Elon Musk and President Trump fought last week over government spending. Trump became angry when Musk opposed a major spending bill. The president said Musk wanted revenge because the bill removed electric car tax credits. Trump also took away Jared Isaacman from NASA leadership. Isaacman was friends with Musk.
Musk said Trump could not have won the election without his help. He also claimed Trump was hiding important files about Jeffrey Epstein. Trump responded by threatening to cancel all government contracts with Musk companies. Musk said he would shut down SpaceX Dragon spacecraft immediately. Both men later backed down from their threats.
Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas thinks Musk planned the whole fight. Jonas believes Musk...
Apple fixed the annoying CarPlay problem that blasts music through car speakers when people wear AirPods. The company added a new setting that stops audio from switching automatically between devices. Users can keep sound playing through their earphones instead of having it jump to car speakers without warning.
AirPods will use smarter logic to understand what users want during device connections. The iOS 26 update brings this helpful feature to millions of iPhone owners who drive cars. People can find the setting under General options and AirPlay sections on their phones.
The new Keep Audio in Headphones option gives users more control over their listening experience. iPhones will not switch audio to cars or speakers just because...
Video game voice actors may end their strike after SAG-AFTRA reached a deal with gaming companies. The union fought for rules that stop companies from using AI copies of actor voices without permission. Performers walked off jobs in July 2024 because studios wanted to use artificial intelligence voices forever without paying actors again. Gaming companies make billions of dollars each year from popular video games that use voice acting.
Duncan Crabtree-Ireland leads SAG-AFTRA negotiations and says the agreement protects performers from AI abuse. Union president Fran Drescher praised video game actors for standing up against powerful entertainment companies. The strike continues until both sides finish writing the final contract...
TSMC controls most chip making with 67.6 percent market share during the first quarter. The Taiwan company serves major customers like NVIDIA, Apple and AMD who need advanced processors. Samsung Foundry loses ground with only 7.7 percent share after failing to deliver promised projects. China's SMIC climbs to 6.0 percent and threatens Samsung's second place position.
NVIDIA drives heavy demand at TSMC factories because artificial intelligence needs powerful chips. Samsung struggles with older technology and cannot match Taiwan's advanced manufacturing processes. Chinese company SMIC grows stronger by serving local firms like Huawei with domestic chip orders. The competition forces Samsung to fight harder for customers who want reliable...
AMD faces profit pressure from new US rules about China trade. The company must pay 800 million dollars for special MI308 graphics cards it cannot sell. Government rules stop AMD from shipping these powerful chips to Chinese customers. The chipmaker warned investors about lower earnings during the second quarter.
Profit margins will drop from 54 percent down to 43 percent because of the extra costs. Most Wall Street experts added these charges to their profit predictions for AMD. KeyBanc analyst John Vinh changed his earnings estimate to match other financial experts. He lowered his prediction from 90 cents per share to 47 cents per share.
Trump administration officials might ease some China trade restrictions as part of bigger deals...
Computer makers rush to build graphics cards before new trade rules start July 9th. Gigabyte and MSI speed up RTX 5090 production to avoid higher costs from China tariffs. Both companies want to store extra inventory inside America before Trump administration changes prices. The firms plan to protect their profit margins during uncertain trade talks.
MSI chairman Joseph Hsu says his company builds up US stock after recent tariff breaks. Gigabyte also pushes harder production rates to beat the summer deadline. Graphics card partners compete against each other to secure market supplies. They work fast to capitalize on the small window before trade costs increase again.
Companies often raise prices during difficult economic times to...
Funcom opened Dune Awakening to all PC players after strong early access weekend. The survival game attracted over 117,000 players during deluxe edition access period. Regular buyers can explore Arrakis today after pre-order customers tested the game first. Console gamers must wait until 2026 for PlayStation and Xbox versions. The company confirmed console launch timing during the PC release announcement.
CEO Rui Casais thanked players for early feedback across social media platforms. His team monitors Discord, Steam reviews and support tickets around the clock. Funcom added more servers to handle increased player numbers for full launch. The company balanced player distribution to reduce long queue times. Casais asked gamers to stay...
OpenAI started as a research group but changed into a money-making company. The firm launched ChatGPT two and a half years back and created better versions since that time. Company leaders want to earn 125 billion dollars each year before 2030 arrives. Reports show OpenAI makes 10 billion dollars annually from its AI products. The tech company serves 500 million users each week and works with 3 million businesses.
ChatGPT subscriptions bring most of the company's money to OpenAI accounts. Business customers and schools also pay for special AI services. Software developers use OpenAI's programming tools to build new apps. Revenue doubled from 5.5 billion dollars last year to current levels. The fast growth matches what other major tech...
American trade rules pushed Huawei to build chips without foreign help. The company made Kirin 9000S processors for Mate 60 phones and Kirin X90 chips for laptops. Huawei CEO Ren Zhengfei says his chips trail America's technology just one generation behind. He wants new methods to close that gap faster. The company spends over 25 billion dollars each year on research projects.
Ren told reporters that America makes Huawei sound better than reality. He admits his single chips still lag behind American versions. The company uses math and cluster computing to make up for weaker individual processors. Software development does not create problems for the Chinese tech giant. Huawei operates eleven factories across China to avoid supply chain...
