Chips & Data Centers

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

Sep 17, 2026

Huawei Introduces OceanStor M900 Storage for AI Inference

Huawei introduced OceanStor M900 Context Memory Storage for AI inference in hyperscale data centers, with capacity of up to 64 PB per cluster.

Sep 17, 2026

AXG and Digital Realty Offer Private Infrastructure in 31 Markets

AXG and Digital Realty are offering hosted private infrastructure services for system integrators and managed service providers across 31 markets.

Sep 17, 2026

OpsGuru Names Tim Currie President

Tim Currie will lead sales and market functions across OpsGuru's AWS and managed cloud portfolio in Canada and the US.

Sep 17, 2026

Optiml Showcases REDI Decision Layer for Real Estate

Optiml is showcasing its REDI platform for real estate investment and asset managers at the Sustainable Real Estate Forum during NYC Climate Week.

Sep 17, 2026

QBit Unveils Robotics and Drone Chip Roadmap

QBit Semiconductor unveiled its QB88XX chip series for robotic control and outlined plans for drone processors through 2029.

Sep 17, 2026

Lightmatter Introduces 12.8 Tbps Bidirectional Optical Module

Lightmatter introduced the Passage L20 CPX, a bidirectional optical module that combines transmission and reception over one fiber. Evaluation kits are expected in the first quarter of 2027.

Sep 17, 2026

Advantech Expands WEDA Edge AI Platform With Intel, Qualcomm and AMD

Advantech has expanded its WEDA edge AI platform with support from Intel, Qualcomm Technologies and AMD. The platform combines hardware, Linux software, container resources, cloud APIs and model management tools.

Sep 17, 2026

Huawei and Partners Launch Grid Forming and AI Initiative

Huawei Digital Power and partner organizations launched an initiative to support standards and wider deployment of grid forming and AI technologies in power systems.

Sep 17, 2026

Expanse Raises $5.3 Million for AI Compute Planning Software

Expanse raises $5.3 million in seed funding for software that predicts the computing resources required by AI workloads before they run.

Sep 17, 2026

D-Robotics Raises $400 Million for Robotics Chips and Software

D-Robotics closed a $400 million Series C round to expand its Sunrise chip portfolio and build a software platform spanning robot development.

Sep 17, 2026

Huawei Unveils Grid Interactive AI Data Center Solution

Huawei introduced an AI data center system that coordinates computing, power, cooling and construction to increase tokens generated per watt.

Sep 16, 2026

ai& to Deploy Up to 100 Rebellions RebelRack Units in Tokyo

ai& will deploy Rebellions RebelRack systems at its Tokyo data center, with plans for up to 100 units to support AI inference services in Japan.

Sep 16, 2026

AWS MSP Validation Checklist 8.0 Adds 24 AI Controls

AWS published version 8.0 of its MSP Validation Checklist, adding 24 controls covering agentic AI governance, responsible AI, prompt injection prevention and agentic Zero Trust.

Sep 16, 2026

OX Security Launches OX Cloud for AI Agent Security

OX Security launched OX Cloud, a security platform that monitors AI agents, models, and MCP servers in cloud environments.

Sep 16, 2026

Researchers Develop AI System to Predict SSD Failures From Inaccurate Reports

Researchers developed a Multiple Instance Learning system that predicts individual SSD failures from inaccurate group failure reports.

Sep 16, 2026

TotalEnergies and Mistral Commit More Than €100 Million to Oil and Gas AI

TotalEnergies and Mistral AI will invest more than €100 million over three years to develop AI models for oil and gas exploration and reservoir engineering.

Sep 16, 2026

Anthropic Signs Lease for 2.16 Gigawatt Australian Data Centre

Anthropic signed its first Australian data centre lease for a planned 2.16 gigawatt campus near Brisbane. The facility will support AI inference and is expected to begin operating in 2027.

Sep 16, 2026

Aolani Discusses AI Token Exports at Malaysia Data Center Forum

Aolani CEO Nicholas Chia discussed Malaysia's cloud and computing market at Data Centre Nexus 2026, including the company's proposal to turn local computing capacity into AI tokens for export.

Sep 16, 2026

Crusoe to Run Perplexity Model Training and Inference

Crusoe and Perplexity AI signed a multiyear agreement covering model training and managed inference. Crusoe will also provide Perplexity tools to its 1,800 employees.

Sep 16, 2026

MemryX and Lenovo Expand Edge AI Work in Saudi Arabia

MemryX and Lenovo signed an agreement to expand sovereign edge AI systems across Saudi Arabia using Lenovo servers and MemryX accelerators.

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