Poland’s FlyFocus Raises €4.5M To Scale European-Made Drone Production

Kailee Rainse / startuprise - FlyFocus, a Warsaw-based defence technology company, has secured €4.5 million in funding. The round was led by ffVC, with participation from the NCBR Investment Fund, the VC arm of Poland’s National Centre for Research and Development. The company will us…

techspot - TSMC's vast complex outside Phoenix is central to that effort. The 2,000-acre site is slated to host six fabrication plants along with supporting infrastructure. Apple is positioning itself as the anchor customer: the company plans to purchase more than 1…

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Advanced Apple Silicon remains tied to Taiwan despite Arizona fab expansion

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What I Saw Inside Apple’s Effort to Rebuild the U.S. Chip Supply Chain

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Apple is quietly assembling a US chip supply chain, one layer at a time

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More Lower-Cost MacBook Details Surface Ahead of 'Apple Experience' Next Week

Joe Rossignol / macrumors - Apple is expected to unveil up to five new products next week, including a lower-cost MacBook, and a few more details about the laptop surfaced today.According to supply chain sources who spoke to DigiTimes, the entry-level MacBook will indeed be launchin…

#hardware #apple #business #pricing #batteries #manufacturing #macbook #gadgets #oled #memory

Hardware compromises & code leaks — Budget MacBook trims features (4)
Pricing & production — Suppliers struggle with component cost spikes (4)
Touchscreen & software changes — Dynamic Island, OLED, touch-optimized macOS coming (4)
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Hardware compromises & code leaks — Budget MacBook trims features

Apple's Budget MacBook Could Skip True Tone and Fast Charging to Cut Costs [Rumor]

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New Budget MacBook: Here Are the Rumoured Compromises

9 days / iphoneincanada / Usman Qureshi

Compromises for affordability ahead: Code leak spills details on new MacBook

9 days / appleinsider

Leaker Says Apple's Lower-Cost MacBook Will Have These 8 Limitations

9 days / macrumors / Joe Rossignol

Pricing & production — Suppliers struggle with component cost spikes

Apple's 'Budget' MacBook Set for March Launch as Rising Costs Threaten Price Tag [Report]

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Rising memory & battery costs complicate Apple's lower-cost MacBook

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More Lower-Cost MacBook Details Surface Ahead of 'Apple Experience' Next Week

9 days / macrumors / Joe Rossignol

How Apple will target consumers with a lower-cost MacBook -- again

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Touchscreen & software changes — Dynamic Island, OLED, touch-optimized macOS coming

Apple's First Touchscreen MacBook Could Redeem Liquid Glass

9 days / slashgear

From ‘Toaster-Fridge’ to Reality: The Touchscreen Mac is Coming

9 days / idropnews / Jesse Hollington

macOS 27: All the Rumors So Far

9 days / macrumors / Joe Rossignol

Dreaming of a Touchscreen MacBook? You'd Better Be a Fan of Apple's Dynamic Island

9 days / cnet / Omar Gallaga

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M5 Pro and M5 Max MacBook Pro: What to Expect

9 days / macrumors / Juli Clover

Nobody claimed it was going to be equivalent to a MacBook Pro or even a MacBook Air. A code leak details the budget MacBook having an A18 Pro chip, limits on charging, no True Tone, and more.

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iPhone Fold hinge crease will be about 1/4 the depth of the Galaxy Fold 7

appleinsider - Apple's focus on the iPhone Fold display will finally pay off when it is released, with the device rumored to have a tiny crease compared to other foldable smartphones.The iPhone Fold's screen should be crease-free — image credit: AppleInsiderThe long-rum…

#hardware #apple #iphone #supplychain #manufacturing #technology #gadgets #oled #smartphone #foldable

Apple's First Foldable iPhone Enters Production With 0.15mm Display Crease [Rumor]

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iPhone Fold hinge crease will be about 1/4 the depth of the Galaxy Fold 7

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iPhone Fold Crease Measurements Revealed as Device Hits Production

9 days / macrumors / Tim Hardwick

iPhone Fold’s Inner Display To Have Extremely Tight Tolerance For Crease Specifications To Reduce Visibility, As New Rumor Claims That Panel Orders Have Been Received

9 days / wccftech / Omar Sohail

HP says memory’s contribution to PC costs just doubled to 35 percent

Simon Sharwood / theregister - Speeds up qualification of new suppliers to get more cheap parts into PCs, faster HP Inc. has revealed that memory now accounts for 35 percent of the cost of materials it needs to build a PC, up from between 15 and 18 percent last quarter. And the company…

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HP Revenues Up 6.9 Percent But Company Warns on RAM Prices

