Artur Ślesik

Artur Ślesik is a technology and financial markets journalist at Bez-kabli.pl, covering artificial intelligence, semiconductors, technology stocks and emerging innovations. A graduate of Warsaw University of Technology, he combines a technical background with market analysis to explain how new technologies are shaping industries, businesses and investment trends worldwide.

Apple’s iPhone 18 Launch Gets Upended: Foldable and Pro Models First, Standard Phone Slips to 2027
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Apple’s iPhone 18 Launch Gets Upended: Foldable and Pro Models First, Standard Phone Slips to 2027

Apple is focusing production and shipments on its top three premium iPhone models for a second-half 2026 release — including its first foldable iPhone — while pushing the standard iPhone 18 launch to the first half of 2027, Nikkei Asia reported Friday, citing four insiders. This move signals a shift in Apple's marketing approach alongside supply-chain challenges, the report noted. Apple didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment, and Reuters has not independently confirmed the story. Apple shaking up its typical annual iPhone release schedule with a staggered rollout would disrupt the usual single launch window that suppliers prepare for. It also highlights how tight supplies—particularly memory chips—are now influencing product timing, not just costs.
January 30, 2026
Samsung and SK Hynix warn AI boom is squeezing memory chips for phones and PCs
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Samsung and SK Hynix warn AI boom is squeezing memory chips for phones and PCs

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix issued a warning Thursday: PC and smartphone makers are bracing for tighter DRAM supplies. These memory chips, essential in most consumer gadgets, are becoming scarcer as chipmakers shift focus to the more profitable AI-related products. Two South Korean companies dominate roughly two-thirds of the DRAM market, with Apple listed as one of their clients. Rising prices and tight supply may squeeze margins throughout the consumer electronics sector and prompt last-minute changes to products.
January 29, 2026
Apple’s second-biggest acquisition ever: Inside the near-$2 billion Q.ai deal for “silent speech” tech
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Apple’s second-biggest acquisition ever: Inside the near-$2 billion Q.ai deal for “silent speech” tech

Apple announced Thursday that it has bought Q.ai, an Israeli AI startup focused on audio technology. The Financial Times pegged the deal at close to $2 billion, though Apple didn’t reveal the exact terms. https://www.reuters.com/business/apple-acquires-audio-ai-startup-qai-2026-01-29/ The purchase comes as investors push Apple to demonstrate clearer AI progress, with the company set to release its results later Thursday. “Apple can probably generate a positive return on very little AI investment, thanks to its distribution,” said Gerrit Smit, manager of the Stonehage Fleming Global Best Ideas Equity fund. https://www.reuters.com/world/china/strong-iphone-sales-power-apples-holiday-quarter-google-ai-deal-in-focus-2026-01-28/
January 29, 2026
Comcast’s broadband losses deepen again — and the company is freezing prices in 2026
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Comcast’s broadband losses deepen again — and the company is freezing prices in 2026

Comcast saw a bigger-than-expected drop in broadband subscribers in Q4, highlighting the growing threat from wireless and fiber competitors to its main business. https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/comcast-sheds-more-broadband-customers-wireless-competition-mounts-2026-01-29/?utm_source=chatgpt.com Timing is crucial as the U.S. home internet market shifts into a price war. Fixed-wireless access—broadband delivered via 5G—is dropping in cost, while fiber companies continue to offer promotions that cable providers struggle to compete with.
January 29, 2026
Musk’s next mega-merger? SpaceX talks with xAI ahead of IPO plans
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Musk’s next mega-merger? SpaceX talks with xAI ahead of IPO plans

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is reportedly negotiating a merger with his AI startup xAI ahead of a planned IPO later this year, according to a source familiar with the discussions. The deal would unite SpaceX’s rockets, Starlink satellites, the X social media platform, and xAI’s Grok chatbot under a single entity. https://www.reuters.com/world/musks-spacex-merger-talks-with-xai-ahead-planned-ipo-source-says-2026-01-29/?utm_source=chatgpt.com Investors are gearing up for what could be one of the largest IPOs in years, as Musk attempts to weave a single narrative connecting launch capacity, satellites, data, and AI. This aligns with his vision of shifting computing to orbit—turning rockets into the backbone of “data centers,” the server farms powering AI systems. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/exclusive-musks-spacex-merger-talks-184045612.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com
January 29, 2026
Senate Crypto Bill Clears a Key Vote — But Democrats Say the White House Complicated the Path
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Senate Crypto Bill Clears a Key Vote — But Democrats Say the White House Complicated the Path

