Chips & Data Centers

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

Aug 21, 2026

European AI Data Centres Move Away From Major Cities

JLL data shows planned European AI data centres for 2026 to 2028 are moving farther from major hubs as developers seek cheaper land, power access, and faster grid connections.

Aug 20, 2026

Trident Solutions and SciTec Partner on Edge Mission Data Processing

Trident Solutions and SciTec have formed a partnership to combine edge mission data processing hardware with mission software for national security space missions.

Aug 20, 2026

Ramp Launches Router.com for AI Model Routing

Ramp has launched Router.com, an API that routes AI requests to lower cost models that meet a developer set performance level. The service is live now and free through 2026.

Aug 20, 2026

Vectris Says Waveform Raises AI Inference Throughput on Existing GPUs

Vectris says its Waveform control plane recovered unused AI inference capacity inside deployed GPUs, with tests showing 30 to 73% higher throughput and lower energy use. The product is scheduled to launch October 1, 2026, with limited design partner access.

Aug 19, 2026

CATL and Quinbrook Start Supernode Phase 2 Operations and Secure Phase 3 Financing

CATL and Quinbrook said Phase 2 of the Supernode battery energy storage project in Queensland has begun commercial operation, while Phase 3 reached financial close on AUD 469 million in debt financing.

Aug 19, 2026

Dell'Oro Group Sees Data Center Capex Surpassing $3 Trillion by 2030

Dell'Oro Group now projects worldwide data center capital expenditure will surpass $3 trillion by 2030, with AI accelerators driving the largest share of spending.

Aug 19, 2026

ENGIE Signs 48 MW Solar Supply Deal With QTS in Texas

ENGIE North America has signed a 48 MWac solar power purchase agreement with QTS Data Centers to supply renewable energy for data center operations in Irving, Texas.

Aug 19, 2026

WhiteFiber Plans $250 Million Notes Offering for AI Data Centers

WhiteFiber plans a $250.0 million private placement of convertible senior notes due 2032. The company intends to use proceeds for data center expansion, GPU servers, potential transactions, working capital, and an exchange of some existing notes.

Aug 19, 2026

PaleBlueDot AI Gets NVIDIA Exemplar Cloud Status for HGX B300 Cluster

PaleBlueDot AI said its NVIDIA HGX B300 cluster received NVIDIA Exemplar Cloud status for large model training after meeting benchmark performance requirements.

Aug 19, 2026

Relativity Networks Raises $22M and Secures $40M Hyperscaler Order

Relativity Networks raised $22 million through a SAFE investment and secured a $40 million hyperscaler order for its ChronoCore optical networking technology.

Aug 19, 2026

Etched Raises $700 Million at $21 Billion Valuation

Etched has raised $700 million at a $21 billion valuation, with Jane Street leading the round after testing and buying its AI hardware.

Aug 19, 2026

Automus Consulting Launches FAiSAccelerate for Oracle Cloud Implementations

Automus Consulting has launched FAiSAccelerate, an AI powered delivery model for Oracle Cloud Applications implementations that targets a 30 percent reduction in timelines and costs.

Aug 19, 2026

trutility Launches Grid Infrastructure Platform Backed by Distributed Sun

trutility has launched as a grid infrastructure platform for battery storage, community solar, distributed generation, and microgrids, backed by Distributed Sun assets and capital investment.

Aug 19, 2026

Vuzix Ships Causeway Waveguide Samples for AI Data Centers

Vuzix Corporation has begun shipping Causeway waveguide bridge samples and is making an optical interconnect evaluation kit available for AI data center testing.

Aug 19, 2026

Aily Labs Brings Decision Intelligence Platform to Google Cloud Marketplace

Aily Labs has partnered with Google Cloud to offer its Decision Intelligence platform through Google Cloud Marketplace. The platform connects enterprise data systems and coordinates AI agents for pharma and biotech operations.

Aug 18, 2026

Flexential Secures $800 Million for Data Center Projects

Flexential has established an $800 million credit facility to support more than 130 MW of new data center capacity across four markets.

Aug 18, 2026

SHINE Joins GE Vernova AI Nuclear Fuel Tracking Project

SHINE has joined a GE Vernova Advanced Research Center project to use AI for tracking spent nuclear fuel during recycling. The ARPA-E funded project will develop sensor and material tracking systems for nuclear fuel recycling facilities.

Aug 18, 2026

VNET and CATL Partner on Compute Energy Infrastructure

VNET Group has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with CATL to combine data center infrastructure with zero carbon energy technology. The companies plan to work on compute energy facilities, distributed networks, and a zero carbon token ecosystem.

Aug 18, 2026

Castrol Cooling Fluids Validated for NVIDIA AI Infrastructure

Castrol says its ON PG25 and PG25T cooling fluids have been validated for NVIDIA AI factory and data centre infrastructure.

Aug 18, 2026

Prodigy Technovations Launches UFS 5.0 Protocol Exerciser and Analyzer

Prodigy Technovations launched PGY-UFS5-EX-PA, a UFS 5.0 protocol exerciser and analyzer that supports MIPI M-PHY v6.0, MIPI UniPro v3.0, and data rates of 46.64 Gbps per lane.

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