9 days / thurrott / Paul Thurrott

HP Says Memory's Contribution To PC Costs Just Doubled To 35%

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(PR) HP Inc. Reports Fiscal 2026 First Quarter Results

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HP says memory’s contribution to PC costs just doubled to 35 percent

9 days / theregister / Simon Sharwood

HP’s stock falls after management tempers full-year expectations amid soaring memory costs

10 days / siliconangle / Mike Wheatley

HP Inc. (HPQ)Stock: Cash Flow Improves as Market Reacts to Soft EPS Guidance

10 days / parameter / Yasmin Werner

Lamborghini kills its upcoming all-electric Lanzador because of nearly zero interest

digitaltrends - Lamborghini axes its Lanzador EV, citing near-zero demand and high costs. The brand will focus on plug-in hybrids instead, keeping combustion emotion alive.The post Lamborghini kills its upcoming all-electric Lanzador because of nearly zero interest appea…

#cars #business #batteries #manufacturing #technology #automotive #ev

Lamborghini kills its upcoming all-electric Lanzador because of nearly zero interest

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Lamborghini cancels electric Lanzador as supercar buyers reject EVs

10 days / arstechnica / Jonathan M. Gitlin

An expensive hobby: Lamborghini shelves its first EV project

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Apple Will Begin Manufacturing Mac Minis in Houston Later This Year

John Gruber / apple - Apple Newsroom: Apple today announced a significant expansion of factoryoperations in Houston, bringing the future production of Mac minito the U.S. for the first time. The company will also expandadvanced AI server manufacturing at the factory and provid…

#hardware #apple #business #jobs #supplychain #us #economy #manufacturing #technology #gadgets

Apple to Build the Mac Mini in the United States for the First Time

10 days / cnet / Alex Valdes

Mac mini will be made at a new facility in Houston

10 days / ycombinator

Apple to move some Mac Mini production to U.S. this year as part of effort to boost domestic manufacturing

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Apple Will Begin Manufacturing Mac Minis in Houston Later This Year

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'Merica-made Mac Minis marked for manufacturing

10 days / theregister / Tobias Mann

Apple will start manufacturing the Mac mini in the US later this year

Reece Bithrey / theshortcut - With a brand new 220,000 square foot plant

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In a replay of 2019, Apple says a single desktop Mac will be manufactured in the US

10 days / arstechnica / Andrew Cunningham

One Of The Most Popular Macs Will Now Be Made In America

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Apple's U.S. Mac mini assembly plant was planned during the Biden administration

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Mac mini Production Heads to Texas as Apple Expands Houston Operations

10 days / idropnews / Chris Hauk

Inside the Secret Briefings That Pushed Apple to Move Chip Production to the US [Report]

10 days / iclarified

Apple will start manufacturing the Mac mini in the US later this year

10 days / theshortcut / Reece Bithrey

TSMC trades near record high as Apple plans to purchase “well over 100 million” chips from its Arizona facility this year

10 days / sherwood / Rani Molla

ASML Pushes EUV Light Source to 1,000 Watts, Targets 50% More Chip Output by 2030

Maria Garcia / implicator - ASML boosted its EUV light source to 1,000 watts by doubling tin droplet rates, targeting 50% more chip output per machine by 2030.

#semiconductors #chips #business #deeptech #supplychain #engineering #manufacturing #technology

1,000 Watts. 16 Million Prompts. One $400 Box.

10 days / implicator / Marcus Schuler

ASML Pushes EUV Light Source to 1,000 Watts, Targets 50% More Chip Output by 2030

10 days / implicator / Maria Garcia

ASML makes breakthrough in EUV chipmaking tech, plans to increase speed by 50% by 2030 — new 1,000-watt light source fires three lasers at 100,000 tin droplets every second

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ASML hits 1,000-watt EUV milestone to boost chip production by 50%

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The best webcams for 2026

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Frankenburg Technologies Raises €30M in Series A Funding

FinSMEs / finsmes - Frankenburg Technologies, a Tallinn, Estonia-based company which specializes in missile systems designed for mass production and rapid regeneration, raised €30M in Series a funding. The round was led by Plural and followed by SmartCap. The raise brought t…

#startups #innovation #defensetech #government #business #aerospace #supplychain #europe #manufacturing #technology

Frankenburg Technologies secures €30M to advance its missile defence systems

10 days / startuprise / Kailee Rainse

Estonian missile defence startup Frankenburg Technologies raises €30M

10 days / tech / John Reynolds

Plural leads €30M for Tallinn’s Frankenburg, building ‘SpaceX for missiles’

