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The Hardware Crunch: How Supply Chain Turbulence Is Forcing a New IT Playbook

2026-05-28 00:00:00                intelligence.theregister.com

Infrastructure teams are facing a perfect storm: extended hardware lead times, rising costs driven by AI demand, and accelerated platform timelines.

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The Zuckerbergs Are Hiring a Lifeguard but Calling It a 'Beach Water Person'

2026-05-19 14:00:47                wired.com

The job, which is associated with the Zuckerberg family office, is located in Kauai, Hawaii, where the Meta CEO owns a massive compound.

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TerraByte raises the curtain on its campaign to use AI to unleash the power of geospatial data

2026-05-19 14:00:00                geekwire.com

Microsoft veterans raise pre-seed funding for an AI platform that sifts through streams of satellite data in search of valuable insights. Read More

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Google I/O 2026 live updates: Biggest news on Android, Gemini AI, XR, and more we're seeing

2026-05-19 13:44:00                zdnet.com

We're reporting live from Mountain View at Google's annual developer conference today. Stay tuned for the latest updates.

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Spark ignites Port Nelson ops with private 5G

2026-05-19 13:25:23                mobileworldlive.com

Private 5G edged out Wi-Fi as the technology of choice at a vital shipping port in New Zealand, with local operator Spark and Ericsson Enterprise Wireless Solutions delivering a set-up working across 30,000 square metres. The post Spark ignites Port Nelson ops with private 5G appeared first on Mobile World Live.

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I tested the Surface Pro with 5G, and it's Microsoft's most complete business 2-in-1 yet

2026-05-19 13:00:00                zdnet.com

The 12th-generation Surface Pro for Business features 5G connectivity and a brilliant display.

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StitcherAI emerges from stealth with $3M and a different take on the AI spending problem

2026-05-19 12:16:48                geekwire.com

StitcherAI, founded by a pair of Seattle enterprise tech veterans, launched Tuesday with $3 million in pre-seed funding and a platform that pushes cost data into the tools where spending decisions are made, rather than relying on traditional dashboards. Read More

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Marshall Milton ANC headphones aim to combine portability with performance

2026-05-19 12:00:38                zdnet.com

I don't like on-ear headphones, but the new Marshall Milton ANC cans might change my mind due to their cool features.

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AMD CEO’s meeting with China’s vice-premier raises optimism about US AI chip imports

2026-05-19 11:30:04                scmp.com

A recent meeting between Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) CEO Lisa Su signals a potential loosening of US chip export policies, which could reopen high-end semiconductor sales, including artificial intelligence chips, to select Chinese firms, according to analysts. During their meeting on Monday, He reiterated that Beijing welcomed continued foreign investment, according to Xinhua News Agency. Su praised the outcomes of last week’s summit between President Xi...

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Mistral AI acquires Austrian start-up in industrial push

2026-05-19 11:09:55                mobileworldlive.com

French player Mistral AI struck a deal to acquire Austrian start-up Emmi AI, as part of a strategy to expand its offering to industrial customers in Europe. The post Mistral AI acquires Austrian start-up in industrial push appeared first on Mobile World Live.

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I used Motorola's version of DeX with my Razr Fold, and it's nearly replaced my laptop

2026-05-19 11:00:46                zdnet.com

Motorola's Smart Connect software is superb, and gives me a wonderful option for working away from my desk. Here's how it works.

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Mapping the key players in China’s ecommerce arena

2026-05-19 11:00:00                techinasia.com

Mapping China’s ecommerce sector: Key players, top investors, and funding insights in one report.

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Vodafone assesses AWS option for IoT

2026-05-19 10:59:13                mobileworldlive.com

Vodafone and Nokia completed initial tests of running IoT applications on AWS infrastructure, as the operator advances towards an aim of conducting full commercial trials later this year. The post Vodafone assesses AWS option for IoT appeared first on Mobile World Live.

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Telstra, Ericsson team to advance AI-native 6G

2026-05-19 10:51:41                mobileworldlive.com

Telstra and Ericsson signed a letter of intent to collaborate on 6G research and trials, as the duo look to accelerate development of the next-generation mobile technology with a focus on AI-native architecture. The post Telstra, Ericsson team to advance AI-native 6G appeared first on Mobile World Live.

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SoftBank offers Japanese health tonic

2026-05-19 10:38:27                mobileworldlive.com

SoftBank Corp, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group and Fujitsu believe they could help prevent a JPY5 trillion hike in Japanese healthcare costs by improving the management of relevant data across various systems. The post SoftBank offers Japanese health tonic appeared first on Mobile World Live.