On Thursday, the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee pushed forward a bill aiming to establish federal regulations for much of the cryptocurrency sector. Notably, the legislation advanced without any Democratic support. https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/crypto-bill-advances-us-senate-faces-obstacles-2026-01-29/ The committee vote is crucial since Congress has long wrestled with drafting a comprehensive “market structure” law that clearly defines regulatory authority over crypto. Meanwhile, the industry has pushed hard for clearer rules to end the current patchwork of enforcement battles.
January 29, 2026
Dover beats Q4 estimates as AI data-center liquid cooling drives 2026 outlook
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Dover beats Q4 estimates as AI data-center liquid cooling drives 2026 outlook

Downers Grove, Illinois, January 29, 2026, 11:33 AM CST Dover Corp posted a jump in fourth-quarter profit and revenue on Thursday, driven by strong demand from data centers for its liquid cooling solutions tailored to AI computing. The Illinois-based industrial firm expects adjusted earnings of $10.45 to $10.65 per share in 2026. For the quarter ending Dec. 31, adjusted earnings climbed 14% to $2.51 per share, narrowly beating analysts’ $2.50 forecast, while revenue rose 9% to roughly $2.1 billion. https://www.reuters.com/technology/dovers-quarterly-profit-rises-high-demand-ai-data-center-cooling-products-2026-01-29/
January 29, 2026
Tesla’s $2B xAI bet puts Tesla Cybercab robotaxi and Musk mega-pay back in focus
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Tesla’s $2B xAI bet puts Tesla Cybercab robotaxi and Musk mega-pay back in focus

Tesla announced a $2 billion investment in Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI and confirmed that production of its Cybercab robotaxi is still set to begin this year. The stock climbed in after-hours trading but pulled back somewhat as investors weighed the surge in spending. This move strengthens the connection between Tesla and Musk’s broader AI ambitions just as investors are increasingly pricing Tesla less as a traditional automaker and more as a play on autonomy and robotics. That transition now dominates the conversation around the company’s roughly $1.5 trillion market value.
January 29, 2026
SAP and ServiceNow rattle Wall Street — U.S. software stocks slide on AI disruption fears
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SAP and ServiceNow rattle Wall Street — U.S. software stocks slide on AI disruption fears

U.S. software stocks tumbled Thursday following SAP’s cloud forecast and a sharp post-earnings drop in ServiceNow, sparking renewed concern that AI is transforming enterprise software faster than many companies can leverage for pricing power. The S&P 500 Software and Services Index dropped 6.5%. Timing is crucial. Investors now want actual returns from the AI spending surge, not just promises of growth. “The market appears to be questioning whether these massive capital expenditure hikes will generate sufficient returns,” noted Jesse Cohen, senior analyst at Investing.com.
January 29, 2026
US threatens to hold back Gavi cash unless it drops mercury preservative thimerosal
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US threatens to hold back Gavi cash unless it drops mercury preservative thimerosal

The United States has warned Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, that it will withhold new funding unless the group begins phasing out vaccines containing thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative, according to a U.S. health official and a Gavi spokesperson. This demand targets a pending $300 million pledge as well as any future financial support, the official said. https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/us-conditions-funding-global-vaccine-group-dropping-mercury-based-preservative-2026-01-28/ This dispute is crucial since Gavi supplies and supports vaccine delivery in lower-income nations, where multi-dose vials maximize budgets and ease staffing demands. Thimerosal, primarily found in those vials, preserves dose stability. Plus, these vials cost less and are easier to distribute than single-dose injections.
January 29, 2026
Report: Nvidia, Microsoft and Amazon weigh up to $60 billion OpenAI investment
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Report: Nvidia, Microsoft and Amazon weigh up to $60 billion OpenAI investment

Nvidia, Microsoft and Amazon are in talks to invest up to $60 billion in OpenAI, The Information reported on Wednesday, in what could become one of the largest cash infusions yet into the ChatGPT maker. Nvidia has discussed putting in as much as $30 billion, Microsoft less than $10 billion, and Amazon more than $10 billion and potentially over $20 billion, the report said; Reuters could not immediately verify it. The talks matter because OpenAI’s costs are rising fast as it trains and runs larger artificial intelligence models, forcing the company back to investors even as demand for AI tools spreads across business software and consumer apps.
January 29, 2026
Meta’s $135 billion AI spending plan lands as Zuckerberg chases “superintelligence”
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Meta’s $135 billion AI spending plan lands as Zuckerberg chases “superintelligence”

MENLO PARK, California, Jan 29, 2026, 07:34 On Wednesday, Meta Platforms announced a massive capital expenditure plan for 2026, with up to $135 billion allocated to expanding its AI infrastructure. CEO Mark Zuckerberg is doubling down on what he terms “superintelligence.” https://www.reuters.com/business/meta-expects-annual-capital-expenditures-rise-superintelligence-push-2026-01-28/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
January 29, 2026
Nvidia dragged into DeepSeek military row as U.S. lawmaker urges tougher chip controls
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Nvidia dragged into DeepSeek military row as U.S. lawmaker urges tougher chip controls

