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ON Semiconductor has agreed to acquire Synaptics in an all-stock deal valued at nearly $7 billion, the company's largest acquisition ever, as it seeks to expand its physical AI and connected computing portfolio.
Marc Sabatini · 33 DAYS AGO
Microsoft will raise Xbox Series S and Series X console prices by $100 to $150 starting August 1, blaming memory and storage costs that have more than doubled as AI chipmakers compete for limited supply.
TechEchelon Staff · 33 DAYS AGO
CryptoQuant is urging Michael Saylor's Strategy to pause bitcoin purchases and rebuild its USD cash reserve, warning that dividend coverage has fallen to just 14 months as the company's shares hit a fresh 52-week low.
Marc Sabatini · 33 DAYS AGO
Apple raised prices on MacBook and iPad models Thursday, citing a surge in memory and storage costs driven by AI data center demand, while warning that further increases are likely ahead.
TechEchelon Staff · 33 DAYS AGO
SK Hynix shares surged 11% on Thursday after the South Korean chipmaker filed plans to raise as much as $29.4 billion through a Nasdaq ADR listing, with trading expected to begin July 10.
TechEchelon Staff · 34 DAYS AGO
Micron Technology reported a fiscal third-quarter gross margin of 84.9%, topping every major U.S. tech company including Nvidia and Meta, as a global memory shortage drives prices to record levels and AI demand shows no signs of easing.
Jay Goldberg · 34 DAYS AGO
Germany is reportedly scrapping plans to build six F126 frigates in what would have been its largest warship commission since World War II, sending Rheinmetall shares down as much as 17.3% and dragging European defense stocks broadly lower.
Sara Montes de Oca · 34 DAYS AGO
S&P Global announced Tuesday that Alphabet will replace Verizon in the 30-stock Dow Jones Industrial Average, with the Google parent's Class A shares set to join the index ahead of trading on Monday, June 30.
Sara Montes de Oca · 35 DAYS AGO
Amazon's four-day Prime Day sale begins June 23, with Emarketer projecting U.S. sales of $15.6 billion — a 7.1% year-over-year gain — as inflation shifts shoppers' focus from electronics to groceries and everyday essentials.
TechEchelon Staff · 36 DAYS AGO
Silicon Data has partnered with CME Group to develop the first futures contracts tied to AI computing power costs, giving companies a potential tool to hedge against GPU rental-rate volatility. The contracts are still awaiting CFTC approval.
Sara Montes de Oca · 37 DAYS AGO
Apple CEO Tim Cook told the Wall Street Journal that price increases on the company's products are "unavoidable" due to a worsening global memory shortage driven by AI chip demand, signaling the supply crunch has reached even the most insulated players in consumer hardware.
Sara Montes de Oca · 39 DAYS AGO
South Korea's Kospi surged 2.8% as Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix reached all-time highs, while U.S. chip stocks including Intel and Micron powered a broad market rebound following a volatile Federal Reserve policy meeting.
Sara Montes de Oca · 40 DAYS AGO
President Trump announced on Truth Social that Apple will partner with Intel to design and build semiconductors in the U.S., sending Intel shares up as much as 8.8% in premarket trading on Thursday.
Sara Montes de Oca · 40 DAYS AGO
SpaceX shares dropped 3% in premarket trading Thursday after sliding 5% the previous session, cooling a post-IPO rally that had lifted the stock more than 40% above its $135 offering price. Meanwhile, California officials are navigating considerable uncertainty over how much tax revenue the SpaceX IPO — and expected offerings from OpenAI and Anthropic — will actually generate.
Jay Goldberg · 40 DAYS AGO
SpaceX's pending inclusion in major index funds is alarming passive investors, as the newly public company carries implied volatility nearly three times higher than the iShares bitcoin ETF and holds a $2.7 trillion market cap with no earnings.
Sara Montes de Oca · 41 DAYS AGO
Nvidia is seeking to raise at least $20 billion in corporate bonds, its first debt offering since 2021, as the chipmaker joins a wave of AI-linked tech companies tapping capital markets to fund infrastructure and shareholder returns.
Sara Montes de Oca · 43 DAYS AGO
CFTC Chair Michael Selig defended his agency's approval of perpetual futures contracts in the U.S., dismissing both concerns about retail investor risk and allegations of political influence tied to the Trump administration's ties to Kalshi.
Jay Goldberg · 43 DAYS AGO
Fox Corp. has agreed to acquire Roku for approximately $22 billion in a cash and stock deal, combining the company's Fox News, sports networks, and Tubi streamer with Roku's connected-TV platform and 100 million streaming households globally.
Jay Goldberg · 43 DAYS AGO
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