Chips & Data Centers

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

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.

July 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.

July 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.

July 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.

July 14, 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.

July 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.

July 13, 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.

July 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.

July 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%.

July 10, 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.

July 09, 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.

July 09, 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.

July 09, 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.

July 07, 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.

July 07, 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.

July 07, 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.

July 06, 2026

SK Telecom Plans 15GW AI Data Center Program to Establish Korea as Regional Hub

SK Telecom announced plans to build AI data centers totaling up to 15GW across South Korea by 2029, aiming to make the country a major AI infrastructure hub in Asia. The buildout will start with facilities in Ulsan and expand to other regions, supported by SK Group affiliates and partner investments.

July 06, 2026

VoltServer and Eaton Form Partnership to Advance Digital Electricity Power Systems

VoltServer and Eaton have entered a strategic partnership to develop advanced power distribution technologies based on Digital Electricity and direct current systems. The agreement includes an investment by Eaton and joint development of intelligent power infrastructure solutions.

July 03, 2026

DXC Technology Launches Private Cloud+ for Regulated Enterprise Workloads

DXC Technology has announced the general availability of DXC Private Cloud+, a hybrid private cloud powered by Dell infrastructure and operated by DXC OASIS. The solution is designed for regulated industries that require secure, compliant, and AI-ready environments.

July 02, 2026

Dnotitia Unveils STAR-KV Compression Method Selected as ICML 2026 Spotlight Paper

Dnotitia introduced STAR-KV, a cache compression method that reduces key-value cache size by up to 20 times and speeds up generation throughput by over three times. The research, developed with UC San Diego, has been recognized as a Spotlight paper at ICML 2026 in Seoul.

July 02, 2026

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