A sweeping Republican-sponsored bill informally dubbed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” has cleared both chambers of Congress and now awaits President Donald Trump’s signature. Once signed into law, it will repeal the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), a cornerstone of former President Biden’s climate and clean energy agenda, effectively marking the end of a short-lived era of generous federal subsidies for electric vehicles and renewable energy.

As the global semiconductor competition intensifies, Silicon Valley chip guru and Tenstorrent CEO Jim Keller has shared exclusive insights on China’s chip market, export restrictions, and the future of RISC-V. A legend in the industry known for leading AMD’s Zen architecture, Apple’s A-series chips, Tesla’s AI hardware, and Intel core technology, Keller champions open-source, high-performance computing (HPC), and AI chip development at Tenstorrent. He aims to make HPC more accessible to the broader developer community.

Samsung Electronics has introduced its latest flagship foldable smartphones, adding fresh momentum to what is shaping up to be a pivotal year for the foldable device market. While Samsung remains one of the pioneers in this category, it now faces intensifying competition from Chinese smartphone makers, which some industry executives believe could help grow the overall market, rather than diminish its prospects.

Semes, the semiconductor equipment subsidiary of Samsung Electronics, has had its semiconductor cleaning process technology recognized by the South Korean government as a National Core Technology (NCT). This recognition positions Semes as a global leader in advanced semiconductor cleaning processes.