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Here's your afternoon TNB Tech Minute for Thursday, April 30th. I'm Danny Lewis for the Wall Street Journal.

Thanks to investments in artificial intelligence, memory chips have become one of the

world's most profitable products. Today, Samsung Electronics reported first quarter net

profit of more than $30 billion, with about 94% of the operating profit coming from its

semiconductor business.

Samsung's chief memory rivals, S.K. Heynix of South Korea and U.S.-based Micron Technology,

recently delivered similarly dizzying results.

And tech market researcher Trendforce says memory prices in the first three months of 2026

grew nearly 100% from the prior

quarter, about double initial projections. Sports media company DeZone has agreed to buy

technology company VueLift for about $100 million. That's according to people close to the deal.

ViewLift provides streaming service technology for 15

professional U.S. sports teams, five regional sports networks, and clients in news and entertainment.

The London-based DeZone, which streams sports including soccer, boxing, and basketball,

is hoping that the acquisition will help it expand its footprint in the U.S.

And the U.S. Senate has passed a resolution prohibiting senators from trading on prediction markets.

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