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Samsung Fires Back at iPhone Duo as Apple Enters the Foldable Phone War
Apple’s iPhone Duo has finally put the iPhone directly against Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold8. After years of building the foldable category, Samsung…
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Nino Ray Yeh is the founder and editor of The Tech Boom, an independent Australian technology publication covering artificial intelligence, consumer technology and the changing digital world. He focuses on explaining new technology clearly, with an emphasis on what developments mean for everyday users.
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NVIDIA Is Using Palantir AI to Run the Supply Chain Behind the AI Boom
NVIDIA and Palantir are deploying a customised AI system inside NVIDIA’s own supply chain, combining Nemotron models with Palantir Foundry to turn…
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Oracle’s AI Cloud Backlog Hits $664 Billion as Infrastructure Revenue Surges 121%
Oracle’s cloud infrastructure revenue jumped 121% in its latest quarter as more than $30 billion in new AI cloud contracts pushed its…
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The iPhone Duo Costs $1,999. Apple Now Has to Convince Us Why We Need One
Apple has finally made a foldable iPhone. At $1,999 in the US and A$3,499 in Australia, the harder question is whether the…
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Tencent-Backed Enflame Triples on Shanghai Debut as China’s AI Chip Race Heats Up
Tencent-backed AI chipmaker Enflame surged roughly 200% on its Shanghai STAR Market debut after a $912 million IPO, putting fresh attention on…
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Diablo IV Is Heading Into BlizzCon 2026 With a Lot to Prove
Blizzard is putting Diablo at the centre of BlizzCon 2026, with major franchise announcements, a Diablo IV “What’s Next” panel and a…
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DeepSeek V4.1-Flash Just Made Its Own Pro Model Obsolete — Why That Matters
DeepSeek says its new V4.1-Flash model is faster, cheaper and more capable than V4-Pro — enough that the company is phasing the…
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Apple Just Raised Prices on Older iPhones — Here’s What Australian Buyers Should Check Before Ordering
Apple has made an unusual move after the iPhone 18 launch: older iPhones are not automatically getting cheaper. Australian buyers should compare…
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OpenAI Says It Will Slow or Stop AI Development When Safety Falls Short
OpenAI says safety should increasingly set the pace of frontier AI development, including slowing or stopping work when safeguards are not sufficient.
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California Bans Addictive Social Media Features for Kids and Cracks Down on AI Chatbots
California has signed a sweeping package of child-safety laws targeting addictive social media feeds, AI companion chatbots and other digital risks. Here…