Beijing aims at Qualcomm in chip wars
China ramps up tech retaliation ahead of Trump–Xi meeting
Beijing is turning the screws on Washington’s chipmakers, launching a fresh antitrust probe into Qualcomm just as rare-earth export restrictions and trade jabs pile up ahead of a planned meeting between President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
Dutch government seizes Chinese-owned Nexperia
Wants to keep chipmaking tech inside Europe
The Dutch government has seized control of Nexperia, the Chinese-owned but Netherlands-based semiconductor outfit, claiming it needs to stop vital chip know-how from drifting out of Europe.
CMA slaps special status on Google
New UK digital rules bite as regulator eyes AI search and publishers’ control
The UK competition regulator has decided Google needs a tighter leash.
AMD bets big on 2nm for next-gen Instinct MI450 GPUs
Lines up TSMC’s finest silicon to take a swing at Nvidia’s AI throne
AMD is preparing to go all in on advanced chipmaking with its next-generation Instinct MI450-series accelerators, built on TSMC’s brand-new N2 process.
Samsung’s Galaxy XR leak shows Apple is in real trouble
New headset makes the Vision Pro look even more rubbish
Samsung’s long-awaited Project Moohan has finally broken cover, and seems set to be serious contender that reminds the world that Apple’s Vision Pro really was over-priced pants.