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Final analysis of 2025 Iberian blackout: Policies left Spain at risk (arstechnica.com)

2026-03-24 | get Emergency Power Backup Generator → | tags: iberian blackout, entso-e, spanish grid

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Google’s Android Automotive is moving from the dashboard to the ‘brain’ of the car (theverge.com)

2026-03-24 | by Andrew J. Hawkins | get Android Automotive Development Kit → | tags: android automotive, google, software-defined vehicles

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MSI plans to raise prices by up to 30% amid memory crunch (techspot.com)

2026-03-17 | get MSI Gaming Laptop → | tags: msi, memory manufacturers, huang jinqing

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PC makers are not ready for the MacBook Neo (theverge.com)

2026-03-13 | by Antonio G. Di Benedetto | get MacBook Neo Sleeve → | tags: macbook neo, apple, asus

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Printer Ink Prices Are Ridiculously High. Here's Why (cnet.com)

2026-02-27 | by Les Shu | get Inkjet → | tags: razor-and-blades model, printer manufacturers, disposable pods

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Smartphone market forecast to decline this year due to memory shortage (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-26 | get Smartphone → | tags: iphone 16, android manufacturers, idc

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Smartphone Mkt to Decline 13% in '26, Largest Drop Ever Due to Memory Shortage (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-26 | get Smartphone → | tags: iphone 16, android manufacturers, idc

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Why Is Printer Ink So Expensive? (cnet.com)

2026-02-25 | by Les Shu | get Inkjet → | tags: razor-and-blades model, printer manufacturers, disposable pods

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How to disable motion interpolation on your TV - and why it's a must according to experts (zdnet.com)

2026-02-24 | by Chris Bayer | get Smart TV → | tags: soap opera effect, motion interpolation, tv manufacturers

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Leading PC manufacturers considering using Chinese memory chips, report claims — HP and Dell qualifying CXMT DRAM, Acer and Asus asking Chinese partners to source locally-made memory chips (tomshardware.com)

2026-02-05 | by Jowi Morales | get Memory chips → | tags: chinese, chips, cxmt

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Apple clears a major manufacturing hurdle in India amid regulatory tension (9to5mac.com)

2026-02-02 | by Marcus Mendes | get Smartphone → | tags: apple, contract, contract manufacturers

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Trump administration plans $12bn critical minerals stockpile to offset China supply risk — initiative to create 60-day reserve of rare earths for electronics manufacturing (tomshardware.com)

2026-02-02 | by Luke James | get Rare Earths → | tags: billion, critical, manufacturers

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EPA Advances Farmers' Right to Repair (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-02 | get EPA's Reparo Program → | tags: emission, equipment, farmers

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The telephoto is the only phone camera that really matters (theverge.com)

2026-02-01 | by Dominic Preston | get Camera → | tags: cameras, lens, lenses

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Zotac warns memory crisis poses an existential threat to graphics card makers (techspot.com)

2026-01-28 | get NVIDIA GeForce → | tags: asus, asus manufacturers, begin

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These humanoid robots can only work half as fast as humans, but factories are buying them anyway (techspot.com)

2026-01-26 | get Industrial robot → | tags: accelerating, accelerating manufacturers, automation

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China Makes Too Many Cars, and the World Is Increasingly OK With It (slashdot.org)

2026-01-23 | by Posted | get Electric Vehicles → | tags: chinese, germany, major

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Intel claims Panther Lake's new Arc B390 iGPU crushes AMD's best mobile graphics (techspot.com)

2026-01-06 | get iGPU → | tags: alongside, alongside manufacturers, amd best

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How Will Rising RAM Prices Affect Laptop Companies? (slashdot.org)

2025-12-28 | by Posted | get Memory → | tags: alternatives, announced, laptop

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IDC expects average PC prices to jump by up to 8% in 2026 due to crushing memory shortages — some vendors already selling pre-builts without RAM (tomshardware.com)

2025-12-21 | by Jowi Morales | get RAM → | tags: manufacturers, memory, option

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Apple Engineers Are Inspecting Bacon Packaging to Help Level Up US Manufacturers (wired.com)

2025-12-17 | by Paresh Dave | get Bacon packaging → | tags: apple, herrera, just

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Why a secure software development life cycle is critical for manufacturers (bleepingcomputer.com)

2025-12-10 | get Software Development Life Cycle → | tags: attack, development, manufacturers

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Lenovo and Dell Warn: Your Next Laptop Could Cost More Really Soon (cnet.com)

2025-12-06 | by See Full Bio | get Lenovo ThinkPad → | tags: components, dell, lenovo

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After intense backlash, India pulls mandate to preinstall government app on smartphones (techcrunch.com)

2025-12-03 | by Jagmeet Singh | get Google Play Store → | tags: devices, government, manufacturers

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After intense backlash, India pulls mandate to pre-install government app on smartphones (techcrunch.com)

2025-12-03 | by Jagmeet Singh | get Google Play → | tags: devices, government, manufacturers

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India’s government backs down after Apple refuses order to preinstall app (theverge.com)

2025-12-03 | by Stevie Bonifield | get Smartphone → | tags: government, india, manufacturers

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Apple will reportedly refuse India’s order to preinstall a government app (theverge.com)

2025-12-02 | by Stevie Bonifield | get iPhone → | tags: apple, government, india

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India will require a state-owned cybersecurity app to be installed on all smartphones (engadget.com)

2025-12-01 | get Artificial Intelligence → | tags: apple, devices, india

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India is ordering Apple and other phone makers to preinstall a state-owned app (theverge.com)

2025-12-01 | by Stevie Bonifield | get Antivirus software → | tags: india, manufacturers, order

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Lenovo stockpiles RAM as prices skyrocket, reportedly has enough inventory to last through 2026 — memory stock claimed to be 50% higher than usual to fight pricing shock (tomshardware.com)

2025-11-24 | by Aaron Klotz | get Memory → | tags: lenovo, manufacturers, memory