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Friday 16 October 2026

Samsung's Austin chip workforce shrinks 32% as Taylor 2nm fab nears opening

Samsung Electronics' semiconductor workforce in Austin, Texas, shrank 32% in 2025 as local operating expenditures plunged nearly 75%, contrasting with increased activity at its nearby...

Thursday 15 October 2026

Analysis: Elon Musk's Terafab chases 10 chip iterations a year — can it rival TSMC?

Speaking to more than 2,000 Tesla owners and investors at the X Takeover event held at Tesla's Gigafactory in Austin, Texas, on October 11, Elon Musk made a candid admission: "To be...

Wednesday 23 September 2026

US-based Swarmer bets up to US$224M on Ukrainian combat robot maker Ratel

Autonomous software company Swarmer, based in Austin, Texas, has agreed to acquire Ukrainian unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) maker Ratel Robotics in a deal worth up to US$224 million...

Wednesday 9 September 2026

Tesla's Cybercab hits the road, but regulation may become autonomy's next scaling bottleneck

Tesla has finally put its purpose-built Cybercab onto public streets, marking a critical step in Elon Musk's years-long ambition to transform the EV maker into an autonomous mobility...

Wednesday 19 August 2026

Tesla's Cybercab rollout tests whether purpose-built robotaxis can move beyond pilot scale

Tesla's push to deepen its presence in the autonomous vehicle market through a new phase of its Robotaxi deployment has drawn renewed...

Wednesday 5 August 2026

Waymo weighs ending Uber robotaxi role as app control battle intensifies

Waymo is considering leaving its robotaxi partnership with Uber as it seeks to bring ride-hailing service in Austin and Atlanta under the Waymo App starting in 2028. The shift would...

Thursday 23 July 2026

Tesla confirms equipment orders for TeraFab, targets in-house chip production to break supply bottleneck

Tesla has placed equipment orders for an in-house semiconductor development facility in Austin it calls TeraFab, CEO Elon Musk confirmed during the company's Q2 2026 earnings call...

Wednesday 8 July 2026

Tesla starts public road tests of Cybercab

Tesla has begun engineering tests of its production Cybercab on public roads in Austin, Texas, putting the two-seat robotaxi into real-world city traffic for the first time. The move...

Monday 6 July 2026

Jim Keller startup Fab2 targets small-fab mass production

Atomic Semi, the semiconductor equipment startup founded by chip architect Jim Keller, has rebranded as Fab2 and moved its headquarters...

Monday 27 April 2026

Tesla begins Cybercab production in Texas, targeting robotaxi revenue after 2027

Tesla began manufacturing its Cybercab autonomous taxi at its Texas Gigafactory, CEO Elon Musk said on April 24, signaling progress on the long-promised Robotaxi. The move could influence...

Thursday 2 April 2026

Samsung upgrades Austin fab, signals dual-track US chip strategy

Samsung Electronics is accelerating the introduction of next-generation manufacturing equipment at its semiconductor facility in Austin, Texas, as part of a broad upgrade program aimed...

Saturday 28 March 2026

Can Tesla's Terafab revive US semiconductor manufacturing?

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, announced in mid-March that he would launch the Terafab megafab project within seven days, and on March 21 confirmed that the facility will be built in Austin,...

Thursday 26 March 2026

Analysis: Tesla's Terafab being near Samsung's Taylor fab illustrates Musk's strategy shift

Elon Musk recently announced the launch of the "Terafab" project, selecting Austin, Texas, as its first site, with plans to build a fully integrated semiconductor supply chain covering...

Wednesday 31 December 2025

Samsung modernizes 30-year-old Austin fab to serve Apple, high-end chip demand

Samsung Electronics is reportedly beginning upgrades to the core gas infrastructure at its semiconductor fab in Austin, Texas. Industry observers view the move as the start of a broader...

Monday 22 December 2025

Samsung taps former AMD exec to reboot Exynos from Austin

Samsung has recruited semiconductor veteran John Rayfield, formerly a vice president at AMD, to bolster its Exynos GPU and system IP roadmap, signaling a renewed effort to regain competitiveness...

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