Chipmakers plummeted on Thursday, with Nvidia pushing the Nasdaq to its worst day in 19 months, after this week’s midterm election results raised concerns on Wall Street that the artificial intelligence buildout is poised to slow down. Neoclouds like CoreWeave tumbled for a second straight day. Qualcomm contributed to the selloff after issuing a disappointing…
At the Augmented World Expo (AWE), Qualcomm announced its next major leap in spatial computing with the debut of the Snapdragon Reality Elite processor. Designed to power premium augmented and mixed reality (AR/MR) hardware, the new flagship chipset promises to make future headsets significantly smaller, sleeker, and more thermally efficient. Read: Meta rolls out WhatsApp…
At Computex, Qualcomm announced its new Snapdragon C processor, a chip specifically engineered to power affordable Windows laptops. The move serves as a direct industry counter to Apple’s highly disruptive MacBook Neo, which redefined consumer expectations for budget notebooks at its $599 price point ($499 for students). Qualcomm is promising to deliver responsive performance, cool…
Stellantis and Qualcomm Technologies have expanded their existing collaboration to integrate more advanced computing, connectivity and driver assistance systems into future vehicles across Stellantis’ global brands. The agreement will see Stellantis adopt Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Digital Chassis platform to support vehicle systems including cockpit software, connectivity features and advanced driver assistance systems (Adas). Unified vehicle technology…
Johannesburg — Uganda’s TWave Ltd , who have pioneered an automated, solar-powered fish feeding system that optimizes aquaculture productivity, have been selected as one of 10 startups for the fourth year of the Qualcomm Make in Africa Mentorship Program. For this year’s edition of the one-of-a-kind equity-free African mentorship program, 10 early-stage startups were chosen…
Following Qualcomm’s acquisition of Arduino last year, the two companies have unveiled their first major collaborative hardware: the Arduino Ventuno Q. This high-performance single-board computer (SBC) is designed to bridge the gap between cloud-level AI and real-world robotics, offering a powerful platform for systems that require precise physical manipulation and rapid environmental response. Read: Sony…
Qualcomm on Tuesday said it has acquired Arduino, an Italian not-for-profit firm that makes hardware and software for developing prototypes of robots and other electronic gadgets. San Diego-based Qualcomm is a major supplier of chips at the heart of mobile phones but has been expanding into other fields such as connected vehicles, wireless earphones, laptop…
Qualcomm, the top maker of smartphone processors, is making a bigger push into smart glasses with low-power components that can run artificial intelligence software. The chip maker demonstrated a pair of glasses at the Augmented World Expo trade show that rely on its new Snapdragon AR1+ Gen 1 processor. The idea is to let glasses…
