The U.S. government will give Samsung up to $6.4 billion in direct funding to boost its chip production in Texas, the Commerce Department said on Monday.In return, the South Korean tech giant will commit $45 billion in investment for its two chip production facilities, one under construction in Taylor and another exiting one in Austin. Samsung will also build an additional advanced packaging plant and a research center.Samsung becomes the third-largest receipt of funding from the U.S. under the...
Apple has cut production of its Vision Pro mixed reality headset due to low demand, according to a fresh report. Sales of the Apple Vision Pro haven't been what the company predicted, claims established industry analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, prompting Apple to cut its 2024 shipment prediction to between 400,000 and 450,000 units. The market consensus was that the new VR device would shift 700,000 to 800,000 units this year. As Kuo point out, this means that Apple made the decision to cut Vision...
Apple said it had removed Meta’s WhatsApp messaging app and its Threads social media app from the App Store in China to comply with orders from Chinese authorities. The apps were removed from the store on Friday after Chinese officials cited unspecified national security concerns. Their removal comes amid elevated tensions between the U.S. and […]
In the 1960s the birthrate in Greenland was one of the highest in the world. Then it plunged. Decades later, women have finally begun speaking out about what happenedBula Larson was 14 when one day she and her friends were told to go to the hospital. Bula lived in Greenland and was Inuit like most of the population of the island, which is an autonomous territory of Denmark. At the hospital she and her friends lined up, and one-by-one were told to enter a room. Bula recalls how she was asked to...
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Ming-Chi Kuo says Apple has reduced its orders for Apple Vision Pro parts and assemblies, with the cut in shipments said to indicate lower demand for Apple's headset than previously thought. Apple Vision Pro The launch of the Apple Vision Pro in the United States was a success, with shipment estimates in February being far better than Apple's original estimate. However, months later, it seems Apple is preparing for considerably lower consumer demand as it moves into international sales. ...
Apple has dropped the number of Vision Pro units that it plans to ship in 2024, going from an expected 700 to 800k units to just 400k to 450k units, according to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Orders have been scaled back before the Vision Pro has launched in markets outside of the United States, which Kuo says is a sign that demand in the U.S. has "fallen sharply beyond expectations." As a result, Apple is expected to take a "conservative view" of headset demand when the Vision Pro launches...
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Apple appears to be developing its own custom AI server processor, aiming to commence mass production by the second half of 2025. The speculation originates from "Phone Chip Expert," a Weibo user known for accurately predicting Apple's moves in the mobile industry.Read Entire Article