Chips & Data Centers

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

IFS Introduces IFS Zero for Emissions Management in Industrial Operations

IFS has launched IFS Zero, an agentic emissions operating system designed for asset-intensive industries, enabling real-time carbon measurement and optimization across Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions.

May 27, 2026

Elemental Impact Launches Data Center Innovation Initiative with Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft

Elemental Impact has launched the Data Center Innovation Initiative, partnering with Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft to accelerate sustainable technologies for data centers through targeted investments and pilot projects.

May 27, 2026

Hoth Therapeutics Renamed Rocket One, Focus Shifts to Space AI Hardware

Hoth Therapeutics has changed its name to Rocket One Inc. and will trade under the new ticker RKTO as it pivots toward developing nanomagnetic AI chip technology for space and defense computing applications.

May 27, 2026

Eleveight AI Opens Armenia's First NVIDIA Blackwell Powered Data Center

Eleveight AI has launched Armenia's first GPU-based AI factory in Gagarin, powered by NVIDIA Blackwell B300 GPUs. The $120 million project marks the region's first deployment of the architecture and aims to support large-scale AI workloads.

May 27, 2026

SEMI and Global Net Corp Release Report on Glass Core Substrate Market Growth

SEMI and Global Net Corp have released a new report projecting a 67.2% compound annual growth rate for glass core substrates between 2028 and 2040, driven by demand for advanced semiconductor packaging in AI and high-performance computing.

May 27, 2026

2G Energy North America Secures Record Order for Data Center Power Systems

2G Energy North America announced its largest order to date, supplying containerized power generation systems for a North American data center project beginning in late 2026.

May 27, 2026

Montera Infrastructure Promotes Tricia Arneson to Chief Operating Officer

Montera Infrastructure has promoted Tricia Arneson to Chief Operating Officer as the company moves into its next phase of growth, focusing on development and delivery of hyperscale data center campuses across North America.

May 27, 2026

SEMI Foundation and NSF Launch First Four Regional Nodes for Microelectronics Education

The SEMI Foundation, acting as the Hub Operator for the National Network for Microelectronics Education (NNME), announced the launch of the first four Regional Nodes. Funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation, the initiative aims to strengthen the microelectronics workforce across the country.

May 27, 2026

Huawei Presents Tau Scaling Law as Successor to Moore’s Law

Huawei introduced the Tau Scaling Law at the 2026 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, proposing a new framework for semiconductor progress based on time scaling rather than geometric transistor scaling.

May 27, 2026

Infortrend to Present New AI Infrastructure at COMPUTEX 2026

Infortrend Technology will unveil a new infrastructure platform at COMPUTEX Taipei 2026, designed to support AI and data intensive workloads from edge to enterprise cloud environments.

May 27, 2026

Evocative Named Primary USA Operator for Independent Data Centre Network

The Independent Data Centre Network has added Evocative as its primary operator in the United States, expanding the network's international coverage across the UK, Ireland, Europe, and now the US.

May 26, 2026

OneQode to Deploy AMD Instinct GPUs for Global AI Infrastructure

OneQode announced a collaboration with AMD to deploy AMD Instinct GPUs and plans to use the AMD Helios rack scale solution as part of a global AI infrastructure rollout across multiple regions.

May 26, 2026

VNET Group Reports 20% Revenue Growth in Q1 2026, Driven by Wholesale Data Center Expansion

VNET Group reported a 19.8% year-over-year increase in total net revenues to RMB2.69 billion for the first quarter of 2026, with wholesale data center revenues surpassing retail for the first time.

May 26, 2026

Silicom Wins $5 Million Annual Design Deal for White Label Switch Family

Silicom Ltd. has secured a design win worth $5 million per year with a global cybersecurity company for a new range of white label switches, with production orders expected in 2026.

May 26, 2026

Skymizer and VIA NEXT Partner on AI Inference and Chiplet Integration

Skymizer and VIA NEXT Technologies have announced a collaboration to advance AI inference infrastructure and chiplet integration, focusing on system-level validation, advanced packaging, and modular architectures for enterprise-scale AI deployments.

May 26, 2026

Schneider Electric Delivers $290 Million AI Infrastructure to TeraWulf’s Lake Mariner Campus

Schneider Electric and Motivair have completed phased delivery of AI infrastructure solutions worth over $290 million for TeraWulf’s Lake Mariner data campus near Buffalo, New York. The project supports up to 750 MW of power demand and integrates power, cooling, and monitoring systems to accelerate AI data center deployment.

May 26, 2026

Tamnoon Expands Cloud Security Platform with Skill-Based Remediation

Tamnoon has expanded its AI engine, Tami, into a skill-based orchestrator that generates tailored remediation skills for enterprise environments, introducing new capabilities for automated cloud defense.

May 26, 2026

Modine Signs $4 Billion Supply Agreement for Airedale Data Center Cooling Products

Modine has signed a long-term capacity agreement worth over $4 billion with a strategic data center customer, ensuring supply of Airedale by Modine cooling products through 2029 and receiving a $165 million upfront payment to expand capacity.

May 26, 2026

Cogent Communications to Sell 10 Data Centers for $225 Million

Cogent Communications has agreed to sell 10 of its data center facilities for $225 million in cash to an entity backed by I Squared Capital. The deal is expected to close by mid-June 2026, pending regulatory approval.

May 26, 2026

Alibaba Cloud Introduces Agentic AI Ecosystem and Qwen3.7-Max Model

Alibaba Cloud has introduced a new suite of AI products including the Qwen3.7-Max model, a Skills portal, and the Qwen Cloud platform. The launch took place at its first international Qwen Conference in Singapore, alongside initiatives to train local SMEs and students in generative and agentic AI.

May 26, 2026

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