Chips & Data Centers

Advancements in semiconductor technology, GPU development, and data center infrastructure that power AI computing capabilities.

Sep 29, 2026

Samsung Invests $1 Billion in KKR's Helix Data Center Platform

Samsung committed $1 billion to Helix Digital Infrastructure, bringing the data center platform's secured capital to more than $10 billion.

Sep 29, 2026

General Compute Signs Cerebras Inference Deal

General Compute will deploy Cerebras wafer scale systems for AI inference, with customer capacity opening in the first quarter of 2027.

Sep 29, 2026

Zone Frontier Leases 4,077 Acres for Texas AI Data Center

Zone Frontier secured a long term lease covering about 4,077 acres in Potter County, Texas, for an AI data center campus with initial capacity of 200 megawatts.

Sep 29, 2026

Phaidra to Deploy Prism Across Aligned Data Centers Portfolio

Phaidra will deploy its Prism operations platform across Aligned Data Centers facilities, combining infrastructure telemetry and operational documents in one interface.

Sep 29, 2026

MongoDB releases version 9.0 and previews Atlas Infinite

MongoDB 9.0 is generally available with performance and security updates, while Atlas Infinite enters public preview on AWS with separate scaling for compute and storage.

Sep 29, 2026

AMD to Buy World Labs for $8.2 Billion

AMD will acquire World Labs in an all stock deal valued at $8.2 billion. World Labs cofounder Fei-Fei Li will become AMD's executive vice president and chief scientist.

Sep 29, 2026

American Infrastructure Alliance Forms Data Center Standards Coalition

The American Infrastructure Alliance brings labor groups, technology companies, investors and data center operators together to advocate for state and local standards covering energy costs, water use, jobs and community benefits.

Sep 29, 2026

MagPro Launches 1.85 MW Chiller for AI Data Centers

MagPro has introduced the AeroLev 1850, an air cooled magnetic bearing chiller designed for AI data centers in hot regions with limited water supplies.

Sep 29, 2026

Castrol Launches CORE Cooling Service for AI Data Centers

Castrol CORE combines cooling technology, facility design, testing, deployment, maintenance and ongoing support for data centers running AI and high performance computing systems.

Sep 29, 2026

SUNON to Show Liquid Cooling Systems for AI Computing at OCP Summit

SUNON will present liquid cooling technologies for AI computing at the 2026 OCP Global Summit in San Jose. The portfolio covers chip, server, and rack cooling applications.

Sep 29, 2026

Fortune Names Envision Energy to 2026 Change the World List

Envision Energy earned its third appearance on Fortune's Change the World list for projects combining renewable energy and AI computing infrastructure.

Sep 29, 2026

SEMIFIVE signs $52 million AI accelerator contract

SEMIFIVE signed a $52 million contract with an unnamed US fabless chip company to develop an AI inference accelerator. Tape out is planned for the first half of 2027, followed by mass production in 2028.

Sep 28, 2026

pgEdge Launches Starfleet Postgres Cloud Platform

pgEdge Starfleet combines Postgres hosting, AI development tools, database branching and flexible deployment options. It is available now with a trial that lasts 14 days.

Sep 28, 2026

Schneider Electric Unveils Software Defined Switchgear for AI Data Centers

Schneider Electric introduced new switchgear and power systems for AI data centers, including an architecture now deployed at an Equinix facility.

Sep 28, 2026

Spectrum Adds NVIDIA AI Compute to Its Edge Network

Spectrum is adding NVIDIA accelerated computing platforms to its Edge Compute Infrastructure, which connects more than 1,000 edge data centers across the United States.

Sep 28, 2026

Hut 8 Secures $1.07 Billion Revolving Credit Facility

Hut 8 closed a $1.07 billion revolving credit facility to fund development and working capital needs, including collateral for data center sites.

Sep 28, 2026

Aon Launches $2.5 Billion Insurance Program for Gas Power Projects

Aon's Power Lifecycle Program covers gas power projects serving data centers and the grid from construction through initial operations.

Sep 27, 2026

Anthropic Expands Akamai Cloud Deal to $11.6 Billion

Anthropic will spend $11.6 billion on Akamai cloud infrastructure over seven years, subject to delivery and service requirements.

Sep 27, 2026

Crusoe Ends $1.25 Billion Boom Turbine Deal

Crusoe and Boom Supersonic ended a $1.25 billion agreement for 29 Superpower turbines that were due to begin arriving in 2027.

Sep 26, 2026

Ault & Company Invests $55 Million in Hyperscale Data

Ault & Company invested $55 million in Hyperscale Data through convertible preferred stock and may purchase up to another $96 million.

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