Chips & Data Centers

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

Jul 14, 2026

Intel Invests €5 Billion to Expand Semiconductor Manufacturing in Ireland

Intel announced a €5 billion investment to expand its Leixlip campus in Ireland, increasing capacity for Xeon processors built on the Intel 3 node and supporting Europe's semiconductor supply chain.

Jul 14, 2026

CleanSpark Signs 20-Year, $6.6 Billion Lease for Georgia Data Center

CleanSpark has secured a 20-year triple-net lease worth $6.6 billion with a high investment grade global technology company for its Sandersville, Georgia data center. The agreement includes potential extensions that could raise the total value to $11.6 billion.

Jul 14, 2026

ABB Invests in Gridcog to Support Advanced Energy Project Modelling

ABB has made a minority investment in UK startup Gridcog to improve digital modelling for renewable and distributed energy projects, supporting customers in evaluating cost and carbon performance.

Jul 14, 2026

Infortrend Expands Edge Computing Solutions Portfolio

Infortrend Technology has expanded its portfolio of edge computing solutions to support AI and edge workloads, offering configurations from single node setups to high resilience clusters.

Jul 14, 2026

Bosch Secures $225 Million from U.S. Commerce Department for Roseville Chip Plant

Bosch has signed an agreement with the U.S. Department of Commerce for up to $225 million in funding to support a $2 billion investment transforming its Roseville, California facility into a silicon carbide semiconductor production site, with commercial manufacturing expected in 2026.

Jul 14, 2026

HCLTech Posts $3.65 Billion Q1 Revenue and Unveils $370 Million AI Data Center Plan

HCLTech reported first quarter revenue of $3.65 billion, up 3% year over year, and announced a ₹3,500 crore ($370 million) plan to build AI data centers with up to 50MW capacity.

Jul 14, 2026

White House Plans New Pledge to Limit Consumer Electricity Costs from Data Centers

The White House is preparing a new voluntary agreement to ensure rising energy needs from artificial intelligence data centers do not increase rates for households and small businesses. The initiative follows an earlier Ratepayer Protection Pledge signed by major technology companies, including Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Meta, OpenAI, Oracle, and xAI.

Jul 14, 2026

Meta Expands Louisiana Hyperion Data Center to $50 Billion AI Campus

Meta will expand its Hyperion data center in Richland Parish, Louisiana, to 5 gigawatts of capacity, increasing its investment to $50 billion and doubling the site’s permanent workforce to 1,000 by 2036.

Jul 13, 2026

ThreeV and RTS Launch Vision Inspection Platform for US Utilities

ThreeV Technologies and Reliability Transformation Solutions have introduced Vision, a managed AI inspection offering combining human expertise with AI model training for electric utilities operating under regulatory inspection programs.

Jul 13, 2026

SK hynix Lists ADRs on Nasdaq

SK hynix has listed its American Depositary Receipts on Nasdaq and held an Opening Bell ceremony to mark the event, expanding its investor base and reinforcing its leadership in the memory market.

Jul 10, 2026

Supermicro Launches Kubernetes Edge AI Appliances with Red Hat and Everpure

Supermicro has introduced new Kubernetes Edge AI appliances developed in collaboration with Red Hat and Everpure. The solution combines Supermicro’s edge infrastructure with Red Hat OpenShift and Portworx by Everpure to simplify AI deployment and management at the edge.

Jul 10, 2026

Mindstream Energy to Build 400 MW AI Infrastructure Campus in Jordan

Mindstream Energy announced the creation of Mindstream Jordan LLC to develop a 400 MW sovereign AI and digital infrastructure platform in Al-Risha, Jordan, designed to support artificial intelligence, high-performance computing, and data sovereignty in the region.

Jul 10, 2026

Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Deploys R-Zero Physical AI for Energy Optimization

Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford has implemented R-Zero's Physical AI platform to optimize HVAC operations using real-time occupancy data. The system integrates with existing building management infrastructure to cut energy use by up to 40%.

Jul 9, 2026

Volt Partners with Dell and NorthC to Launch Dutch AI Cloud

Volt has announced a partnership with Dell Technologies and NorthC Datacenters to launch the Dutch AI Cloud, scheduled to go live in October 2026. The service will provide AI computing capacity from data centers in the Netherlands under local ownership and operation.

Jul 9, 2026

Parasail Combines NVIDIA GPUs with D-Matrix Accelerators for Faster Inference

Parasail has announced it will deploy D-Matrix Corsair accelerators alongside NVIDIA Hopper and Blackwell GPUs to boost its inference cloud performance, promising up to ten times faster and more cost-efficient token generation for customers.

Jul 9, 2026

Architect and Compute Desk Launch Compute Exchange for GPU Capacity

Architect Financial Technologies has partnered with Compute Desk to launch ComputeConnect, a new exchange-for-physical market linking compute futures with physical GPU capacity delivery in the United States.

Jul 7, 2026

Ceva Signs AI Licensing Deal with Major US Software Company

Ceva has signed a major AI licensing agreement with a leading US software and AI platform company for a custom silicon program using its NeuPro-M neural processing unit, extending the company's customer base beyond semiconductor and device firms.

Jul 7, 2026

Nscale Secures $900 Million Credit Facility for Global AI Data Center Expansion

Nscale has closed a $900 million revolving credit facility backed by major banks to accelerate its AI data center build-out across the U.S., Europe, and Asia-Pacific.

Jul 7, 2026

RiverMeadow Integrates with AWS Transform for Automated Cloud Modernization

RiverMeadow Software has announced support for AWS Transform, allowing organizations to combine AI-powered migration planning with automated modernization during migration to Amazon Web Services.

Jul 6, 2026

USD.AI and BSQ Capital Launch $300 Million Joint Venture for AI Compute Financing in Asia Pacific

USD.AI and BSQ Capital Partners have formed a joint venture to provide up to $300 million in GPU-backed financing for AI infrastructure operators across the Asia Pacific region, with the potential to expand to $1 billion as performance milestones are achieved.

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