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Trump Eyes 100% Chips Tariff, Exempting Firms That Invest in US
Trump declared plans for 100% tariff on semiconductor imports while promising to exempt companies such as Apple that move production back to the US, triggering a scramble among trading partners and companies worldwide to make sense of the threat.
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US To Impose 100% Tariff On Semiconductor Imports, Says Trump
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he will impose a 100% tariff on computer chips, likely raising the cost of electronics, autos, household appliances and other goods deemed essential for the digital age.
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Trump Says Tariffs On Pharma, Chips Coming By "Next Week Or So"
US President Donald Trump signaled Tuesday that fresh tariffs on imported pharmaceuticals and semiconductors could be unveiled as soon as the coming week, as he presses on in efforts to reshape global trade.
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Tesla Samsung Seal USD 16.5 Billion Chip Deal For AI6 Production At Texas Plant
Tesla signs USD 16.5 billion chip deal with Samsung, AI6 chips to be made in Texas. While TSMC is to produce the AI5 chips for the automaker.
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A Timeline Of How The US-China Microchip War Escalated
The United States has in recent years sought to curb exports of cutting-edge semiconductors to China, with Nvidia and other US chip companies lobbying against its tough restrictions.
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Apple Plans New MacBook Pro, iPhone 17e And iPads By Early 2026
Apple Inc. is planning an ambitious pipeline of new products for release during the first half of 2026, including a new low-end iPhone, multiple iPads and upgraded Macs.
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CSIRO Uses Quantum AI to Revolutionize Semiconductor Design
In a global first, researchers at Australia’s CSIRO used quantum machine learning to enhance semiconductor design, outperforming classical AI models. By modeling Ohmic resistance in GaN transistors, the team built a hybrid quantum–classical model using just 5 qubits. This Quantum Kernel-Aligned Regressor revealed subtle fabrication patterns tha...
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Apple MacBook Pro With M5 Chip to Launch This Year; 15 Mac Computers in Development: Report
Apple is said to have a total of 15 Mac computers under development. According to a report, the Cupertino-based tech giant plans to introduce its M5 SoC this year itself. It is expected to be followed by the release of the 2025 MacBook Air models powered by this purported chipset in four different configurations. Meanwhile, Apple is also reported t...
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Apple Vision Pro With M5 Chip to Launch in 2025, Smart Glasses Coming in 2027: Report
Apple is said to be developing several head-mounted wearable products. According to a market analyst, as many as seven XR headsets and smart glasses are in the works across two product groups. The first will be a M5-powered Apple Vision Pro and it may be introduced as soon as Q3 2025. Meanwhile, the Cupertino-based tech giant is also developing a s...
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OpenAI Said to Turn to Google's AI Chips to Power ChatGPT and Other Products
OpenAI is said to be renting Google's AI chips for ChatGPT and other products. While a major Nvidia GPU purchaser, OpenAI is now utilising Google's Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) for both model training and inference. This move expands Google's external TPU availability, previously reserved for internal use, helping them secure other major tech cli...
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Microsoft's Next-Gen AI Chip Production Reportedly Delayed to 2026
Microsoft's next-gen Maia AI chip, codenamed Braga, reportedly faces a delay of at least six months, pushing mass production to 2026. A report by The Information reveals that this is due to design changes, staffing issues, and high turnover. Once released, the chip is expected to underperform Nvidia's Blackwell, impacting Microsoft's plans to deplo...
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Breakthrough Laser Tech Enhances LiDAR Accuracy and Gas Detection
Researchers from NTNU and EPFL have developed a compact, low-cost laser on a photonic chip using thin-film lithium niobate. This new laser enables ultrafast, mode-hop-free tuning and delivers stable performance with a single control knob. Demonstrated in LiDAR systems, it achieved 4 cm range precision for self-driving cars and also detected trace h...
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Samsung Reportedly Plans to Replace Silicon With Glass Interposers for Advanced AI Chips by 2028
Samsung Electronics is reportedly developing a new glass substrate for advanced semiconductor packaging. Due to ever-increasing demand for AI chips, the South Korean firm is exploring the use of glass interposers instead of silicon interposers, to cut manufacturing costs and boost performance. Samsung is reportedly focusing on smaller panel prototy...
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Apple Plans to Launch Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses Competitor Within Two Years: Report
Apple is reportedly developing a custom chip to power a pair of smart glasses that could launch within the next two years. According to a Bloomberg report, these glasses are expected to arrive with a camera and microphones, and could function like the Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses. The in-house chip is being designed for power efficiency to support the w...
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China's Huawei Develops New AI Chip, Seeking to Match Nvidia, WSJ Reports
Huawei is preparing to test its newest and most powerful AI processor, hoping to replace some higher-end products of Nvidia. The Chinese company hopes that the latest iteration of its Ascend AI processors will be more powerful than Nvidia's H100, and is slated to receive the first batch of samples of the processor as early as late May, the report a...
