A deal between Intel and Apple could lead to higher demand for chip manufacturing and bonding machines, suggests a report from Bank of America. Media reports have suggested that Apple and Intel have signed an agreement through which some of Apple's chips would be made by Intel. As of now, Apple is believed to procure its chips from Taiwan's TSMC, and following the reports, BofA is out with some fresh estimates about the deal's value and its impact on the chip manufacturing equipment industry.

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After taking a stake in Intel, the Trump administration seems to have taken upon itself the responsibility of filling Intel's order book, be it the enthusiastic courting of Apple's Tim Cook with anecdotes of the " tens of billions of dollars " that the US government has recorded in gains over the past few months as Intel shares surged, or pressuring Tesla to now abandon TSMC in favor of Intel's Arizona fabs.

Apple has now publicly rolled out the iOS 26.5 update along with a host of other software updates for its sprawling ecosystem of devices, including iPadOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, HomePod Software 26.5, and macOS Tahoe 26.5.

Apple has now released the 11.98GB iOS 26.5 update file, bringing new wallpapers along with 2 feature upgrades:

1. End-to-

Zyphra has partnered with AMD to launch its brand new open-source AI platform that rivals DeepSeek & is based in the US, all powered by MI355X GPUs .

The is an inference-optimized service for frontier open-weight models such as DeepSeek V3.2, Kimi K2.6, and GLM 5.1. The platform combines custom kernels, novel long-context inference algorithms, and advanced parallelism techniques to deliver high-throughput, low-latency AI performance, perfect for agentic

TSMC’s slightly advanced 2nm ‘N2P’ process has been reported to be utilized by Qualcomm and MediaTek this year, as both companies seemingly want to obtain an edge over Apple’s A20 and A20 Pro . The advantage of moving to an improved node is that these Android chipset manufacturers can target a higher clock speed for increased single-core and multi-core performance. The drawback is that shifting to this technology can risk mass adoption from smartphone makers due to the major cost increases

Korean customs export/import data has been updated, showcasing the massive DRAM & NAND price surge that will affect global memory and SSD markets .

The latest data from the Korean customs import/export department, specifically focusing on DRAM and NAND segments, has been released.

Galaxy S26 Ultra may not have the biggest battery capacity or those ultra-sized sensors, or a beefy active cooling solution that includes a noisy fan, but what it does have is a combination of all the strengths of current-generation flagships fused into a single device, making it an all-round package. The best thing about this smartphone is that you can grab it for up to $222 off on Amazon, with the discount applicable on the 512GB storage version and the White

Unknown Worlds has opened up pre-orders for Subnautica 2 as the game surpasses 5 million wishlists on Steam ahead of its early access launch later this week on May 14, 2026 .

Subnautica 2 has reportedly been the most wishlisted game on Steam , and it will almost definitely be one of the biggest launches of 2026 before the end of the year. Even though, technically, it probably should've been one of the biggest releases of 2025 before a legal battle between