NEWSNATIONNOW (Taylor Delandro) - Diddy forfeits cash, electronics seized in 2024 raid to feds
The forfeited items include iPhones, iPads, hard drives and about $9,000 in cash.
NYTIMES (Andrew Ross Sorkin, Bernhard Warner, Sarah Kessler, Michael J. de la Merced, Niko Gallogly, Brian O’Keefe and Ian Mount) - Apple, Micron, OpenAI and A.I.’s Rough Summer
Rising memory prices, more expensive iPads and a longer wait for OpenAI to go public: The sector that has driven markets skyward is hitting turbulence.
AXIOS (Courtenay Brown) - The AI price shock is here: Apple, Microsoft hike prices
People spend a lot of time on their devices. The AI boom means they will also be spending more for them. Why it matters: The enormous sums of money going into the AI race are driving up costs for resources and components throughout the economy. - That's now becoming increasingly apparent to ordinary Americans who might have thought that AI's impact would be primarily on their jobs. Driving the news: Apple provided the clearest evidence yet Thursday, raising prices by as much as 25% on MacBook and iPad models — and blaming soaring memory chip costs due to AI demand. - The same memory squeeze is now hitting gaming consoles. Also on Thursday, Microsoft announced price increases of as much as $150 on Xbox consoles — which comes after…
NYTIMES (Kalley Huang) - Apple Raises Prices on Macs and iPads Amid the A.I. Boom
The tech giant cited the soaring costs of memory and storage chips as it increased prices more than $200 on some devices.
NYTIMES (Alex Marshall) - With iPhones and Faxes, David Hockney Embraced Tech
Polaroids and photocopiers also gave the artist possibilities for creating in forms vastly different from his paintings.
BABYLONBEE (Babylon Bee) - Gross: California Prison Inmates Caught Using IPads To Watch San Francisco Giants Games
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Disturbing reports out of the San Francisco County Detention Center revealed that inmates were using their iPad access to watch the San Francisco Giants.
NYTIMES (Santul Nerkar) - How Suspects Were Caught in Robbery of $1 Million in Apple Products
Federal prosecutors said three men stole watches, iPads and iPhones from a truck in January. One of the men activated Apple watches after the heist, they said.