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Huawei signs first 5G patent licensing deal with Qualcomm

Huawei Technologies said on Monday it had signed a broad, multi-year patent licence agreement with Qualcomm. The deal covers 5G, computing, artificial intelligence and networking, and includes Qualcomm buying some of Huawei's U.S. patents.

Meta unveils $1,299 VR glasses at Connect 2026

Mark Zuckerberg took the stage at Meta Connect on Wednesday to announce Meta VR Glasses, a lightweight virtual reality device that compresses the capabilities of a full VR headset into a form factor closer to a pair of oversized sunglasses.…

Google unveils Googlebook laptop line with Gemini AI

Google Alphabet Inc. and Qualcomm on Monday unveiled the Googlebook, a new category of laptops built around Google's Gemini Intelligence and powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite chip. Five models from Dell, HP, Lenovo, Acer, and Asus are now available…

Meta to demo Phoenix headset at Connect 2026 next week

Meta Connect 2026 is set to begin on Wednesday, September 23, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg delivering an evening keynote at 4 PM PT from the company's Menlo Park, California campus. Reports in the days leading up to the two-day event…

US iPhone 18 Pro Max ships with Qualcomm modem, not Apple’s own C2 chip

Apple quietly confirmed a hardware split in its newest flagship phone: the iPhone 18 Pro Max sold in the United States uses a Qualcomm modem instead of the company's in-house C2 chip, which appears in every other regional variant of…

Apple unveils iPhone 18 Pro with in-house C2 modem

Apple on Wednesday introduced its next-generation C2 cellular modem inside the iPhone 18 Pro and the foldable iPhone Duo, marking a major step in the company's years-long effort to replace Qualcomm chips with its own silicon. But in a surprising…

Qualcomm, Amazon team up on custom AI data center chips

Qualcomm announced a multi-generational collaboration with Amazon Amazon.com, Inc. on Tuesday to develop customized silicon and high-speed optical connectivity solutions for large-scale AI data centers, marking a major expansion of the chipmaker's push beyond its smartphone roots and into a…

Qualcomm’s double-digit chip price hikes take effect

Qualcomm's double-digit price increases on its chip lineup took effect Tuesday for all shipments starting September 1, a move that is expected to ripple across the smartphone industry and add further upward pressure on device prices for consumers.

Qualcomm details AI chip roadmap with Samsung, SK Hynix

Qualcomm has secured Samsung Electronics and SK hynix as active collaborators on its High Bandwidth Compute technology, a near-memory architecture designed to break through AI inference bottlenecks that the company says existing memory solutions cannot solve.

Qualcomm open-sources Modular AI platform and Mojo language after $3.9B acquisition

Qualcomm has open-sourced Modular's entire AI software platform and the Mojo programming language at ModCon 2026, the first conference held by Modular as a Qualcomm company. The announcement, made on August 18 in San Francisco, places the full Mojo compiler…

Mojo programming language reaches 1.0 milestone

Modular released version 1.0 of its Mojo programming language on Tuesday, August 11, marking its transition from an experimental project first unveiled in 2023 to a stable, production-ready tool for building AI software across diverse hardware platforms.

Apple to split iPhone 18 launch, delaying standard model to spring 2027

Apple is breaking with its long-standing tradition of debuting an entire iPhone lineup in a single September event. This year, only the iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, and the company's first foldable device — expected to be called…

Qualcomm to raise chip prices Sept. 1 after weak guidance rattles investors

Qualcomm reported fiscal third-quarter results on Wednesday that beat revenue expectations but missed on earnings, while issuing fourth-quarter guidance that fell short of Wall Street estimates on both profit and the midpoint of revenue, sending shares down roughly 5% in…

Smartphone chip shipments fall 15% as memory crisis deepens

Global smartphone System-on-Chip shipments fell 15% year-on-year in the first half of 2026, according to Counterpoint Research, as a memory price surge driven by AI data center demand continues to reshape the mobile industry's economics.

Qualcomm closes $3.9B acquisition of AI firm Modular

Qualcomm announced on Wednesday that it has completed its acquisition of Modular Inc., the AI-native software infrastructure company founded by Chris Lattner, in a deal that reshapes the chipmaker's artificial intelligence strategy across data centers, edge computing, and consumer devices.

Qualcomm named BMW’s lead chip supplier through next decade

Qualcomm announced on Wednesday that it has signed a long-term agreement to supply chips for BMW Bayerische Motoren Werke AG future digital cockpit and automated driving platforms through the next decade, deepening a partnership that pits the chipmaker against rivals…

Qualcomm, Roku raise prices as memory chip shortage deepens

The global memory chip shortage tightened its grip on the consumer electronics industry on Friday, as Qualcomm informed customers of double-digit price increases and Roku raised prices on its streaming devices by as much as 50 percent — the latest…

Qualcomm to raise prices by double digits starting Sept. 1

Qualcomm, the world's largest maker of smartphone processors, informed customers on Friday that it will raise prices by a double-digit percentage for products shipped after Sept. 1, according to Bloomberg News, which reported seeing a copy of the letter sent…

Samsung previews Galaxy Glasses with Gemini AI at London Unpacked

Samsung used its Galaxy Unpacked event in London on Wednesday to pull back the curtain on its first smart glasses, entering a market long dominated by Meta's Ray-Ban collaboration. The Galaxy Glasses, developed in partnership with fashion eyewear brands Gentle…

Musk denies report that SpaceX showed AI device to investors

Elon Musk on Wednesday denied a report from The Wall Street Journal News Corp that SpaceX had privately showcased a prototype of an AI-powered consumer device to investors, calling the claim "utterly false" in a post on X. SpaceX shares…

ByteDance targets 2027 for in-house CPU amid Qualcomm talks

ByteDance aims to finalize the design of its next-generation in-house central processing unit by early 2027 at the latest, targeting mass production and deployment in the second half of that year to fuel its expanding artificial intelligence ambitions, according to…

Qualcomm signs Meta as first data center CPU customer

Qualcomm announced on Wednesday a multi-generation agreement to supply data center CPUs to Meta, marking the chipmaker's most concrete step yet in its push to become a major player in the AI infrastructure market. The collaboration centers on Qualcomm's newly…

Micron, Qualcomm forecasts add $400B to chip stocks

Semiconductor stocks surged in after-hours trading on Wednesday after Micron Technology posted record quarterly results and Qualcomm unveiled an ambitious data-center strategy, together adding more than $400 billion in market capitalization to the chip sector and reinvigorating Wall Street's AI…

Qualcomm unveils datacenter CPU, buys AI startup Modular for $3.9B

Qualcomm used its Investor Day event in New York on Wednesday to formally enter the data center processor market and announce the acquisition of AI software startup Modular, moves that together represent the chipmaker's most aggressive push yet into AI…

Qualcomm to buy AI startup Modular in $3.9B stock deal

Qualcomm announced on Wednesday that it has agreed to acquire AI software infrastructure startup Modular Inc. in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $3.9 billion, marking one of the chipmaker's largest bets yet on artificial intelligence beyond its core smartphone…

ByteDance seeks record $20B offshore loan for AI push

ByteDance, the Chinese technology company behind TikTok, is in preliminary talks with banks for a loan of approximately $20 billion that would represent its largest-ever offshore borrowing, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday. The move comes as the Beijing-based firm dramatically…

Snap unveils $2,195 consumer AR glasses, defying activist pressure

Snap on Tuesday unveiled its first consumer-targeted augmented reality glasses at the Augmented World Expo in Long Beach, California, pricing the standalone device called Specs at $2,195 as the company bets its future on life beyond the smartphone.