Vanguard Information Tech ETF News - July 2026
Samsung and Broadcom Ink $200B AI Partnership to Challenge TSMC
Samsung Electronics and Broadcom signed a strategic memorandum of understanding at an AI Summit in San Francisco on Saturday. The partnership spans memory,...
Samsung and Broadcom Ink $200 Billion Deal, Securing Long-Term AI Supply
Samsung Electronics and Broadcom signed a strategic partnership on Saturday at an AI Summit in San Francisco. The collaboration spans memory, contract...
TSMC Pledges $100B Arizona Expansion, Citing AI Demand Through 2030
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) committed an additional $100 billion to expand its Arizona production facilities. This move increases the...
NVIDIA Supplier Wistron Opens $700M Texas Factory for AI Superchip Production
NVIDIA supplier Wistron Corp. officially opened a new $700 million manufacturing facility in Fort Worth, Texas, to produce advanced AI systems for the U.S....
TSMC to Raise Chip Prices 10% in 2027, Citing Rising Production Costs
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) plans to increase chip production prices by up to 10%. The new pricing structure will take effect in...
Chipmakers Shed $3.2 Trillion, AI Valuation Fears Drive Big Tech Pivot
Investors shifted an estimated $3.2 trillion out of semiconductor stocks into major technology and software companies. This capital rotation intensified today,...
Oracle Slashing 30,000 Jobs, Funding $500 Billion Stargate AI Project
Oracle is laying off up to 30,000 employees across its sales, engineering, and security departments. The company is redirecting this capital toward significant...
Oracle cuts 30,000 jobs, funding $500 billion Stargate AI partnership
Oracle is laying off up to 30,000 employees across its sales, engineering, and security departments. The company is redirecting this capital toward significant...
TSMC shares plunge 7%, sparking global chip sell-off over spending fears
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) reported a record second-quarter net profit of $22 billion. This figure represents a 77% increase from the...
NVIDIA Slashes Asian AI Customer List, Targeting Illegal Exports to China
NVIDIA reduced its approved customer list in Asia by more than 50%. The company implemented a new whitelist system across Singapore, Malaysia, and Japan to...
NVIDIA Slashes Asian AI Chip Customer List, Citing US Export Rules
NVIDIA reduced its approved customer list for advanced AI chips in Asia by more than 50%. The company implemented a new whitelist system across Singapore,...
China Halts Helium Exports, Prioritizing Domestic AI and Chip Production
China suspended all helium exports to safeguard domestic reserves for strategic industries. The government cited semiconductor manufacturing and artificial...
SK Hynix raises record $26.5B in US IPO, riding AI demand
SK Hynix debuted on the Nasdaq today, raising $26.51 billion. This marks the largest-ever initial public offering by a foreign company in the United States....
Micron accelerates $250 billion U.S. expansion, meeting surging AI demand
Micron Technology is increasing its planned U.S. investments to more than $250 billion through 2035. Surging demand for AI-related memory chips drives this...
Apple seals $30 billion Broadcom deal, securing US-made wireless chips
Apple signed a multiyear agreement with Broadcom exceeding $30 billion to produce custom silicon in the United States. This represents Apple's largest...
Samsung beats Nvidia with record profit, stock drops on AI reality check
Samsung Electronics reported a record operating profit of 89.4 trillion won ($58.6 billion) for the second quarter. This performance represents a 19-fold...
🔴 VGT is trading 1.73% down today following an overnight semiconductor selloff and Nasdaq weakness
VGT is trading at $112.09 (-1.73%) as the technology sector faces pressure from an overnight semiconductor rout and broader market softness. • Chip sentiment...
🔴 VGT is trading 1.8% down today amid sector-wide rotation and AI caution
VGT is trading 1.8% down today as the technology sector faces pressure from sector-wide rotation and renewed caution regarding AI and semiconductor names. •...
Microsoft Launches $2.5B Frontier Company, Addressing Enterprise AI ROI Concerns
Microsoft launched Microsoft Frontier Company, a new operating business backed by a $2.5 billion investment. The unit aims to accelerate artificial...
Apple and Google face UK payment rules, targeting 30% app commissions
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) proposed new rules on Tuesday requiring Apple and Google to permit alternative in-app payment systems. This...