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Monday 2 March 2026

Google signs multibillion-dollar AI chip deal with Meta to escalate Nvidia rivalry

According to The Information, Meta has signed a multibillion-dollar, multi-year agreement to rent artificial intelligence chips from Google, marking a significant shift in...

Monday 2 March 2026

Chinese tech brands push premium devices and ecosystem integration at MWC 2026

Chinese suppliers at MWC 2026 are showcasing premium smartphones, AI-driven hardware, and vertically integrated ecosystems, signaling a strategic shift toward higher-end global competition...

Monday 2 March 2026

Google brings Intrinsic in-house to accelerate physical AI development

Google has announced that robotics software company Intrinsic will join its operations as a distinct unit within the company, a move aimed at accelerating the deployment of artificial...

Sunday 1 March 2026

Micron opens semiconductor assembly and test facility in India

Micron Technology has inaugurated its first semiconductor assembly and test facility in Sanand, expanding its global manufacturing footprint while supporting India's efforts to strengthen...

Saturday 28 February 2026

Android phone makers gear up for MWC to challenge Samsung

Samsung Electronics officially unveiled the Galaxy S26 series of smartphones in the early hours of February 26 2026, Taipei time. Alongside its annual hardware upgrades to the flagship...

Thursday 26 February 2026

DeepSeek shuts out Nvidia, AMD in V4 move tied to US chip tensions

DeepSeek, the Chinese AI lab that unsettled global markets with its low-cost models last year, has withheld early access to its upcoming V4 flagship from US chipmakers, breaking with...

Thursday 26 February 2026

Insight: Qualcomm ships rack-scale AI systems built on 2019 AI 100 chip; analyst sees structural barriers

Qualcomm has begun delivering rack-scale AI hardware and software systems for data centers, built around its AI 100 inference chip. The move signals a renewed push into a market where...

Tuesday 24 February 2026

Waymo's Gen6 shift targets cost and climate barriers to autonomous taxi rollouts

Alphabet's Waymo has refocused competition from pure perception advances to real-world feasibility and business model viability with its sixth-generation autonomous driving hardware...

Tuesday 24 February 2026

QuiX Quantum and Artilux Partner on Energy-Efficient Photonic Quantum Computing

QuiX Quantum, a leading provider of photonic quantum computing hardware, and Artilux, a developer of advanced semiconductor-based photonic detector technologies, today...

Monday 23 February 2026

Lenovo hits North American partners with price increases driven by memory shortage

Global memory supply shortages are forcing PC and server vendors to pass higher component costs on to customers, with Lenovo notifying North American partners of planned price adjustments...

Monday 23 February 2026

AMD replicates Nvidia's playbook to backstop US$300 million Crusoe loan

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is making a bold pivot by guaranteeing a US$300 million loan for cloud startup Crusoe, signaling a shift from pure hardware competition to financial engineering...

Monday 23 February 2026

Meta goes after Apple with AI-first smartwatch revival

Meta is reviving its smartwatch ambitions as part of a broader push to define the next era of AI-powered consumer hardware, setting up a fresh competitive battle with rivals including...

Monday 23 February 2026

Apple bets on Visual Intelligence to power next wave of AI wearables

Apple is laying the groundwork for a new generation of wearable devices built around what it calls Visual Intelligence, signaling a deeper...

Saturday 21 February 2026

Tech sector braces for Trump's 10% tariff reset

Global technology supply chains are facing renewed uncertainty after US President Donald Trump announced a temporary 10% tariff on most...

Tuesday 17 February 2026

OpenAI hire and industry voices signal shift toward AI agents that could render most apps obsolete

OpenAI's recruitment of personal AI specialist Peter Steinberg and public predictions from industry figures have intensified claims that most smartphone apps may disappear as AI agents...

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