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Intel announces $5.7 billion AI-driven capital investment in Ireland
According to Intel's official announcement: LEIXLIP, Ireland, July 13, 2026 —Intel today announced a €5 billion ($5.7 billion) capital investment at its Leixlip campus in Ireland, marking the next phase in the site’s capacity expansion.
Breaking News - China to Allow Top AI Firms to Buy Nvidia H200 Chips
China is planning to allow the country's leading AI companies to purchase a limited number of Nvidia's H200 AI chips, according to The Information, citing two people with direct knowledge of the matter.
Breaking News - SK Hynix US Offering Is More Than Seven Times Oversubscribed
SK Hynix Inc.'s US listing is more than seven times oversubscribed, according to people familiar with the matter, as the South Korean memory chipmaker prepares to price its offering Thursday.
Weekly Casserole - Hedge funds dumped chip stocks for a fourth week as AI shares sold off - Week of July 6, 2026
U.S. hedge funds sold tech hardware stocks for a fourth week in a row, according to a client note from Goldman Sachs. Do you think the rally is over?
Results Deep Dive - Samsung’s Record Profit Wasn’t Enough? Is the AI Memory Boom Nearing Its Peak?
Samsung Electronics has just announced its earnings guidance for the second quarter of 2026. Normally it will push its stock higher. Instead, investors sold. Samsung’s second quarter revenue reached approximately KRW 171 trillion, while operating profit hit about KRW 89.4 trillion — its third consecutive record quarter. Profit is
Volts to Intelligence - Meta’s AI Cloud Pivot: Monetization Strategy or Overbuild Signal?
Bloomberg (July 1) - Meta is reportedly developing a cloud infrastructure business that would sell access to AI computing power and models to outside customers. The plan could put Meta into a new competitive lane against cloud leaders such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud. The business would
AI Speedrun - Meta's Zuckerberg says AI agent tech progressing slower than expected
Zuckerberg’s AI Agent Reality Check: The Payoff Is Taking Longer
Breaking News - Micron Announces $250 Million Investment in Trump Accounts Reaching 1 Million Children, Families and the Future Workforce
Company launches employee matching and community seed funding, reinforcing Micron’s broader U.S. investment and workforce development strategy
Breaking News - Samsung and SK Hynix plan massive sites as part of South Korean national project
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix plan to each build two new massive chip fabrication sites in South Korea's southwest region as part of a national project to build chip production "ecosystem" valued at 800 trillion won.
Silicon Bakery - Apple Raises Price While Micron Calls out Apple for Memory Shortage
Apple is raising prices of multiple key products as a pass-through of skyrocketed memorgy costs; While Microns seems to hold a different view. Apple vs Micron - Who Do You Believe Stands for the Truth? AppleResult28.57%MicronResult71.43%56 PollsEndedTBD Apple raises prices of MacBooks, iPads as memory costs
Market Rumor - Apple seeks to buy memory chips from blacklisted Chinese company
iPhone maker wants Trump administration to sign off on purchases to ease pressure from rising semiconductor prices.
AI Speedrun - OpenAI takes the lead in AI IPO horse race: 'Getting to public markets first is very important'
OpenAI's reported imminent IPO filing has sharply reversed prediction market odds, positioning it to beat Anthropic in the race to become the first major AI company to go public.