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My favorite early Memorial Day deals: Save big on laptops, tablets, and more

2026-05-19 10:31:40                zdnet.com

Memorial Day Weekend is coming soon. These are the best deals we found so far, including price drops from Apple, Samsung, Hisense, Ninja, and more.

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DeepSeek recruits former Jane Street engineer to catch up on AI agents, revenue race

2026-05-19 10:30:28                scmp.com

Chinese artificial intelligence heavyweight DeepSeek has recruited a former Jane Street star engineer to its new AI “harness” team, as it looks to ensure it does not fall behind in the agentic AI era. Cui Tianyi joined the Hangzhou start-up in March, according to a post on his LinkedIn profile on Tuesday, after four years at Hong Kong-based quantitative trading firm TSY Capital, which he co-founded in 2022. The engineer previously spent nearly nine years as a software developer and researcher at...

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Tom Steyer Wants to Save California From Billionaires. But Also Doesn’t Want Them to Leave

2026-05-19 10:30:00                wired.com

The hedge fund billionaire turned gubernatorial candidate wants to tax California’s ultrawealthy, regulate AI, and keep Silicon Valley happy at the same time. Good luck with that.

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Tracking IPOs: SkyeChip, JustCo look to local bourses

2026-05-19 10:02:13                techinasia.com

Both companies are approaching their IPO paths with growth momentum to back them.

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Alibaba previews new Qwen AI models before launch

2026-05-19 10:00:54                techinasia.com

They outperformed other Chinese AI labs but remained behind models from Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI.

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This sneaky deal gets you a month of Peacock or Paramount+ for $1 - what to know

2026-05-19 10:00:50                zdnet.com

Binge your choice of Peacock or Paramount+ shows for the next 30 days with this under-the-radar deal that gets you tons of other perks, too.

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Viktor, which is developing an AI agent that operates like a virtual coworker embedded inside Slack or Microsoft Teams, raised a $75M Series A led by Accel (Beatrice Nolan/Fortune)

2026-05-19 10:00:37                fortune.com

Beatrice Nolan / Fortune: Viktor, which is developing an AI agent that operates like a virtual coworker embedded inside Slack or Microsoft Teams, raised a $75M Series A led by Accel  —  Fryderyk Wiatrowski, CEO and co-founder of Viktor, joined Meta with the aim of finding a co-founder.

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Microsoft says it plans to bring Snapdragon X2 chips to the new Surface Pro and Laptop later in 2026; sources say the delay is due to component availability (Zac Bowden/Windows Central)

2026-05-19 09:35:01                windowscentral.com

Zac Bowden / Windows Central: Microsoft says it plans to bring Snapdragon X2 chips to the new Surface Pro and Laptop later in 2026; sources say the delay is due to component availability  —  Although not available today, the company has confirmed that customers will be able to buy its new Surface devices with Snapdragon X2 chips later this year.

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KKR exits Kokusai Electric with full stake sale

2026-05-19 09:31:43                techinasia.com

The company said the sale comes as demand tied to AI infrastructure has helped lift Kokusai Electric shares about 20% this year.

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China’s rapid chipmaking expansion threatens AI memory chip boom, Samsung adviser warns

2026-05-19 09:30:11                scmp.com

The AI-driven “super cycle” in memory chips may lose momentum by 2028 as Chinese chipmakers aggressively expand production and global tech firms curb spending, a Samsung Electronics executive adviser said. “South Korea’s memory chip industry is performing very strongly this year and some forecasts suggest conditions could improve further next year,” adviser Kyung Kye-hyun said at a forum hosted by the National Academy of Engineering of Korea. “But caution is needed for 2027, particularly...

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Microsoft unveils Intel-based business laptops: a 13" Surface Pro for $1,950+, a 13.8" or 15" Surface Laptop for $1,950+, and a 13" Surface Laptop for $1,300+ (Microsoft Devices Blog)

2026-05-19 09:30:01                blogs.windows.com

Microsoft Devices Blog: Microsoft unveils Intel-based business laptops: a 13" Surface Pro for $1,950+, a 13.8" or 15" Surface Laptop for $1,950+, and a 13" Surface Laptop for $1,300+  —  Every IT leader and partner we work with is navigating the same challenges: AI is changing the demands of how teams work …

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Travel platform Wego expands into stablecoin payments

2026-05-19 09:26:30                techinasia.com

Triple-A will handle the payment flow, compliance, and currency conversion.

