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Thursday, June 18, 2026
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Governor Shapiro Announces $30 Million Investment from Nokia to Expand Its Semiconductor Production Operations in Pennsylvania and Create More Than 250 New Jobs - PA Department of Community & Economic Development (.gov)
Nokia invests $30M to expand Pennsylvania semiconductor operations, creates 250 jobs.
dced.pa.gov·AI score →Also: Industrial Equipment NewsInside Cursor's journey to a $60 billion deal with Elon Musk’s SpaceX
SpaceX acquires Cursor AI coding assistant for $60 billion in all-stock deal.
The Times of India·AI score →Oregon chip stocks are roaring back. Will the jobs ever return?
Oregon chip stocks rally but employment gains remain elusive in sector recovery.
OregonLive·AI score →
China wants to spend nearly $300 billion on a national data center grid — all powered by domestically made silicon and looking to outperform the US
China plans $295 billion domestic AI data center grid using homemade chips.
TechRadar·AI score →Amazon employees say they’re facing termination for backing data center limits
Amazon fires engineers who testified against data center expansion at Seattle council.
The Verge·AI score →DeepL expands into Silicon Valley, adds Mixhalo team and technology to accelerate Voice AI at scale
DeepL acquires Mixhalo team, expands voice AI capabilities in Silicon Valley.
Yahoo Finance·AI score →
Chinese EV Makers Shift to Proprietary Chips, Reducing Reliance on Nvidia
Chinese EV makers deploy custom autonomous-driving chips, reducing Nvidia reliance.
Naturalnews.com·AI score →A delegation from Purdue University visited the Ministry of Economic Affairs, planning to collaborate with GQ to create a third-generation semiconductor and AI innovation ecosystem between Taiwan and the United States
Purdue, Taiwan collaborate on third-generation semiconductor and AI ecosystem.
Purdue Research Foundation·AI score →GLM-5.2 is probably the most powerful text-only open weights LLM
Zhipu releases GLM-5.2 open-weights LLM claiming frontier text-only performance.
simonwillison.net·AI score →Uber and Lyft Use Artificial Intelligence to Price Rides
Uber and Lyft deploy AI-driven dynamic pricing algorithms across ride platforms.
consumerreports.org·AI score →UT Austin Selected To Help Lead National Expansion of Semiconductor Workforce
UT Austin selected to lead national semiconductor workforce expansion initiative.
The University of Texas at Austin·AI score →
Towards autonomous medical artificial intelligence agents
Autonomous medical AI agent successfully performs patient histories and diagnosis tasks.
Nature.com·AI score →Nokia to invest $30M in Lehigh Valley semiconductor expansion, creating 250 jobs
Nokia invests $30M in Lehigh Valley semiconductor expansion, adds 250 jobs.
LehighValleyLive·AI score →AMD silently removes memory encryption from consumer Ryzen CPUs
AMD removes memory encryption from consumer Ryzen CPUs in silent product change.
tomshardware.com·AI score →Also: Ars Technica
Critical Copilot vulnerability allowed hackers to steal 2FA code from users
SearchLeak vulnerability exposed two-factor auth codes via compromised Copilot implementation.
Ars Technica·AI score →Liquid cooling technology for semiconductor chips is 10 times more efficient than previous record
Researchers demonstrate liquid cooling for semiconductor chips 10x more efficient than prior record.
Tech Xplore·AI score →‘This is frustrating for all of us’: Need for workers prompts semiconductor job training initiative
Austin semiconductor job training initiative addresses critical workforce shortage.
KXAN Austin·AI score →The hacker sent by Anthropic to calm the government's nerves about AI safety
Anthropic hires security researcher to demonstrate AI safety practices to government.
wsj.com·AI score →EigenQ and Silicon Valley Acquisition Corp. Announce Definitive Business Combination Agreement to Create a Publicly Traded Quantum Technology Company
EigenQ merges with SVAC to go public, advancing quantum technology commercialization.
PR Newswire·AI score →AI Rivalry Reshapes Silicon Valley Logic as Tech Giants Cut Stock Buybacks to Pursue Expansion Financing
Tech giants suspend buybacks to fund AI expansion amid intensifying rivalry.
Moomoo·AI score →Also: Tech Policy Press
AMD, Google, and Nvidia could get some of their chips made by Samsung
Samsung positions itself as foundry option for AMD, Google, Nvidia chips.
