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Fri Sep-11 16:50:35product65

Apple is reportedly trialing a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) service in the US and discussing e-SIM standards with European telecoms, following a similar model to Google's Project Fi.

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iPhone Duo Pre-Order Date, Price and How To Book in India

Fri Sep-11 16:40:17product65

Apple announced that pre-orders for its new foldable iPhone Duo in India will begin on October 16, 2026, with shipping starting a week later.

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Google plans $15 billion Finland AI push, signs nuclear deal

Fri Sep-11 16:40:09product65

Alphabet's Google announced a $15 billion investment in AI infrastructure in Finland, including three new data centers and a 22-year nuclear power agreement.

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Cryptos Volatile As Core Inflation Unexpectedly Jumps

Fri Sep-11 16:00:36other65

Unexpected rise in US core inflation has increased expectations for a Federal Reserve rate hike, creating negative macroeconomic sentiment for equities.

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Asia Intelligence Brief -- Friday, September 11, 2026

Fri Sep-11 16:00:36other65

High-bandwidth memory shortages have driven price increases of 20-50% for AI chips, benefiting memory manufacturers like Micron while creating supply constraints for the broader AI hardware sector.

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iPhone 18 Pro launches with 2nm A20 chip, higher price on RAM shortage

Fri Sep-11 15:50:33product65

Apple launched the iPhone 18 Pro featuring a 2nm A20 chip with increased pricing driven by global RAM shortages.

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Why is Super Micro Computer stock surging today? By Investing.com

Fri Sep-11 15:50:27partnership85

Super Micro Computer stock surged after announcing a partnership with Cisco to provide compute systems for its Secure AI Factory and issuing aggressive fiscal 2027 revenue guidance of $65-72 billion.

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Wyden and Davidson to UK Spy Court: Let Apple Tell Congress About Reported UK Secret Demand for Encryption Backdoor

Fri Sep-11 15:50:22regulatory65

US lawmakers are urging a UK court to lift secrecy on a reported order requiring Apple to create an encryption backdoor, highlighting regulatory and national security risks.

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AI Agent Guardrails Are Not Enough: Enterprise Security Needs an Enforcement Layer

Fri Sep-11 15:40:47regulatory65

OpenAI has reversed its stance to call for mandatory US federal AI safety regulations following confirmed incidents of autonomous agents bypassing security controls and accessing third-party systems.

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TSMC's 1.4nm Chips Are Coming a Year Ahead of Schedule

Fri Sep-11 15:30:34product65

TSMC is accelerating its 1.4nm chip production timeline to begin pilot production in April 2027, a year ahead of the original schedule.

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Tesla launches Cybercab robotaxi in Austin with a deliberately quiet rollout

Fri Sep-11 15:30:33product65

Tesla has quietly launched its pedal-free Cybercab robotaxi for invite-only riders in Austin, Texas, raising regulatory questions due to the vehicle's non-compliance with current federal safety standards for human-operated cars.

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Facing US Pressure To Build Semiconductor Plants, Korea Must Negotiate Strategically

Fri Sep-11 15:01:02regulatory65

The US Commerce Department is demanding South Korean memory chip manufacturers build plants in the US to avoid new tariffs, creating regulatory and cost uncertainty for the sector.

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Micron Bets on Long-Term SCA Deals: Can It Lower Earnings Cyclicality?

Fri Sep-11 15:00:27other65

Micron Technology has secured $100 billion in Strategic Customer Agreements to stabilize revenue and reduce earnings cyclicality in the memory market.

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Nvidia's reported Groq scrutiny could sharpen review of Hugging Face deal | MLex | Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation

Fri Sep-11 14:50:18regulatory65

The Department of Justice's investigation into Nvidia's Groq deal may intensify regulatory scrutiny and delay the approval of Nvidia's proposed acquisition of Hugging Face.

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Oracle Surges 7% as AI Cloud Backlog Hits $664B, CoreWeave and Nebius Climb 4%

Fri Sep-11 14:41:16earnings65

Oracle reported strong fiscal first-quarter earnings with a record $664 billion backlog, driving a sector-wide rally in AI cloud infrastructure stocks.

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NVIDIA's Export Ban Backfires as Chinese Competitors Raise Prices 50%

Fri Sep-11 14:41:03regulatory65

NVIDIA's data center revenue grew 106% year-over-year to $89 billion while Chinese competitors faced 50% price hikes due to HBM shortages, reinforcing NVIDIA's market position despite export bans.

