2026-07-26

Now might be a good time to get yourself a Roku: prices are set to rise by up to 60%, and the memory shortage is to blame

The prices on all of the Roku streaming sticks and boxes have gone up — though only in the US for now. [...]

2026-07-26

EU's Huawei purge could cost taxpayers a staggering €40 billion, four times more than Brussels ever admitted

GSMA estimates Europe's Huawei removal could cost €40 billion, greatly exceeding Commission projections amid ongoing disagreement over replacement expenses. [...]

2026-07-26

The Solution to the Power Grid's Woes Might Just Be Sitting in Your Driveway

More electric vehicles are becoming capable of providing backup power at a time when the US is increasingly in need of more electrons. [...]

2026-07-26

AI chatbots are quietly becoming the uninvited third person in people’s relationships

A Pew Research Center survey published last month found that one in five Americans aged 18 to 29 have used AI chatbots for emotional support or advice, and a separate YouGov poll found that 13 percent of US adults have shared a secret or problem with a chatbot that they had not told any human. […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-07-26

How to watch Stage 21 of Tour de France 2026: FREE live streams, TV channels & start time

All the ways to watch Tour de France 2026 Stage 21 live streams – including for FREE – as Tadej Pogacar closes in on history on the final day of the race. [...]

2026-07-26

This Russian cybercrime campaign can infect a user just by viewing an email

A high-severity flaw in Zimbra allowed Russian criminals easy access, where they stole important secrets. [...]

2026-07-26

I've driven the new Mercedes VLE — and this limousine-like electric van made me rethink what a family car should be

Vans have been relatively slow to adopt electrification, but the new Mercedes VLE shows that van lovers are finally getting some greener choices. [...]

2026-07-26

Roku raises streaming device prices by up to 60 percent as the memory shortage reaches the living room

Roku has raised prices on its entire US streaming hardware lineup, with increases ranging from $10 to $50 per device, as the global memory shortage driven by AI data centre demand reaches a product category that had been one of the last bastions of affordable consumer technology. The Streaming Stick 4K saw the steepest jump, […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-07-26

Google confirms higher Pixel 11 prices as RAM costs surge sixfold, and says it is reworking Android to use less memory

Google has confirmed that its upcoming Pixel 11 phones will cost more than their predecessors, becoming the latest major phone maker to pass on the cost of a global memory shortage that has sent RAM prices to levels the industry has never seen. In an interview with 9to5Google published on Thursday, Shakil Barkat, Google’s vice […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]