Tech Earthquake: What Just Shook the Industry on August 19–20, 2025?
Xiaomi reported a 30.5% surge in Q2 2025 revenue driven by smartphone shipments, especially in Southeast Asia, and trimmed its annual shipment forecast to 175 million units from 180 million. Google unveiled the Pixel 10 smartphone lineup on August 20, 2025, with four models—Pixel 10, 10 Pro, 10 Pro XL, and Pixel 10 Pro Fold—pre-orders starting immediately and shipping set for August 28. On August 19, 2025, SoftBank agreed to invest $2 billion in Intel for roughly a 2% equity stake. Around the same period, Washington floated taking government equity stakes in chip firms under the CHIPS Act, potentially up
