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Chip makers warn of a looming shortage in DRAM and SSD

Hyperscalers and server manufacturers are ordering too many memory components for their AI infrastructures - more than the market can produce. As a result, prices are rocketing, and a shortage could last until 2027

Interview: Bridgette McAdoo of Genesys on steering sustainability goals to success

Computing

How resolving to ‘leave society better than you found it’ can open up solid opportunities at the intersection of science-based initiatives and business objectives

YouTube is working on a feature that will fix the messy home feed

Apps

YouTube is experimenting with a new feature that allows users to customize their home feed.

WIRED Roundup: Gemini 3 Release, Nvidia Earnings, Epstein Files Fallout

Business

In this episode of Uncanny Valley, we cover the news of the week and take a closer look at the Gemini 3, Google’s latest AI model and chatbot.

Character AI will offer interactive ‘Stories’ to kids instead of open-ended chat

The company announced last month that it would no longer allow minors to use its chat features.

ChatGPT’s voice mode is no longer a separate interface

ChatGPT now lets you use voice and text in the same screen, making conversations feel more natural as responses and visuals appear in real time.

Warner Music signs deal with AI music startup Suno, settles lawsuit

WMG says artists and songwriters will have full control over whether and how their names, images, likenesses, voices, and compositions are used in new AI-generated music.

ICE Offers Up to $280 Million to Immigrant-Tracking ‘Bounty Hunter’ Firms

Security

Immigration and Customs Enforcement lifted a $180 million cap on a proposed immigrant-tracking program while guaranteeing multimillion-dollar payouts for private surveillance firms.

OpenAI and Perplexity are launching AI shopping assistants, but competing startups aren’t sweating it

Startup founders building AI shopping tools think general-purpose models are too broad to deliver truly personalized shopping experiences.

Microsoft’s AI chatbot Copilot leaves WhatsApp on January 15

WhatsApp's new platform policies ban general-purpose AI chatbots like Copilot from using its service.

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