Chips & Data Centers

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

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.

Sep 16, 2026

NOVVA Group Agrees to Acquire 3.17 GW Renewable Portfolio in Argentina

NOVVA Group signed a binding framework agreement to acquire a 3.17 GW renewable energy portfolio in Argentina from ABO Energy.

Sep 15, 2026

Cisco Expands Splunk AI for Private and Isolated Environments

Cisco introduced new Splunk tools for running AI in private environments, monitoring agent costs and supporting security operations.

Sep 15, 2026

Delos Data Raises Over $100 Million for AI Infrastructure

Delos Data raised more than $100 million to expand its engineering teams and develop its Nonstop AI infrastructure products.

Sep 15, 2026

MediaTek Introduces Dimensity 9600 Pro Smartphone Chip

The 2nm Dimensity 9600 Pro supports AI models with up to 30 billion parameters and offers higher CPU, NPU, and graphics performance.

Sep 15, 2026

EUCLYD Raises More Than €200 Million for AI Inference Infrastructure

Eindhoven based EUCLYD raised a Series A of more than €200 million co led by Samsung, Somerset Capital Partners, EQT's Scaleup Europe Fund and Innovation Industries, and named former ASML chief executive Peter Wennink chairman.

Sep 15, 2026

Lambda Signs White House Ratepayer Protection Pledge

Lambda signed a White House pledge covering electricity costs, grid capacity and consumer protections as demand from AI data centers grows.

Sep 15, 2026

NelsonHall Names Unisys a Leader in AI Enabled Cloud Management

NelsonHall recognized Unisys as a Leader in its 2026 evaluation of AI enabled cloud infrastructure management services.

Sep 14, 2026

Sophia Space and SLI Outline $300 Million Satellite Financing Framework

Sophia Space and SLI outlined a nonbinding $300 million financing framework for 10 orbital computing satellites, with launches planned as early as 2028.

Sep 14, 2026

Fujitsu to Sell MONAKA CPU and Server in November

Fujitsu will begin global sales of its FUJITSU-MONAKA processor in November 2026. A server using the processor will also become available in Japan and Europe that month.

Sep 12, 2026

Nscale Adds Fidji Simo to a Board Built for Scale

Fidji Simo joins Nscale as an independent director as the AI infrastructure company prepares for a potential public listing.

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