Nvidia hits record high, market cap nears $6 trillion, as Morgan Stanley restores top pick
Nvidia's rally to an all-time high on renewed analyst conviction underscores how much of the AI infrastructure trade remains concentrated in one stock.
qz.com · +14 outlets
California CEO charged with smuggling $300M in Nvidia AI servers to China via Malaysia and Singapore
The case highlights enforcement gaps in US export controls on advanced AI hardware as demand from China persists.
Tom's Hardware · +15 outlets
AMD announces $8.2B all-stock acquisition of AI firm World Labs
The deal would be one of AMD's largest efforts to build out AI software and model capabilities alongside its chips.
GuruFocus · +14 outlets
Elon Musk confirms TSMC talks on Terafab chipmaking collaboration, Intel the only other named partner
Terafab would exclusively supply Tesla, SpaceX and xAI, signaling Musk's ambition to control his own AI silicon supply.
Tom's Hardware · +8 outlets
Amazon and Synopsys sign $1 billion multi-year AI chip design deal
The agreement deepens Amazon's push into custom silicon and gives Synopsys a marquee cloud customer for its design tools.
Tom's Hardware · +14 outlets
Broadcom stock jumps 3.5% as AI chip guidance reaches $21.7 billion
Broadcom's raised AI revenue outlook reinforces its position as a key custom accelerator supplier to hyperscalers.
Yahoo Finance · +6 outlets
Nvidia's China blind spots exposed as officials say smuggling red flags were missed
Scrutiny of how diverted chips left the US raises questions about Nvidia's internal compliance monitoring.
Northeast Times · +3 outlets
ASML shares surge 3.5% as Samsung pulls High-NA EUV into DRAM production
Samsung's adoption of High-NA lithography in memory would widen the addressable market for ASML's most advanced tools.
Yahoo Finance · +3 outlets
Chinese state-backed lender financed restricted Nvidia Blackwell chip purchases
State financing of restricted AI hardware points to continued Chinese demand despite US export limits.
Startup Fortune · +11 outlets
ASML CEO warns excessive China export controls could create a rival supplier
The warning frames the policy tradeoff between restricting China's access to advanced tools and spurring domestic alternatives.
scanx.trade · +12 outlets
China's buying spree in ASML DUV gear prompts US calls for a total export ban
Heavy Chinese purchases of older lithography equipment are fueling pressure to tighten restrictions further.
South China Morning Post · +1 outlets
TSMC stock rises on Broadcom's $60 billion chip deal
The reported deal underscores TSMC's central role in manufacturing custom AI silicon for major customers.
Benzinga · +14 outlets
Micron closes in on SK Hynix for the No. 2 spot in the global DRAM market
Shifting DRAM share matters as AI server demand tightens memory supply and lifts pricing.
KED Global · +12 outlets
Micron reports 88% margin on consumer memory as price hikes drive profits
Memory price inflation is generating outsized margins even as unit shipments decline in some segments.
Tom's Hardware · +7 outlets
Micron stock falls below $910 as China's CXMT plans an $8.5B IPO
A state-backed Chinese memory listing raises questions about whether the DRAM upcycle can hold.
TradingKey · +1 outlets
Intel stock jumps 14% as Meta's Muse AI agent shifts the chip trade
The move suggests investors are reassessing Intel's data center positioning on changing AI workload demand.
Startup Fortune · +10 outlets
AMD, Intel hike chip prices about 10% as TSMC costs bite
Foundry cost inflation is being passed through to CPU pricing across the two largest x86 suppliers.
tech-insider.org · +5 outlets
OpenAI's Jalapeno ASICs deployed with AMD EPYC Turin hosts, not Nvidia's Vera
The hosting choice signals AMD is winning roles in OpenAI's custom accelerator deployments.
Tom's Hardware · +1 outlets