Chips & Data Centers

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

Oct 16, 2026

Hitachi Energy and Ansaldo Energia Partner on Data Center Power Systems

Hitachi Energy and Ansaldo Energia will develop integrated power generation and grid systems for data centers and other large electricity users.

Oct 16, 2026

Clivet Unveils Magnetic Bearing Compressor for AI Data Center Cooling

Clivet introduced a magnetic bearing centrifugal compressor and liquid cooling system for large AI data centers at the 2026 OCP Global Summit.

Oct 15, 2026

Rising rates strain AI data center fundraising

Higher borrowing costs and falling technology stocks have prompted several AI infrastructure companies to pause or cancel listings as investors examine debt, valuations and projected revenue more closely.

Oct 15, 2026

Ukrainian Drones Hit Sberbank Data Center Planned for Supercomputer

A Ukrainian drone attack hit Sberbank's Balakovo data center, while the bank said its systems and services continued operating normally.

Oct 15, 2026

Brightray Signs Letter of Intent for 10 MW Indiana AI Data Center

Brightray Science signed a nonbinding letter of intent for a planned 10 MW AI data center in Indiana. The company plans to supply prefabricated infrastructure compatible with NVIDIA GB300 systems.

Oct 15, 2026

Salience Labs raises $125 million for optical AI data center switches

Salience Labs raised $125 million in Series B funding to expand manufacturing and deploy its optical circuit switching technology for AI data centers.

Oct 15, 2026

Nova to report third quarter 2026 results on November 5

Nova will release its third quarter 2026 financial results before the Nasdaq market opens on November 5, followed by a conference call at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time.

Oct 15, 2026

FIC Global Opens Johor Factory for AI Infrastructure Components

FIC Global has opened a manufacturing facility in Johor, Malaysia, with eight surface mount technology lines supporting optical components for AI infrastructure and data centers.

Oct 15, 2026

Mueon Raises $65 Million to Scale Cubelets Computing Platform

Mueon raised $65 million in Series A funding to expand its team and move its Cubelets computing platform toward broader validation and production readiness.

Oct 15, 2026

Ukrainian Strikes Disrupt Yandex Services Across Central Asia

Drone attacks damaged Yandex data centers in Russia, disrupting taxi, delivery and other digital services in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan.

Oct 15, 2026

Ricursive Intelligence Details AI System for Chip Design

Ricursive Intelligence is developing AI that designs chips, learns from each iteration, and improves later designs. The startup says its approach could shorten design cycles and produce more efficient layouts.

Oct 15, 2026

ALPS Names Brian Turnbow to Lead AI Data Center Expansion

Italian data center company ALPS appointed Brian Turnbow as technical director for AI, with responsibility for its AI and high performance computing strategy.

Oct 15, 2026

Colt DCS and RMZ Start Building 64 MW Mumbai Data Center

Colt Data Centre Services and RMZ have started construction of Mumbai 3, a 64 MW data center designed for AI and high density computing.

Oct 15, 2026

EQT AI Infrastructure Fund Reaches $11.5 Billion in NAV

EQT's AI Infrastructure fund reached $11.5 billion in net asset value during the third quarter of 2026, supported by $900 million in net inflows and value appreciation.

Oct 14, 2026

DoGo Power Plans 200 Energy Storage Systems for Ukrainian Research Sites

DoGo Power plans to deploy more than 200 grid forming energy storage systems across Ukrainian agricultural research sites and experimental farms over the coming years.

Oct 14, 2026

ASML Reports Record €11.7 Billion Sales as AI Demand Strains Supply

ASML reported record third quarter sales of €11.7 billion and said planned supply for 2027 and 2028 will not fully meet customer demand linked to AI investment.

Oct 14, 2026

Rika Sensor Supplies 86 Coolant Monitoring Units for Dubai AI Data Center

Rika Sensor supplied 86 coolant monitoring units for a Dubai hyperscale cloud center with 2,000 liquid cooled cabinets. The units arrived calibrated and configured to reduce installation time during commissioning.

Oct 14, 2026

Sitecore and Dataweavers expand sovereign hosting to new markets

Arc now offers sovereign cloud hosting for SitecoreAI in China, the Middle East and Canada. The service runs in each customer's Azure tenant to support local data residency requirements.

Oct 14, 2026

Americase to address data center battery compliance at OCP Summit

Americase International will join an OCP Global Summit panel on conflicting rules for data center battery transportation, installation, storage and disposal.

Oct 14, 2026

ThinkLabs AI Adds Dragos CEO Robert M. Lee to Board

ThinkLabs AI appointed Dragos cofounder and CEO Robert M. Lee to its board as the company expands its grid planning software for utilities.

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