John Moolenaar, chair of the House Select Committee on China, accused Nvidia of assisting Chinese AI firm DeepSeek in refining its models, which he claims were later deployed by China’s military. He called for stricter controls on sensitive chip exports in a letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. The letter arrives as President Donald Trump’s administration greenlights exports of Nvidia’s H200 chip to China, imposing restrictions designed to prevent military-connected entities from gaining access. This move is already sparking backlash from China hawks.
January 29, 2026
Ukraine turns to Elon Musk’s SpaceX after Russian drones are found using Starlink
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Ukraine turns to Elon Musk’s SpaceX after Russian drones are found using Starlink

Ukraine is collaborating with U.S. satellite firm SpaceX to address reports that Russian long-range drones are leveraging Starlink, Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov revealed Thursday. https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/ukraine-working-with-spacex-stop-russian-drones-use-starlink-kyiv-says-2026-01-29/ This matters now because Starlink allows an operator to maintain drone control even when the target zone is swamped with electronic warfare—radio jamming tactics both sides deploy to block attacks. Ukraine’s cities and rear positions have faced repeated long-range drone strikes this winter, and Kyiv is eager to seal off any new vulnerabilities.
January 29, 2026
Tesla’s $20B spending surge: Musk to end Model S/X and pour cash into robotaxis, robots
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Tesla’s $20B spending surge: Musk to end Model S/X and pour cash into robotaxis, robots

Tesla is set to ramp up capital spending to over $20 billion in 2026, more than twice last year’s outlay, as Elon Musk pushes beyond human-driven vehicles toward robotaxis and humanoid robots. This move follows Tesla losing the global EV sales crown to China’s BYD last year. Musk announced Tesla will halt production of the Model S sedan and Model X SUV, repurposing its California factory space to build Optimus robots. CFO Vaibhav Taneja added that a large chunk of the spending will fund the steering-wheel-free Cybercab, semi-trucks, battery factories, and lithium production. REX Financial COO Scott Acheychek called it “the bigger story” of a business model shift. Musk described 2026 as “a very big capex year” with “big investments
January 29, 2026
Webb Breaks the Cosmic Distance Record With MoM-z14, Seen Just 280 Million Years After the Big Bang
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Webb Breaks the Cosmic Distance Record With MoM-z14, Seen Just 280 Million Years After the Big Bang

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has confirmed the most distant galaxy yet seen, catching MoM-z14 as it looked just 280 million years after the Big Bang, NASA and the European Space Agency said on Wednesday. The agencies measured a redshift of 14.44 — how much the universe’s expansion has stretched the galaxy’s light — putting it at the current edge of what telescopes can observe. https://science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/nasa-webb-pushes-boundaries-of-observable-universe-closer-to-big-bang/?utm_source=chatgpt.com The detection pushes Webb deeper into “cosmic dawn,” the universe’s first few hundred million years, when the earliest galaxies were switching on. Astronomers chase these targets because they offer direct checks on how fast stars and galaxies could assemble after the universe began.
January 29, 2026
Open-source AI “guardrails” stripped off as hackers eye exposed models, researchers say
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Open-source AI “guardrails” stripped off as hackers eye exposed models, researchers say

Researchers warned Thursday that hackers and criminals can readily hijack computers running open-source large language models outside the control of major AI platforms, opening up new security threats. https://www.reuters.com/technology/open-source-ai-models-vulnerable-criminal-misuse-researchers-warn-2026-01-29/ The warning comes as more groups and hobbyists turn to “open-weight” models — AI systems with downloadable parameters that anyone can host — instead of depending solely on cloud platforms that control usage policies and track misuse.
January 29, 2026
House probes Ford’s CATL battery pivot as data-center storage plans widen
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House probes Ford’s CATL battery pivot as data-center storage plans widen

Rep. John Moolenaar, the GOP chair of a House committee, is demanding clarity from Ford on its move to turn U.S. battery plants toward producing lithium iron phosphate cells and grid-scale energy storage tech licensed from China’s CATL. In a letter to CEO Jim Farley released Wednesday, Moolenaar flagged “important questions” about any changes to the licensing terms tied to the data center battery shift and probed whether Ford is planning a joint venture with China’s BYD. This scrutiny comes as Ford aims to repurpose EV battery capacity into a business supplying power to the grid and large energy consumers. Meanwhile, Washington is tightening rules on which projects qualify for federal incentives if they involve Chinese technology or partners.
January 28, 2026
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