Apple's A20 chips could launch a new era of thinner, cooler iPhones

appleinsider - Apple's next iPhone processors may bring a major leap in power and efficiency, setting up the company's 2-nanometer era ahead of its rivals.A20 is expected to use a 2nm processApple is preparing two next-generation chips, the A20 and A20 Pro, for the iPho…

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The Willow chip marks a new milestone in Google’s quantum race

Aytun Çelebi / dataconomy - Google researchers announced the first verifiable quantum advantage, using their Willow processor to map a molecule’s features 13,000 times faster than a modern supercomputer by employing a technique called “quantum echoes.” The experiment utilized Google…

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Chipmind Exits Stealth With $2.5M To Launch AI Agents For Faster Chip Design

Kailee Rainse / startuprise - Zurich-based Chipmind has secured $2.5 million in a pre-seed round led by Founderful, with participation from semiconductor industry angels. The startup is also launching Chipmind Agents, AI-powered tools that help engineering teams streamline chip design…

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China pushes high tech in 5-year plan as tensions with US intensify - Financial Times

google - China pushes high tech in 5-year plan as tensions with US intensify Financial Times

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The MacRumors Show: Apple's Three New M5 Products Announced

Hartley Charlton / macrumors - On this episode of The MacRumors Show, we talk through Apple's all-new M5 chip and the three updated devices it announced containing it this week. Subscribe to The MacRumors Show YouTube channel for more videosApple this week announced the M5 chip, featur…

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Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC sees nearly 40% jump in its net profit thanks to the AI boom

techxplore - Taiwan's leading computer chip maker, TSMC, said Thursday that its net profit surged nearly 40% in the last quarter, boosted by the surge in use of artificial intelligence.

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ASML Warns of ‘Significant’ China Sales Drop Despite Strong Q3 Earnings Fueled by AI

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - ASML has reported strong Q3 2025 earnings driven by AI but warns of a significant sales decline in China for 2026 due to escalating U.S. export controls.The post ASML Warns of ‘Significant’ China Sales Drop Despite Strong Q3 Earnings Fueled by AI appeared…

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Apple Teases ‘Something Powerful is Coming’: M5 MacBook Pro?

Austin Blake / iphoneincanada - Apple is said to be launching new products this week according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, and now it appears imminent something is coming. Greg Joswiak, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing, teased an hour ago, “Mmmmm… something powerful …

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Oracle Cloud to deploy 50,000 AMD AI chips, signaling new Nvidia competition

cnbc - Oracle Cloud Infrastructure on Tuesday announced that it will deploy 50,000 Advanced Micro Devices graphics processors starting in the second half of 2026.

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Netherlands takes over Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia

Suhasini Srinivasaragavan / siliconrepublic - Nexperia was acquired by China’s contract manufacturing giant Wingtech Technologies in 2018.Read more: Netherlands takes over Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia

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U.S. probes $2 billion Nvidia buyer as China squeezes rare-earths

Marcus Schuler / implicator - A $2B Nvidia chip buyer operated from empty offices while China announced rare-earth export curbs. The collision exposes how supply chain controls function more as leverage than barriers while billions in restricted tech moves through legal gaps.

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China tightens export controls on rare earth minerals once again

Ram Iyer / techcrunch - As the race to make ever faster semiconductors intensifies, China has once again notched up export controls on rare earth minerals as well as related mining and refining technology.

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Nvidia CEO surprised by AMD's deal giving OpenAI a 10% stake

techspot - In an interview on CNBC's Squawk Box, Huang called the arrangement "unique and surprising," given AMD's excitement about its upcoming hardware. "I'm surprised they would give away 10 percent of the company before they even built it," he said. "It's clever…

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OpenAI’s trillion-dollar tab comes due by 2027

Marcus Schuler / implicator - OpenAI signed $1 trillion in compute deals with Nvidia, AMD, and Oracle—obligations stretching to 2029 that dwarf its current revenue. The company burns $5B annually while chipmakers now hold equity and expect payment. The tab comes due by 2027.

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