Foxconn Confirms Ohio Plant Will Build AI Servers for SoftBank’s Rebooted $500B Stargate Project
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Foxconn will operate a newly acquired Ohio plant to build AI data center hardware for SoftBank's rebooted $500B Stargate AI venture.The post Foxconn Confirms Ohio Plant Will Build AI Servers for SoftBank’s Rebooted $500B Stargate Project appeared first on…
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US Government May Buy a Stake in Intel
Hartley Charlton / macrumors - The Trump administration is in preliminary discussions to acquire an equity stake in former Apple chip supplier Intel, a move aimed at accelerating the company's delayed manufacturing expansion in Ohio (via Bloomberg).The proposal reportedly emerged follo…
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Mini SSDs pack NVMe performance into a microSD-sized form factor
techspot - Chinese flash storage supplier Biwin, which provides SSDs for HP, Acer, and other manufacturers, initially unveiled what it dubbed mini SSDs at the Embedded World 2025 event in March. However, they appeared to receive little attention until GPD and One-Ne…
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The U.S. Is Discussing Taking a Stake in Intel
Robbie Whelan / wsj - The deal talks follow President Trump’s public call for the replacement of CEO Lip-Bu Tan over his ties to Chinese businesses.
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Apple accidentally leaked some of its upcoming chip bumps
Emma Roth / theverge - Apple appears to have inadvertently included details about several of its upcoming devices in code spotted by MacRumors. One part of the code suggests that Apple plans on putting an M5 chip in its next-gen Vision Pro headset, aligning with a previous repo…
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DeepSeek delays AI model after Huawei chips fail
Robert Brown / implicator - DeepSeek's R2 AI model stuck after Huawei chips failed training runs. Chinese startup forced to use Nvidia for heavy computing, Huawei only for lighter tasks. Beijing's tech independence push meets engineering reality.
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iPad mini 8 to feature OLED & A19 Pro
appleinsider - Apple's future iPad mini is expected to release in 2026 at the earliest, and it may have an A19 Pro and OLED display.iPad mini 8 to get A19 ProThere has been some demand, at least among Apple power users, for an iPad mini that sports pro-level specs. Whil…
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New Apple TV 4K & HomePod mini coming soon with new chipsets
appleinsider - The Apple TV 4K and HomePod mini are expected to get minor revisions at any point, with each possibly sporting Apple's new in-house wireless chip.Apple TV 4K to finally get an updateThe Apple TV 4K was last updated in 2022, and the HomePod mini debuted in…
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Apple Watch Series 11 to feature minor upgrades in S11 chipset
appleinsider - A tiny detail has been discovered via an inadvertent leak from Apple, which suggests the Apple Watch Series 11 chipset won't see significant changes from the previous model.Apple Watch Series 11 will have moderate upgradesThe Apple Watch is a mature produ…
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Leaked code suggests Apple Vision Pro to get M5 after all
appleinsider - The expected spec bump for Apple Vision Pro has been seemingly confirmed by leaked Apple code, suggesting it will be the M5, not M4, launching soon.Apple Vision Pro to get M5 after allThere has been a lot of speculation around Apple Vision Pro and its imp…
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White House says chip revenue deals could extend beyond Nvidia and AMD
techspot - Earlier this week, the White House confirmed that US semiconductor giants Nvidia and AMD will pay 15 percent of their revenues from sales of certain advanced chips to China directly to the US government. Reuters reports the unprecedented agreement, broker…
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U.S. authorities allegedly placed secret tracking devices in AI chip shipments to China — report claims targeted shipments from Dell and Super Micro containing Nvidia and AMD chips had trackers in packaging and servers themselves
tomshardware - Several anonymous sources claim that U.S. authorities sometimes implant trackers on AI servers that are bound for export to see where they end up.
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A20 chip developments could mean more iPhone variants in 2026
appleinsider - A change in the way TSMC makes chips for Apple could mean a lot more variation in performance for the iPhone 18 models, by Apple switching combinations of CPU, GPU, and Neural Engine.Dies on wafers - Image credit: TSMCOne of the problems with chip product…
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Trump says he's open to letting Nvidia sell a downgraded version of its most advanced chip to China
cnbc - U.S. President Donald Trump singaled that he'd be open to allowing Nvidia to sell a downgraded version of its Blackwell system to China.
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China tells Alibaba, ByteDance to justify purchases of Nvidia AI chips
Zijing Wu and Eleanor Olcott, Financial Times / arstechnica - Move comes after negotiating an export agreement with the US.
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Chip-binned iPhone 17 Air won't be as powerful as the Pro models
appleinsider - The iPhone 17 Air will not be quite as fast as the Pro models, as a leaker reiterates rumors about the specifications of the ultra-slim model.Renders of what the iPhone 17 Air could look like - Image Source: AppleInsiderThe iPhone 17 Air will be replacing…
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Nvidia responds to claim China is urging local companies to avoid Nvidia H20 — report claims authorities have sent notices discouraging use, especially for government-related purposes
tomshardware - A new report claims that China is urging local companies to avoid using Nvidia's H20 chip.
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Trump opens door to Nvidia selling advanced AI chips to China for a fee - Financial Times
google - Trump opens door to Nvidia selling advanced AI chips to China for a fee Financial Times
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Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan expected to visit Trump to address China links — duo tipped to have 'wide-ranging' conversation to address national security concerns
tomshardware - Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan, facing pressure from Trump over China ties, will reportedly meet the president to clarify his background and stress Intel’s national security role. Tan, who led Cadence Design, aims to secure support for Intel’s U.S. manufacturing am…
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Nvidia and AMD to pay 15% of China chip sales revenues to the U.S. government, FT reports
cnbc - The arrangement comes as President Donald Trump's tariffs continue to reverberate through the global economy.
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