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Trump Eyes 100% Chips Tariff, Exempting Firms That Invest in US
Trump declared plans for 100% tariff on semiconductor imports while promising to exempt companies such as Apple that move production back to the US, triggering a scramble among trading partners and companies worldwide to make sense of the threat.
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US To Impose 100% Tariff On Semiconductor Imports, Says Trump
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he will impose a 100% tariff on computer chips, likely raising the cost of electronics, autos, household appliances and other goods deemed essential for the digital age.
-
Trump Says Tariffs On Pharma, Chips Coming By "Next Week Or So"
US President Donald Trump signaled Tuesday that fresh tariffs on imported pharmaceuticals and semiconductors could be unveiled as soon as the coming week, as he presses on in efforts to reshape global trade.
-
Tesla Samsung Seal USD 16.5 Billion Chip Deal For AI6 Production At Texas Plant
Tesla signs USD 16.5 billion chip deal with Samsung, AI6 chips to be made in Texas. While TSMC is to produce the AI5 chips for the automaker.
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A Timeline Of How The US-China Microchip War Escalated
The United States has in recent years sought to curb exports of cutting-edge semiconductors to China, with Nvidia and other US chip companies lobbying against its tough restrictions.
-
Apple Plans New MacBook Pro, iPhone 17e And iPads By Early 2026
Apple Inc. is planning an ambitious pipeline of new products for release during the first half of 2026, including a new low-end iPhone, multiple iPads and upgraded Macs.
-
CSIRO Uses Quantum AI to Revolutionize Semiconductor Design
In a global first, researchers at Australia’s CSIRO used quantum machine learning to enhance semiconductor design, outperforming classical AI models. By modeling Ohmic resistance in GaN transistors, the team built a hybrid quantum–classical model using just 5 qubits. This Quantum Kernel-Aligned Regressor revealed subtle fabrication patterns tha...
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Apple MacBook Pro With M5 Chip to Launch This Year; 15 Mac Computers in Development: Report
Apple is said to have a total of 15 Mac computers under development. According to a report, the Cupertino-based tech giant plans to introduce its M5 SoC this year itself. It is expected to be followed by the release of the 2025 MacBook Air models powered by this purported chipset in four different configurations. Meanwhile, Apple is also reported t...
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Apple Vision Pro With M5 Chip to Launch in 2025, Smart Glasses Coming in 2027: Report
Apple is said to be developing several head-mounted wearable products. According to a market analyst, as many as seven XR headsets and smart glasses are in the works across two product groups. The first will be a M5-powered Apple Vision Pro and it may be introduced as soon as Q3 2025. Meanwhile, the Cupertino-based tech giant is also developing a s...
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OpenAI Said to Turn to Google's AI Chips to Power ChatGPT and Other Products
OpenAI is said to be renting Google's AI chips for ChatGPT and other products. While a major Nvidia GPU purchaser, OpenAI is now utilising Google's Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) for both model training and inference. This move expands Google's external TPU availability, previously reserved for internal use, helping them secure other major tech cli...
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Microsoft's Next-Gen AI Chip Production Reportedly Delayed to 2026
Microsoft's next-gen Maia AI chip, codenamed Braga, reportedly faces a delay of at least six months, pushing mass production to 2026. A report by The Information reveals that this is due to design changes, staffing issues, and high turnover. Once released, the chip is expected to underperform Nvidia's Blackwell, impacting Microsoft's plans to deplo...
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Breakthrough Laser Tech Enhances LiDAR Accuracy and Gas Detection
Researchers from NTNU and EPFL have developed a compact, low-cost laser on a photonic chip using thin-film lithium niobate. This new laser enables ultrafast, mode-hop-free tuning and delivers stable performance with a single control knob. Demonstrated in LiDAR systems, it achieved 4 cm range precision for self-driving cars and also detected trace h...
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Samsung Reportedly Plans to Replace Silicon With Glass Interposers for Advanced AI Chips by 2028
Samsung Electronics is reportedly developing a new glass substrate for advanced semiconductor packaging. Due to ever-increasing demand for AI chips, the South Korean firm is exploring the use of glass interposers instead of silicon interposers, to cut manufacturing costs and boost performance. Samsung is reportedly focusing on smaller panel prototy...
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Apple Plans to Launch Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses Competitor Within Two Years: Report
Apple is reportedly developing a custom chip to power a pair of smart glasses that could launch within the next two years. According to a Bloomberg report, these glasses are expected to arrive with a camera and microphones, and could function like the Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses. The in-house chip is being designed for power efficiency to support the w...
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China's Huawei Develops New AI Chip, Seeking to Match Nvidia, WSJ Reports
Huawei is preparing to test its newest and most powerful AI processor, hoping to replace some higher-end products of Nvidia. The Chinese company hopes that the latest iteration of its Ascend AI processors will be more powerful than Nvidia's H100, and is slated to receive the first batch of samples of the processor as early as late May, the report a...
