AI Demand Pushes Memory Costs Toward 400 Percent Rise
The AI feeds' $700B buildout lands on the consumer's checkout line, and the reader who cheers the boom pays for it in a pricier MacBook and a $100 Xbox.
Theo Kaplan
Bureau: San Francisco
Twelve States Sue to Stop Paramount-Warner Takeover
Twelve states asked a court to block Paramount's $81 billion Warner takeover, but nothing is frozen yet; read "sued to stop" as "stopped" and you miss that the deal can still close.
Economists Put AI Inflation Effect Near Half a Point
The AI buildout is adding a half-point to core inflation now, and whether it pushes the Fed to hike hinges on Tuesday's data, not on which side of X wins the argument.
Regulators Turn Deportation Risk Into Lending Guidance
Federal regulators just handed every loan officer a blessed reason to deny credit by immigration status, and no one is counting who gets turned away.
Jury Convicts Analog Devices Employee on Iran Exports
A Boston jury convicted an Analog Devices engineer of illegal Iran exports, but the judge barred any link to the drone that killed three U.S. troops in Jordan.