Intel and Amkor team up to scale emib packaging production
Intel has started emib assembly at Amkor’s Incheon facility to meet surging orders from large Artificial Intelligence customers, outsourcing work to boost output while keeping some capacity for its own products.
memory shortage just started, major price hikes ahead, warns Team Group
team Group warns a sustained memory upcycle after December contract prices rose by 80 to 100%, and predicts the worst effects will hit in the first half of 2026 as inventories run down.
Micron reportedly drafting new $9.6 billion HBM plant in Hiroshima
Micron is reportedly planning a major expansion at its Hiroshima site tied to a $9.6 billion investment and a new high-bandwidth memory plant. Sources say the move is driven by rising demand for Artificial Intelligence-oriented memory and possible subsidies from METI totaling 500 billion yen.
Samsung shifts internal mobile DRAM deals to quarterly amid price surge
Samsung’s device solutions and mobile experience teams agreed to continue mobile DRAM on a three-month pricing cadence to secure volumes ahead of Galaxy S26, but the change exposes the phone division to shorter-term market volatility as memory and processor costs climb.
TSMC showcases custom C-HBM4E as N3P logic dies target double efficiency
TSMC detailed moves for its HBM4 generation, including a shift of custom C-HBM4E logic dies to N3P and base dies to N12 to cut operating voltages and boost efficiency. The company also outlined packaging roadmaps such as CoWoS-L to support up to 12 HBM stacks for 2026 Artificial Intelligence parts and confirmed customers including Micron and SK Hynix.
At NeurIPS, NVIDIA advances open model development for digital and physical Artificial Intelligence
NVIDIA expanded its open-source portfolio at NeurIPS with new models, datasets and tools for digital and physical Artificial Intelligence, highlighted by Alpamayo-R1, a reasoning vision language action model for autonomous driving. The company also highlighted Nemotron additions for speech and safety, and received recognition from the Artificial Analysis Open Index.
Securus trains Artificial Intelligence on inmates’ calls to flag planned crimes
Securus Technologies trained Artificial Intelligence models on years of recorded inmate calls and is piloting tools that scan calls, texts, and emails to predict and prevent crimes. Critics say many people whose communications are used may not know their recordings are being used to train these systems and that the practice raises civil liberties concerns.
artificial intelligence scans prisoners’ calls to flag planned crimes; innovators under 35 nominations open
a US telecom company has trained an Artificial Intelligence model on years of inmates’ phone and video calls and is now piloting it to scan calls, texts and emails for planned crimes. nominations are open for MIT Technology Review’s Innovators Under 35 competition for 2026.
Artificial intelligence’s big impact on small business
Small businesses are using Artificial Intelligence tools for marketing, customer service, product descriptions and operations to improve efficiency and competitiveness. Case studies in the article highlight Henry’s House of Coffee, Something Sweet COOKie Dough and Aureate Capital leveraging Artificial Intelligence for SEO, customer insights and research.
SAP launches EU Artificial Intelligence Cloud for Europe’s digital sovereignty
SAP has rolled out EU Artificial Intelligence Cloud to give European organizations full control over data, infrastructure, and Artificial Intelligence applications, reducing dependence on American hyperscalers. The move follows SAP’s earlier announced €20 billion investment in sovereign cloud solutions for Europe.