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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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iPhone 17e to Enter Trial Production Soon, Could Debut in May 2026, Tipster Claims
iPhone 17e could be launched in May 2026, according to a new leak that suggests Apple is looking to position the successor to the iPhone 16e against midrange phones from Chinese rivals. It appears that Apple could launch new versions of the entry-level "e" model every year.
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iPhone 18 Price Hike Likely Due to 'Significant' Cost Increase From Adopting TSMC's 2nm Process, Tipster Claims
Apple's iPhone 18 lineup could see a price increase when it launches next year, according to a tipster. The potential hike is attributed to the expected adoption of TSMC's next-generation 2nm process node for Apple's 'A20' chipset, which is more costly than the N3P node that is used to produce Apple's A18 and A18 Pro chips.
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Indian Startup Unveils System to Run AI Without Advanced Chips
Ziroh Labs, an artificial intelligence startup operating in India, collaborated with researchers at the country’s premier technology school to design an affordable system that it says can run large AI models without requiring advanced computing chips from the likes of Nvidia.
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Google X Introduces Taara Chip to Enable High-Speed Internet via Light Beams
Google X has unveiled the Taara chip, a silicon photonics device that transmits high-speed internet via light beams. Unlike traditional fiber-optic cables, which require extensive underground installation, this technology provides a cost-effective and scalable alternative. Field tests demonstrated speeds of 10 Gbps over a one-kilometre distance. De...
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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...
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iPhone 17e to Enter Trial Production Soon, Could Debut in May 2026, Tipster Claims
iPhone 17e could be launched in May 2026, according to a new leak that suggests Apple is looking to position the successor to the iPhone 16e against midrange phones from Chinese rivals. It appears that Apple could launch new versions of the entry-level "e" model every year.
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iPhone 18 Price Hike Likely Due to 'Significant' Cost Increase From Adopting TSMC's 2nm Process, Tipster Claims
Apple's iPhone 18 lineup could see a price increase when it launches next year, according to a tipster. The potential hike is attributed to the expected adoption of TSMC's next-generation 2nm process node for Apple's 'A20' chipset, which is more costly than the N3P node that is used to produce Apple's A18 and A18 Pro chips.
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Indian Startup Unveils System to Run AI Without Advanced Chips
Ziroh Labs, an artificial intelligence startup operating in India, collaborated with researchers at the country’s premier technology school to design an affordable system that it says can run large AI models without requiring advanced computing chips from the likes of Nvidia.
-
Google X Introduces Taara Chip to Enable High-Speed Internet via Light Beams
Google X has unveiled the Taara chip, a silicon photonics device that transmits high-speed internet via light beams. Unlike traditional fiber-optic cables, which require extensive underground installation, this technology provides a cost-effective and scalable alternative. Field tests demonstrated speeds of 10 Gbps over a one-kilometre distance. De...
