Breaking news: President Trump demands the resignation of Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan over alleged ties to China, threatening a 100% tariff on imported computer chips unless they are made in the U.S., as Senator Cotton raises concerns about Tan's investments in Chinese firms linked to the military.
In a groundbreaking move, Samsung secures a deal to manufacture advanced three-layer stacked camera sensors for Apple's upcoming iPhone 18 at its Texas facility, challenging Sony's long-standing dominance as the sole supplier and allowing Apple to circumvent tariffs on foreign-made chips.
Trump proposes a 100% tariff on imported semiconductor chips to boost domestic production, with exemptions for U.S. manufacturers, as major chip companies plan new plants in the country.
Trump boasts securing $100 billion TSMC investment after tariff threat, despite TSMC's existing $65 billion commitment and $6.6 billion subsidies under Biden administration; Trump criticizes giving subsidies, says chip companies should build plants in U.S. without incentives.
In a move to boost domestic semiconductor manufacturing, Trump imposes 100% tariffs on chip imports while exempting U.S. chipmakers, causing Japanese chipmakers' stocks to tumble and Samsung and TSMC to rally on their U.S. investments.
Two Chinese nationals face charges for illegally exporting millions of dollars' worth of advanced AI chips from the U.S. to China via Malaysia and Singapore between October 2022 and July 2025, violating U.S. export controls restricting China's access to cutting-edge semiconductor technology for AI applications.
Apple celebrates 3 billion iPhones shipped since 2007, announces ultra-thin iPhone 17 Air with 6.6-inch screen and single camera lens for $900 amid double-digit iPhone growth.
Google introduces SmallThinker, a family of powerful AI language models optimized for memory-constrained devices, outperforming larger models on benchmarks while operating smoothly on devices with as little as 1-8GB RAM.
Apple surges on a 13% increase in iPhone sales, reporting 10% revenue growth, its biggest since December 2021; CEO Tim Cook vows to 'significantly grow' AI investments, open to acquisitions accelerating its AI roadmap, while seeing a 4% sales boost in China aided by device subsidies.
Meta's Reality Labs division posts a $4.53 billion operating loss in Q2 despite $370 million in sales, while EssilorLuxottica reports Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses sales more than tripled year-over-year in the first half of 2025.