning to raise prices in response to the ongoing memory shortage. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Apple CEO Tim Cook says "p...
Pakistan ends 'luxury tax' on menstrual products, contraceptives. Will prices drop?
In Pakistan, taxes on menstrual products can add up. Activists have long worked to change this. Now a new budget wipes out the 18% sales tax. But ques...
