AMD to invest up to $5 billion in Anthropic; AI startup to buy up to 2 GW of chipsAMD has been seeking to expand its foothold in the fast-growing AI chip market as developers look to diversify beyond Nvidia, while Anthrop...
22 Jul, 2026, 11.08 PM IST
AMD to invest up to $5 billion in Anthropic; AI startup to buy up to 2 GW of chipsAMD plans to invest up to $5 billion in Anthropic, alongside a major AI chip supply deal starting 2027. The move strengthens AMD’s position...
22 Jul, 2026, 08.23 PM IST
Microsoft to fund Mistral's European AI expansion in multibillion-dollar dealAs part of the agreement, Microsoft Azure customers will be able to develop software using Mistral's data centers in France, giving Microso...
21 Jul, 2026, 06.05 PM IST
BlackRock-backed group commits $5 billion for Aligned Data CentersIn a significant development, a group backed by the investment giant BlackRock has pledged a massive $5 billion to Aligned Data Centers. Th...
21 Jul, 2026, 04.33 PM IST
Chipmakers head for big profit gains, but will it be enough?Chipmaker shares are experiencing significant price swings on Wall Street this month. Investors anticipate these companies will drive much ...
20 Jul, 2026, 05.27 PM IST
Where authorities are restricting data centres amid AI boomGovernments globally are restricting new data centre construction due to rising concerns. New York State enacted a one-year construction mo...
20 Jul, 2026, 05.17 PM IST
Hut 8 signs $9.8 billion AI data centre lease, fully commercialises Texas campusHut 8 signed a second 15-year lease worth $9.8 billion. This agreement fully commercialises their 1-gigawatt Beacon Point campus in Texas. ...
20 Jul, 2026, 04.36 PM IST
US data center protests go national as backlash growsOpponents of AI data center expansion plan nationwide protests this Saturday. HumansFirst is coordinating demonstrations in at least 125 lo...
18 Jul, 2026, 05.16 PM IST
US data centre protests go national as backlash growsProtesters are organising nationwide demonstrations against the rapid expansion of data centres. These demonstrations aim to voice concerns...
18 Jul, 2026, 04.09 PM IST
AI to fuel India's tech services growth; public cloud spending to reach USD 17.5 bn in 2026: ReportIndia's technology services sector is expected to see strong AI-led growth, with end-user spending on public cloud services projected to su...
17 Jul, 2026, 05.49 PM IST
Global Market: AI chip rally faces valuation test as investors rotate towards hyperscalersAI chipmaker stock rallies are losing momentum as investors reassess valuations. Hyperscaler capital expenditure growth is projected to slo...
17 Jul, 2026, 12.41 PM IST
Among AI crowd, some investors position for slower hyperscaler spending growthFor most of the past two years, the opposite trade prevailed: investors piled into semiconductor and infrastructure companies on the assump...
17 Jul, 2026, 11.30 AM IST
Micron signs deals with Qualcomm, others for AI-powered automobile chip componentsThe agreements come as the industry races to expand manufacturing capacity to meet the booming demand for memory chips due to the rapid a...
17 Jul, 2026, 12.18 AM IST
New York won't build big data centers for a year as it weighs energy and climate risksThe move pushes the state into a raging debate over how to regulate the AI industry, as concerns over rising electric bills and environment...
15 Jul, 2026, 08.15 AM IST
New York becomes first US state to impose a data center moratoriumThe moratorium positions New York at the forefront of a growing national debate over how to manage the infrastructure needed to support art...
14 Jul, 2026, 05.03 PM IST
New York first US state to ban new data centres for a yearNew York has paused large data center construction for one year. This action addresses concerns about rising power costs and strained water...
14 Jul, 2026, 03.00 PM IST
Meta to put AI chip into production in September as it looks to double computing capacityThe tech firm's data center chip, code-named "Iris," is part of a four-generation project for Meta Training and Inference Accelerators (MTI...
13 Jul, 2026, 12.27 AM IST