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Microsoft Reaches $4 Trillion Valuation After Solid Results
Strong results from Microsoft and Meta Platforms late on Thursday also fueled gains in Amazon and sent chipmaker Nvidia to a record high, with the four heavyweight AI players gaining over half a trillion dollars in market value.
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Snapdragon for India Auto Day 2025 Saw Qualcomm's Digital Chassis Solutions, Connected-Car Technologies
Qualcomm showcased its latest innovations in automotive technologies at the Snapdragon for India Auto Day 2025 held in New Delhi on Wednesday. The chipmaker demonstrated the Snapdragon Digital Chassis solutions which comprise Snapdragon Cockpit, Snapdragon Ride, and Snapdragon Auto Connectivity. These are said to power telematics, cockpit, advanced...
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AMD Unveils Stable Diffusion 3 Medium Model With Support for 4-Megapixel Image Generation on Ryzen AI Laptops
AMD announces the release of the Stable Diffusion 3 Medium artificial intelligence (AI) model optimised for XDNA 2 neural processing units (NPUs). The chipmaker claimed that it is the world’s first AI model that processes outputs in the BF16 format. The model will be supported by the newer Ryzen AI laptops with at least 24GB RAM, after users down...
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Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon XR Day in India to Showcase Future of AR, VR Technologies on July 21
Qualcomm will host a Snapdragon XR Day in India next week, the company has announced. At the event, the US-based chipmaker will showcase the latest technologies in the world of augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and mixed reality (MR) — all encompassed and interpolated under the umbrella term of extended reality (XR). The Snapdragon XR...
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Nvidia Set To Become World's Most Valuable Company In History
Nvidia was on track to become the most valuable company in history, with the chipmaker's market capitalization reaching $3.92 trillion as Wall Street doubled down on optimism about AI.
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Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon Auto Day in India, to Showcase Technology and Partnerships
Qualcomm announced its Snapdragon Auto Day event in India on Wednesday. This is the first time the chipmaker is hosting an automobile-focused event in the country. The event is being hosted in collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and will take place on July 30 in New Delhi. During the event, the company plans to showcase in-vehicle technolo...
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Qualcomm Fixes Zero-Day Security Vulnerabilities Used By Hackers, Cybercriminals
Qualcomm has issued patches for several critical security flaws, including three zero-day vulnerabilities, which the chipmaker warns may have been actively exploited by hackers. These vulnerabilities primarily impact the Adreno GPU driver across several Qualcomm-powered devices. Users will have to wait for updates from device manufacturers to recei...
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TSMC Says US Tariffs Have Some Impact But AI Demand Robust
Taiwan's TSMC said on Tuesday that US tariffs were having some impact on the company and had been discussed with Washington. TSMC's Chief Executive C.C. Wei has disclosed that the company had not seen any changes in customer behaviour due to tariff uncertainty.
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Snapdragon X2 Elite Reportedly in Testing With 18 CPU Cores, 64GB of RAM
Qualcomm's Snapdragon X2 Elite chip, the anticipated successor to its first-generation Copilot+ PC processor, is reportedly in testing. WinFuture's Roland Quandt suggests the chipmaker is testing a memory configuration 64GB of RAM. The upcoming Snapdragon X2 Elite is also expected to arrive with 50 percent more CPU cores than the current Snapdragon...
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MediaTek Showcases AI Strategy At Computex 2025, Unveils Hybrid Computing Solution
MediaTek showcased several artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for a wide range of devices and platforms at Computex 2025 on Tuesday. The Taiwan-based chipmaker unveiled its first hybrid computing solution to offer AI capabilities on the edge, a new chipset to bring AI to in-car infotainment systems, as well as an Internet-of-things (IoT) platfo...
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Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 SoC to Launch Earlier Than Expected
Qualcomm announced the schedule for its upcoming Snapdragon Summit during Computex 2025 in Taipei. The annual launch event will take place in late September this year, slightly earlier than Qualcomm's typical launch window. The annual summit is expected to introduce the next-generation chipset, tentatively called the Snapdragon 8 Elite 2.
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MediaTek Dimensity 9400e Unveiled, Will Debut on Realme GT 7 and OnePlus Ace 5 Racing Edition
MediaTek Dimensity 9400e was launched by the Taiwanese chipmaker on Wednesday. Positioned to compete with Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8s Gen 4, the Dimensity 9400e features an All Big Core CPU architecture, with four Cortex-X4 cores clocked at 3.4GHz, and a 12-core Immortalis-G720 GPU with hardware ray tracing. The new chipset also supports on-device ope...
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MediaTek Helio G200 Chipset With Up to 40 Percent Improved CPU Performance Launched
MediaTek on Monday launched the Helio G200 chipset for mobile devices. The Taiwan-based chipmaker says its new processor is aimed at powerful gaming smartphones with a particular emphasis on social and messaging apps enhancement. It is claimed to deliver more than a 40 percent improvement against competitor alternative platforms when it comes to si...
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Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan Flattens Leadership Structure, Names New AI Chief, Memo Says
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan is flattening the semiconductor giant's leadership, with key chip divisions now reporting directly to him, as per a memo seen by Reuters. The restructuring aims to turnaround the chipmaker after years of challenges, streamlining decision-making for its data centre, AI, and PC chip groups.
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Urge US To "Completely Cancel" Reciprocal Tariffs: China
China on Sunday called on the United States to "completely cancel" its reciprocal tariffs after Washington announced exemptions for consumer electronics and key chipmaking equipment.
