Advancements in semiconductor technology, GPU development, and data center infrastructure that power AI computing capabilities.
Advantech has announced a strategic collaboration with Edge Impulse, a Qualcomm company, to integrate Edge Impulse's AI development tools into Advantech's edge computing platforms. The partnership aims to simplify AI model creation and accelerate deployment across industries.
Michael Emil Shafik, formerly a product manager at Tesla, has joined NVIDIA as Senior Product Program Manager, where he will help lead initiatives for the DGX hardware platform, according to a press release.
Upbeat Technology and SiFive have introduced the UP201 and UP301 microcontroller family, combining dual-core RISC-V architecture with AI acceleration for ultra-low power IoT and edge applications.
Humain and Qualcomm Technologies announced a collaboration to deploy advanced AI infrastructure in Saudi Arabia, aiming to deliver global AI inferencing services through fully optimized edge-to-cloud data centers.
Green Hills Software has released safety-certified development tools for Infineon’s new PSOC Edge microcontroller family, aimed at enabling high-performance, low-power edge AI applications in robotics, smart home devices, and industrial systems.
Fermi America has signed agreements with Doosan Enerbility and Hyundai Engineering & Construction to initiate production and engineering work for four AP1000 nuclear reactors in Texas.
SuperX AI Technology Limited and Chengtian Weiye have established a joint venture, SuperX Cooltech, in Singapore to develop and deliver liquid cooling solutions for AI data centers worldwide, excluding mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau.
B&J Industries has rebranded as Future Form Manufacturing and expanded its Sparks, Nevada facilities, tripling daily production capacity to meet growing demand from data center and medical sectors.
DCAI has announced it will be the first organization in Denmark and among the first in Europe to receive NVIDIA DGX B300 AI infrastructure, enhancing its Gefion supercomputer's capabilities for large-scale AI training and inference.
Applied Digital has secured a $5 billion, 15-year lease with a U.S.-based hyperscaler for 200 megawatts of capacity at its Polaris Forge 2 campus in North Dakota, expanding its total leased capacity in the state to 600 MW.
Nvidia is reportedly in talks to guarantee some of the loans OpenAI plans to take out for building its data centers, according to The Wall Street Journal. The potential deal is part of a broader $100 billion partnership between the two companies.
Meta has entered a $27 billion joint venture with Blue Owl Capital to develop the Hyperion AI data center campus in Richland Parish, Louisiana. The facility will be leased by Meta under a long-term agreement and is designed to support the company’s large-scale AI infrastructure expansion.
The U.S. Department of the Air Force has opened a call for proposals to develop artificial intelligence data centers, requiring projects with over 100 megawatts of new load and at least $500 million in capital investment.
XNRGY Climate Systems has received growth equity financing from Decarbonization Partners, Climate Investment, and Activate Capital to expand its U.S. manufacturing and accelerate deployment of sustainable cooling technologies for data centers.
Gigabit Fiber has partnered with LightRiver and Nokia to expand high-speed fiber infrastructure across Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and Phoenix, aimed at connecting AI data centers with low-latency, scalable connectivity.
Oracle has signed an agreement with VoltaGrid to supply 2.3 gigawatts of natural gas-derived power for its AI data centers, using Energy Transfer’s pipeline network and VoltaGrid’s modular platform.
Rebellions has joined Arm's Total Design ecosystem to enhance scalable and energy-efficient AI infrastructure solutions for data centers, integrating its REBEL AI accelerators with Arm's Neoverse Compute Subsystems.
The Democratic Republic of Congo is promoting its Inga hydroelectric complex as a potential power source for large-scale AI data centers, with World Bank funding and new legislation aimed at attracting private investment.
MIT spin-out Vertical Semiconductor has raised $11 million in seed funding led by Playground Global to develop vertical gallium nitride transistors for AI data centers.
A consortium including Nvidia, Microsoft, BlackRock, and xAI will acquire Aligned Data Centers from Macquarie Asset Management for $40 billion. The deal marks the first major investment by the AI Infrastructure Partnership and is expected to close in 2026, pending regulatory approval.
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