The 7 gigahertz band has emerged as the leading candidate in the United States\' selection process for 6G spectrum. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration is reviewing several bands and has opened a website showing progress by candidate. Government review is also sharpening around the 7 GHz range following a Trump memo. Industry groups and vendors have backed the band, though budget and administrative procedures remain hurdles.

ASML has chosen French open-source AI startup Mistral AI as a partner, joining early users of its enterprise custom AI platform Forge. The move reflects demand in chip fabs for AI trained on internal standards, manuals and yield data, and concern about hallucinations and data leaks. Samsung Electronics banned ChatGPT in 2023 and later adopted its own generative AI. Deloitte said 34 percent of firms are redesigning core processes with AI.