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Qualcomm

2 articles First covered Apr 27, 2026, latest Jun 23, 2026

Close-up of a Tenstorrent Galaxy AI compute unit with a hexagonal vented faceplate

Qualcomm is chasing a $10 billion AI-chip deal. The target is Jim Keller's RISC-V startup.

Qualcomm is in talks to buy Tenstorrent for up to $10 billion, per Reuters and The Information. The bet: a RISC-V challenger to Nvidia, not just phones.

Render of Anker's Thus chip alongside a pair of Soundcore earbuds.

Hardware·2 months ago

Anker built its own AI chip. It runs neural nets inside flash memory cells.

Anker's Thus chip embeds compute inside NOR flash, claims 150x more on-device AI for noise cancellation, and ships in Soundcore earbuds on May 21. Here's why it matters.