HP, Dell, and ASUS begin validating CXMTchips as AI Giants siphon global supply; RAM costs projected to rise 50% by mid-year. The world's leading PC manufacturers, HP, Dell, Acer, and ASUS, have begun the process of certifying memory chips from Chinese suppliers for the first time. The move, reported last week, comes as a desperate response to a structural "memory famine" that has seen DRAM and NAND prices quadruple in some markets over the last six months. The crisis, colloq

Sequoia leads the AI startup’s Series D funding round as revenue surpasses $330m. ElevenLabs, the startup that turned AI voice synthesis into a global phenomenon, has officially joined the ranks of the "AI Decacorns." On February 4, 2026, the company announced a $500 million Series D funding round led by Sequoia Capital, catapulting its valuation to $11 billion. The deal more than triples the company’s valuation from just one year ago ($3.3B), cementing its status as the most

$2.5 billion in liquidations shake the market as "extreme fear" grips investors during the worst weekly slide since 2022. Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, rallied back above $70,000 over the weekend after a period of intense volatility that saw the price plunge toward the $60,000 level earlier in the week. As of Sunday, February 8, the asset was consolidating around $70,500, leaving traders wondering if they just witnessed a "dead cat bounce" or the start of a mas

$14 billion deal hands control to Oracle-led group; concerns over pro-israel ties and alleged "political shadowbanning" spark viral exodus. Editorial credit: FotoField / Shutterstock The years-long saga over TikTok’s future in America reached a definitive, yet explosive, conclusion on January 22, 2026. A consortium of U.S. investors led by Oracle founder Larry Ellison, Silver Lake, and MGX finalized a $14 billion deal to acquire the U.S. operations of the short-form video gia

Lawmakers sound cybersecurity and labor alarms after chief safety officer admits Waymo Robotaxi use remote human assistance. Editorial credit: Iv-olga / Shutterstock In a tense Senate Commerce Committee hearing on Wednesday last week, Waymo’s Chief Safety Officer, Mauricio Peña, confirmed a long-suspected industry secret. When Waymo’s robotaxis get confused by American traffic, they often "phone a friend" in the Philippines for help. The admission has sparked a firestorm in W