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Google Splits Its Eighth-Generation TPU Into Training and Inference Chips as Anthropic Locks in Up to a Million Units
At Cloud Next 2026, Google unveiled the TPU 8t and TPU 8i, its first-ever split TPU line, with Anthropic as anchor customer for up to one million chips across 2026 and 3.5 gigawatts in 2027.
Apple's AirPods Max 2 Bring the H2 Chip and Live Translation Five Years After the Original, With the Same 385-Gram Shell
Apple's first AirPods Max refresh since 2020 swaps in the H2 chip and inherits AirPods Pro 3 features while keeping the unchanged industrial design, weight, and rated 20-hour battery life.
AWS Interconnect Multicloud Goes GA with Google Cloud as Launch Partner, Setting an Open Spec That Azure and OCI Have Agreed to Follow
AWS moved its cross-cloud private networking service to general availability on April 14, turning a preview into production and a bilateral deal into what analysts are calling a de facto standard.
DARPA Launches HARQ to Build Quantum Computers That Mix Qubit Technologies
DARPA's Heterogeneous Architectures for Quantum program will fund 19 teams over 24 months to combine different qubit types into unified quantum systems, abandoning the single-technology approach.
Apple's Smart Glasses Take Shape With Four Frame Styles and a 2027 Launch Window
Apple is reportedly testing four frame styles for its first smart glasses, signaling a more consumer-friendly wearables push ahead of a possible 2027 launch.
Oppo Takes the Find X9 Ultra Global, Betting a Dual 200MP Hasselblad System Can Redraw the Camera-Phone Map
Oppo's camera-first Find X9 Ultra launches worldwide on April 21, the first Ultra-tier Find model sold outside China, pairing two 200MP sensors with a 10x periscope and AirDrop-compatible file sharing.
French Startup C12 Unveils Four-Generation Roadmap to 100,000-Qubit Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computer by 2033 Using Carbon Nanotube Spin Qubits
Paris-based C12 published a four-stage plan to scale its carbon nanotube spin-qubit processors from 16 physical qubits in 2027 to over 100,000 by 2033, betting a solid-state modality can catch incumbents on error-corrected quantum computing.
Japan Commits $16 Billion Total to Rapidus With Fresh $4 Billion Approval as 2nm Foundry Races Toward 2027 Production
METI approved an additional 631.5 billion yen in support on April 11, raising cumulative Japanese government backing for the state-aligned chipmaker to roughly 2.6 trillion yen through fiscal 2027.
ASML Raises 2026 Revenue Guidance to 36-40 Billion Euros as AI Infrastructure Spending Lifts Q1 Sales to 8.8 Billion
ASML posted 8.8 billion euros in Q1 2026 net sales and upgraded its full-year outlook, citing accelerating capacity expansions at memory and logic customers chasing AI infrastructure demand.
TSMC Posts Record $35.7 Billion Q1 Revenue as AI Chip Demand Drives the First Trillion-NTD Quarter in Company History
TSMC's Q1 2026 revenue surged 35% year-over-year to NT$1.13 trillion, powered by AI accelerator demand and 2nm ramp, as the company prepares a record $52-56 billion capex plan.
Rigetti Launches 108-Qubit Cepheus System, the Largest Modular Chiplet-Based Quantum Computer Available via the Cloud
Rigetti Computing has made its 108-qubit Cepheus-1-108Q system generally available through its own cloud platform and Amazon Braket, marking the first gate-based quantum processor exceeding 100 qubits on AWS.
Cognichip Raises $60 Million to Replace Sequential Chip Design With Physics-Informed AI as Intel CEO Joins Its Board
Cognichip's $60M round brings total funding to $93M as its AI platform works with 30+ semiconductor firms to cut design costs by up to 75 percent.