Start Up No.2694: Apple raises prices (but not on iPhones), Xbox ups prices, whistleblower sues Meta, Instagram’s TV plan, and more

An investigation into a crime prediction system used by Bristol police suggests in some cases it really didn’t work at all. CC-licensed photo by Matt Gibson on Flickr. You can sign up to receive each day’s Start Up post by email. You’ll need to click a confirmation link, so no spam. A selection of 9 links for you. Guilty? I’m @charlesarthur on Twitter. On Threads: charles_arthur. On Mastodon: https://newsie.social/@charlesarthur. On Bluesky: @charlesarthur.bsky.social. Observations and links welcome. Apple increases MacBook and iPad prices by 20% • Financial Times Michael Acton: » Apple has increased the price of MacBooks and iPads by about 20%, one of the broadest price rises in its history, as the iPhone maker blamed memory chip shortages caused by the AI infrastructure boom. Apple’s decision to substantially increase the cost of its entire line of laptop and tablet products spooked investors on Thursday, with a 6.1% share fall wiping $263bn from Apple’s market capitalisation. It…