Qualcomm
Qualcomm Seals the Deal: Autotalks Acquisition Finalized After Two-Year Hitch
June 7, 2025 – Over two years after Qualcomm initially announced its intention to acquire V2X vehicle-to-everything communication chip firm Autotalks through its subsidiary Qualcomm Technologies on May 8, 2023, the deal has finally been finalized. Back in March 2024, Reuters reported that Qualcomm had abandoned the acquisition of Autotalks due to delays in obtaining…
ualcomm CEO Confirms Readiness for ‘Breakup’ with Apple
June 5, 2025 – As the longstanding partnership between Apple and Qualcomm edges closer to its conclusion, Cristiano Amon, Qualcomm’s CEO, has asserted in an interview with Yahoo Finance’s Opening Bid podcast that his company is no longer hinging its future growth on Apple’s business. Instead, Amon aims to reassure investors about Qualcomm’s strategic autonomy…
Qualcomm to Lay Off 226 Employees in San Diego This November
September 21, 2024 – According to the San Diego Union-Tribune, Qualcomm is set to lay off 226 employees in San Diego later this year. The layoffs, effective during the week of November 12th (November 11th to 17th), were announced under the California WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) Act. The job cuts will impact staff…
Qualcomm to Launch Low-Cost Snapdragon WoA Chip with 40 TOPS AI Power in 2025 Q4
June 18, 2024 – According to a blog post by Ming-Chi Kuo on his Medium account, Qualcomm is planning to introduce a low-cost Windows on Arm (WoA) processor, codenamed “Canim,” in the fourth quarter of 2025. This processor is intended for mainstream devices priced between 599and799. Kuo also mentioned that Qualcomm will launch enhanced versions…
Next-Gen Audio: Qualcomm’s S7/Pro Chips Elevate AI Performance, XPAN Integration, and Lossless Audio
October 25, 2023 – Qualcomm Unveils Next-Gen Audio Chipsets for Immersive Listening Today, alongside the release of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and X Elite processors, Qualcomm has introduced a groundbreaking audio chipset, the S7 and S7 Pro-Gen 1, designed for headphones, speakers, and mobile computing platforms. This new audio platform boasts high performance, low…