Chips & Data Centers

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

Sep 18, 2025

Microsoft Commits $30 Billion to AI Infrastructure in the UK

Microsoft has announced a $30 billion investment in the UK to enhance AI infrastructure, including building the country's largest supercomputer with over 23,000 NVIDIA GPUs.

Sep 18, 2025

The BESSt Company Introduces Zinc-Polyiodide Battery for AI and Data Centers

The BESSt Company, founded by Tesla alum Joley Michaelson, has launched a zinc-polyiodide REDOX flow battery for data centers and AI infrastructure, offering multi-hour to multi-day energy storage.

Sep 18, 2025

Groq Secures $750 Million to Expand AI Inference Infrastructure

Groq has raised $750 million in new financing, bringing its valuation to $6.9 billion, announced in a press release. The funding round was led by Disruptive, with contributions from Blackrock and others.

Sep 18, 2025

China Bans Tech Firms from Purchasing NVIDIA AI Chips

China's Cyberspace Administration has banned domestic tech companies from buying NVIDIA AI chips, impacting firms like ByteDance and Alibaba.

Sep 17, 2025

Grinn Partners with MediaTek for Advanced AI and IoT Solutions

Grinn has announced a strategic partnership with MediaTek to enhance its AI and IoT technologies, launching new systems-on-module based on MediaTek's Genio processors.

Sep 17, 2025

Ambient Scientific Unveils GPX10 Pro AI Processor for Edge Devices

Ambient Scientific has launched the GPX10 Pro, an AI-native processor offering significant power and performance improvements for edge applications.

Sep 16, 2025

Nvidia to Acquire CoreWeave's Unsold Compute Capacity for $6.3 Billion

Nvidia has agreed to purchase unsold compute capacity from CoreWeave in a deal valued at $6.3 billion, ensuring financial stability for CoreWeave through 2032.

Sep 15, 2025

Supermicro Begins Bulk Shipments of NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra Systems

Supermicro has announced the widespread deployment of its NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra solutions, providing Plug-and-Play ready systems for global customers.

Sep 15, 2025

Capstone Green Energy and MG4AI Collaborate on AI-Ready Microgrid Data Centers

Capstone Green Energy and MG4AI have partnered to develop modular AI-ready microgrid-powered data centers, combining Capstone's microturbines with MG4AI's containerized compute pods.

Sep 15, 2025

Solaren Warns of Grid Challenges Amid AI and Data Center Growth in the Philippines

Solaren Renewable Energy Solutions Corp. highlights the urgent need for energy planning in the Philippines as AI and data center projects increase demand on the grid.

Sep 14, 2025

BlackRock to Invest £500 Million in UK Data Centres

BlackRock is set to invest £500 million in UK data centres through a partnership with Digital Gravity Partners, coinciding with President Trump's state visit.

Sep 12, 2025

AI Hardware Demand Boosts Data Center Semiconductor Market by 44%

The data center semiconductor and components market saw a 44% year-over-year growth in Q2 2025, driven by AI hardware demand, according to Dell'Oro Group.

Sep 12, 2025

AI Data Center Market to Reach $78.91 Billion by 2032

The AI data center market is projected to grow from $13.67 billion in 2024 to $78.91 billion by 2032, driven by increasing AI workloads and strategic investments in infrastructure.

Sep 12, 2025

Moreh and SGLang Showcase Distributed Inference System on AMD

Moreh has unveiled its distributed inference system on AMD at the AI Infra Summit 2025, showcasing collaborations with Tenstorrent and SGLang.

Sep 12, 2025

Hithium Unveils AI Data Center Energy Storage Solution

Hithium has launched a new AI data center energy storage solution at RE+ 2025, featuring long-duration battery systems designed to enhance renewable energy utilization and efficiency.

Sep 12, 2025

VNET Secures 40MW Order for Gu'an IDC Campus

VNET Group has secured a 40MW wholesale order from a leading internet company for its new Gu'an IDC Campus, located in the Greater Beijing Area, as announced in a press release.

Sep 12, 2025

OpenAI and NVIDIA to Invest in UK Data Centers

OpenAI and NVIDIA are set to announce significant investments in UK data centers, partnering with Nscale Global Holdings, according to Bloomberg.

Sep 12, 2025

Alibaba and Baidu Shift to In-House AI Chips

Alibaba and Baidu have started using their own chips for AI model training, partly replacing Nvidia's, as reported by The Information.

Sep 12, 2025

Hyperscale Data to Sell Montana Assets, Focus on Michigan Campus

Hyperscale Data, Inc. plans to sell its Montana data center properties to concentrate on its Michigan campus, announced in a press release. The Michigan facility aims to expand its power capacity significantly.

Sep 11, 2025

Digital Realty Launches Innovation Lab for AI and Hybrid Cloud

Digital Realty has introduced its Innovation Lab to facilitate AI and hybrid cloud deployment, offering a real-world testing environment for infrastructure optimization.

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