<span>STORY: From precious chip deals to precious metals.</span><span>This is Tech Weekly.</span><span>:: Tech Weekly</span><span>Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said the company is seeing “very strong demand” for its advanced Blackwell chips.</span><span>And it produces semiconductors with the help of TSMC’s wafers.</span><span>Huang even said that Nvidia’s success would not have been possible without the Taiwanese firm’s wafer support.</span><span>Nvidia made history last month by becoming the first company to reach a market value of $5 trillion.</span><span>Apple will not release the next version of the iPhone Air in the fall of 2026, as previously planned.</span><span>This is according to sources familiar with the subject.</span><span>The company launched the iPhone Air in 2025 as a thinner and lighter alternative in its iPhone portfolio.</span><span>The model came with some trade-offs in terms of battery size and camera features.</span><span>Tesla will likely need to build a chip factory to produce AI semiconductors, CEO Elon Musk said.</span><span>He said that the electric vehicle manufacturer could work with US company Intel.</span><span>Tesla is designing its fifth-generation AI chip to support its autonomous goals.</span><span>Musk brought up the issue at the company’s annual meeting.</span><span>“As far as I can see, the only option is to build a very large chip factory.”</span><span>AA Driving School Academy says trainee driving instructors are turning to virtual reality to master complex road scenarios in a safe and controlled environment.</span><span>Driving schools can introduce instructors to modern dangers using Meta’s Quest 3 headsets.</span><span>Including more cyclists and scooters.</span><span>UK-based startup DEScycle is solving discarded technology by using “deep eutectic solvent” chemistry to extract precious and critical metals at room temperature.</span><span>An alternative to energy-hungry smelting.</span><span>DEScycle says the liquids selectively dissolve metals from shredded circuit boards and other e-waste, leaving most non-metallic components behind.</span>