10 days / techfundingnews / Vignesh R

Frankenburg Technologies Secures €30M Series A Funding

10 days / ventureburn / Ekemini

European missile manufacturing push gains momentum as Frankenburg closes €30 million funding round

10 days / eu-startups / David Cendon Garcia

Frankenburg Technologies Raises €30M in Series A Funding

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Air defence startups Frankenburg and Tytan raise €30m each from Plural, NATO Innovation Fund

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Apple Announces Plans to Begin Assembling Mac Mini in U.S. This Year

Joe Rossignol / macrumors - Apple today announced that Foxconn will begin assembling some Mac mini computers at a factory in Houston, Texas later this year.In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Apple's operations chief Sabih Khan said U.S. assembly of some Mac mini units is …

#semiconductors #apple #china #chips #business #jobs #supplychain #us #asia #manufacturing

Inside tours: Apple’s US supply-chain strategy and challenges (1)
Mac mini assembly in Houston: Foxconn to produce US units (7)
U.S. chip push: TSMC fabs and Apple chip sourcing (3)
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Inside tours: Apple’s US supply-chain strategy and challenges

Take a peek into Apple's efforts to bring Mac mini assembly and chip fabrication stateside

11 days / appleinsider

Mac mini assembly in Houston: Foxconn to produce US units

(PR) Apple Accelerates U.S. Manufacturing, with Mac Mini Production Coming Later This Year

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Apple Says it Plans to Build the Mac mini in the United States

10 days / iphoneincanada / John Quintet

Apple shifting some Mac mini production from Asia to Texas this year

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Apple will soon make (some) Mac Minis in the US

10 days / theverge / Jess Weatherbed

Apple will start making Mac minis in the US

10 days / engadget / Mariella Moon

Apple Announces Plans to Begin Assembling Mac Mini in U.S. This Year

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Apple Plans to Manufacture Mac Mini in Houston

11 days / wsj / Rolfe Winkler

U.S. chip push: TSMC fabs and Apple chip sourcing

Apple to produce Mac Minis in Houston for the first time — US chip sourcing tops 20 billion units

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Apple Secures 100 Million U.S.-Made Chips From TSMC, Plans Mac mini Assembly in Texas [Report]

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Inside Apple’s Push to Build an All-American Chip

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Apple Officially Bringing Mac mini Production to the U.S. With New Houston Factory

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Apple is Moving Back Some Mac Mini Production to the US

10 days / thurrott / Laurent Giret

Apple’s ‘Make In America’ Push Gains Steam, With Server Production Now Hitting 10 Units Per Hour, As CIA Warns Of A 2027 Taiwan Attack

10 days / wccftech / Rohail Saleem

Apple Announces Plans to Begin Assembling Mac Mini in U.S. This Year

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Panasonic Will No Longer Make Its Own TVs

BeauHD / slashdot - Panasonic is handing over the manufacturing, marketing, and sales of its TVs to Shenzhen-based Skyworth, effectively exiting in-house TV production. Ars Technica reports: Skyworth is a Shenzhen-headquartered TV brand. The company claims to be "a top three…

#hardware #china #business #supplychain #asia #manufacturing #gadgets #tv #intellectualproperty #japan

Panasonic, the former plasma king, will no longer make its own TVs | Panasonic was one of the last Japanese companies still manufacturing TVs.

11 days / reddit / /u/ControlCAD

Panasonic Will No Longer Make Its Own TVs

11 days / slashdot / BeauHD

Panasonic, the former plasma king, will no longer make its own TVs

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Lamborghini Has Been Planning an EV for Years. It’s Just Been Cancelled

Zac Estrada / gizmodo - EVs in their current form do not deliver the "specific emotional connection" Lamborghini says its cars need.

#cars #business #environment #manufacturing #technology #automotive #ev

Lamborghini cancels first EV model

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Lamborghini cancels Lanzador EV as CEO cites “near zero” demand

10 days / dataconomy / Aytun Çelebi

Lamborghini Has Been Planning an EV for Years. It’s Just Been Cancelled

11 days / gizmodo / Zac Estrada

Lamborghini ditches plans for its all-electric supercar due to 'close to zero' buyer interest

11 days / engadget / Jackson Chen

Lamborghini is the Latest Automaker to Pull the Plug on Luxury EVs

11 days / wired / Jeremy White

Lamborghini Just Canceled the Lanzador Because EVs Aren't 'Emotional' Enough

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ASML Boosts EUV Power to 1,000W for Better Yields and Lower Chip Costs

techpowerup - ASML says it has boosted the light source power in its EUV lithography systems to 1,000 watts, up from roughly 600 W today. According to a Reuters report, the company claims the increase could enable up to 50% more chip output by the end of the decade. Mo…

