Apple, Microsoft, HP and other gadget makers are being forced to choose between sacrificing sales or profit.

While neither company has publicly discussed the deal, it would be a big break for Intel, which sold a 10 percent stake to the U.S. government last year.

Apple may skip the high-end M6 chips and shift premium Macs to AI-focused M7 processors, making the upgrade decision tougher for power users.

President Donald Trump said Thursday that Intel has struck a deal with Apple to start producing computer chips in the United States.

A week after Apple CEO Tim Cook warned that price hikes for the company’s devices were “unavoidable” due to soaring costs in key components, consumers woke up Thursday to just how steep and immediate those increases would be.

Apple is likely to release the base model of its M6 chip this year, but unlike years past, it will forego higher-end M6 chips and go straight to the M7, Bloomberg reported, citing

Apple’s rumored MacBook Ultra could bring OLED, touch support, new silicon, and a higher-end laptop tier, but timing remains uncertain.