Luminar Technologies, the lidar sensor maker, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the Southern District of Texas. The company plans to sell its core business and has already agreed to sell a semiconductor subsidiary. This follows a disastrous year that saw the founder’s abrupt resignation, massiv
Oracle is launching a new, more powerful cloud instance powered by Ampere’s Arm chips, just weeks after selling its stake in the chip designer. The move highlights a strategic pivot to “chip neutrality” as demand for efficient, Arm-based computing in data centers soars.
Broadcom posted a fiscal Q4 earnings and revenue beat, guiding for $19.1B in Q1 revenue. Yet, the stock dropped 6% premarket. The culprit? Concerns over margin dilution and the timing of its massive AI revenue ramp.
Elon Musk is taking a hands-on approach to Tesla’s chipmaking ambitions. According to a new report, Samsung is setting up a dedicated office for him at its Taylor, Texas semiconductor facility to personally oversee production lines.
Japan’s push to revive its chip industry is getting a massive financial boost. Rapidus, the national 2nm chip venture, is securing up to $12.8 billion in loans from the country’s three megabanks, with investments pouring in from over 20 major corporations.
Broadcom is set to report Q4 earnings after the bell on Thursday. Wall Street expects a 25% revenue jump, with all eyes on its AI chip business powering giants like Google and OpenAI. The stock is already at an all-time high, up 75% this year.
A new certification appears to settle the chipset debate for Samsung’s 2026 flagship. It confirms the Galaxy S26 Ultra will feature a Snapdragon processor in both US and international models, dashing rumors of an Exynos variant.
The Trump administration has finally approved NVIDIA to ship its H200 AI chips to China, but with a big catch: a 25% royalty fee to the U.S. government. The deal excludes the new Blackwell architecture, highlighting the ongoing tension between commerce and national security in the tech race.
Apple’s senior VP of hardware technologies, Johny Srouji, has told his team he has no plans to leave. His commitment is a rare piece of stability as the company sees a string of high-profile executive exits, while OpenAI aggressively recruits Apple talent.
NVIDIA has reportedly received approval to sell its Hopper H200 AI chips to Chinese customers. However, a new 25% tariff and strong domestic competition from Huawei make this a complicated and potentially unappealing deal for the chip giant.