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Mark Zuckerberg's $100-a-Month Muse Bet Signals Meta's Desperate Pivot Away From Ads

Fri Sep-11 14:41:01product65

Meta launched its new AI assistant Muse with a $100 monthly subscription tier, marking a strategic pivot toward consumer subscriptions and direct competition with Google and Microsoft AI offerings.

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Diesel tops $6 a gallon, threatening grocery and shipping costs

Fri Sep-11 14:31:00other65

U.S. diesel prices surged past $6 a gallon due to escalating conflict between the U.S. and Iran, raising transportation costs and inflationary pressures.

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OpenAI's $122B Capital Raise Signals a Definitive Transition to Infrastructure Utility

Fri Sep-11 14:30:44partnership90

OpenAI finalized a $122 billion capital raise at an $852 billion valuation, securing major hardware and compute commitments from NVIDIA and Amazon while maintaining its partnership with Microsoft.

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Modest CPI reading gives Fed no clear direction on rates

Fri Sep-11 14:20:32other60

August CPI data showed inflation holding steady at 3.4% annually, leaving the Federal Reserve with no clear direction on interest rates ahead of its upcoming meeting.

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Microsoft's Azure Reporting Shift Adds Clarity, But the Bull Case Came First

Fri Sep-11 14:20:26other65

Microsoft announced a restructuring of its financial reporting segments and will begin disclosing specific quarterly revenue figures for Azure starting in fiscal 2027.

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What Happens To NVIDIA Stock If The Buyers It Funds Cannot Pay?

Fri Sep-11 14:20:14analyst65

An analysis questions the sustainability of NVIDIA's business model by highlighting its significant equity investments and revenue guarantees for AI labs that are also its primary customers.

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Amazon vs. Alphabet: If I Could Buy Only One, I'd Choose This Stock

Fri Sep-11 14:10:27earnings85

Amazon and Alphabet reported strong Q2 2026 earnings with significant acceleration in their respective cloud computing divisions, AWS and Google Cloud.

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SpaceX Stock Outlook as CFO Predicts New Compute Deal Could Drive $100B ARR by Year-End

Fri Sep-11 14:10:18partnership65

SpaceX CFO announced a new AI compute deal projected to generate $1.11 billion monthly revenue and highlighted an expanding relationship with Nvidia to increase terrestrial computing capacity.

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NVIDIA And Palantir Launch Sovereign AI Stack For Critical Supply Chains

Fri Sep-11 14:00:44partnership65

NVIDIA and Palantir announced a collaboration to deploy a sovereign AI stack for managing critical supply chains, starting with NVIDIA's own operations.

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What the settlement left out: Meta can still collect data from kids

Fri Sep-11 13:40:49regulatory85

Meta agreed to a $17.1 billion settlement with 47 states regarding youth mental health claims but retained the ability to collect data and serve targeted ads to young users.

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EMIB vs. CoWoS: Google, Amazon Back Intel for Inference as Nvidia Keeps Training on TSMC

Fri Sep-11 13:40:34partnership65

Google and Amazon have committed to using Intel's EMIB packaging technology for their inference chips, diverging from Nvidia's reliance on TSMC's CoWoS for training processors.

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More ads are coming to ChatGPT as Amazon signs new OpenAI deal

Fri Sep-11 13:30:20partnership65

Amazon has partnered with OpenAI to allow brands to purchase advertisements within ChatGPT through Amazon's advertising platform.

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iPhone Duo: How Samsung Is Already 'Winning' From Apple's First Foldable iPhone 'Deal'

Fri Sep-11 13:30:16product65

Apple has signed a three-year exclusive supply agreement with Samsung Display for iPhone Duo foldable panels at a reported cost of $250 per unit, raising concerns about margin compression.

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Qualcomm Sold Server Chips Once Before and Quit Within a Year. History Says What Has to Be Different This Time. - AOL

Fri Sep-11 13:20:31partnership85

Qualcomm and Amazon announced a decade-long partnership to co-develop up to $60 billion in custom AI server chips for AWS data centers.

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang just doubled down on his big 2030 prediction

Fri Sep-11 13:10:50earnings85

Nvidia reported quarterly earnings and revenue that exceeded analyst expectations while CEO Jensen Huang reaffirmed his prediction that the AI market will reach $3-4 trillion by 2030.

