The AI race is causing a memory chip shortage — and that's bad news for the smartphone and PC industries

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A RAM (random access memory) chip, commonly used in PCs.
A RAM (random access memory) chip, commonly used in PCs.

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We tried 4 AI matchmaking apps. We're still single.

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AI matchmaking services

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We asked you to vote on a $120K remote or $240K in-office job. The results were closer than we expected.

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365 readers answered Business Insider's survey about remote versus in-office work.

Amy Leonard; Arlton Lowry; Priya Chaudhari

AI boom threatens to push smartphone, PC prices higher in 2026

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A man holding a smartphone.
Smartphone prices are expected to increase in 2026 due to RAM shortage caused by AI boom.

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More kids than ever will be banned from social media this year

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Australia became the first country to impose a strict social media ban on children under 16. France, Denmark, Malaysia, and others are considering following suit.

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Elon Musk plans 'high-volume production' of Neuralink brain chips and says he wants to automate the surgical procedure

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Elon Musk
Elon Musk's Neuralink startup develops brain-chip implants.

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Meet the Elon Musk lawyer who's also literally a clown

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Jaymie Parkkinen
By day, Jaymie Parkkinen is a skilled intellectual property lawyer working for Elon Musk in a clash-of-the-titans legal dispute against Sam Altman. By night, he is a clown.

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Lawmakers are beginning to grapple with how their staff use AI

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Sen. Josh Hawley
Sen. Josh Hawley said he doesn't have an official no-use policy on AI, but that he discourages his staff from using it.

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10 executives shared their 2026 AI predictions with us

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Joe Depa, Aruna Ravichandran and Marc Cuban
EY global chief innovation officer, Joe Depa; Cisco SVP & CMO, AI, Networking & Collaboration, Aruna Ravichandran; and billionaire Mark Cuban (left to right).

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Instagram's head says the aesthetic that helped the app become popular is dead — and AI helped kill it

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Instagram boss Adam Mosseri
Instagram boss Adam Mosseri

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