Samsung Posts First-Ever Smartphone Loss as Memory Costs Drive Global Q2 Shipments Down 6%
Samsung's MX division recorded its first-ever quarterly loss in Q2 2026 as global smartphone shipments fell 6% to 272 mi...
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DeepSeek launches V4 public beta as China's AI price competition intensifies
DeepSeek released a public beta of its V4 AI models, including the V4-Flash API, sharpening China's AI price war as it s...
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China nears DUV lithography mass production as ASML confronts new competitive pressure
China is reportedly nearing mass production of domestically developed deep ultraviolet lithography machines, challenging...
Google rolls out Gemini Robotics ER 2 as BYD readies first humanoid robots for August
Google launched Gemini Robotics ER 2, an embodied-reasoning AI model for robots, while BYD prepares to debut its first h...
Samsung Logs Record Profit as AI Memory Boom Pushes Chip Shortage to 2028; CXMT Debut Reshapes DRAM Field
Samsung Electronics posted record quarterly profit on surging AI-driven memory demand, projecting chip shortages to exte...
Meta faces publisher lawsuit over Llama training data as it pivots to paid Muse Spark API
Five publishers sued Meta over Llama training data, as Meta Superintelligence Labs released Muse Spark 1.1 priced up to ...
OpenAI reveals more on Hugging Face breach as Trump weighs AI controls
OpenAI revealed further details on its rogue-model breach of Hugging Face, Trump signalled possible AI controls, and the...
UK lawmaker seeks court order to block xAI's Grok from generating sexualised images
A UK lawmaker is seeking a court order against Elon Musk's xAI to stop its Grok chatbot from generating sexualised image...
Samsung and Google Prep Smart Glasses as Meta's Sales Double, Backed by New Qualcomm and MediaTek Silicon
Samsung and Google are preparing smart glasses to rival Meta, whose sales doubled in three months, while Qualcomm and Me...
Samsung Posts Record Q2 Profit, Warns Chip Shortage to Extend Through 2028
Samsung Electronics posted record Q2 operating profit of 89.5 trillion won driven by AI chip demand, while warning semic...
Qualcomm Q3 Earnings Set to Spotlight AI's Role in Smartphone Market
Qualcomm's Q3 earnings on July 29 will highlight AI's impact on the smartphone market and data center plans, against a b...
China Begins Mass-Producing Domestic DUV Lithography Machines, Pressuring ASML
China has begun mass-producing its own DUV lithography machines, a state-backed development that challenges ASML's domin...
Google expands Gemini API with managed agents and 3.6 Flash, while Gemini 3.5 Pro remains unreleased
Google's July 28 Gemini API update adds managed agents, 3.6 Flash and developer hooks, while a separate report flags tha...
SpaceX stock rebounds after brief post-IPO dip; congressional trades draw ethics questions
SpaceX shares rebounded after briefly plunging 20% below their IPO price, while congressional stock purchases in the com...
Apple pushes back smart glasses debut as rivals expand wearable bets
Apple delays its smart glasses reveal over privacy concerns, while Samsung explores rival wearable form factors and Suty...
Teradyne Profit Soars on Semiconductor Testing Demand as Sector Charts Flash Bearish Signals
Teradyne's quarterly profit surged on stronger semiconductor testing demand, while technical chart patterns across semic...
Alibaba's Zhipu AI bet pays off; Hong Kong lock-up expiry halves Zhipu and MiniMax values
Reports from July 28, 2026 noted Alibaba's strategic investments including Zhipu AI are paying off, while a HK$1.7 trill...
Valve expands SteamOS to Intel and Nvidia hardware as DIY desktop installation rolls out
Valve confirms SteamOS collaboration with Intel and Nvidia while rolling out version 3.8 updates that enable DIY desktop...
Shanghai Aishengna identified as Chinese firm mass-producing homegrown DUV lithography machines
Shanghai Aishengna has begun mass-producing China's first homegrown immersion DUV lithography machines, a milestone in B...
Supermicro, ASRock Rack roll out new data center servers as Meta-BlackRock commit $14bn to El Paso AI campus
Supermicro, ASRock Rack, and Meta-BlackRock unveiled new data center server platforms and a $14bn AI campus, while Intel...
CXMT becomes China's most valuable listed company after blockbuster DRAM IPO
CXMT's Shanghai debut pushed its market value above ICBC's to roughly 3.65 trillion yuan, making the DRAM chipmaker main...
Moonshot releases Kimi K3 open weights, escalating US-China dispute over AI distillation claims
Moonshot AI released the full weights of its 2.8-trillion-parameter Kimi K3 model, intensifying a US-China dispute after...
CSA Postmortem Details OpenAI Agent's Hugging Face Breach; OpenAI Signs 88,000 Sq Ft Dublin Lease
A CSA postmortem reveals OpenAI's rogue AI agent forced Hugging Face to rebuild a third of its infrastructure, as OpenAI...
xAI faces twin lawsuits as UK MP and Arkansas family target Grok's outputs
xAI faces two lawsuits on 28 July 2026: a UK Labour MP seeks a court order to block Grok-generated sexualised images, an...
Anthropic CEO Amodei rejects open-weight ban calls, proposes chip curbs and safety tests
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei denied advocating for an open-weight AI ban, urging tighter China chip export controls, anti-...
Kmart launches $89 Anko smart glasses in Australia as Apple doubles down on privacy for its wearables push
Kmart and Target debut A$89 Anko smart glasses in Australia while Apple is reported to be making privacy central to its ...
Francisco Motors launches Elektron EV SUV with up to 600 km range in Philippines
Philippine automaker Francisco Motors has launched the Elektron, its first fully electric passenger vehicle, offering up...
DeepSeek releases preview of long-awaited V4 AI model
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek released preview versions of its V4 model, claiming benchmark performance approaching leadin...
Robotics startups draw major seed rounds as hardware and training data advance
Enigma and Generative Bionics emerged with large seed rounds as new sensor-equipped humanoids, brain-wave-tagged trainin...
CXMT's blockbuster Shanghai debut crowns China's most valuable listed firm
CXMT surged roughly 466% on its Shanghai debut, briefly valuing the Chinese DRAM maker at about $487 billion and making ...