[1] “Apple stole Qualcomm’s trade secrets to Intel”

Allegations have been raised that Apple stole Qualcomm's trade secrets and provided them to Intel. Qualcomm revealed that through documents recently filed with the court, it accused its long-time partner, Apple, of inducing competition by providing Intel with exclusive information regarding Qualcomm chips. Qualcomm accused Apple of "conducting a multi-year campaign designed to steal Qualcomm's confidential information and trade secrets." Qualcomm has supplied chips for every generation of iPhones since the launch of Apple's first iPhone in 2007. However, the two companies have been engaged in a legal battle over royalty payments since 2016.

[2] “Apple has rotted since Steve Jobs died”

Controversy has arisen over claims that Apple is treating customers and employees unfairly following the death of Steve Jobs. Darren Eastman, an Apple senior engineer, has filed lawsuits regarding his dismissal and patents, accusing Apple of having "no corporate responsibility after Steve Jobs' death." Meanwhile, Apple is currently not commenting on the allegations raised by Eastman in the lawsuit.

[3] Facebook, 50 million accounts compromised

Facebook recently announced a security breach in which an unknown hacker accessed 50 million user accounts. According to Facebook, it was found that hackers stole the digital keys users use to log in, gaining the authority to secure control of user accounts.
In response, Facebook explained, “We have fixed the bug,” adding that “users do not need to change their Facebook passwords.” CEO Mark Zuckerberg, whose account was compromised in the attack, emphasized, “We have not identified the perpetrators or their location,” noting that “the attackers were able to view private messages or post to other people’s accounts, but we have not found any traces of this.”

[4] Elon Musk pays $20 million fine to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been fined $20 million by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). He was accused of fraud by the commission in connection with his tweets mentioning taking the company private. It appears that Musk paid the fine in a settlement with the commission to resolve the matter. It is reported that Musk reached the settlement with federal regulators after Tesla's stock price dropped 10% due to this incident.

[5] Concerns over accelerating DRAM decline

There are concerns about the accelerating decline in DRAM prices. According to TrendForce, a market research firm that tracks memory chip prices, DRAM prices are expected to fall by approximately 5% in the fourth quarter compared to the third quarter. Avril Wu, Senior Research Officer at TrendForce, explained, "DRAM products have seen price increases for nine consecutive quarters," adding, "Prices began to show weakness starting from the third quarter of this year." Meanwhile, mobile DRAM prices remained stable despite the holiday period, while graphics DRAM prices declined.