Apple Plans to Keep iPhone 18 Prices Steady Despite Rising Component Costs [Kuo]

iclarified - Apple is facing a significant increase in component costs, particularly for memory, but the company reportedly plans to absorb those expenses rather than pass them on to consumers with the iPhone 18. TF International Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says A…

Apple’s iPhone 18 Launch Plan Should Be To Absorb DRAM Costs And Use The ‘Market Chaos’ To Its Advantage, Analyst Believes Services Revenue Will Provide Ample Cushion

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Apple to Keep iPhone 18 Starting Price Steady Despite Rising Memory Costs

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Apple, Qualcomm rethink heavy reliance on TSMC as costs rise

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Everything you need to know about viral personal AI assistant Clawdbot (now Moltbot)

Anna Heim / techcrunch - Personal AI assistant Moltbot —formerly Clawdbot — has gone viral in a matter of weeks. But there’s more you should know before jumping on the bandwagon.

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Anthropic Close to Finalizing Fundraising Deal at $350 Billion Valuation

PYMNTS / pymnts - Anthropic is close to finalizing a fundraising deal in which it will raise $20 billion and be valued at $350 billion, the Financial Times reported Tuesday (Jan. 27), citing unnamed sources. The artificial intelligence (AI) startup doubled the amount it wa…

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Anthropic’s record multi-billion funding surge details

Anthropic Poised for $20B Funding Round

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Investors upped their AI bets, despite fears of bubble

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Anthropic doubles funding target to $20B at $350B valuation

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Anthropic hikes fundraising to $20B at $350B valuation, bigger than most unicorns

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Anthropic reportedly upped its latest raise to $20B

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Anthropic closes latest funding round above $10 billion and could go higher, sources say

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Anthropic Close to Finalizing Fundraising Deal at $350 Billion Valuation

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Anthropic reportedly doubles current fundraising round to $20 billion

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Anthropic doubles VC fundraising to $20bn on surging investor demand

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Bitcoin miners rally amid AI funding hype

Bitcoin miners surge higher as Anthropic's fundraising efforts boost AI spirits

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New Claude product updates stir tech innovations

Anthropic prepares new sketch tool, Cowork in projects and more

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Trademark tussle triggers sudden Anthropic rebranding drama

Moltbot's 72-Hour Meltdown Sends Cloudflare Stock Soaring

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Anthropic looks to raise $20 billion at more than $300 billion valuation, according to reports.

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Crypto Payments Startup Mesh Hits $1 Billion Unicorn Valuation

Andrew Hayward / decrypt - Mesh, which lets businesses take crypto payments across networks, added $75 million to its war chest, achieving “unicorn” status in the process.

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Crypto payments startup Mesh raises $75M at $1B valuation

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Mesh Raises $75 Million To Advance Global Crypto Payments Infrastructure

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Crypto Payments Startup Mesh Hits $1 Billion Unicorn Valuation

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Mesh becomes unicorn, raises $75 million for crypto payments infrastructure

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Mesh Looks to Court FinTechs After $1 Billion Valuation

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Google’s Low-Cost AI Plus Plan Launches in 35 New Countries Including the US

Laurent Giret / thurrott - Google's AI Plus is coming to the US and 34 other new countries today, and it's available at just $3.99/month for the first two months for new subscribers.The post Google’s Low-Cost AI Plus Plan Launches in 35 New Countries Including the US appeared first…

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Google launches another, cheaper AI subscription in Canada

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Gemini 3 Pro and other AI tools are now available globally through the Google AI Plus plan, which is $7.99 per month in the United States.

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Google AI Plus Officially Launches in Canada with New 50% Off Promo

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Google’s Low-Cost AI Plus Plan Launches in 35 New Countries Including the US

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Google’s more affordable AI Plus plan rolls out to all markets, including the U.S.

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Google AI Plus is now available in the US for $8 a month

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Google Brings Cheaper $7.99 'AI Plus' Plan to 35 Countries, Including U.S.

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iOS 26.3's New Privacy Setting Lets You Hide Your Exact Location

bgr - Once iOS 26.3 rolls out, iPhone owners will gain access to a new privacy feature that limits the precision of the location cellular networks can see.

