Chips & Data Centers

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

Nov 3, 2026

Dominion Energy Reports 54.9 GW Data Center Power Pipeline

Dominion Energy reports 54.9 GW of data center demand in various stages of contracting, up 13% from the end of 2025. More than 12 GW is covered by signed electric service agreements.

Nov 3, 2026

Nvidia Limits Chinese Access to Overseas AI Computing, Report Says

Nvidia reportedly requires cloud partners to earn at least 51% of service sales from companies outside China, limiting how much computing capacity they can sell to Chinese customers.

Nov 3, 2026

Tract plans 500MW data center campus in County Durham

Tract plans a 500MW data center campus with up to seven buildings in County Durham, its expansion into Europe.

Nov 3, 2026

Amazon discloses $80 billion financing facility as hyperscalers raise $131 billion

Amazon, Microsoft, Oracle and Google disclosed plans to raise more than $131 billion through loans, bonds and stock offerings as they expand AI infrastructure.

Nov 3, 2026

Amicro Plans November 12 Hong Kong Trading Debut

Robot navigation technology supplier Amicro is offering shares in Hong Kong, with trading expected to begin on November 12. The company supplies chips, algorithms and components used in cleaning robots and other machines.

Nov 3, 2026

Apple warns memory prices and Siri AI costs will cut its margin

Apple expects higher memory prices and Siri AI cloud costs to pull its December quarter gross margin down to 45% to 46%, after record September quarter revenue of $114.5 billion.

Nov 3, 2026

Kunlunxin may delay Hong Kong IPO to 2027, Baidu denies report

Baidu's AI chip unit Kunlunxin may push its Hong Kong IPO into 2027 while awaiting regulatory approval, according to Bloomberg. Baidu denies the report.

Nov 3, 2026

Drax and Brookfield plan AI data center worth over £20 billion

Drax, Brookfield and Radiant plan an AI data center at Drax Power Station in North Yorkshire, with total investment estimated at more than £20 billion.

Nov 3, 2026

Novo Nordisk Foundation Funds Nordic AI Grid Research

The Novo Nordisk Foundation will award up to DKK 100 million to AI4GRIDS, a four year research initiative focused on using AI to improve Nordic power grid operations.

Nov 3, 2026

USC survey finds 76% of Americans want more AI regulation

A USC survey finds that 76% of Americans say the government does too little to regulate AI, while 77% say data centers need more regulation.

Nov 3, 2026

Nordic Semiconductor Introduces nRF71 Chips With Wi-Fi and Edge AI

The nRF71 Series combines Wi-Fi, Bluetooth Low Energy, Thread and on device AI for battery powered products, with standby power usage up to 20 times lower than the nRF70 Series.

Nov 3, 2026

South Korea doubles AI and chip spending to $16 billion for 2027

South Korea plans to allocate 21.3 trillion won to artificial intelligence and semiconductors in 2027, nearly double its 2026 spending.

Nov 3, 2026

Samsung SDS Starts 60 MW AI Data Center Project in Gumi

Samsung SDS will build a 60 MW AI data center in Gumi, South Korea, with capacity for expansion to 120 MW. Operations are scheduled to begin in March 2029.

Nov 3, 2026

UK AI data centres could emit 4.1 million tonnes of CO2 a year

Four planned hyperscale data centres are considering gas fired power while awaiting grid connections. Together, they could require 1.3 gigawatts and emit 4.1 million tonnes of CO2 annually at full capacity.

Nov 3, 2026

Longsys to Unveil Industrial mSSD at electronica 2026

Longsys will introduce an industrial mSSD for edge AI systems at electronica 2026 in Munich. The company will also display automotive and industrial storage products and demonstrate its AI storage technologies.

Nov 3, 2026

Submissions close on 1 GW Project Meridien AI data centre

Public submissions close November 4 on Project Meridien, a proposed AI data centre and energy hub covering 27,520 hectares on Karajarri Country in Western Australia.

Nov 2, 2026

Chemours Launches Faizeon Cooling Fluids for AI Data Centers

Chemours has introduced five Faizeon dielectric fluids for two phase direct to chip and immersion cooling in AI and high performance computing data centers.

Nov 2, 2026

Oracle Raises $20 Billion in Stock and Bonds for AI and Cloud Build-Out

Oracle filed to sell $10 billion of stock and $10 billion of bonds, matching the capital-raise cap it set at its 28 October investor day.

Nov 2, 2026

Perplexity Earns First FedRAMP 20x Class C Certification Under CR26

Perplexity Enterprise and API Platform earned the first fully CR26 compliant FedRAMP 20x Class C certification, following an independent assessment by 360 Advanced.

Nov 2, 2026

Workhorse and RHAELM Partner on TerraPod Modular Data Centers

RHAELM will pay Workhorse $10 million to build a TerraPod reference unit, while the companies consider an initial order for 150 systems.

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