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Palantir CEO Alex Karp claims AI companies are stealing customers' data while charging them for unproductive tokens — says 'livid' businesses 'are paying for tokens that create no value'

Palantir CEO Alex Karp claims AI companies are stealing customers' data while charging them for unproductive tokens — says 'livid' businesses 'are paying for tokens that create no value'

💡 Verdict: Palantir CEO Alex Karp is sounding the alarm that AI companies are infuriating enterprise clients by charging for useless tokens while quietly harvesting their data. Check Price: Palantir AI ⚡ Quick Hits * Enterprise businesses are reportedly "livid" over paying for AI tokens that yield no tangible value or

SK hynix to invest $712.5 billion in South Korean operations — Cheongju NAND expansion, Yongin Semiconductor Cluster for DRAM detailed

SK hynix to invest $712.5 billion in South Korean operations — Cheongju NAND expansion, Yongin Semiconductor Cluster for DRAM detailed

💡 Verdict: SK hynix is committing a staggering $712.5 billion to dramatically expand its NAND and DRAM semiconductor manufacturing hubs in South Korea. Check Price: SK hynix Memory ⚡ Quick Hits * Unprecedented Capital: A massive $712.5 billion investment is being injected directly into South Korean tech infrastructure. * Cheongju NAND Expansion:

Nvidia offers to take a cut of AI cloud revenue on top of hardware sales in new optional financing vehicle — trades tokens for revenue cut

Nvidia offers to take a cut of AI cloud revenue on top of hardware sales in new optional financing vehicle — trades tokens for revenue cut

💡 Verdict: Nvidia is introducing a new optional financing vehicle that allows the company to take a cut of AI cloud revenue in exchange for compute tokens, expanding its monetization beyond traditional hardware sales. Check Price: Nvidia AI GPUs ⚡ Quick Hits * Nvidia is offering a new, optional financing vehicle for AI

Elon Musk categorically denies SpaceX is making an AI device with proprietary OS — says rumors of a handheld thinner than an iPhone are 'utterly false'

Elon Musk categorically denies SpaceX is making an AI device with proprietary OS — says rumors of a handheld thinner than an iPhone are 'utterly false'

💡 Verdict: Elon Musk has officially debunked circulating rumors that SpaceX is developing a super-thin, handheld AI device running a proprietary operating system. Check Price: SpaceX AI Device ⚡ Quick Hits * Elon Musk categorically denied rumors of a SpaceX-branded handheld AI device. * The fabricated hardware was rumored to feature a

Get 16GB DDR5 for less than $260 in this B&H RAM bundle deal for an AMD AM5 build — save $119 on this PC parts kit that includes a Ryzen 5 CPU and an Asus B650E motherboard

Get 16GB DDR5 for less than $260 in this B&H RAM bundle deal for an AMD AM5 build — save $119 on this PC parts kit that includes a Ryzen 5 CPU and an Asus B650E motherboard

💡 Verdict: Upgrade your PC for less than $260 with this massive $119-off B&H bundle that includes a Ryzen 5 CPU, an Asus B650E motherboard, and 16GB of DDR5 RAM. Check Price: AMD AM5 Bundle ⚡ Quick Hits * Slashes $119 off the normal retail price of these combined components.

Xbox reportedly testing a way to digitize physical games in the wake of PlayStation killing game discs — feature said to go back to Xbox One-era games

Xbox reportedly testing a way to digitize physical games in the wake of PlayStation killing game discs — feature said to go back to Xbox One-era games

💡 Verdict: Microsoft is reportedly developing a new feature that will allow Xbox users to convert their physical game discs into digital copies, preserving access to titles dating back to the Xbox One era. Check Price: Xbox ⚡ Quick Hits * Xbox is testing a feature to digitize physical game discs. * Support is

Tesla hires 17-year Intel veteran responsible for billion-dollar fab startups — Gary Jiang likely chosen to oversee fab efforts for Terafab's licensing of 14A

Tesla hires 17-year Intel veteran responsible for billion-dollar fab startups — Gary Jiang likely chosen to oversee fab efforts for Terafab's licensing of 14A

💡 Verdict: Tesla has strategically hired 17-year Intel veteran Gary Jiang to reportedly oversee its ambitious billion-dollar Terafab manufacturing operations and the licensing of Intel's advanced 14A node. Check Price: Intel 14A ⚡ Quick Hits * Tesla poached Intel veteran Gary Jiang to lead its expanding internal semiconductor efforts.