Apple’s tariff-fueled iPhone sales surge raises doubts about sustainability

Apple’s tariff-fueled iPhone sales surge raises doubts about sustainability

Apple’s best revenue growth in three years failed to impress, with shares down about 1% in volatile trading on Friday, as investors questioned whether a tariff-driven surge in iPhone sales would last. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW VIDEO A rush to buy iPhones ahead of potential U.S. tariff-driven price increases, along with China subsidies and upbeat demand […]

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US smartphone market sees sluggish growth as India-made phones surge

US smartphone market sees sluggish growth as India-made phones surge

The United States smartphone market grew just 1% in the second quarter as vendors front-loaded device inventories amid tariff concerns, while supply chain negotiations between China and the United States boosted shipments of Indian-made phones, research firm Canalys said on Monday. Why it’s important The imposition of U.S. tariffs has prompted smartphone makers to reorganize […]

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Nvidia orders 300,000 H20 chips from TSMC due to robust China demand

Nvidia orders 300,000 H20 chips from TSMC due to robust China demand

Nvidia placed orders for 300,000 H20 chipsets with contract manufacturer TSMC last week, two sources said, with one of them adding that strong Chinese demand had led the U.S. firm to change its mind about just relying on its existing stockpile. The Trump administration this month allowed Nvidia to resume sales of H20 graphics processing […]

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Huawei shows off AI computing system to rival Nvidia’s top product

Huawei shows off AI computing system to rival Nvidia’s top product

China’s Huawei Technologies showed off an AI computing system on Saturday that one industry expert has said rivals Nvidia’s most advanced offering, as the Chinese technology giant seeks to capture market share in the country’s growing artificial intelligence sector. The CloudMatrix 384 system made its first public debut at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC), […]

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China’s Premier Li proposes global AI cooperation organisation

China’s Premier Li proposes global AI cooperation organisation

Chinese Premier Li Qiang proposed on Saturday establishing a world artificial intelligence cooperation organisation, calling on countries to coordinate development and security of the fast-evolving technology. Speaking at the opening of the annual World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, Li called AI a new engine for growth but said governance is fragmented and emphasised the […]

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Nvidia not permitted to sell its most advanced chips to China

Nvidia not permitted to sell its most advanced chips to China

Demand in China has begun surging for a business that, in theory, shouldn’t exist: the repair of advanced Nvidia artificial intelligence chipsets that the U.S. has banned the export of to its trade and tech rival. Around a dozen boutique companies now offer repair services, according to two such firms in the tech hub of […]

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SoftBank and OpenAI’s Stargate aims building small data center by year-end, WSJ reports

SoftBank and OpenAI’s Stargate aims building small data center by year-end, WSJ reports

Stargate, a multi-billion-dollar effort by ChatGPT’s creator OpenAI, SoftBank and Oracle to supercharge the U.S.’ AI ambitions is now setting the more modest goal of building a small data center by the end of the year, likely in Ohio, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. In January, U.S. President Donald Trump hosted top tech […]

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UK and ChatGPT maker OpenAI sign new strategic partnership

UK and ChatGPT maker OpenAI sign new strategic partnership

Britain and ChatGPT maker OpenAI have signed a new strategic partnership to deepen collaboration on AI security research and explore investing in British AI infrastructure, such as data centres, the government said on Monday. “AI will be fundamental in driving the change we need to see across the country – whether that’s in fixing the […]

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China’s Moonshot AI releases open-source model to reclaim market position

China’s Moonshot AI releases open-source model to reclaim market position

Chinese artificial intelligence startup Moonshot AI released a new open-source AI model on Friday, joining a wave of similar releases from local rivals, as it seeks to reclaim its position in the competitive domestic market. The model, called Kimi K2, features enhanced coding capabilities and excels at general agent tasks and tool integration, allowing it […]

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EU sticks with timeline for AI rules

EU sticks with timeline for AI rules

The European Union’s landmark rules on artificial intelligence will be rolled out according to the legal timeline in the legislation, the European Commission said on Friday, dismissing calls from some companies and countries for a pause. Google owner Alphabet, Facebook owner Meta and other U.S. companies as well as European businesses such as Mistral and […]

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