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Apple Seeds Third Betas of iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3 to Public Beta Testers

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Apple is Blocking Carrier Tracking in iOS 26.3 — But Only on These iPhones

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Apple's new iOS feature could make a big difference for everyday privacy

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Apple Releases Third Public Betas of iOS 26.3, iPadOS 26.3, macOS Tahoe 26.3, and More [Download]

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iOS 26.3's New Privacy Setting Lets You Hide Your Exact Location

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Apple Seeds Third Betas of iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3 to Public Beta Testers

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A new setting in iOS 26.3 will make it harder for carriers to track your exact location

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Google AI Overviews Now Powered By Gemini 3 via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Matt G. Southern / searchenginejournal - Google is making Gemini 3 the default model for AI Overviews and adding a direct path to ask follow-up questions in AI Mode.The post Google AI Overviews Now Powered By Gemini 3 appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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Google launches Agentic Vision in Gemini 3 Flash

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Google’s AI Overviews In Search Now Let Mobile Users Ask Follow-Up Questions

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Google Just Killed the Search Bar as You Know It

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Google puts AI Mode conversations directly in AI Overviews in Search

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AI Overviews gets upgraded to Gemini 3 with a dash of AI Mode

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Google AI Overviews Now Powered By Gemini 3 via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

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Gemini 3 is now Google's default model for AI Overviews

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Google Search now lets you ask AI Overviews follow-up questions

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Google now lets users jump from AI Overviews into AI Mode conversations

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Pinterest layoffs today: 15% of jobs cut as social media giant is latest to cite shift to AI

Michael Grothaus / fastcompany - Nike isn’t the only household corporate name to announce significant layoffs this week. Just a day after the sporting goods giant announced layoffs, citing a further embrace of automation, social media giant Pinterest has announced it will cut jobs. The d…

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Pinterest lays off hundreds, citing need for 'AI-proficient talent'

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Pinterest will lay off 15% of its workforce as the platform pivots resources to AI

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Pinterest to lay off staff and shift resources to AI, company says

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Pinterest to Cut Roughly 15% of Staff in Shift to AI Focus

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Pinterest layoffs today: 15% of jobs cut as social media giant is latest to cite shift to AI

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Pinterest is conducting a massive round of layoffs to prioritize 'AI-powered products and capabilities'

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Pinterest (PINS) Stock: Layoffs Hit 15% of Staff in AI Restructuring

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Pinterest Cuts Up To 15% Jobs To Redirect Resources To AI

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Pinterest laying off 15% of workforce in push toward AI roles and teams

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Samsung Galaxy Z Trifold Will Cost $2,900 in the US

msmash / slashdot - Samsung said today that its Galaxy Z TriFold, the first tri-fold smartphone to ship in the U.S., will be available starting January 30 at a price point of $2,899 -- substantially more expensive than any other phone on the U.S. market, including Samsung's …

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US TriFold launch and price details (12)
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US TriFold launch and price details

Good news, bad news: Samsung Galaxy TriFold finally has a U.S. release date and price tag

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Samsung's $2,900 triple-fold phone is already dead on arrival

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You're Going To Hate How Much The Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold Costs In The U.S.

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Samsung’s Galaxy Z TriFold finally gets a US launch date and a jaw-dropping price tag

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Samsung’s $2,899 Galaxy Z TriFold Launches in the US on January 30

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Samsung’s TriFold phone will cost $2,899 in the US

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Samsung Galaxy Z Trifold Will Cost $2,900 in the US

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You Can Finally Buy The Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold In The US For A Measly ~$2,900

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Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold Goes on Sale in Days, but Its $3,000 Price Is Unhinged

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Samsung Galaxy Z Trifold U.S. Price Is Not at All Surprising

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The Samsung Trifold will cost nearly three grand

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The Samsung Galaxy Z Trifold will cost $2,900 in the US

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Wide Fold production ahead of Apple

Samsung to Produce 1 Million 'Wide Fold' Smartphones Ahead of Apple's Foldable iPhone [Report]

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With Clue and Lovehoney as partners, Evaro secures €21 million to expand NHS-licensed embedded health services

David Cendon Garcia / eu-startups - Evaro, an NHS-licensed digital healthcare platform serving over 2 million patients, today announced it has closed a €21 million ($25 million) Series A funding round to expand across treatment areas (women’s health, men’s health, and longevity medicine), c…

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Evaro secures $25M to support consumer brands in offering digital healthcare services

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Evaro Raises €21M To Expand NHS-Licensed Embedded Health Services With Clue And Lovehoney

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With Clue and Lovehoney as partners, Evaro secures €21 million to expand NHS-licensed embedded health services

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Norfolk digital health platform closes £18m round

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Evaro raises $25M to bring NHS healthcare straight into your favourite consumer apps

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Micron builds $24 bn Singapore chip fab as AI demand soars

techxplore - US chip firm Micron said Tuesday it was building a $24 billion plant in Singapore to help meet soaring AI-driven demand that has caused a global shortage of memory components.