Chips & Data Centers

Meta Plans $50 Billion AI Data Center in Louisiana

Meta is set to invest $50 billion in a massive AI data center in Louisiana, as revealed by President Donald Trump during a recent Cabinet meeting.

August 27, 2025

Fermi America and Doosan Enerbility Partner for Nuclear-Powered AI Campus

Fermi America has signed a memorandum of understanding with Doosan Enerbility to support its nuclear-powered AI campus in Amarillo, Texas. The partnership aims to explore cooperation in nuclear power plant and small modular reactor technologies.

August 26, 2025

Vertiv Acquires Waylay NV to Boost AI Infrastructure Solutions

Vertiv has acquired Waylay NV to enhance its AI-driven monitoring and control technologies for power and cooling systems, announced in a press release.

August 26, 2025

Splight Secures $12.4M to Enhance Grid Transmission with AI

Splight has raised $12.4 million to expand its Dynamic Congestion Management technology, aiming to improve grid transmission capacity in the U.S. and Europe.

August 26, 2025

Crusoe Expands AI Cloud Capacity with atNorth in Iceland

Crusoe has expanded its partnership with atNorth to increase AI cloud capacity at the ICE02 data center in Iceland, scaling up to 57MW to meet growing demand.

August 26, 2025

OpenLight Secures $34M to Advance Photonics for AI Data Centers

OpenLight has raised $34 million in a Series A funding round to enhance its integrated photonics technology for AI data centers, according to a press release.

August 26, 2025

Data Center Semiconductor Market to Surpass $500 Billion by 2029

The data center semiconductor market is projected to exceed $500 billion by 2029, driven by global AI demand and compute buildouts, according to a report by Futurum.

August 26, 2025

IBM and AMD Collaborate on Quantum-Centric Supercomputing

IBM and AMD have announced a partnership to develop next-generation computing architectures combining quantum and high-performance computing, as stated in a press release.

August 26, 2025

NVIDIA Introduces NVFP4 for Efficient 4-Bit AI Model Pretraining

NVIDIA has unveiled NVFP4, a 4-bit format designed to enhance AI model pretraining efficiency, offering the precision of 16-bit with the speed of 4-bit.

August 26, 2025

China Expands National AI Network to Boost Economic Growth

China is integrating AI into its economy with a national computing network, aiming to add trillions to its GDP by 2035.

August 26, 2025

Lambda Expands AI Infrastructure with Supermicro and NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs

Lambda has deployed Supermicro GPU-optimized servers, including NVIDIA Blackwell systems, to enhance its AI infrastructure, announced in a press release. This collaboration aims to deliver high-performance AI solutions at scale.

August 25, 2025

Axelera AI Seeks €150M Funding to Boost Edge AI Ambitions

Axelera AI, backed by Samsung and the European Union, is in talks to raise over €150 million to enhance its edge AI capabilities, according to Bloomberg.

August 25, 2025

Fermi America Partners with Parkhill and Lee Lewis for AI Grid

Fermi America has announced a partnership with Parkhill and Lee Lewis Construction to build an 11-gigawatt private AI grid in Amarillo, Texas, according to a press release.

August 24, 2025

Meta Secures 100MW Solar Power for South Carolina AI Data Center

Meta Platforms has signed a deal with Silicon Ranch to develop a 100MW solar farm in South Carolina, powering its upcoming AI data center entirely with renewable energy.

August 23, 2025

Meta Signs $10 Billion Cloud Deal with Google

Meta Platforms has entered a six-year cloud computing agreement with Google Cloud, valued at over $10 billion, according to Reuters. This deal will support Meta's AI infrastructure needs.

August 23, 2025

Crusoe Aims for $10 Billion Valuation with New Funding Round

Crusoe, the developer of OpenAI's first Stargate data center, is in talks to raise $1 billion at a $10 billion valuation, according to The Information. The company plans to expand its cloud services by acquiring Atero, a Tel Aviv-based startup.

August 22, 2025

BAE Systems Boosts Chip Production with CHIPS Act Support

BAE Systems is accelerating chip production for defense programs by modernizing its Nashua facility with CHIPS Act funding.

August 22, 2025

Blackstone Expands Financing for Aligned Data Centers to Over $1 Billion

Blackstone Credit & Insurance has increased its debt facility for Aligned Data Centers to over $1 billion, supporting the company's expansion plans across the Americas.

August 22, 2025

DeepSeek Unveils V3.1 AI Model with Domestic Chip Support

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has released an upgraded version of its V3 model, optimized for Chinese-made chips and featuring enhanced processing speeds.

August 21, 2025

OpenAI Considers Offering AI Infrastructure Services

OpenAI is exploring the possibility of selling AI infrastructure services to other companies, as stated by CFO Sarah Friar. This move could create a new revenue stream to offset the company's high operational costs.

August 21, 2025