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Top story AMD posts Q3 beat, guides to ~$17B Q4 revenue as data center sales nearly double

AMD's blowout quarter and aggressive Q4 guidance lifted chip stocks and prompted a wave of analyst price target changes.

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AMD expects to outsell Intel in Q4 for the first time in history

AMD's $17B Q4 guidance would exceed Intel's projections, marking a symbolic shift in the x86 market.

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SK Hynix's $45B New York chip plant hits snag over US restrictions on China

US export license delays are complicating SK Hynix's planned New York investment, with the company saying its chip equipment license remains valid.

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Smugglers exploit server chip loophole to move banned South Korean HBM into China for Huawei

Customs checks on processor specs let traders pair high-end memory with low-end chips and ship them legally, underscoring gaps in US export controls.

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Nvidia tells data center operators to limit Chinese customers under new global restrictions

The reported policy caps Chinese buyers at under half of a cloud provider's Nvidia-based capacity, tightening China's access to AI compute.

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Nvidia can fulfill only 1% of China's $70 billion GPU order, report claims

Supply constraints are choking deliveries of export-friendly RTX Pro 5500 cards despite huge Chinese demand.

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AI data centers defeated across US midterm ballots as voters reject development

Most of the 45 local data center measures on midterm ballots failed, signaling growing local opposition to AI infrastructure.

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Marvell to acquire photonics chipmaker Lumentum in $115B deal for AI connectivity

The deal aims to combine network processors and lasers for optical transceivers to lead in AI connectivity.

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Nvidia stock rebounds 3% from $200 support ahead of Nov. 17 earnings

Nvidia's bounce came as it was set to surpass Apple in market value again and ahead of its mid-November AI earnings test.

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Apple faces unprecedented memory cost increases as RAM prices surge

AI data center demand is tightening conventional DRAM supply, adding billions to device makers' bills and pressuring PC and smartphone markets.

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Qualcomm beats earnings for 10th straight quarter but stock falls

Qualcomm's smartphone exposure and data center ambitions are under scrutiny as its streak of beats failed to lift shares.

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Intel stock jumps after brutal sell-off as Wall Street sees $125 upside

Intel shares recovered after a historic October decline, with analysts debating whether the selloff created an entry point.

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AMD records $1B quarterly charge tied to warrants issued to OpenAI and Meta

The charge reflects the cost of warrant deals underpinning AMD's AI chip partnerships with the two hyperscalers.

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Intel's 14A process nears production as PDK 0.9 becomes available

The PDK milestone moves Intel's next-gen node closer to 1.0 in 2027 as it seeks foundry customers.

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