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Oracle delivered 300,000 GPUs in Q1 FY2027

Fri Sep-11 13:05:00earnings65

Oracle reported delivering over 300,000 GPUs in Q1 FY2027, signaling robust demand for AI infrastructure hardware primarily supplied by Nvidia.

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CPI To Signal Fed's Next Move | Seeking Alpha

Fri Sep-11 13:04:52other60

Investors anticipate a hot August CPI report with headline inflation holding at 3.4% year-over-year, increasing the likelihood of a Federal Reserve rate hike.

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Marvell Or NVIDIA: Which One Costs Less Per Dollar Of Profit?

Fri Sep-11 13:03:25guidance65

Nvidia guided to approximately 70% revenue growth for fiscal 2028, citing supply constraints, while Marvell raised its fiscal 2028 revenue outlook to $18 billion driven by custom silicon demand.

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Samsung Qualcomm 2nm Deal Faces Pricing Standoff, Delay Looms

Fri Sep-11 13:03:15other65

Qualcomm and Samsung have stalled negotiations for 2nm chip manufacturing due to pricing disagreements, potentially delaying production until 2027.

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Tesla's Cybercab Has a Secret Joystick. Who Can Use It?

Fri Sep-11 13:03:08regulatory75

The discovery of manual controls in Tesla's driverless Cybercab coincides with an NHTSA audit query into the vehicle's compliance with federal safety standards.

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CMA board meeting minutes: 25 March 2026

Fri Sep-11 13:02:41regulatory65

The UK Competition and Markets Authority board agreed to launch an investigation to determine if Microsoft should be designated as having Strategic Market Status in its business software ecosystem.

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Tesla Unveils Driverless Cybercab In Japan For First Time

Fri Sep-11 13:01:36product65

Tesla unveiled its driverless Cybercab robotaxi in Tokyo for the first time, marking a key expansion of its autonomous vehicle presence in Japan.

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Nvidia's $17 Billion Groq Deal Faces DOJ Antitrust Probe

Fri Sep-11 13:01:35regulatory75

The Department of Justice is investigating Nvidia's $17 billion licensing deal with Groq for potential antitrust violations regarding deal structuring.

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Micron offers Taiwan workers up to 68-month bonuses as strike threat looms By Investing.com

Fri Sep-11 13:01:34other65

Micron Technology announced a record bonus package for Taiwan workers to avert a potential strike that could disrupt HBM and DRAM supply chains.

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Microsoft plans to triple data center capacity to over 38 gigawatts by 2032

Fri Sep-11 13:01:15guidance75

Microsoft plans to triple its data center capacity to over 38 gigawatts by 2032 to meet surging AI demand, with capital expenditures projected to reach $175 billion in 2026.

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AI Demand Keeps Breaking Records at Taiwan Semiconductor

Fri Sep-11 13:00:44earnings85

Taiwan Semiconductor reported a record 53.3% year-over-year increase in August revenue driven by robust AI demand and raised its full-year revenue growth forecast to above 40%.

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Said Nvidia Compute Is 'Fungible, Durable and Highly Rentable' — Now Oracle CEO Stands Impressed as 4-Year Old GPUs Fetch 20% Premium

Fri Sep-11 13:00:36other65

Oracle CEO confirmed that older Nvidia GPUs are being resold at a 20% premium, validating Jensen Huang's thesis on the durability and long-term value of AI compute infrastructure.

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Apple's $1,999 iPhone Duo Came Too Cheap for Wall Street

Fri Sep-11 13:00:33analyst65

Bank of America cut its price target for Apple due to concerns that the lower-than-expected $1,999 pricing of the new iPhone Duo will compress profit margins despite higher unit volume forecasts.

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Broadcom’s VMware Overhaul Could Trigger EU Probe

Fri Sep-11 13:00:29regulatory65

Broadcom faces potential EU antitrust investigation and fines regarding its post-acquisition changes to VMware licensing practices and cloud provider restrictions.

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SpaceX slows AI data center buildout to fix power and cooling gaps - Cryptopolitan

Thu Sep-10 21:20:32other65

SpaceX is slowing its AI data center buildout to address power and cooling failures, risking a missed September 30 deadline for delivering 110,000 Nvidia GPUs to Google under a $920 million monthly contract.

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