India PC shipments surpass pandemic peak as first-time users upgrade

Pandemic-driven lockdowns exposed many people in India to PCs for the first time, expanding the country’s PC userbase and creating demand for upgrades as those devices age.

Quantum scale-up Pasqal plans $2B SPAC listing, promises to ‘remain French’

A SPAC deal that is set to take French quantum company Pasqal public on the Nasdaq values the company at $2 billion pre-money.

Meta sued over AI smart glasses’ privacy concerns, after workers reviewed nudity, sex, and other footage

Lawyers say Meta’s marketing materials promised privacy and user control over sharing footage. But an investigation found that subcontractors are reviewing footage from customers’ glasses.

Oura acquires Doublepoint, a startup that specializes in gesture recognition technology

The company believes its next phase of wearable AI will be powered by a combination of voice and gesture.

Meet the MacBook Neo, Apple’s colorful answer to the Chromebook, starting at $599

Apple is offering the MacBook Neo at a more affordable price point by using an A18 Pro chip, which is used in the iPhone 16 Pro.

Eight Sleep raises $50M at $1.5B valuation

Eight Sleep said it was free-cash-flow positive in 2025, and plans to use the new funding for new products, global expansions, and clinical validation.

The new MacBook Pro laptops are up to $400 more expensive than their predecessors, thanks to the RAM shortage

With the demands for more computers and data centers to power AI, the market is experiencing a shortage of RAM, causing memory prices to surge.

Apple’s rumored MacBook Neo, a lower-cost, colorful laptop, could launch this week

This would mark the first time Apple competes with cheaper hardware like the Chromebook.

Apple unveils new MacBook Air and MacBook Pro with M5

These updated M5 chips were specifically designed to make the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro laptops better at handling intensive AI tasks.