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Qualcomm shrugs off Apple breakup with $10.37bn earnings beat
Published in News


Snapdragon pulls 61 per cent of revenue as chipmaker bets on glasses, cars and clouds

Qualcomm has managed to beat the cocaine nose jobs of Wall Street’s estimates for Q2 2025, pulling in a tidy $10.37 billion in revenue, even as the clock ticks down on its once-lucrative relationship with the Fruity Cargo Cult Apple.

Samsung gets $16.5 billion chip deal lifeline from Tesla
Published in Transportation


TSMC rival finally gets a win in foundry fight

Samsung Electronics has signed a 22.8 trillion won (about $16.5 billion) chip foundry contract with what it calls a "global company" which the cocaine nose jobs of Wall Street are convinced is Tesla.

Intel ditches in-house auto unit
Published in Transportation
Thursday, 26 June 2025 10:11

Intel ditches in-house auto unit


Lip-Bu Tan carries on Gelsinger’s spring clean 

Troubled Chipzilla has finally decided its in-house automotive dabbling isn't worth the fuel and has opted to shut it down.

US chipmaker Wolfspeed in trouble
Published in News
Tuesday, 24 June 2025 09:06

US chipmaker Wolfspeed in trouble


Semiconductor outfit gutted as creditors take the reins

Wolfspeed has managed to chop more than two-thirds off its $6.5 billion debt pile in a move that leaves its shareholders with barely a crumb.

Waymo autonomous vehicles slash insurance claims
Published in Transportation


Up to 92 per cent, study finds 

Autonomous vehicles operated by Waymo, the self-driving car unit of Alphabet, have demonstrated dramatic reductions in property damage and bodily injury claims, according to a study by Swiss Re, a leading global reinsurer. 

Apple's car project goes up in smoke
Published in Transportation
Wednesday, 28 February 2024 11:40

Apple's car project goes up in smoke


Wasted ten years and millions of quid

Apple has finally given up on its electric car project after ten years of faffing about, changing direction and leadership, and ultimately creating only stories in the Tame Apple Press.

Solar powered car is there
Published in Transportation
Monday, 27 June 2022 10:51

Solar powered car is there


Lightyear 0


The Guardian has been talking about the "world's first production-ready solar car" which is a streamlined and energy-efficient sedan-style vehicle which should hit the road in November.

Electric car sales soaring
Published in Transportation
Tuesday, 08 February 2022 11:56

Electric car sales soaring


130,000 cars sold globally each week

The electric vehicle (EV) market is soaring, with 130,000 cars sold globally each week, roughly equivalent to sales for the entire year in 2012.

Hyundai sticks solar panels on car roof
Published in Transportation
Tuesday, 23 February 2021 16:08

Hyundai sticks solar panels on car roof


Extends life of car

Hyundai has extended the range of its latest electric car by sticking solar panels on the roof.

Customers not too keen on electric
Published in Transportation
Friday, 06 December 2019 10:59

Customers not too keen on electric


Europeans and Americans not so sure they want to share

Automakers, ride-hailing and technology companies ploughing money into the development of electric, self-driving and shared car services will find more enthusiastic consumers in China than in Europe and the United States.