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Anduril and Qualcomm to build BlueChip U.S. military laptop made in USA

U.S. defence contractor Anduril is entering the military laptop market with Qualcomm, starting with products designed and assembled in the United States and seeking to source parts domestically to reduce reliance on overseas production. The companies plan to launch the BlueChip laptop line in 2027 and have built a working prototype. The Arm-based devices will use Qualcomm Snapdragon X processors and support Windows and two Linux operating systems.

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Snapdragon Summit 2026: Memory price burden could last for several quarters or longer

Qualcomm is looking for ways to reduce cost pressure on Snapdragon PCs as memory prices rise, as agentic AI on PCs requires a certain amount of DRAM and storage. Nitin Kumar, Qualcomm vice president of product management, said the outlook for memory prices is hard to predict and the burden could last for several quarters or longer. Qualcomm plans to broaden DRAM capacity and supplier options and optimise software with Microsoft and PC makers.

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Qualcomm chip-based Microsoft Surface PCs show 80 percent faster local AI inference

Qualcomm presented agentic AI as the direction for its Snapdragon X2 series at Snapdragon Summit 2026 in Maui, Hawaii. Microsoft unveiled a 12-inch Surface Pro and a 13-inch Surface Laptop powered by Snapdragon X2 Plus. Qualcomm said local AI inference is 80 percent faster than the previous generation and GPU performance is up to 55 percent higher. The company also highlighted more operating systems, software demos and wider retail and enterprise adoption.