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Competition between smartphone manufacturers and artificial intelligence data centers for the same memory chips has already made RAM and NAND the most expensive components in a phone — and prices show no signs of stopping.
# Tech Companies Conducted 363 Layoff Waves Since Start of 2026, While Profit Figures Tell Different Story Since the beginning of 2026, technology companies have carried out 363 rounds of layoffs. The official explanation is artificial intelligence. However, profit figures tell a different story.
In 2021, Telegram removed its application for Android smartwatches due to low demand and maintenance complexity. Now it has returned to a market where Pixel Watch and Galaxy Watch already exist, devices that simply didn't exist back then.
Samsung has officially confirmed the Galaxy A27 5G — the first model in the A series with support until 2032. However, along with long-term support came a higher price and the disappearance of the microSD card slot.
While millions of users couldn't access Facebook and Instagram, advertising campaigns continued to drain money — and Meta is not obliged to refund it.
At the ILA Berlin 2026 air show, Germany unveiled the Cobra 600 jet-powered unmanned aerial vehicle capable of launching IRIS-T missiles from up to 400 kilometers away from the operator. This could fundamentally change the architecture of air defense systems.
September testing confirmed: F-35C can carry AGM-158C LRASM externally — but this represents a compromise between strike range and stealth capabilities that the Navy will still need to justify.
Harvard's CHIEF Model Outperforms Other AI Systems by 36% in Oncology Diagnostics. Meanwhile, a tool for predicting premature labor has received FDA approval. But behind the accuracy figures lies a question medicine has yet to resolve.
The startup The90 has launched a smart accessory that tracks personal ultraviolet exposure throughout the day. According to statistics, 90% of melanomas are caused precisely by accumulated UV doses — ones that a person doesn't feel.
Starting July 1, 2026, Huawei is revising prices across all gadget categories — due to rising costs of memory and storage. But behind this price hike lies a structural shift: chip manufacturers are massively redirecting capacity to AI memory, crippling supply for ordinary electronics.
Mobi Fold for $90 — Logitech's first foldable mouse without a physical scroll wheel and with "1 minute = 22 hours" charging. But one design quirk may deter buyers.
Areion cruise drones with a range of 600 km have been adapted for Neptune launcher systems — without new infrastructure, but with a fundamentally different type of strike.
# 4A Games Showcases First Full Gameplay of Metro 2039 at Xbox Games Showcase, Confirms February 2027 Release 4A Games presented the first complete gameplay footage of Metro 2039 at Xbox Games Showcase and confirmed the game will launch in February 2027. The plot follows a fascist dictatorship in the Moscow subway system. Behind the scenes, the studio completely rewrote the game following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The European Commission rejected Apple's request for temporary relief from compliance obligations — and emphasizes that the company itself made the decision not to launch Siri AI on iPhones in the EU. Apple, in turn, claims that Brussels refused to consider any compromise solutions.
# American and British Forces Test German Combat Drone Under Electronic Warfare Conditions During Project Flytrap 5.0 exercises in Lithuania, American and British military personnel tested the German HX-2 strike drone manufactured by Helsing under active electronic warfare conditions. The tests resulted in 15 targets being successfully engaged. The drills come against the backdrop of suspended combat orders from the front lines.
Ukrainian Farsight Vision has released a feature that converts a standard PDF building plan into a three-dimensional combat simulation. Now units can rehearse clearing a specific facility before the first soldier crosses the threshold.
Claude Fable 5 is the same model as Mythos 5, only with safety filters enabled. The division reflects not a technical difference, but a new logic of controlling the most powerful AI systems.
OnePlus has released two smartphones in China with batteries that were previously a privilege of power banks — and packed them into devices priced around $235. The question is not about capacity, but whether this battery will last the claimed six years.
Opera updated its Android browser just ahead of the 2026 World Cup launch: not just a cosmetic redesign, but a bet on a content hub with live scores and an AI feed — the strategy of a browser with a 1.56% market share that is no longer trying to copy Chrome.
Telegram has launched a full-fledged native application for Apple Watch — the first one since it was quietly removed from the store in 2015. Users can now read and send messages, stickers, voice messages, and location data from their wrist — without a smartphone in hand.
Samsung has confirmed the registration of the SM-F776U model with the American regulator. Among the new features is support for NB-NTN satellite communication, but the UWB chip locator has disappeared. And this is no accident.
# Translation At the ILA Berlin air show, German startup Stark unveiled two new drones: Cascade with a range of up to 100 km and Gambit with fiber-optic control. A notable detail — the fiber-optic cable makes Gambit immune to electronic warfare jamming, meaning this is no longer a marketing claim but rather a constructive solution.
The N series could become OnePlus's first smartphones under $200: the brand, which built its reputation on flagships "without unnecessary markup," is now set to compete with Redmi and Realme on their turf.
Apple officially closed the Intel era on Mac: Golden Gate will only work on Apple Silicon. However, the real deadline is not this year, but 2028, when both security patches and Rosetta 2 will disappear.
Only 11% of IT professionals reach an income of $6,000 per month — and most of them are not junior developers from courses. Half of the industry still earns up to $2,900.
U145 is not just a drone helicopter. It is Airbus's response to the geopolitical shift: parallel development for Europe separate from the American project for the U.S. Marine Corps.
# Power 140W GaN — DJI's First Three-Port GaN Charger with Dynamic Power Distribution. But the Key Detail Is Hidden in the Priorities: DJI Gadgets Charge First.
# Vchasno Group Becomes Majority Shareholder in Medics Opika Vchasno Group, known for electronic signatures and business reporting solutions, has become the majority owner of Medics Opika. The service has grown eightfold over the past year, with 35,000 monthly visits financed by the National Health Insurance Fund of Ukraine (NSZU). This is no longer diversification — it is a bet on state healthcare funding.
Ukrainian company MaXon Systems has tested a system within the Brave1 cluster that assumes 95% of the process of destroying Iranian-made kamikaze drones, with the operator only designating the target. According to the developers' calculations, 20–25 such complexes would be sufficient to protect the entire Kyiv.
Tim Cook held his last WWDC as Apple CEO: between a ceremonial video with Harrison Ford and Whoopi Goldberg — and the real decision to migrate Siri to Google's Gemini model with 1.2 trillion parameters.