SamMobile·AI score →
China’s DeepSeek reportedly raises $7.4B in funding at $50B+ valuation
DeepSeek raises $7.4 billion at $50 billion-plus valuation in mega-round.
SiliconANGLE News·AI score →New atom-thin material solves major semiconductor wiring problem
Atom-thin material addresses major semiconductor interconnect wiring challenge at scale.
Interesting Engineering·AI score →Nvidia's Huang pledges AI will boost manufacturing jobs. A test will come in Texas
Nvidia CEO Huang pledges AI will boost Texas manufacturing employment.
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal·AI score →
Tesco moving 40,000 server workloads off VMware amid Broadcom's “abusive conduct”
Tesco migrates 40,000 servers from VMware over Broadcom pricing claims.
Ars Technica·AI score →Parallel enzymatic DNA synthesis using a semiconductor chip
Nature publishes enzymatic DNA synthesis method using semiconductor chip architecture.
Nature·AI score →The Guardian - Europe is starting to break up with US big tech. But it’s still abiding by the Silicon Valley rulebook
Europe moves away from US big tech but maintains Silicon Valley operational playbook.
Open Markets Institute·AI score →Apple boss Tim Cook says prices to rise due to memory chip costs
Tim Cook cites memory chip costs as reason for Apple price increases.
bbc.com·AI score →
Ajinomoto's chip film faces supply test as AI demand climbs
Ajinomoto chip film becomes supply bottleneck as AI accelerator demand climbs.
Digitimes·AI score →OQC, JPMorganChase, and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Partner to Launch Quantum-AI Research Platform in London
OQC, JPMorganChase, AMD launch quantum-AI research platform in London.
Yahoo Entertainment·AI score →
Your raise used to go offshore. Then it went to a buyback. Now it’s going to a data center
Goldman Sachs strategist argues tech capex shift signals new era of finance.
Fortune·AI score →
Why Orbital Data Centers Are Harder Than Silicon Valley Thinks
Analysis explains engineering challenges for orbital data center deployment beyond hype.
IEEE Spectrum·AI score →
Ta Tun Electric Wire and Cable opens Arizona office to target US chip and AI demand
Ta Tun Electric opens Arizona office targeting US chip and AI datacenter demand.
Digitimes·AI score →Show HN: 10x better performance from the Coding Harnesses with LLM-wiki
Show HN project claims 10x performance gain in coding harnesses via LLM integration.
llm-wiki.net·AI score →
Silicon Valley’s Elite Financial Advisers Say This Era of Wealth Is Different
Wealth advisers counsel Silicon Valley tech clients on continued inequality.
Wired·AI score →Anthropic's Dario Amodei and OpenAI's Sam Altman are attending the same CEO lunch today
Amodei and Altman attending same CEO lunch amid Anthropic-White House dispute.
Business Insider·AI score →Silicon Valley Spent Millions on California's Primaries with Mixed Results
Silicon Valley spent millions on California primaries with mixed electoral outcomes.
KQED·AI score →Who decides when AI is too dangerous?
Commentary examines regulatory frameworks for determining AI system danger thresholds.
The Verge·AI score →
Samsung The Frame Pro 2026 Review: Pricey But Worth It
Samsung Frame Pro 2026 adds AI audio tuning and anti-glare coating.
Wired·AI score →Billionaire Dan Loeb’s Top AI Stock Pick: Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM)
Billionaire Dan Loeb ranks Taiwan Semiconductor as top AI stock pick.
Yahoo Entertainment·AI score →AI researcher Gary Marcus sees problems ahead for tech stocks with ties to OpenAI
AI researcher Marcus questions OpenAI's cash burn and long-term viability.
Business Insider·AI score →
Malicious JetBrains Plugins Steal AI API Keys as Chrome Extensions Capture Chatbot Chats
Malicious JetBrains plugins exfiltrate AI API keys in coordinated campaign.
Internet·AI score →
Can you trust artificial intelligence to help manage your money?
Commentary on AI reliability for personal financial advice lacks technical substance.
The Week Magazine·AI score →
Huawei raises end-consumer product prices from July
Huawei raises product prices across collaboration line starting July 2026.
Digitimes·AI score →
Visteon Names Gary Hicok to Board of Directors
Visteon appoints Gary Hicok to board as technology and semiconductor expert.
PRNewswire·AI score →