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Unframe, which customizes AI apps for enterprises via pre-built modular components, raised a $50M Series B led by Highland Europe, for $100M in total funding (Chris Metinko/Axios)

2026-05-19 09:15:02                axios.com

Chris Metinko / Axios: Unframe, which customizes AI apps for enterprises via pre-built modular components, raised a $50M Series B led by Highland Europe, for $100M in total funding  —  Unframe, which customizes AI applications for enterprises, raised a $50 million Series B led by Highland Europe …

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Trump regrets not taking a bigger stake in Intel

2026-05-19 09:01:41                mobileworldlive.com

US President Donald Trump reportedly bemoaned not asking for a bigger chunk of chipmaker Intel on behalf of the US government, after striking a landmark deal to take a 10% stake in the company nine months ago. The post Trump regrets not taking a bigger stake in Intel appeared first on Mobile World Live.

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These are the most active investors in Indonesia’s startups

2026-05-19 09:00:00                techinasia.com

Which investors are writing the most checks to Indonesia-based startups?

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Indian agri-finance startup Ono raises $1.2m

2026-05-19 08:40:57                techinasia.com

The company is expanding lending operations across India after acquiring a significant stake in a non-banking finance company.

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Musk loses court battle against OpenAI CEO Altman

2026-05-19 08:40:37                mobileworldlive.com

Elon Musk reportedly lost his legal challenge against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman after an advisory jury rejected his claims in under two hours, prompting a US district judge to dismiss the case in a federal court. The post Musk loses court battle against OpenAI CEO Altman appeared first on Mobile World Live.

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Telefonica Germany, Mavenir begin AWS voice migration

2026-05-19 08:38:52                mobileworldlive.com

Mavenir revealed Telefonica Germany moved 100,000 of its mobile customers onto 4G and 5G voice services running on its cloud-native IMS platform and hosted on Amazon Web Services, making it the first mobile operator in Europe to run voice for commercial subscribers in a public cloud environment. The post Telefonica Germany, Mavenir begin AWS voice migration appeared first on Mobile World Live.

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Alibaba teases new Qwen previews, highest-ranking Chinese AI models on Arena

2026-05-19 08:31:45                scmp.com

Alibaba Group Holding has teased preview versions of its next flagship artificial intelligence model, as the tech giant sharpens its AI operations and ramps up spending. The new model previews, the Qwen3.7-Max-Preview and the Qwen3.7-Plus-Preview, ranked 13th globally in text capabilities and 16th in vision capabilities, respectively, benchmark firm LM Arena said on Tuesday. The versions overtake other Chinese AI labs in several areas, making them the top Chinese AI models of the moment, based...

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Quantum IPO wave is a milestone. It should also come with a warning

2026-05-19 08:30:05                scmp.com

A surge in stock offerings by quantum computing firms suggests 2026 could be a breakout year for technologies still in their early stages of commercial viability. Investor exuberance is soaring as governments and industry anticipate significant milestones that could transform global power structures, as artificial intelligence is doing. China’s dual-core quantum computer, the world’s first, is the kind of breakthrough that sustains optimism. Yet the timing – or even the trajectory – remains...

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China’s Moonshot AI moves to unwind offshore model for IPO

2026-05-19 08:29:09                techinasia.com

Moonshot AI is preparing for a Hong Kong IPO by unwinding its Cayman Islands VIE structure.

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Epic says Fortnite has returned to Apple's App Store globally, after its US relaunch in 2025, signaling confidence in a favorable outcome in an ongoing lawsuit (Zaheer Kachwala/Reuters)

2026-05-19 08:25:52                reuters.com

Zaheer Kachwala / Reuters: Epic says Fortnite has returned to Apple's App Store globally, after its US relaunch in 2025, signaling confidence in a favorable outcome in an ongoing lawsuit  —  Epic Games said on Tuesday its popular shooter title “Fortnite” has returned to global App Stores, as the videogame maker signaled confidence …

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Apple unveils Apple Intelligence-powered accessibility features, subtitles generated on device, a Vision Pro feature for controlling power wheelchairs, and more (John Voorhees/MacStories)

2026-05-19 08:15:16                macstories.net

John Voorhees / MacStories: Apple unveils Apple Intelligence-powered accessibility features, subtitles generated on device, a Vision Pro feature for controlling power wheelchairs, and more  —  In what I expect will be an overarching theme at WWDC 2026, Apple's Accessibility group took the wraps off an impressive collection of features coming later this year.

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China says integration of AI, advanced manufacturing can help offset economic headwinds

2026-05-19 08:00:07                scmp.com

Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Monday urged deeper integration between AI companies and advanced manufacturing, as China steps up efforts to develop new growth drivers amid slowing domestic demand and mounting external pressures. During a tour of both Xiaomi’s electric vehicle factory and the Humanoid Robot Innovation Centre, home to more than a dozen embodied AI start-ups, industry partners and research institutions in Beijing yesterday, Li said faster development and wider application of...

