Semiconductors
Why the iPhone 18 Pro Max Sold in the US Skips Apple's New Modem
Every iPhone 18 Pro model uses Apple's own C2 modem except one: the Pro Max sold in the United States, which quietly reverts to a Qualcomm chip.
Why Nvidia Just Paused Its AI Cloud Revenue-Share Deals
Nvidia offered to bankroll smaller AI clouds' chip purchases in exchange for a slice of their revenue. Weeks later, its own employees flagged the antitrust risk.
Why Wireless Earbuds Lose Sync Between Left and Right
True wireless earbuds run two separate Bluetooth connections, not one, and the link between the two buds is the fragile half. Here's the actual engineering reason one earbud drops before the other, and what fixes it.
Micron Quadruples Revenue and Asia's Stock Markets Surge
Record results from Micron, built on a $100 billion order backlog, eased fears over the AI rally and sent Asian equities sharply higher on Thursday.
Chip Sell-Off Routs Global Markets as Kospi Sinks Nearly 10%
South Korea's market tripped a circuit breaker, Nasdaq futures slid about 3%, and the AI trade that powered a year of gains went into sharp reverse. Here is what actually moved, and what it touches.
Micron Tops $1,000 a Share as the AI Memory Boom Heads Into Earnings
Micron has more than tripled in 2026 on sold-out AI memory. Its June 24 earnings will test whether a thousand-dollar share price has run ahead of the business.
Apple Says Price Increases Are 'Unavoidable' as Memory Costs Surge
The company that built the most profitable supply chain in technology says it can no longer shield buyers from soaring memory prices.
Nvidia Pitches Vera CPU to China With August Delivery Target
Locked out of China's GPU market by export controls, Nvidia is offering Chinese cloud companies its new Arm-based Vera processor instead, with first deliveries possible in August.