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Friday 17 July 2026

Oppo cuts OnePlus from North America and Europe, and Realme from China

OnePlus is exiting the North American and European markets for its future product launches, while sales of new Realme products will...

Friday 17 July 2026

Exclusive: PC brands reportedly rush to secure CXMT memory as orders extend to end-2027

Chinese DRAM maker ChangXin Memory Technology's (CXMT) IPO has entered its final stage, drawing close market attention. PC supply chain sources said the US had briefly planned to add...

Friday 17 July 2026

Micron locks in automotive supply agreements as vehicle tech grows smarter

Micron Technology said it has completed strategic customer agreements with several tier 1 suppliers and ecosystem partners serving the global automotive industry, including Qualcomm,...

Friday 17 July 2026

Memory suppliers push prices higher as Apple and automakers face tighter supply

Memory suppliers have regained pricing power as AI-driven stockpiling and advance capacity bookings tightened supply for consumer electronics and automotive customers. The shift has...

Thursday 16 July 2026

Apple lawsuit targets OpenAI's AI hardware ambitions

Apple has sued OpenAI for allegedly stealing trade secrets, but the real fight is over who controls the entry points of AI. As LLM technology converges, the case shows that competition...

Thursday 16 July 2026

Everlight shifts automotive product production to Thailand, sells Taiwan Tongluo site

Thursday 16 July 2026

Commentary: Ennoconn-Kontron deal highlights physical AI supply chain reshuffle

AI technologies and applications have matured rapidly in recent years. That has driven trends such as edge AI and physical AI. The...

Thursday 16 July 2026

Nvidia expands Japan AI partnerships with Kawasaki, Toyota, and industrial leaders

Nvidia unveiled a series of new partnerships in Japan on July 16, 2026, highlighting the growing adoption of AI across manufacturing, robotics,...

Thursday 16 July 2026

OnePlus's rumored Western exit signals deeper strain from the memory crisis for phone brands

OnePlus, an Android brand that once cultivated a devoted following among enthusiasts, is reportedly preparing to cease operations in...

Thursday 16 July 2026

Samsung may scale back foldable storage upgrades as memory costs rise

Samsung Electronics is reportedly preparing to reduce a long-running preorder perk for its next Galaxy foldables as memory prices climb. According to ChosunBiz, the South...

Thursday 16 July 2026

Taiwan power device makers gain from automotive inventory buildup and order shifting

Semiconductor supply chains remain tight, and Taiwan power device suppliers say the automotive market, after two years of inventory digestion, is now building up extra stock to avoid...

Thursday 16 July 2026

Silan Microelectronics forecasts stronger first-half 2026 profit on sales growth and investment gains

Hangzhou Silan Microelectronics said its first-half 2026 profit is set to rise sharply, driven by revenue growth, product upgrades, and fair-value gains on financial assets. The outlook...

Wednesday 15 July 2026

Lenovo says US ThinkBook models do not use YMTC SSDs

Lenovo, responding to recent reporting that its ThinkBook 14 G9 IPL business notebook uses solid-state drives (SSDs) from Yangtze Memory Technologies (YMTC), stressed that the unit...

Wednesday 15 July 2026

MacBook Neo drives Apple notebook shipments up 10% but A18 Pro shortages cap growth

Apple's MacBook Neo is selling briskly, lifting the company's notebook brand shipments by more than 10% year on year in the second...

Wednesday 15 July 2026

OpenAI's rumored screenless speaker takes on Apple, Amazon, and Google in the living room— and in courts

OpenAI's first consumer device is shaping up as a direct bid for the center of the home, a move that would pit the ChatGPT maker against...

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