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.
Pioneering tech giants reshape software engineering through AI innovations, with Google fortifying its AI prowess against ChatGPT disruption, while the electricity-guzzling data centers fueling these AI services surge power prices nationwide.
Vietnam emerges as a pivotal chip manufacturing hub, rapidly scaling semiconductor ambitions with new investments as clients seek products without Chinese links amid escalating US-China trade tensions, though challenges like limited scale and R&D capacity persist.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk announces a groundbreaking $16.5 billion deal with Samsung to produce Tesla's next-generation AI6 chips at Samsung's new Texas factory, bolstering Samsung's contract manufacturing business.
Alibaba introduces Quark AI Glasses, smart eyewear integrating the Qwen large language model and Quark AI assistant, entering the augmented reality glasses market to compete with Meta's offering.