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Qualcomm renews global patent license with Apple, stock rallies 6%
The multi-year renewal extends Qualcomm's QTL licensing revenue stream with Apple and reverses an initial selloff, giving the chipmaker a durable royalty base w
Yahoo Finance · +10 outlets
AMD becomes second chipmaker to hit $1 trillion market cap
AMD's crossing of the $1 trillion valuation marks it as the second semiconductor firm to reach the milestone after Nvidia, on optimism over AI CPU and accelerat
I/O Fund · +14 outlets
Musk says SpaceX will add 660,000 AI GPUs this year, nearing 1.44 million
SpaceX's Colossus 2 data center is set to receive large tranches of Nvidia GB300 GPUs alongside a 1.2-gigawatt power plant, underscoring the scale of private AI
Tom's Hardware · +7 outlets
Alibaba unveils Zhenwu V900 AI chip and 10-trillion-parameter Qwen plan
Alibaba's new accelerator packs 216GB of memory and targets 10-trillion-parameter models, advancing China's domestic AI silicon push.
English Bombay Samachar · +14 outlets
AMD wins price target hikes to $720 on agentic AI CPU case
Bank of America and other analysts raised AMD targets citing agentic AI CPU demand and the Anthropic-Akamai deal, though some analysts warn the stock offers lit
benzinga.com · +6 outlets
Trump and Xi hold state dinner with tech leaders, no AI chip talks
Nvidia, Apple, Tesla and OpenAI executives attended the White House dinner, but a US official said AI chip export issues were not on the agenda as a November ta
Crypto Briefing · +14 outlets
Intel forecasts 14A within 5% of TSMC's A14 performance
Intel's foundry chief claims the 14A node will land close to TSMC's A14, a forecast that clashes with prior promises of a frequency lead and 20% gains.
Tom's Hardware · +5 outlets
TSMC commits $29.4 billion to capacity expansion in August 2026
The capital commitment reflects sustained foundry demand as chipmakers race to add advanced-node capacity.
The Globe and Mail · +3 outlets
Huawei's Kirin 9050 Pro brings Tau scaling law to commercial silicon
The Kirin 9050 Pro uses a new architecture aimed at bypassing EUV lithography limits, a notable step in China's post-EUV chip strategy.
Eetimes · +9 outlets
Nvidia CEO pushes back on AI regulation, says unsafe labs should shut down
Jensen Huang called current calls for regulation a distraction and said frontier labs with unsafe models should be shut, a stance that weighed on the stock.
Tom's Hardware · +14 outlets
Analyst accuses AMD of 'treason' over restricted chips appearing in China
A leading semiconductor analyst claims export-controlled RFSoC silicon quoted at $36,000 surfaced at $1,000 in a Chinese crowdfunding project; AMD denies direct
Tom's Hardware · +3 outlets
DDR5 laptop memory prices surge 6x in 12 months
Schenker's XMG brand says SO-DIMM prices have jumped sixfold alongside rising PCB, CPU and GPU costs, forcing laptop price hikes of up to $342.
Tom's Hardware · +7 outlets
Micron discontinues 2GB GDDR7 chips, pivots to 3GB parts for AI
Micron is ending production of lower-density GDDR7 aimed at gaming GPUs in favor of higher-margin 3GB silicon for AI and professional cards.
Tom's Hardware · +3 outlets
Super Micro stock slides 9% on indictment tied to Nvidia chip exports
The indictment linked to Nvidia chip export matters adds legal and compliance risk for the server maker.
Stocktwits · +2 outlets
TSMC packaging moves closer to suppliers as AI demand reshapes supply chain
Advanced packaging capacity, a bottleneck for AI accelerators, is being pushed deeper into TSMC's supplier network.
Yahoo Finance · +14 outlets
Dutch PM confident of deal with US on ASML China export curbs
The Netherlands signals progress on aligning with Washington over ASML's China export restrictions.
finance.biggo.com · +8 outlets
New Jersey hits Microsoft-linked AI data center with record fine for 62 unpermitted power generators, issues 45-day shutdown deadline
New Jersey hit the DataOne site with a record fine and a 45-day shutdown deadline over 62 unpermitted power generators and noise complaints.
Tom's Hardware · +1 outlets
Nvidia faces limited growth potential amid industry challenges, analyst says
Analysis argues Nvidia would need to add roughly a whole Broadcom's worth of value to reach a $7 trillion market cap, raising questions about its growth runway.
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