09 May 2026
University of Michigan Turned A $20 Million Investment Into A Possible $2 Billion — Here’s How
The University of Michigan has been involved in multiple news stories in recent months, some more positive than others. At the start of April, the Wolverines men’s basketball team won the NCAA national championship after defeating UConn in the final game.
News Desk
2026
09 May 2026
Apple, Intel reach preliminary chip-making deal
Intel has reached a preliminary deal to make some chips for Apple devices, the Wall Street Journal reported today, in a potential boost to Intel’s contract manufacturing business and Washington’s push to shore up U.S. chip production.
@staradvertiser, Zaheer Kachwala
2026
08 May 2026
Upfronts 2026 Offer An Anxious Industry A Chance To Tune In For A Repeat; Here’s The Lineup & Schedule
Like the masses curling up to watch Friends, advertisers are being invited by media companies and streamers to tune into a repeat at next week’s annual upfronts in New York. Over three short days, from Monday morning to Wednesday night, eight companies will razzle-dazzle advertisers in a reassuringly familiar set of theaters across Manhattan.
Dade Hayes
2026
08 May 2026
Intel, Apple strike chipmaking deal, WSJ reports
Intel has reached a preliminary deal with Apple to make some of the chips that power the iPhone maker's devices, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, in a major boost for the chipmaker's bid to revive its manufacturing business.
Reuters, The Columbus Dispatch
2026
08 May 2026
Micron surges more than 30% on week as memory chip rally goes parabolic
Micron Technology shares caught fire this week amid a global shortage of memory chips, with momentum driving the stock on surging enthusiasm across the semiconductor sector. Shares were up almost 14% to $734 in trading on Friday as of 2:20 p.m. ET. The stock has gained about 35% on the week and more than 80% in the past month.
Tobias Burns
2026
08 May 2026
How dangerous is Anthropic’s Mythos AI? | Bruce Schneier
Last month, Anthropic made a remarkable announcement about its new model, Claude Mythos Preview: it was so good at finding security vulnerabilities in software that the company would not release it to the general public.
Bruce Schneier
2026
08 May 2026
Humanoids, robots to drive next chapter of China’s manufacturing dominance: Morgan Stanley
China is poised to leverage the humanoid and robotics market to consolidate its dominance over global manufacturing – a move that echoes its decade-long rise to the top of the electric vehicle (EV) sector, according to a new report.
Sylvia Ma
2026
07 May 2026
Tech Companies Are Freaking Out About RAMageddon
If you've listened to the executives of big tech companies over the last couple of weeks, you wouldn't be wrong in thinking that the second half of 2026 is gonna hurt thanks to the competing demands for the facilities that manufacture components for consumer laptops, smartphones, external storage devices, gaming consoles and more.
@CNET, Lori Grunin
2026
05 May 2026
Report: Apple considers Intel and Samsung to diversify chip manufacturing away from TSMC
Bloomberg reports that Apple has been exploring early-stage talks with Intel and evaluating facilities from Samsung Electronics as it looks to diversify production of its core device chips beyond TSMC.
Marcus Mendes
2026
