Apple hikes MacBook, iPad prices by as much as 0 due to memory chip shortage – here are the products getting hit

Apple raised prices on a slew of its MacBook and iPad products on Thursday, blaming the hikes on an AI-driven surge in demand for memory chips. The company’s website briefly went down in the morning, then came back online with higher prices hitting its laptops and tablets. Price hikes as high as $300 hit products. The entry price for Apple’s MacBook Neo jumped from $599 to $699; the MacBook Air 512GB went up from $1,099 to $1,299; and the MacBook Pro 1T, from $1,699 to $1,999. The iPad Air 128GB increased to $749, up from $599, while the iPad Pro…

Exclusive | House DOGE chairman demands answers from Dem govs refusing to share SNAP data: ‘Billions in potential fraud’

Rep. Tim Burchett, the chairman of the House Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency (DOGE), demanded explanations Wednesday from five Democratic governors who have refused to share state data related to the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) that could reveal large-scale fraud.  Govs. Kathy Hochul of New York, Gavin…

‘You can’t patch your way out of it’: Cheap AI worm can spread between devices without human guidance — but how did scientists create it?

Researchers have demonstrated that a computer worm powered by artificial intelligence (AI) can autonomously spread across a network by identifying and exploiting vulnerabilities on different devices, raising fresh concerns about how the technology could change the future of cyberattacks.The proof-of-concept malware, developed by researchers at the University of Toronto and…

Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani reveals gender of recently-born second child

MINNEAPOLIS – Five days after his wife gave birth to their second child, Shohei Ohtani revealed the sex of the newborn. It’s a boy. Ohtani hinted that was the case when he announced the birth on his Instagram account. He posted a below-the-neck photo of the child wrapped in a…

Senate Democrat avoids answering where socialism has been ‘beneficial’ after far-left candidates win in NYC

Delaware Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester avoided answering where socialism has been “beneficial” when giving her thoughts on the recent New York primary elections. Blunt Rochester was asked on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” Wednesday morning about the results of the primaries where three socialist candidates not only won their elections but defeated two incumbent lawmakers. …

Wife of tech CEO who just laid off hundreds appointed to cushy new position

The wife of Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff was just appointed to a prestigious San Francisco park board position, just months after the tech executive drew backlash for mass layoffs. Lynne Benioff was appointed Thursday as one of six new members of the Presidio Trust Board of Directors, the federal corporation overseeing San Francisco’s…

‘The biggest El Niño event since the 1870s’: ‘Super’ El Niño is now the most likely scenario by the end of this year ‪—‬ and the humanitarian cost could be huge

A “super” El Niño is now the most likely scenario from October 2026 to February 2027, according to a new forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center.El Niño is the warmer phase of the natural El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) climate cycle, a periodic shift in…

The Bears’ 2026 schedule is out. See Caleb Williams at Soldier Field

SeatGeek is the official NFL Ticketing Partner of the New York Post. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. Featured pricing is subject to change. The Chicago Bears have spent the offseason dealing with a lot of “what if’s.” Yet,…

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