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Apple increases prices for Macs and iPads

Apple on Thursday announced an increase in prices for Macs and iPads, citing a memory chip shortage brought on by the artificial intelligence boom. The Cupertino, California-based company called the demand spike an “unprecedented challenge” for the consumer electronics industry. “The ...

US stocks end mixed, weighed down by losses for tech giants

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks wavered to a mixed close on Wall Street Wednesday as technology stocks once again weighed down the market. Declines for several influential tech heavyweights, including Microsoft, pulled the broader market lower even though most stocks in the S&P 500 gained ...

Chinese supercomputer displaces US machines as world’s fastest

A supercomputer in China now outranks its U.S. counterparts as the world’s most powerful, marking the first time since 2017 that a Chinese computer has topped a list sometimes viewed as a measure of a nation’s technological prowess. The LineShine computer in Shenzhen, China, displaced ...

Dick’s Sporting Goods to unveil new location

NILES — Dick’s Sporting Goods will unveil its next-generation, new store format with a three-day grand opening celebration starting Friday at the Eastwood Mall. Relocating from its former 52,000-square-foot building in the adjacent Great East Plaza — a fixture of the Eastwood Mall ...

Auto regulator opens probe after a Tesla slams into a Texas home

NEW YORK (AP) — The top U.S. auto regulator opened an investigation Monday after a Tesla using an automated driving feature slammed into a Texas home at high speed and killed a 76-year-old woman standing inside. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it’s opening a ...