Oracle Stock Surges After Hours on TikTok Deal Optimism and OpenAI Fundraising Buzz 
Apple Opens iPhone to Alternative App Stores in Japan Under New Competition Law 
7-Eleven CEO Joe DePinto to Retire After Two Decades at the Helm 
Amazon in Talks to Invest $10 Billion in OpenAI as AI Firm Eyes $1 Trillion IPO Valuation 
MetaX IPO Soars as China’s AI Chip Stocks Ignite Investor Frenzy 
Trello Outage Disrupts Users as Access Issues Hit Atlassian’s Work Management Platform 
TikTok U.S. Deal Advances as ByteDance Signs Binding Joint Venture Agreement 
Maersk Vessel Successfully Transits Red Sea After Nearly Two Years Amid Ongoing Security Concerns 
Dina Powell McCormick Resigns From Meta Board After Eight Months, May Take Advisory Role 
Oracle Stock Slides After Blue Owl Exit Report, Company Says Michigan Data Center Talks Remain on Track 
Micron Technology Forecasts Surge in Revenue and Earnings on AI-Driven Memory Demand 
Delta Air Lines President Glen Hauenstein to Retire, Leaving Legacy of Premium Strategy 
Trump Signals Push for Lower Health Insurance Prices as ACA Premium Concerns Grow 
Nvidia Weighs Expanding H200 AI Chip Production as China Demand Surges 
Trump Administration Reviews Nvidia H200 Chip Sales to China, Marking Major Shift in U.S. AI Export Policy 
Union-Aligned Investors Question Amazon, Walmart and Alphabet on Trump Immigration Policies 
Amid swirling rumors, Samsung might exclusively use Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 in its Galaxy S25 series, potentially raising prices by 30%, as the Exynos 2500 faces delays.
Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 Release Date Confirmed
While rumors about the Exynos 2500 have persisted for months, Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 really has a release date, which is a big distinction between the two chipsets.
The disclosure has prompted speculation, according to WCCFTECH, that Samsung may be compelled to introduce the Galaxy S25 series with a single system on a chip (SoC), and that customers may be asked to pay an additional 30% to ensure their exclusivity.
3nm GAA Yields Delay Exynos 2500
Ming-Chi Kuo, an analyst at TF International Securities, had earlier projected that Samsung's low 3nm GAA yields would delay the arrival of the Exynos 2500, causing the Korean firm to use the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 exclusively in the Galaxy S25 series.
Despite rumors that Samsung will announce its 2025 flagship range with the Exynos 2500 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 4, the company has not yet hinted at a debut date for its in-house system on a chip.
Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 Costs 30% More
Taking everything into consideration, @yamazaki1812 claims on X that the Galaxy S25 might be much more costly, with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 potentially costing 30% more.
Profits for Samsung can take a hit if the company decides to charge customers more or absorbs part of the price difference. But now we know that Qualcomm plans to produce two variants of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4—one with just Wi-Fi and another with a 5G modem included.
With all the power in Qualcomm's hands right now, the company might demand more money from Samsung to include the Snapdragon X80 modem in the Galaxy S25 series, which would drive up the price of every model even more.
Exynos 2500’s Release Date Still Uncertain
Even though Samsung has often said that its 3nm GAA technology has steady yields, the Exynos 2500's release date remains uncertain as we approach the final quarter of 2024.
