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Artificial Intelligence

From iPads to XBoxes, Device Prices Soar as AI Hoards Memory Chips

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A shortage of memory chips is one of the biggest challenges facing the AI buildout, fueling both selloffs and rallies in the past week alone.

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Big Tech

With Apple Back on Top, CEO Tim Cook Preps for Earnings Curtain Call

Shares of Apple have risen 26% this year, enough to help it retake the market cap throne from momentary usurper Nvidia earlier this month.

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Semiconductors

China’s Making Memory with its New Biggest Company

Changxin Technology Group, or CXMT for short, soared 466% in its debut yesterday on Shanghai’s STAR Market.

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Artificial Intelligence

Will Apple’s Lawsuit Crush OpenAI’s Smartphone Dreams?

Apple is accusing the ChatGPT developer of stealing trade secrets and hardware designs to bolster its development of an AI-fueled smartphone.

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Big Tech

Apple Edges Closer to Dethroning Nvidia After $30B Broadcom Chips Deal

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Apple shares climbed nearly 1% on the news, bringing it closer to reclaiming the throne as the biggest US company by market cap.

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Semiconductors

Brightening Prospects for Intel’s Foundry Drive Stock Gains

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The US government took a 10% stake in Intel last year and the Trump administration has been arguably its best sales advocate.

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Big Tech

Apple Flirts With Adding Intel, Samsung into Main Chip Supply Chain

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Apple’s supply chain and manufacturing dependencies have turned problematic in the age of tariffs and friend-shoring.

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