MWC 2026 Live: All the Robots, Phones, Concepts, AI and Labubu-Like Bots We Saw
Mike Sorrentino / cnet - Mobile World Congress has ended. We saw phones like Xiaomi's Leica Leitzphone, radical new designs like Honor's Robot Phone, AI-powered comfort robots, a concept hypercar and so many gadgets.
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Valve hints at Steam Machine delay… but the plot thickens
digitaltrends - Valve says memory and storage shortages may delay the Steam Machine and related hardware, while updated listings showing “Coming soon” suggest development is still progressing behind the scenes. The post Valve hints at Steam Machine delay… but the plot th…
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China’s rubber-stamp parliament rubber stamps tech independence plan
Simon Sharwood / theregister - Call to do better with chips and put AI everywhere is more than rhetoric because China’s scientists are sprinting ahead China’s government has again made reducing reliance on imported digital technology a major goal.…
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BYD rolls out EV batteries with 5-minute ‘flash charging.’ But there’s a catch.
Tim De Chant / techcrunch - The Chinese automaker's new Blade Battery 2.0 is capable of charging at up to 1.5 megawatts, dramatically slashing the time it takes to fill up.
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Fibionic Raises €3M To Advance Bionic Lightweight Technology
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - Austrian deeptech startup fibionic has secured €3 million in seed funding in a round led by Redstone, alongside Euregio+, Caesar, and Leap435, with additional backing from angel investors. Lightweight materials are critical across sectors such as sports e…
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Shellworks raises $15M to scale sustainable plastic alternative Vivomer
Tamara Djurickovic / tech - London-basedbiomaterials company Shellworks has raised $15 million in a Series A fundinground led by Paris-based impact investment fund alter equity. The round alsoincluded participation from Nat Frie...
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Europe’s push for space autonomy gains momentum as Spain’s PLD Space secures €180 million Series C
David Cendon Garcia / eu-startups - PLD Space, an Elche-based space transportation scale-up, has closed a €180 million Series C equity funding round to support its transition to commercial operations and the scaling of its industrial and launch capabilities. The round was led by Japanese ma…
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Oxa Raises $103M To Scale Industrial Vehicle Autonomy
Clinton / ventureburn - Oxa Secures $103 Million Series D Funding Oxa has raised $103 million to accelerate its industrial autonomy platform. The Series D round is led by the UK National Wealth FundThe post Oxa Raises $103M To Scale Industrial Vehicle Autonomy appeared first on …
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French synbio baCta snaps €7M: Can AI yeast crack the €1B astaxanthin market?
Abhinaya Prabhu / techfundingnews - Industrial biotech startup baCta has raised €7 million in seed funding to accelerate its vision of replacing petrochemical…
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Nvidia invests $2B in Lumentum lasers for next-gen AI factories
Vignesh R / techfundingnews - NVIDIA has announced a long-term strategic partnership with Lumentum Holdings to develop advanced optics technology for next-generation AI…
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Entry-level PC market to ‘disappear’ by 2028 — rising memory prices pile more strain on consumer PC market
tomshardware - A 130% surge in combined DRAM and SSD prices by the end of 2026 will push PC prices up 17% compared to 2025 levels and wipe out the sub-$500 PC market.
- AI data centers starve budget smartphones of memory chips (1)
- Gartner warns sub-$500 PCs will vanish by 2028 (6)
- Phison demands prepayments as NAND prices surge 500% (4)
AI data centers starve budget smartphones of memory chips
Gartner warns sub-$500 PCs will vanish by 2028
Phison demands prepayments as NAND prices surge 500%
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ASML plans to expand beyond chip lithography into advanced packaging
Maximilian Schreiner / the-decoder - ASML, the world's sole manufacturer of EUV lithography machines used to produce advanced chips, is looking to expand beyond its core business.The article ASML plans to expand beyond chip lithography into advanced packaging appeared first on The Decoder.
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NZXT Dredges Up H1 PCIe Riser Debacle to Reassure H2 Flow Buyers: "It Cannot Happen Again"
techpowerup - If you were in or around the PC building space in 2020, you'd have at least heard about the fire risk related to the PCIe riser cable on the original NZXT H1 mini ITX case, which eventually resulted in a recall and replacement PCIe riser kits being sent o…
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Smartphone Market To Decline 13% in 2026, Marking the Largest Drop Ever Due To the Memory Shortage Crisis
msmash / slashdot - An anonymous reader shares a report: Worldwide smartphone shipments are forecast to decline 12.9% year-on-year (YoY) in 2026 to 1.1 billion units, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. This decline…
- Analysts: smartphone shipments set for record plunge (4)
- Chipmakers race to add capacity; exports surge on demand (3)
- Consumers trade in flagship phones amid buyer remorse (1)
- Memory drought squeezes devices, hikes prices and delays launches (7)
Analysts: smartphone shipments set for record plunge
Chipmakers race to add capacity; exports surge on demand
Consumers trade in flagship phones amid buyer remorse
Memory drought squeezes devices, hikes prices and delays launches
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Japan Injects $1.7 Billion Into Rapidus, Retains Veto Power Over Chip Startup
Harkaram Grewal / implicator - Japan secures veto power over Rapidus with golden share as $1.7B funding round from 32 companies exceeds targets for 2nm chip venture.
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Apple says it has "a big week ahead." Here's what we expect to see.
Andrew Cunningham / arstechnica - Apple is taking an "ain't broke/don't fix" approach to most of its gadgets.
- Apple teases 'big week'; low-cost MacBook and launches incoming. (5)
- Other: Mac mini AI use and macOS downgrade guidance. (2)
- Studio Display refresh rumors hint at Pro model, higher specs. (3)
- Touchscreen MacBook debate revives Jobs' objections amid design fixes. (2)
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Apple teases 'big week'; low-cost MacBook and launches incoming.
Other: Mac mini AI use and macOS downgrade guidance.
Studio Display refresh rumors hint at Pro model, higher specs.
Touchscreen MacBook debate revives Jobs' objections amid design fixes.
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Smartphone Sales to Plummet 13% in 2026 Due to RAM Crisis, Says IDC
Jeff Carlson / cnet - AI-fueled memory scarcity is hitting the phone market hard this year, particularly for inexpensive, low-end devices.
- AI hardware prices spike; DGX Spark rises $700 (2)
- Chip crunch threatens budget PCs and phones (3)
- DRAM price surge: suppliers hike quotes and contracts (3)
- IDC warns record 13% smartphone slump in 2026 (4)
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AI hardware prices spike; DGX Spark rises $700
Chip crunch threatens budget PCs and phones
DRAM price surge: suppliers hike quotes and contracts
IDC warns record 13% smartphone slump in 2026
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Intel Foundry Manager Kevin O'Buckley Departs for Qualcomm
techpowerup - The head of Intel Foundry, Kevin O'Buckley, is leaving the company to join Qualcomm. He will take on the role of Executive Vice President of Global Operations and Supply Chain at Qualcomm, effective March 2, 2026. At Qualcomm, O'Buckley will oversee globa…
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A Low-Cost MacBook Could Resemble a Chromebook in More Ways Than One
Kyle Barr / gizmodo - A sub-$1,000 MacBook would necessarily demand compromises, especially in the storage department.
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HP warns RAM now makes up 35% of the cost of building a PC
techspot - Over the past few months, RAM chips used in new PCs have nearly doubled in price. According to HP Inc. CFO Karen Parkhill, memory's share of the PC bill of materials has risen from 15 percent to 18 percent, and now to roughly 35 percent. And that may be o…
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