Chips & Data Centers

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

Oct 25, 2026

SoftBank's Son Plans $50 Billion AI Investment in Malaysia, PM Says

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son plans to invest $50 billion in AI, technology and data centres in Malaysia.

Oct 25, 2026

Venture Global Signs Power Deals for Up to 10 GW of Compute Capacity

Venture Global signed frame agreements with GE Vernova and Baker Hughes for up to 16 power island units, aiming for up to 10 GW of data center capacity by 2034.

Oct 24, 2026

Google Cleared 250,000 Trees for Finnish Data Center Before Environmental Review

Google cleared an estimated 250,000 trees near Muhos before completing environmental assessments. Finnish authorities halted work at two sites earlier this month.

Oct 24, 2026

SpaceX AI Faces Potential $6.1 Million Penalty Over Mississippi Data Centers

Mississippi regulators are seeking penalties from MZX Tech over construction activity at three data center sites before the company obtained stormwater permit coverage.

Oct 24, 2026

Ron Wyden proposes data center tax and AI worker aid

Sen. Ron Wyden released two bills that would tax data center operators and expand income, training and unemployment support for workers displaced by AI.

Oct 24, 2026

Amazon Says AWS Cloud Capacity Is Largely Sold Out Through 2027

Amazon says most AWS cloud computing capacity is sold through 2027, with significant customer commitments extending into 2028 as demand for AI infrastructure grows.

Oct 23, 2026

Cambricon Sales Miss Forecast Amid AI Chip Supply Constraints

Cambricon reported third quarter revenue of 3.53 billion yuan, below analysts' forecast of 6.26 billion yuan, as chip supply constraints limited output.

Oct 23, 2026

Neysa Plans 9,000 GPU Deployment at STTGDC Noida Facility

Neysa plans to deploy infrastructure supporting up to 9,000 GPUs at STTGDC's Noida 2 data center, with the first phase expected online around the first quarter of 2027.

Oct 23, 2026

Google Cloud introduces Agent Compute Engine for AI agents

Google Cloud introduces Agent Compute Engine, a compute service that gives AI agents isolated microVMs for running code, tools and workflows. A preview will begin in the coming months.

Oct 23, 2026

Supermicro Introduces 256 CPU NVIDIA Vera Rack for AI Agents

Supermicro introduces a liquid cooled rack with 256 NVIDIA Vera CPUs, support for up to 22,500 agent sandboxes, and security controls through BlueField-4 DPUs.

Oct 23, 2026

Polarise and World Wide Technology Partner on 5 MW Oslo AI Data Center

World Wide Technology will serve as systems integrator for a new Polarise AI data center in Oslo with 5 MW of compute capacity.

Oct 23, 2026

SK Hyper Seeks Partners for $350 Billion Data Center Phase

SK Hyper is discussing funding with technology companies and financial investors for the first 5 gigawatts of a planned 15 gigawatts of data center capacity in South Korea.

Oct 23, 2026

Kazakhtelecom Plans More Than 2,000 New GPUs in 2027

Kazakhtelecom plans to deploy more than 2,000 additional GPUs across Kazakhstan in 2027, including more than 1,000 NVIDIA Vera Rubin GPUs.

Oct 22, 2026

NVIDIA Adds Confidential Bare Metal for Sensitive AI Workloads

NVIDIA introduced Confidential Bare Metal, a deployment option that lets model builders run sensitive workloads on dedicated third party infrastructure while retaining control of models and data.

Oct 22, 2026

NVIDIA Launches Minerva AIOps Platform for AI Factories

NVIDIA launched Minerva, an AIOps platform that analyzes infrastructure and workload telemetry to detect problems in AI factories.

Oct 22, 2026

NEXTDC shares fall 42% after Melbourne power delay

NEXTDC cut its 2027 forecasts and paused new projects after a power delay at its M3 data centre deferred about A$140 million in contracted revenue.

Oct 22, 2026

Google Cloud Adds Anthropic Managed Claude Deployment

Google Cloud now offers a Claude deployment managed by Anthropic alongside its existing Google managed option. Both provide the same models, pricing and Google Cloud billing.

Oct 22, 2026

Besi Orders Beat Forecasts on AI Data Center Demand

Besi recorded third quarter orders of €342.6 million, exceeding analyst expectations as demand from AI data centers remained strong.

Oct 22, 2026

HUMAIN and NVIDIA Plan 84 MW Saudi AI Infrastructure Expansion

HUMAIN and NVIDIA will deploy up to 84 megawatts of AI infrastructure in Saudi Arabia, spanning about 27,000 GPUs across Blackwell Ultra and Vera Rubin systems.

Oct 22, 2026

Google and Voltus Plan 1,070 MW Virtual Power Plant

Google is working with Voltus to reduce electricity use across homes and businesses when demand is high, freeing capacity for data centers on the PJM grid.

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