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wsau.com > 03/20/2026 > exclusive-amazon-plans-smartphone-comeback-more-than-a-decade-after-fire-phone-flop

Exclusive-Amazon plans smartphone comeback more than a decade after Fire Phone flop

2+ hour, 42+ min ago  (1131+ words) SAN FRANCISCO, March 20 (Reuters) " In 2014, Amazon introduced its first smartphone, hoping to take on Apple and Samsung. Instead, the Fire Phone " overseen directly by founder Jeff Bezos " was scrapped in barely over a year, one of Amazon's highest-profile flops. Now,…...

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wsau.com > 03/19/2026 > nvidia-to-sell-1-million-chips-to-amazon-by-end-of-2027-in-cloud-deal

Nvidia to sell 1 million chips to Amazon by end of 2027 in cloud deal

15+ hour, 18+ min ago  (338+ words) SAN FRANCISCO, March 19 (Reuters) " Nvidia will sell 1 million of its graphics processing unit chips, along with a host of the AI giant's other offerings, to "Amazon.com's cloud computing unit by 2027, a Nvidia executive told "Reuters on Thursday. Nvidia and…...

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wsau.com > 03/19/2026 > apple-fends-off-bid-for-new-apple-watch-import-ban-at-us-trade-tribunal

Apple fends off bid for new Apple Watch import ban at US trade tribunal

20+ hour, 36+ min ago  (400+ words) WASHINGTON, March 19 (Reuters) " A U.S. trade tribunal preliminarily ruled that Apple's current Apple Watches do not infringe patents owned by Masimo, rejecting the medical-monitoring company's bid for a renewed import "ban on the tech giant's smartwatches. Apple altered its watches to…...

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wsau.com > 03/19/2026 > samsung-elec-to-supply-hbm4-chips-to-openai-south-korean-paper-says

Samsung Elec to supply HBM4 chips to OpenAI, South Korean paper says

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (113+ words) SEOUL, March 19 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics plans to supply its next-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM4) chips to OpenAI for use in the "ChatGPT maker's first in-house artificial intelligence processor, "the Korean Economic Daily said on Thursd... SEOUL, March 19 (Reuters) " Samsung Electronics plans to…...

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wsau.com > 03/18/2026 > apples-china-smartphone-sales-jump-23-to-start-2026-bucking-industry-trend

Apple’s China smartphone sales jump 23% to start 2026, bucking industry trend

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (120+ words) By Che Pan and Laurie Chen BEIJING, March 19 (Reuters) " Apple posted a 23% surge in China smartphone sales in the first nine weeks of 2026, bucking a broader market decline "as some Android phone makers raised prices in response to "higher costs…...

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wsau.com > 03/17/2026 > amd-ceo-lisa-su-to-visit-samsung-chip-plant-in-south-korea-discuss-expanding-ties-source-says

AMD CEO Lisa Su to visit Samsung chip plant in South Korea, discuss expanding ties, source says

2+ day, 11+ hour ago  (162+ words) SEOUL, March 18 (Reuters) " Advanced Micro Devices CEO Lisa Su is set to visit "Samsung Electronics" chip production "site in Pyeongtaek, South Korea on Wednesday, where she will tour production lines and discuss expanding cooperation beyond "memory "into foundry manufacturing, "a…...

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wsau.com > 03/17/2026 > samsung-elec-plans-to-produce-tesla-chips-starting-late-2027

Samsung Elec plans to produce Tesla chips starting late 2027

2+ day, 10+ hour ago  (115+ words) SEOUL, March 18 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics "said "on Wednesday that it expects to "start "volume "production of "Tesla's chips at Samsung's factory in "Texas in "the "second half "of next "year. The comments were "made by Han Jin-man, Samsung "Ele... Samsung…...

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wsau.com > 03/17/2026 > chinese-authorities-approve-nvidias-h200-ai-chip-sales-source-says

Chinese authorities approve Nvidia’s H200 AI chip sales, source says

2+ day, 11+ hour ago  (317+ words) NEW YORK, March 17 (Reuters) " Chinese'authorities have granted approval'for multiple Chinese companies to purchase H200 AI chips from Nvidia, according to a person familiar with "the situation. Earlier on Tuesday, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said "at a press conference in San Jose,…...

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wsau.com > 03/17/2026 > samsung-sees-ai-driving-strong-chip-demand-in-2026-executive-says

Samsung sees AI driving strong chip demand in 2026, executive says

2+ day, 11+ hour ago  (127+ words) SUWON, South Korea, March 18 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics "sees strong "demand for chips continuing this year, driven by "the "global "artificial intelligence "wave, but rising memory chip prices could hit "computer and mobile shipments, "its "top e... SUWON, South Korea, March 18 (Reuters)…...

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wsau.com > 03/17/2026 > google-in-talks-with-chinas-envicool-others-to-buy-data-centre-cooling-systems-sources-say

Google in talks with China’s Envicool, others to buy data centre cooling systems, sources say

3+ day, 6+ hour ago  (520+ words) BEIJING/SINGAPORE, March 17 (Reuters) " Alphabet's Google is in talks with Envicool and other Chinese firms about buying liquid cooling equipment for data centres, according to people with knowledge of a visit to China by one of the U.S. firm's procurement teams....