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CertiK: physical attacks on crypto holders rose 75% YoY to 72 confirmed cases and $41M in known losses in 2025; Coinbase spent ~$7.6M to protect Brian Armstrong (Bloomberg)

2026-05-19 07:45:01                bloomberg.com

Bloomberg: CertiK: physical attacks on crypto holders rose 75% YoY to 72 confirmed cases and $41M in known losses in 2025; Coinbase spent ~$7.6M to protect Brian Armstrong  —  After a year of kidnappings, assaults and armed home invasions targeting cryptocurrency holders, the industry is racing to harden its defenses.

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China’s Moonshot AI moves to unwind offshore structure in IPO pursuit: sources

2026-05-19 07:35:47                scmp.com

Moonshot AI, the Chinese AI unicorn behind the popular Kimi chatbot, has informed shareholders that it intends to dismantle its offshore structure to pave the way for an initial public offering, likely in Hong Kong, according to people familiar with the matter. The Beijing-based start-up, with assets held by a Cayman Islands parent company, has proposed a plan to remove its variable interest entity (VIE) structure. The company sought feedback from investors this week, the two sources said,...

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OpenAI's win against Elon Musk leaves it free to continue its IPO plans, but it still faces many issues, like rising competition and dozens of other lawsuits (New York Times)

2026-05-19 07:30:05                nytimes.com

New York Times: OpenAI's win against Elon Musk leaves it free to continue its IPO plans, but it still faces many issues, like rising competition and dozens of other lawsuits  —  A jury's rejection of Elon Musk's $150 billion lawsuit against OpenAI was a major hurdle crossed.  But the maker of ChatGPT faces a list of other problems.

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Modular data center maker Armada raised a $230M Series B co-led by Overmatch, 8090 Industries, and BlackRock at a $2B valuation, and plans a new Arizona factory (Krysta Escobar/CNBC)

2026-05-19 07:20:02                cnbc.com

Krysta Escobar / CNBC: Modular data center maker Armada raised a $230M Series B co-led by Overmatch, 8090 Industries, and BlackRock at a $2B valuation, and plans a new Arizona factory  —  Armada, which builds modular data centers that are becoming increasingly popular with customers in defense, energy and the military sector …

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LG Energy, Honda expand EV battery swapping in Vietnam

2026-05-19 07:19:25                techinasia.com

The partners plan to install about 50 stations across Hanoi and deploy about 500 electric motorcycles from the third quarter.

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Chinese flash memory chipmaker YMTC says it started a prelisting tutoring process with two local brokers, marking the first formal step toward an IPO (Bloomberg)

2026-05-19 07:15:02                techmeme.com

Bloomberg: Chinese flash memory chipmaker YMTC says it started a prelisting tutoring process with two local brokers, marking the first formal step toward an IPO  —  Yangtze Memory Technologies Co. has begun the process for a long-awaited initial public offering, tapping red-hot demand for the chipmakers …

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Akamai seeks $2.6b in convertible bonds for cloud

2026-05-19 07:01:50                techinasia.com

Akamai plans to use $350 million from bonds to buy back common stock from bond buyers.

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The VC rejection problem most founders are too polite to name

2026-05-19 07:00:09                techinasia.com

Trae Stephens, co-founder of Anduril, explains why VCs lie to founders, mega rounds ruin culture, and the best teams are built like the X-Men.

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How Core is bringing $25 recovery pods to Southeast Asia

2026-05-19 07:00:02                techinasia.com

With 78% of gym members prioritizing recovery over lower fees, Core is rolling out unmanned contrast therapy pods in urban centers.

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Israel’s top-funded tech companies in the last decade

2026-05-19 07:00:00                techinasia.com

Which companies will emerge as the country's next tech bigwigs? A look at the players bringing in the most funds may help you figure it out.

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KPMG partners with Anthropic to embed Claude into its tax and advisory platforms; KPMG's tax and legal services unit saw revenue grow ~8% YoY to $9.3B in 2025 (Mark Maurer/Wall Street Journal)

2026-05-19 06:40:47                wsj.com

Mark Maurer / Wall Street Journal: KPMG partners with Anthropic to embed Claude into its tax and advisory platforms; KPMG's tax and legal services unit saw revenue grow ~8% YoY to $9.3B in 2025  —  The Big Four firm will embed Claude on a platform that will house the majority of its nonaudit services