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Wed, Sep 30, 9:32 PM ET
AMD to acquire Fei-Fei Li's World Labs for $8.2B in stock, Li joins as chief scientist
The all-stock deal brings the ImageNet pioneer and her world-model lab in-house as AMD pushes to close the gap with Nvidia in AI software and spatial intelligen
Tom's Hardware · +14 outlets
Nvidia authorizes record $150B buyback, lifting total authorization to $235B
The buyback is the largest in Nvidia's history and signals management confidence that the stock remains undervalued after its AI-driven run.
finance.yahoo.com · +8 outlets
DeepSeek and Huawei partner on open-source AI chip software to cut Nvidia reliance in China
The tie-up aims to build domestic alternatives to Nvidia's CUDA ecosystem as US export curbs push Chinese firms toward Huawei silicon.
qz.com · +14 outlets
Nvidia and AMD lobby White House to soften China chip restrictions in defense bill
The chipmakers are pressing the administration to strip or dilute export limits that would bar sales to China ahead of the National Defense Authorization Act.
azat.tv · +9 outlets
AI executives sign 'Joint Commitment on Frontier Responsibilities' at White House
Leaders from Google, Anthropic, Meta, OpenAI, SpaceXAI and Nvidia pledged self-policing of frontier model development, with Trump endorsing the light-touch appr
finance.biggo.com · +13 outlets
HPE jumps to record high on raised guidance and first $1.2B AMD Helios order from Vultr
The order marks the first major deployment of AMD's Helios rack-scale platform and lifts HPE's AI server outlook.
finance.yahoo.com · +8 outlets
TSMC ready to spend $265 billion in the US, could go higher
The figure underscores how much of the leading-edge foundry's capital plan is now tied to Arizona and US reshoring incentives.
Barron's · +14 outlets
South Korea's September exports hit record $120.9B on chip boom
Record semiconductor shipments drove the strongest monthly export reading on record, with chips now nearly half of Korea's total exports.
Seoul Economic Daily · +7 outlets
Apple renews global patent license with Qualcomm effective April 2027
The renewal extends Qualcomm's lucrative licensing stream beyond the current agreement and removes a long-running overhang on the stock.
finance.yahoo.com · +14 outlets
AMD stock crosses $1 trillion market cap
AMD's AI-driven re-rating puts it in the trillion-dollar club, though analysts debate how much of the story is already priced in.
Seeking Alpha · +14 outlets
ASML stock slips as high-NA EUV adoption extends into 2030
A slower rollout of next-generation lithography delays a key revenue catalyst even as ASML warns about China export limits.
finance.yahoo.com · +5 outlets
ASML and TSMC earnings loom as a test of the AI trade
Analysts flag the two suppliers' results as the next checkpoint for AI capex expectations and semiconductor demand.
finance.yahoo.com · +7 outlets
Anthropic eyes $2 trillion IPO valuation, lists 'existential risks to humanity' among risk factors
The sprawling risk-factor section in Anthropic's IPO prospectus contrasts with investor hopes for a record-setting debut.
Tom's Hardware · +14 outlets
Samsung Electro-Mechanics secures customer funding for $5B IC substrate expansion
Prepayment from customers funds capacity additions for advanced packaging substrates used in AI accelerators.
briefasia.com
Samsung seen gaining HBM market share as Bernstein keeps 440,000 won target
The call points to Samsung closing the high-bandwidth memory gap with SK Hynix in the AI memory race.
Business Upturn · +1 outlets
Qualcomm stock advances as mobile AI shifts from answers to action; investors weigh $60B Amazon opportunity
On-device agent capabilities and a potential large Amazon chip deal are reshaping the bull case for Qualcomm's non-handset business.
finance.yahoo.com · +3 outlets
Intel rises 3% as chip stocks rally on strong AI demand
Intel's September gain came as the broader chip complex rallied, aided by an agent policy enforcement deal for its OpenShell platform.
TradingView
Broadcom's AI story faces an Anthropic-linked $161B test as margins draw scrutiny
Investors are weighing Broadcom's custom AI ASIC pipeline against margin pressure from large customer deals.
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