Why putting aluminum foil around an electronic passport can stop its chip from being read while closedWrapping passports in aluminum foil creates a Faraday cage, blocking unauthorized RFID reader access. US e-passports already feature built-...
21 Jul, 2026, 05.49 PM IST
Wrapping a hotel key card in aluminum foil: What it can shield and what it cannot preventWrapping hotel key cards in foil offers some protection against passive scans. However, this trick does not prevent advanced chip cloning t...
21 Jul, 2026, 05.47 PM IST
iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max cost up to $1,499 in the US? Expected launch, camera upgrades, A20 Pro chip and everything leaked so fariPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max Price in US: Apple's upcoming iPhone 18 Pro models may feature significant camera enhancements. A power...
21 Jul, 2026, 09.44 AM IST
UK government, Jeff Bezos back CuspAI's $450 million round as startup seeks to discover new materialsBritish startup CuspAI secured four hundred fifty million dollars from investors. This funding will advance its mission to discover new mat...
20 Jul, 2026, 05.10 PM IST
Global chip trophy: How India keeps its eyes on the ballTaiwan dominates advanced fabrication and foundry services, while South Korea and Japan lead in memory production and critical materials an...
20 Jul, 2026, 03.17 PM IST
Could AI chip boom make ASML Europe's first trillion-dollar firm?After blowout second quarter earnings, investors and analysts are asking a once far-fetched question: could ASML become Europe's first ever...
20 Jul, 2026, 10.51 AM IST
China's DeepSeek to raise fresh capital at $74 billion valuation ahead of onshore IPOThe plan comes just weeks after the Hangzhou-based company, which drew global attention with its low-cost AI models in 2025, raised about $...
18 Jul, 2026, 02.16 PM IST
Stable policy push for ISM 2.0; Wipro misses Q1 estimatesHappy Friday! The government is leaning on policy stability, not just subsidies, to drive ISM 2.0. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning ...
17 Jul, 2026, 07.36 AM IST
Micron signs deals with Qualcomm, others for AI-powered automobile chip componentsThe agreements come as the industry races to expand manufacturing capacity to meet the booming demand for memory chips due to the rapid a...
17 Jul, 2026, 12.18 AM IST
Semicon 2.0 lays foundation for India's long-term semiconductor ambitions: ELCINAThe Union Cabinet has approved Semicon 2.0, a significant initiative for India's semiconductor industry. This new phase builds upon the fou...
16 Jul, 2026, 12.18 PM IST
India key EU partner for semiconductors due to skilled talent pool: European Commission VPThe European Union considers India a vital partner for semiconductor supply chain resilience. India's skilled talent pool makes it importan...
16 Jul, 2026, 11.59 AM IST
US-China tech rivalry explained: Why the AI and chip war mattersThe US and China are engaged in a significant technology competition. Artificial intelligence and semiconductor chips are central to this o...
15 Jul, 2026, 12.45 PM IST
Global Market: SK Hynix warns of historic memory chip shortage by 2027 as AI demand soarsSK Hynix anticipates a severe global memory chip shortage extending beyond 2030. Accelerating artificial intelligence infrastructure demand...
13 Jul, 2026, 10.59 AM IST
Polymatech plans listing, $500-600 million push for semiconductor expansionThe company is in talks with merchant bankers and intends to proceed with its public offering plans “as early as possible”, Nandam said, ad...
13 Jul, 2026, 06.11 AM IST
Meta to put AI chip into production in September as it looks to double computing capacityThe tech firm's data center chip, code-named "Iris," is part of a four-generation project for Meta Training and Inference Accelerators (MTI...
13 Jul, 2026, 12.27 AM IST
Meta to put AI chip into production in September as it looks to double computing capacity, memo showsMeta Platforms plans to manufacture its own artificial intelligence chip starting September. This initiative aims to significantly increase...
09 Jul, 2026, 05.03 PM IST
China's DeepSeek developing its own AI chipThe chip is designed for inference - the stage of AI computing in which a trained model generates responses for users - rather than for tra...
07 Jul, 2026, 04.23 PM IST