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Microsoft Reaches $4 Trillion Valuation After Solid Results
Strong results from Microsoft and Meta Platforms late on Thursday also fueled gains in Amazon and sent chipmaker Nvidia to a record high, with the four heavyweight AI players gaining over half a trillion dollars in market value.
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Snapdragon for India Auto Day 2025 Saw Qualcomm's Digital Chassis Solutions, Connected-Car Technologies
Qualcomm showcased its latest innovations in automotive technologies at the Snapdragon for India Auto Day 2025 held in New Delhi on Wednesday. The chipmaker demonstrated the Snapdragon Digital Chassis solutions which comprise Snapdragon Cockpit, Snapdragon Ride, and Snapdragon Auto Connectivity. These are said to power telematics, cockpit, advanced...
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AMD Unveils Stable Diffusion 3 Medium Model With Support for 4-Megapixel Image Generation on Ryzen AI Laptops
AMD announces the release of the Stable Diffusion 3 Medium artificial intelligence (AI) model optimised for XDNA 2 neural processing units (NPUs). The chipmaker claimed that it is the world’s first AI model that processes outputs in the BF16 format. The model will be supported by the newer Ryzen AI laptops with at least 24GB RAM, after users down...
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Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon XR Day in India to Showcase Future of AR, VR Technologies on July 21
Qualcomm will host a Snapdragon XR Day in India next week, the company has announced. At the event, the US-based chipmaker will showcase the latest technologies in the world of augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and mixed reality (MR) — all encompassed and interpolated under the umbrella term of extended reality (XR). The Snapdragon XR...
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Nvidia Set To Become World's Most Valuable Company In History
Nvidia was on track to become the most valuable company in history, with the chipmaker's market capitalization reaching $3.92 trillion as Wall Street doubled down on optimism about AI.
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Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon Auto Day in India, to Showcase Technology and Partnerships
Qualcomm announced its Snapdragon Auto Day event in India on Wednesday. This is the first time the chipmaker is hosting an automobile-focused event in the country. The event is being hosted in collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and will take place on July 30 in New Delhi. During the event, the company plans to showcase in-vehicle technolo...
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Qualcomm Fixes Zero-Day Security Vulnerabilities Used By Hackers, Cybercriminals
Qualcomm has issued patches for several critical security flaws, including three zero-day vulnerabilities, which the chipmaker warns may have been actively exploited by hackers. These vulnerabilities primarily impact the Adreno GPU driver across several Qualcomm-powered devices. Users will have to wait for updates from device manufacturers to recei...
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TSMC Says US Tariffs Have Some Impact But AI Demand Robust
Taiwan's TSMC said on Tuesday that US tariffs were having some impact on the company and had been discussed with Washington. TSMC's Chief Executive C.C. Wei has disclosed that the company had not seen any changes in customer behaviour due to tariff uncertainty.
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Snapdragon X2 Elite Reportedly in Testing With 18 CPU Cores, 64GB of RAM
Qualcomm's Snapdragon X2 Elite chip, the anticipated successor to its first-generation Copilot+ PC processor, is reportedly in testing. WinFuture's Roland Quandt suggests the chipmaker is testing a memory configuration 64GB of RAM. The upcoming Snapdragon X2 Elite is also expected to arrive with 50 percent more CPU cores than the current Snapdragon...
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MediaTek Showcases AI Strategy At Computex 2025, Unveils Hybrid Computing Solution
MediaTek showcased several artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for a wide range of devices and platforms at Computex 2025 on Tuesday. The Taiwan-based chipmaker unveiled its first hybrid computing solution to offer AI capabilities on the edge, a new chipset to bring AI to in-car infotainment systems, as well as an Internet-of-things (IoT) platfo...
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Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 SoC to Launch Earlier Than Expected
Qualcomm announced the schedule for its upcoming Snapdragon Summit during Computex 2025 in Taipei. The annual launch event will take place in late September this year, slightly earlier than Qualcomm's typical launch window. The annual summit is expected to introduce the next-generation chipset, tentatively called the Snapdragon 8 Elite 2.
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MediaTek Dimensity 9400e Unveiled, Will Debut on Realme GT 7 and OnePlus Ace 5 Racing Edition
MediaTek Dimensity 9400e was launched by the Taiwanese chipmaker on Wednesday. Positioned to compete with Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8s Gen 4, the Dimensity 9400e features an All Big Core CPU architecture, with four Cortex-X4 cores clocked at 3.4GHz, and a 12-core Immortalis-G720 GPU with hardware ray tracing. The new chipset also supports on-device ope...
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MediaTek Helio G200 Chipset With Up to 40 Percent Improved CPU Performance Launched
MediaTek on Monday launched the Helio G200 chipset for mobile devices. The Taiwan-based chipmaker says its new processor is aimed at powerful gaming smartphones with a particular emphasis on social and messaging apps enhancement. It is claimed to deliver more than a 40 percent improvement against competitor alternative platforms when it comes to si...
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Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan Flattens Leadership Structure, Names New AI Chief, Memo Says
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan is flattening the semiconductor giant's leadership, with key chip divisions now reporting directly to him, as per a memo seen by Reuters. The restructuring aims to turnaround the chipmaker after years of challenges, streamlining decision-making for its data centre, AI, and PC chip groups.
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Urge US To "Completely Cancel" Reciprocal Tariffs: China
China on Sunday called on the United States to "completely cancel" its reciprocal tariffs after Washington announced exemptions for consumer electronics and key chipmaking equipment.
