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Friday 31 July 2026
AWS backlog reaches US$496 billion; Amazon to double power capacity by end-2027

Amazon disclosed a US$496 billion AWS backlog growing at triple-digit rates in the second quarter, and CEO Andy Jassy used the call...

Friday 31 July 2026
Amazon lifts 2026 capex to US$220 billion, pins the increase on memory prices

Amazon has raised its 2026 capital expenditure plan by roughly US$20 billion and attributed the increase to a single input cost: me...

Friday 31 July 2026
Microsoft Windows price hikes add to PC cost pressure in 2026
PC makers are facing higher costs in 2026 as memory and processor prices rise and Microsoft lifts Windows operating system prices. Vendors said the latest Windows increase averaged...
Friday 31 July 2026
Apple braces for "hundred-year flood" in component costs
Apple's June quarter showed the strength of its core hardware business. Still, it also exposed a looming challenge: rising memory prices, tight supply of advanced chips, and heavier...
Friday 31 July 2026
Qualcomm, MediaTek set Sept flagship SoC showdown
Qualcomm and MediaTek are preparing to unveil their latest 2nm flagship smartphone system-on-chip (SoC) platforms in September 2026, with both brands expected to launch standard and...
Thursday 30 July 2026
Meta earnings series 2/2: Zuckerberg defends higher AI expenditure, outlines the path to returns

Meta Platforms' second-quarter results showed a widening gap between its fast-growing advertising business and the cost of building...

Thursday 30 July 2026
Samsung device business swings to loss in 2Q26 as memory boom drives up component costs

While record memory earnings powered Samsung Electronics to an all-time-high quarter — consolidated revenue of KRW171.5 trillion...

Thursday 30 July 2026
Kinko says Taiwan optics can cut AR glasses weight and cost for mainstream adoption
AR smart glasses are shaping up as the next revolutionary device after PCs, smartphones, and smartwatches, but the global optics supply chain still faces a major hurdle: making them...
Wednesday 29 July 2026
Analysis: How Xiaomi's range-extended EV push could redraw China's supplier map

Xiaomi is preparing to unveil a new car technology platform on July 30, signaling a deeper move into the range-extended electric vehicle...

Wednesday 29 July 2026
Smartphone chip earnings will gauge 2026 demand as prices rise

Major smartphone system-on-chip vendors are set to report earnings this week and share outlooks for the traditional second-half peak...

Tuesday 28 July 2026
Qualcomm chip price hike to squeeze China's Android makers on two fronts
China's smartphone brands are bracing for a new round of cost pressure after Qualcomm reportedly notified customers of double-digit percentage price increases on products shipped from...
Monday 27 July 2026
Pegatron unveils AMD EPYC server platform for AI and HPC
Pegatron unveiled a new server platform powered by AMD's sixth-generation EPYC processors at AMD Advancing AI 2026, targeting enterprise AI, agentic AI, high-performance computing...
Monday 27 July 2026
Research Insight: Inside Tesla's bet on Optimus to offset slowing EV growth

Tesla's push into humanoid robots signals the company's effort to offset a cooling electric vehicle market and intensifying competition...

Monday 27 July 2026
Apple reportedly seeks 20% iPhone 18 OLED price cut despite costlier M16 panels

Apple is pressing Samsung Display (SDC) and LG Display (LGD) for steep price reductions on OLED panels for the iPhone 18 series as...

Monday 27 July 2026
GM China restructuring delivers seven straight profitable quarters
General Motors reported seven consecutive profitable quarters in China in its second quarter 2026 results, even as the market remains defined by an intense price war that has pressured...