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Firm quietly boosts H.264 streaming license fees from $100,000 up to staggering $4.5 million — backbone codec of the internet gets meteoric increase, AVC hikes follow disastrous H.265 licensing increases (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-03 | by Luke James | get H.264 Codec Licensing Kit → | tags: h.264, via licensing alliance, streaming license fees

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Memory will consume 30% of hyperscaler AI data center spending this year, a 4X increase over 2023 — Nvidia gets preferential supply terms well below standard market rates, says analyst firm (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-03 | by Luke James | get Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 → | tags: nvidia, hyperscaler, dram

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Sam’s Club is raising prices again. Here’s what you’ll pay starting May 1 (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-01 | get Smart Wi-Fi Thermostat → | tags: sams club, membership fee, retail prices

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Uber increases stake in WeRide as robotaxi partnership ramps up in Dubai (techcrunch.com)

2026-03-31 | by Kirsten Korosec | get WeRide Robotaxi Model → | tags: uber, weride, robotaxi

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The Email Strategy That Increased My Click-Through Rate By 10% and Converted Cold Leads (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-03-27 | by Joy Gendusa | get Mailchimp Email Marketing Tool → | tags: email marketing, postcardmania, click-through rate

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PS5 price increases go global, rising up to $150 depending on the model (techspot.com)

2026-03-27 | get PlayStation 5 Console → | tags: ps5, playstation portal, sony

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Netflix announces price increases for every streaming plan (9to5mac.com)

2026-03-26 | by Ryan Christoffel | get Netflix Official T-Shirt → | tags: netflix, warner bros discovery, streaming plans

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‘Grade inflation’ hits PhD students. What’s behind the increase? (feeds.nature.com)

2026-03-25 | by Lenharo | get Academic Writing Guidebook → | tags: grade inflation, phd students, university

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Apple store external SSD prices skyrocket as some SanDisk drives jump 200% (techspot.com)

2026-03-23 | get SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD → | tags: apple, san disk, external ssd

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Bombarding gamblers with offers greatly increases betting and gambling harm (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-19 | tags: gambling, free bets, central queensland university

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US trade deficit hits a record $1.2 trillion as AI hardware imports surge under the Trump administration — massive demand for chips from Asia outpaces domestic production, fueling a 60% increase in imports in 12 months (tomshardware.com)

2026-03-19 | by Ben Stockton | get AI Chip Development Kit → | tags: ai hardware, semiconductors, taiwan

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Nvidia debuts DLSS 5 for increased visual fidelity in games — AI-infused tech transforms pixels with photorealistic lighting and materials (tomshardware.com)

2026-03-16 | by Brandon Hill | get Nvidia GeForce RTX 40 → | tags: nvidia, dlss 5, ray tracing

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Windows 11 is getting support for 1,000 Hz+ monitors soon as part of Insider builds — Microsoft has reportedly increased the refresh rate limit to 5,000 Hz (tomshardware.com)

2026-03-13 | by Hassam Nasir | get High Refresh Rate Monitor → | tags: windows 11, microsoft, blur busters

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Amazon to Increase the Price of Ad-Free Prime Video Streaming (cnet.com)

2026-03-13 | by See Full Bio | get Prime Video Streaming Device → | tags: prime video, amazon, 4k uhd

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2026 PC shipment forecast slashed amid memory shortages — IDC says total PC market value to nonetheless increase to $274 billion due to ongoing price hikes (tomshardware.com)

2026-03-13 | by Anton Shilov | get Dell Inspiron 15 Laptop → | tags: pc shipments, memory shortages, apple

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Retailer denies memory replacement due to 4x increase in DDR5 pricing, says price increase would equate to an 'upgrade' for the customer — Australian retailer refuses to replace faulty Corsair kit (tomshardware.com)

2026-03-12 | by Bruno Ferreira | get Corsair Vengeance DDR5 RAM → | tags: corsair, ddr5, umart

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Paramount increases its Warner Bros. Discovery bid by $1 per share (arstechnica.com)

2026-02-24 | get Streaming service → | tags: paramount, warner bros discovery, netflix

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Hetzner (European hosting provider) to increase prices by up to 38% (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-23 | get Server → | tags: european hosting provider, hetzner, cloud vps

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Hetzner Prices increase 30-40% (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-23 | get CloudSlate → | tags: cloud, cloud server, hourly

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Five ways increased militarization could change scientific careers (feeds.nature.com)

2026-02-20 | by Ro | get Artificial Intelligence → | tags: china, countries, research

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Thousands of CEOs just admitted AI had no impact on employment or productivity (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-18 | by Sasha Rogelberg | get Artificial Intelligence → | tags: increase, productivity, slok

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Most VMware users still "actively reducing their VMware footprint," survey finds (arstechnica.com)

2026-02-17 | get VMware Horizon → | tags: broadcom, cloudbolt, increases

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Sony May Push Next PlayStation To 2028 or 2029 as AI-fueled Memory Chip Shortage Upends Plans (slashdot.org)

2026-02-16 | by Posted | get Memory Chip → | tags: accumulation, accumulation researches, average

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Where's The Evidence That AI Increases Productivity? (slashdot.org)

2026-02-16 | by Posted | get Google Analytics → | tags: employment, evidence, growth

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Switch 2 pricing and next PlayStation release could be impacted by memory shortage (theverge.com)

2026-02-16 | by Jess Weatherbed | get Memory → | tags: bloomberg, chip, console

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7x increase in memory costs fueling price increases in ISP-provided routers, gateways, and set-top boxes — home fiber rollouts may slow, and installations could become more expensive (tomshardware.com)

2026-02-14 | by Bruno Ferreira | get Internet Service Provider → | tags: dram prices, counterpoint research, lpddr4

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Apple Music pokes fun at latest Spotify price increase (9to5mac.com)

2026-02-14 | by Chance Miller | get Spotify Premium → | tags: apple, apple music, increase

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Framework's latest update brings more bad news about memory and storage pricing crisis — RAM costs increased to $12 to $16 per GB, recommends purchasing some models elsewhere for Framework Laptop DIY Edition customers (tomshardware.com)

2026-02-13 | get RAM → | tags: announced, announced try, average

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Rivian tops fourth-quarter expectations, targets significant production increase (cnbc.com)

2026-02-13 | by Michael Wayland | get Electric Vehicle → | tags: adjusted, billion, billion billion

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Rivian stock rises 15% as automaker tops Q4 expectations, targets significant production increase (cnbc.com)

2026-02-12 | by Michael Wayland | get Electric Vehicle → | tags: angeles, billion, capital expenditures