AI
Google Is Building a Chip With Gemini Baked Directly Into the Hardware
Google is building a chip codenamed "Frozen v2" that bakes Gemini directly into hardware - 6-10x more efficient than its current AI chips, targeting 2028.
Hardware
Consumer devices, chips, and the hardware powering the next wave of computing - phones, Macs, wearables, VR/AR, and more.
Tech
OnePlus Is Shutting Down in the US, Europe, and India. Realme Is Exiting China at the Same Time.
OnePlus shutdown begins in the US and Europe this week, per Bloomberg. India follows in 2027. Realme exits China simultaneously. Oppo is consolidating both brands into tighter regional roles.
AI
OpenAI's First Consumer Hardware Is a Portable Speaker With No Screen, a Camera, and Parts That Move
OpenAI's first hardware product is a portable, screenless smart speaker. Mechanical parts move on their own. Apple is seeking an injunction to block it.
Industry
Samsung Yongin Chip Factory Moves to 2029 as AI Memory Demand Pulls Timeline Forward
Samsung confirmed its Yongin chip factory will open in 2029, one to two years ahead of schedule. South Korea plans to double memory output within five years.
Industry
Intel Commits €5 Billion to Ireland to Scale Xeon 6 on Intel 3
An Intel Ireland investment of €5 billion targets Xeon 6 and next-gen Xeon production on the Intel 3 node at the Leixlip campus in County Kildare.
AI
Apple M6 Pro Cancelled - How AI Rewrote the Entire Mac Chip Roadmap
Apple M6 Pro cancelled, M6 Max and Ultra scrapped too. Gurman reports Apple accelerated M7 for neural-processing upgrades too important to delay.
Tech
Apple Signs $30 Billion Broadcom Deal to Build 15 Billion US Chips in Colorado
Apple committed more than $30 billion to Broadcom for US-made chips and wireless components. Broadcom expands its Fort Collins, Colorado plant with $1.5 billion.
Tech
Google Sets August 12 for Pixel 11 - Leaks Point to a Price Hike and No More 128GB
Google confirmed a Pixel 11 launch event for August 12 in New York. Same day, leaked EU pricing shows the 128GB base model is gone and prices are up €100.
AI
SpaceX Showed Investors an AI Device Prototype. Musk Says the Report Is Utterly False.
Wall Street Journal reported SpaceX showed investors a handset-like SpaceX AI device prototype before its $75 billion IPO. Musk denied it. Stock fell 8%.
Apps
Samsung Messages Shuts Down This Month. Google Messages Takes Its Place on Every Galaxy.
Samsung Messages shuts down in July 2026 for US users. Every Galaxy device moves to Google Messages, bringing RCS and Gemini AI features to the entire lineup.