WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 25: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo listens as U.S. President Joe Biden participates virtually in a meeting on the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Act, in the South Court Auditorium at the White House on July 25, 2022 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images … Read more
TAYLOR, Texas — The Commerce Department is on track to dole out all of the $39 billion in grant money allocated under the CHIPS Act by year-end, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo told CNBC on Monday. The Commerce Department is providing the money to semiconductor companies to incentivize them to build out manufacturing production capabilities in … Read more
SK Hynix logo displayed on a phone screen as seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on January 30, 2023. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images SK Hynix, one of the world’s largest memory chipmakers, said it would invest $3.87 billion in its first chip packaging facility in the U.S., marking another … Read more
An EE mobile phone store, operated by BT Group, in Reading, U.K. in 2020. Jason Alden | Bloomberg | Getty Images BARCELONA — British telecommunications giant BT says it expects to launch its first so-called “standalone 5G” network in 2024. Howard Watson, BT’s chief technology officer, told CNBC that the telco group plans to switch … Read more
Samsung Electronics’ flagship smartphones Galaxy S24 series are displayed during their unveiling ceremony in Seoul, South Korea, January 15, 2024. Kim Hong-ji | Reuters BARCELONA â Smartphone makers are talking a big game about artificial intelligence this year. And they’re so confident about features they’re cramming into their phones that they think it’ll drive a … Read more
Apple CEO Tim Cook listens during a program at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Week at Apple Park in San Francisco, Nov. 17, 2023. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images Apple is facing renewed challenges in China, one of its most critical markets. The iPhone giant’s sales in the greater China region in … Read more
Artificial intelligence-related lobbying reached new heights in 2023, with more than 450 organizations participating. It marks a 185% increase from the year before, when just 158 organizations did so, according to federal lobbying disclosures analyzed by OpenSecrets on behalf of CNBC. The spike in AI lobbying comes amid growing calls for AI regulation and the … Read more
Apple CEO Tim Cook holds a new iPhone 15 Pro during the Wonderlust project launch event at the company’s headquarters in Cupertino, California, Sept. 12, 2023. Loren Elliott | Reuters Shipments of iPhones are likely to take a hit this year due largely to the growing popularity of foldable phones and Huawei’s resurgence in the … Read more
When Apple announced the iPhone in 2007, Steve Jobs called it a “revolutionary product” in a handset category that he said needed to be reinvented. Now, nearly two decades and 42 models later, the iPhone is one of the world’s most popular phones. Apple has sold over 2.3 billion units of the iPhone and has … Read more
After a rough early start to 2024 and lots of analyst negativity, Apple has turned the corner. Wall Street mentions are getting brighter, and the tech giant just added the title of top smartphone maker in China to its long list of firsts. The iPhone captured a firm-record 17.3% market share in China last year, … Read more