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ASML achieves EUV breakthrough: 50 percent more chips in the foreseeable future

11 days / techzine / Berry Zwets

ASML Set to Boost Chip Output 50% by 2030, Ramping EUV Light Source Power to 1 Kilowatt & Hoping to Ease AI Supply Bottlenecks

11 days / wccftech / Muhammad Zuhair

ASML Boosts EUV Power to 1,000W for Better Yields and Lower Chip Costs

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ASML Stock: EUV Light Source Breakthrough Could Yield 50% More Chips by 2030

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Einklang raises €2.2M to slash German factory power bills 40% with battery tariffs

Sofia Chesnokova / techfundingnews - Germany’s mid-sized businesses are struggling with soaring electricity costs during the energy transition. They face price swings, high…

#innovation #enterprise #tariffs #energy #business #finance #environment #europe #batteries #manufacturing

Einklang Secures €2.2M To Expand Battery-Powered Energy Solution For German SMEs

11 days / startuprise / Kailee Rainse

Einklang secures €2.2M for battery-optimised industrial power solutions

11 days / tech / Tamara Djurickovic

SMEs cut electricity costs by 30–40% with Einklang as it raises €2.2 million to scale its battery-optimised tariff

11 days / eu-startups / David Cendon Garcia

Einklang raises €2.2M to slash German factory power bills 40% with battery tariffs

11 days / techfundingnews / Sofia Chesnokova

GIGABYTE RTX 5090 With A Second Added 12V-2×6 Connector Ends Up Burning Holes In The PCB

Sarfraz Khan / wccftech - It was bound to happen since the GPU was already showing weird behavior, and with two 16-pin connectors, the GPU just got two holes in it. Frame Chasers Shunt-Mods and Adds Another 12V-2x6 Connector on the GIGABYTE RTX 5090; Overheating PCB Ends up with H…

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MSI RTX 5090 Lightning Z GPUs listed on eBay for almost $27,000 — limited edition graphics card demands 500% premium from resellers

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Dell's new prebuilt PC has special custom power connector for Nvidia GPU — even large OEMs apparently fear the 16-pin power connector meltdowns

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Several Users Report MSI’s Yellow-Tip 16-pin Connector Pushes Out Itself, Greatly Increasing Melting Risk

12 days / wccftech / Sarfraz Khan

GIGABYTE RTX 5090 With A Second Added 12V-2×6 Connector Ends Up Burning Holes In The PCB

12 days / wccftech / Sarfraz Khan

Dell's new prebuilt PC has special custom power connector for Nvidia GPU — even large OEMs apparently fear the 16-pin power connector meltdowns

12 days / tomshardware

Just for Fun: We Tested MSI's "RTX 5090 Ti" You Probably Can't Buy

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AMD Zen 6 and Intel Nova Lake CPUs reportedly arriving late, delayed to CES 2027 — next-gen chips rocked by industry turmoil

tomshardware - AMD and Intel are both preparing next-gen desktop CPUs with major architectural improvements that now seem to be delayed. This includes Nova Lake, which has been confirmed for a 2026 year-end release time and again, and Zen 6, which has been on AMD's road…

#hardware #semiconductors #chips #business #supplychain #cpus #amd #intel #manufacturing #technology

Desktop CPU launches pushed to CES 2027, industry braces (6)
Inside Intel: Nova Lake-S details and Unified Core plans (2)
Other tech and market stories tangential to CPU delays (3)

Desktop CPU launches pushed to CES 2027, industry braces

Zen 6 and Nova Lake are probably *not* postponed to 2027

12 days / reddit / /u/Voodoo2-SLi

Intel "Nova Lake-S" Coming in 2027, CES Launch Alongside AMD "Olympic Ridge" Likely

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AMD Zen 6 and Intel Nova Lake CPUs reportedly arriving late, delayed to CES 2027 — next-gen chips rocked by industry turmoil - Tom's Hardware

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AMD Zen 6 and Intel Nova Lake CPUs reportedly arriving late, delayed to CES 2027 — next-gen chips rocked by industry turmoil

13 days / tomshardware

Even CPUs Aren’t Safe from ‘Delayed Launches’ Anymore, With Intel’s Nova Lake-S Reportedly Pushed to 2027

13 days / wccftech / Muhammad Zuhair

Even CPUs Aren’t Safe from ‘Delayed Launches’ Anymore, With Intel’s Nova Lake-S Reportedly Pushed to 2027 - Wccftech

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Inside Intel: Nova Lake-S details and Unified Core plans

Intel’s ‘Unified Core’ Ambitions With Next-Gen CPUs Remain Intact as a New Job Posting Signals Further Progress on the Concept

12 days / wccftech / Muhammad Zuhair

Intel reportedly eyeing Nova Lake-S Ultra processors for next year

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There's a shortage of RAM (computer memory). How is this affecting the industry?

