In a significant move aimed at accelerating innovation in edge computing and embedded AI, Qualcomm Technologies Inc. has announced its intention to acquire Arduino, the globally renowned open-source electronics platform.

Publication(s): BIS Infotech, ET Manufacturing

At India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2025, Qualcomm India unveiled a powerful portfolio of technologies driving India’s digital transformation. From Edge AI and 6G to smart retail, connected homes, and compute innovation, Qualcomm reinforced its commitment to enabling scalable, secure, and intelligent solutions for India.

Publication: The Wire

The US has approved several billion dollars worth of Nvidia Corp. chip exports to the United Arab Emirates, an initial step in implementing a controversial deal that could serve as a blueprint for American AI statecraft.

Publication(s): Business Standard, The Economic Times, Live Mint

Nvidia stock surged by 2% on Wednesday after CEO Jensen Huang said the demand for AI computing has grown at an explosive pace this year. Speaking live on CNBC’s Squawk Box, Jensen explained, “This year, particularly the last six months, demand of computing has gone up substantially.

Publication: Communication Today

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has voiced concern over the newly introduced $100,000 H-1B visa fee, saying it could have prevented his own journey to the United States — and ultimately changed the course of his life.

Publication: The Hans India

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has expressed strong support for Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI. In a recent CNBC interview Huang revealed that his only regret was not investing more in the venture.

Publication: The Times of India

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup, xAI, is raising significantly more funding than initially planned, with Nvidia investing up to US$2 billion in equity, as reported by Bloomberg News on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Publication: Electronics For You, Hindustan Times

There’s a version of PC progress where you get a bigger number on a spec sheet and not much else – Panther Lake or Intel Core Ultra series 3 doesn’t seem to be anything like that.

Publication: Digit

Intel’s newest processors are now into production and making a risky bet: that graphics chips, not specialised neural engines, are the future of AI computing. The Core Ultra series 3, codenamed Panther Lake, is the company’s most aggressive performance leap in years—and a fundamental departure from how every chipmaker is approaching artificial intelligence.

Publication: The Times of India

As part of an effort to reassure investors about Intel’s first product made entirely using its next-generation manufacturing process called 18A, the American chipmaker plans to release technical details about its forthcoming chip for laptops, known as Panther Lake.

Publication: Var India

If Katti is right, 2026 will feel like an inflection not because your laptop writes better emails thanks to better on-device AI, but because your laptop joins a much larger conversation.

Publication: Digit

Intel has lifted the lid on Panther Lake, its next Core Ultra Series 3 platform and the firm’s first client chip built on Intel 18A, with high-volume production starting this year at Fab 52 in Arizona and the first SKU slated to ship before end-2025; broader availability is targeted for January 2026.

Publication: Business World

Rumours about Apple’s upcoming MacBook with the yet-to-be-unveiled M5 chip have been doing rounds for a long time.

Publication: Digit

The Taiwanese company is the go-to chipmaker for major AI accelerator designers, including Nvidia Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and Broadcom Inc., and it also makes processors for iPhones and other Apple Inc. devices.

Publication: CNBC TV18

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said he was surprised by AMD’s decision to give OpenAI the potential to acquire about 10% of AMD’s shares through warrants as part of a new multibillion-dollar partnership. AMD, a US chipmaker, and OpenAI announced the deal earlier this week, with OpenAI committing to purchase AMD chips providing 6 gigawatts of computing power over several years, including the upcoming MI450 series.

Publication: Tech In Asia

Because Panther Lake isn’t just for spreadsheets and gaming rigs. Intel is positioning it as the foundational silicon for a new breed of AI PCs – a phrase that, not long ago, felt like industry vaporware. But with Apple, Qualcomm, AMD and NVIDIA all doubling down on ondevice AI, Intel’s hand was forced.

Publication: Digit

Intel is set to unveil technical details of its upcoming Panther Lake laptop chips on Thursday, sources told Reuters, marking the company s first high-volume product built entirely on its next generation 18A manufacturing process. The announcement comes as Intel seeks to regain market share lost to Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) amid years of production challenges.

Publication: Electronics For You

The rollout of Panther Lake, aimed at high-end, artificial intelligence-enabled laptops, is a major test of Intel’s ability to scale its 18A manufacturing technology and reclaim PC market share lost to rival AMD.

Publication: The Economic Times

Alongside Panther Lake, Intel also previewed Xeon 6+, codenamed Clearwater Forest — its first server processor built on the same Intel 18A node. Slated for release in the first half of 2026, Clearwater Forest targets massive performance-per-watt gains for data centers, marking a major step in Intel’s roadmap to compete more aggressively with AMD and ARM-based cloud processors.

Publication: The Economic Times