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Consumer Tech News (May 12-May16): Trump's Europe Critique Intensifies, UAE Gets Nvidia AI Chips, Apple To Stay In India & More

Benzinga·05/18/2025 14:13:11
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The Trump administration has intensified its critique of Europe's digital regulations, asserting that they pose a risk to free speech and American commercial interests.

The Trump administration forged a preliminary deal with the United Arab Emirates involving importing 500,000 of Nvidia Inc.'s (NASDAQ:NVDA) advanced AI chips annually.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) warned that President Donald Trump’s support for exporting sensitive U.S. artificial intelligence chip technology to Persian Gulf allies could benefit China.

Automobiles & EV

Future Fund LLC‘s Gary Black believes Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) as well as Uber Technologies Inc. (NYSE:UBER) will benefit from increased EV adoption as well as growth in Autonomous Driving.

Uber announced it has partnered with peer-to-peer car-sharing company Turo (NYSE:TURO) to upgrade the Uber Rent experience for users in the U.S.

Future Fund LLC’s managing director, Gary Black, has shared his thoughts on Pony AI‘s (NASDAQ:PONY) stock as the Chinese AV company gears up for the quarterly results slated to be released next Tuesday.

Tesla has touted the company’s FSD (Full Self-Driving) technology ahead of next month’s Robotaxi launch in Austin, Texas.

Tesla battery supplier Contemporary Amperex Technologies Co. Ltd., plans to raise over $4 billion through a stock listing on Hong Kong’s stock exchange.

Technology & Telecommunications

Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO) reported quarterly earnings of 96 cents per share, which beat the analyst consensus estimate of 92 cents and revenue of $14.15 billion, which beat the Street estimate of $14.08 billion.

Samsung Electronics Co. (OTC:SSNLF) launched the Galaxy S25 Edge, a 5.8 mm-thin, 163-gram smartphone, just four months after unveiling the rest of the S25 series.

Nvidia is reportedly expanding its research footprint in China with a new Shanghai-based R&D center, signaling a strategic push to retain AI dominance in the region amid tightening U.S. export restrictions.

Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO) announced significant advancements in its co-packaged optics (CPO) technology on Thursday, with the launch of its third-generation 200G per lane (200G/lane) CPO product line.

Sony (NYSE:SONY) launched on Thursday an upgrade for its wireless noise-cancelling headphones, called the WH-1000XM6.

Smartphones

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is reportedly developing a new artificial intelligence-powered battery optimization tool for iOS 19.

Apple has reassured the Indian government of its commitment to continue using India as a major manufacturing base. This assurance comes despite Trump's recent remarks, with government sources emphasizing that there is "no change" in Apple's investment plans in India.

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