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Saturday 24 May 2025
Samsung doubles down in Middle East, leads Q1 smartphone race
Samsung Electronics topped the Middle East smartphone market in terms of shipments in the first quarter of 2025, thanks to its high-end models and affordable Galaxy A series.
Friday 23 May 2025
Jensen Huang joins Trump in the Middle East—Nvidia's real AI agenda goes global
While reporters gathered at Taipei's Songshan Airport on May 12 hoping to spot Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, he was already in the Middle East, accompanying US President Donald Trump on...
Friday 23 May 2025
Qualcomm eyes Arm revenge in the AI era

In January 2025, Qualcomm quietly reentered the competitive server CPU market, setting the stage for a high-stakes comeback nearly seven...

Thursday 22 May 2025
China’s anti-Altman: Liang Wenfeng and the stealth strategy reshaping AI
As OpenAI CEO Sam Altman toured the Middle East with Donald Trump, promoting a regional "Stargate Project," a quieter but equally profound AI revolution was unfolding in China. At...
Thursday 22 May 2025
Trump's Middle East trip spurs major AI infrastructure deals, highlights energy and chip synergies
US President Donald Trump's recent visit to the Middle East has emerged as a significant catalyst for the global AI industry, sparking new partnerships and investments aimed at addressing...
Wednesday 21 May 2025
TSMC says no to Singapore, India, and Qatar—here’s why it matters
As semiconductors evolve into critical assets for national security and sovereign AI ambitions intensify, TSMC has emerged as a strategic lynchpin in the global chip race. While the...
Monday 19 May 2025
Middle East key to extending cloud AI peripheral chip market growth by two years
US President Donald Trump recently led a large delegation of American companies to the Middle East for various political and business cooperation agreements. Reports indicate that...
Monday 19 May 2025
Tesla sidelined in Trump's Middle East trip, as Lucid pushes for Saudi auto tariffs
US President Donald Trump's new agreement with Saudi Arabia will allow the state to procure AI chips from leading US-based chipmakers Nvidia and AMD, as part of the Saudi Vision 2030...
Monday 19 May 2025
From containment to control: Trump's Gulf deals isolate Huawei and heat up AI Cold War
The US Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has issued fresh guidelines targeting AI chips, delivering another major blow to Huawei. The directive explicitly...
Monday 19 May 2025
Nvidia's master plan: forging a strategic alliance for the future of AI infrastructure

For the past two years, the AI revolution has resembled a software arms race: the bigger the model, the better the odds of winning. But...

Sunday 18 May 2025
Appier posts strong 1Q25 growth, eyes Middle East expansion
Appier has reported solid financial results for the first quarter of 2025, with revenue rising 27% year-on-year to approximately JPY9.4 billion (US$64.17 million), or 31% on a currency-neutral...
Friday 16 May 2025
Trump's Qatar Boeing deal boosts Taiwan suppliers as China ban lifts
Boeing landed its largest-ever single order as Qatar Airways agreed to purchase 210 wide-body aircraft during US President Donald Trump's recent Middle East visit. The deal, announced...
Friday 16 May 2025
Trump's Middle East visit brings relief to Nvidia and AI supply chain
Industry insiders revealed that just as the market believed the rapid growth of AI was slowing down and Nvidia's performance would no longer be spectacular, US President Donald Trump...
Thursday 15 May 2025
US poised to approve deal permitting UAE to import 500,000 Nvidia AI chips yearly

The US has reached a preliminary agreement with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that would allow the Gulf nation to import 500,000 advanced...

Thursday 15 May 2025
Foxconn expects AI servers to drive over half of 2025 server revenue amid surging demand and Middle East opportunities
AI servers are emerging as a dominant revenue driver for leading ODM vendors in 2025, with Foxconn at the forefront of this trend. Despite lingering concerns about potential supply...