Samsung's 2025 R&D Spending Hits $25 Billion: Going All-In on AI Future

Samsung Electronics' 2025 R&D spending reaches $25 billion, a 5 trillion won increase year-over-year. Funds primarily used for building next-gen semiconductor manufacturing facilities including NRD-K complex.

Microsoft Pushes for Africa AI Adoption to Challenge DeepSeek

Microsoft announces increased push for AI tool adoption in Africa to compete with China's DeepSeek. Tech giant targets world's youngest and fastest-growing population market.

OpenAI Releases GPT-5.4: Fusing Reasoning, Coding and Agentic Workflows

OpenAI unveils GPT-5.4 Thinking, a frontier model that fuses reasoning, coding and agentic workflows. The new version strengthens tool support for spreadsheets, presentations and documents, and lets ChatGPT display thinking plans to refine results.

NVIDIA Invests $2 Billion in Nebius to Accelerate AI Data Center Expansion

NVIDIA announces $2 billion investment in AI cloud computing company Nebius. The two companies will collaborate to develop and deploy next-generation hyperscale cloud for the AI market. Nebius stock surged 16% on the news.

SMIC: Mature-Node and BCD Chip Supply Tightens as AI Demand Drives Price Increases

China's largest contract chipmaker SMIC reports full capacity utilization for mature-node memory and BCD process chips. AI demand is tightening supply across the semiconductor industry.

Uber Partners with Zoox to Launch Driverless Taxi Service in Las Vegas This Year

Uber and Amazon-owned Zoox sign multi-year partnership to deploy purpose-built robotaxis on Uber's rideshare network. This marks Zoox's first partnership with a third-party ride-hailing platform.

Samsung Galaxy S26 Series Goes Global: Record Preorders Showcase AI Phone Appeal

Samsung's Galaxy S26 series officially launches worldwide, featuring the most intuitive, proactive, and adaptive Galaxy AI experience. The flagship lineup achieved record-breaking preorders, demonstrating strong market demand for AI-driven smartphones.

Apple Introduces iPhone 17e: Starts at $599 with Double Storage

Apple releases the new iPhone 17e with 256GB starting storage at $599. This is Apple's budget-friendly model for specific markets with significantly improved specs.

Apple Introduces New MacBook Air with M5: World's Best-Selling Laptop Gets AI Upgrade

Apple announces the new MacBook Air with M5 chip, bringing exceptional performance and expanded AI capabilities to the world's most popular laptop.

Apple Unveils M5 Pro and M5 Max Chips: MacBook Pro Reaches New Performance Heights

Apple releases the new M5 Pro and M5 Max chips featuring the innovative Fusion Architecture, delivering up to 4x AI performance improvement. The new MacBook Pro starts at $1,999.