Tecno just unveiled a ridiculously thin modular smartphone concept design

Tecno just unveiled a ridiculously thin modular smartphone concept design

Tecno just unveiled a rather intriguing at MWC 2026. The standout feature here is likely the size. Most modular smartphone concepts start bulky and only get bulkier once attaching accessories. Tecno’s base smartphone is just 4.9mm thin, which is significantly thinner than a pencil . Of course, the size increases with each attached module. However, snapping on the power bank …

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An accountant won a big jackpot on Kalshi by betting against DOGE | TechCrunch

An accountant won a big jackpot on Kalshi by betting against DOGE | TechCrunch

When Alan Cole saw Elon Musk fans eagerly bidding up a contract on the prediction market Kalshi that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) could effectively reduce federal spending in a year, he knew he had to take the bet, according to a story about Cole’s winnings in the Wall Street Journal. If Cole, an international tax accountant, knew anything …

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Inside the story of the US defense contractor who leaked hacking tools to Russia | TechCrunch

Inside the story of the US defense contractor who leaked hacking tools to Russia | TechCrunch

A veteran cybersecurity executive who prosecutors said “betrayed” the United States will spend at least the next seven years behind bars, after pleading guilty to stealing and selling hacking and surveillance tools to a Russian firm. Peter Williams, a former executive at U.S. defense contractor L3Harris, was sentenced on Tuesday to 87 months in prison for leaking his former company’s …

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HP says RAM now accounts for more than a third of its PC costs

HP says RAM now accounts for more than a third of its PC costs

The cost of PC components has been skyrocketing as AI infrastructure buildout creates extraordinary demand amid limited supply. HP says that squeeze is now hitting PC memory especially hard, with RAM now accounting for 35 percent of a system’s overall cost. “We did share last quarter that memory and storage costs made up roughly 15 percent to 18 percent of …

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