Scott Simon / npr - Memory chips (aka RAM) are in short supply, globally. Why and what does that mean for consumers

#semiconductors #chips #business #supplychain #pricing #manufacturing #technology #gadgets #memory #lenovo

Consumers feel the pinch: RAM prices, deals, and regional shifts (5)
DRAM market shifts: Samsung, SK Hynix, Chinese entrants reshape supply (5)
Lenovo warns partners: buy now to avoid March memory-driven hikes (4)
OTHER: Misc PC items not central to the memory shortage (0)

Consumers feel the pinch: RAM prices, deals, and regional shifts

Retail DDR5 memory prices slowly drop in Europe despite ongoing shortages — overdue pricing correction could be beginning in some regions

12 days / tomshardware

User Snags 32 GB DDR5 Memory For $120 After Seller Mistakes It For DDR4

12 days / wccftech / Sarfraz Khan

Say Goodbye to the Idea of Chinese RAM Being Cheap; 32GB DDR5 Modules Now Retail for Over $500 as Local Prices Catch Up Globally

12 days / wccftech / Muhammad Zuhair

A $185 motherboard discount is a great way to start a SFF PC build

13 days / digitaltrends

There's a shortage of RAM (computer memory). How is this affecting the industry?

13 days / npr / Scott Simon

DRAM market shifts: Samsung, SK Hynix, Chinese entrants reshape supply

SK Hynix significantly increases production of AI memory

11 days / techzine / Mels Dees

CXMT halves DDR4 prices as YMTC gains ground in NAND, raising concerns over Korea’s legacy exposure

12 days / reddit / /u/BixKoop

Samsung’s Memory Comeback Is One to Watch as the Korean Giant Reclaims the Top Spot in the Industry After Losing Ground Just a Few Quarters Ago

12 days / wccftech / Muhammad Zuhair

Samsung reclaims top spot in global DRAM market in Q4

13 days / co / Kang Yoon-seung

Apple weighs risky partnerships with Chinese brands YMTC and CXMT - TechRadar

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Lenovo warns partners: buy now to avoid March memory-driven hikes

Lenovo Asks Partners To “Place Orders As Soon As Possible” Before Implementing A Price Hike Next Month

12 days / wccftech / Sarfraz Khan

Lenovo expects to make pricing changes to certain commercial client device products in early March due to the ongoing global memory chip shortage

12 days / reddit / /u/sr_local

Lenovo alerts partners to looming price hikes on consumer and server products — soaring memory costs drive the surge

13 days / tomshardware

Lenovo Warns of PC Price Hikes Coming in March Amid Rising Memory Costs

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OTHER: Misc PC items not central to the memory shortage

Lucid (LCID) Stock: Slides 2% as EV Maker Cuts 12% of Workforce

Yasmin Werner / parameter - TLDR Lucid trims 12% of staff as shares slide to $9.55 in choppy trade, to cut costs Gravity SUV ramp stays on track, with output expansion targeted through 2025 Mid-size EV near $50k could broaden demand and support Lucid’s margin goals Uber-Nuro robotax…

#cars #stockmarket #business #jobs #us #manufacturing #layoffs #automotive #ev

Lucid (LCID) Stock: Slides 2% as EV Maker Cuts 12% of Workforce

14 days / parameter / Yasmin Werner

Lucid cuts 12% of its US workforce in a profitability push

14 days / sherwood / Max Knoblauch

Lucid Motors slashes 12% of its workforce as it seeks profitability

14 days / techcrunch / Sean O'Kane

Tesla is making the Cybertruck cheaper because it's still not selling

Shannon Carroll / qz - Tesla’s stainless-steel moonshot gets a lower rung and a trimmed flagship as sales crater — a clear bid to turn attention into actual orders

#cars #tesla #business #pricing #manufacturing #automotive #ev

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Tesla's "cheaper" Cybertruck arrives at $59,990, still far from the $40K promise

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‘I Bought This Before Elon Went Crazy’ Bumper Stickers Won’t Work on the New $60,000 Cybertruck

14 days / gizmodo / Bruce Gil

Tesla is making the Cybertruck cheaper because it's still not selling

14 days / qz / Shannon Carroll

Tesla slashes Cybertruck prices as it tries to move (unpainted) metal

14 days / arstechnica / Jonathan M. Gitlin

Tesla’s cheaper $60,000 Cybertruck is still a Cybertruck