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Nothing's budget sub-brand CMF is hitting a wall. Co-founder Carl Pei says the company simply cannot build a phone at a price that makes sense right now, pointing to rising RAM costs as the culprit. It's a candid admission that budget hardware has real ceilings, and that component markets don't care about your brand ambitions.
Meanwhile, a quiet but significant deadline is approaching for anyone running Windows or Linux. On June twenty-fourth, the cryptographic keys that secure your computer's boot sequence begin to expire. These are the digital locks that protect your machine before the operating system even loads, and if you're not prepared, you could find yourself locked out or exposed. Patches are available, but awareness remains low.
And over in Europe, the sovereignty conversation around American tech companies is getting sharper. Zscaler's Casper Klynge put it plainly — companies that refuse to align with European requirements will find the door to that market closing on them. It's a sign that the transatlantic tech relationship is entering a more transactional, and more demanding, chapter.
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