Chips & Data Centers

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

Jul 29, 2026

Galaxy Digital Buys Texas Land for AI Data Center Campus

Galaxy Digital acquired about 500 acres in McGregor, Texas, for an AI and high performance computing data center campus. The first phase is expected to reach 74 MW.

Jul 29, 2026

Orange and Morrison Plan French Data Centre Venture for AI Demand

Orange and Morrison plan a 50/50 data centre joint venture in France targeting 400 MW of capacity, backed by a €3 billion investment programme.

Jul 27, 2026

AMD to Invest Up to $5 Billion in Anthropic Server Deal

AMD will invest up to $5 billion in Anthropic under a deal for up to 2 gigawatts of AMD Instinct MI450 GPUs, with the first gigawatt expected in the first half of 2027.

Jul 27, 2026

OpenAI to Cover Power Costs for $20 Billion Georgia Data Center

OpenAI will cover infrastructure and electric service costs for its planned $20 billion data center in Effingham County, Georgia, Southern Company said. The agreement also includes up to 1,000 megawatts of flexible demand response.

Jul 27, 2026

F1R3FLY Joins TCS Partner Ecosystem for SovereignSecure Cloud Work

F1R3FLY has joined Tata Consultancy Services' Alliances and Partnerships ecosystem to support work on TCS SovereignSecure Cloud. The companies plan to deploy F1R3FLY's parallel computing technology for enterprise cloud, AI, and data security use cases.

Jul 27, 2026

Highstar Launches Battery Cell Portfolio for AI Data Centers

Highstar introduced a battery cell portfolio for AI data centers at the 2026 GGII Energy Storage Industry Summit, covering UPS, HVDC, battery backup units, and grid side storage.

Jul 27, 2026

Gravity Launches Sustainability and Energy AI Agent

Gravity has launched Gravity Agent, an AI agent for sustainability and energy teams with more than 85 built in skills for data migration, disclosure drafting, and energy cost analysis.

Jul 27, 2026

Aolani and Rafay Systems Deploy NVIDIA DSX OS on GB200 NVL72 Infrastructure

Aolani and Rafay Systems are collaborating to deploy NVIDIA DSX OS on NVIDIA GB200 NVL72 infrastructure, combining Aolani's AI cloud infrastructure with Rafay Platform orchestration for enterprise AI services.

Jul 27, 2026

CM Global Services Plans 50 MW AI Data Center in ERCOT South

CM Global Services announced Project Santos, a planned 50 MW AI data center campus in the ERCOT South grid zone. The first phase is targeted for completion by the end of the first quarter of 2027.

Jul 27, 2026

Southern Company Joins Trump Ratepayer Pledge as AI Power Demand Grows

Southern Company joined President Donald Trump's Ratepayer Protection Pledge and cited OpenAI's planned $20 billion Georgia project as an example of customer cost protections for AI power demand.

Jul 27, 2026

Galaxy Digital Prices $3.507 Billion Notes for Texas Data Center Project

Galaxy Digital priced a $3.507 billion private offering of senior secured notes to help fund construction of data center buildings in Dickens County, Texas.

Jul 27, 2026

Databricks and Microsoft Extend Azure AI Partnership Into 2030s

Databricks and Microsoft expanded their Azure partnership into the 2030s, with new integrations for Databricks Genie and Unity AI Gateway across Microsoft products.

Jul 23, 2026

femtoAI Reports Fivefold Growth as SPU Chips Reach 200,000 Units

femtoAI announced a fivefold increase in growth for the first half of 2026, supported by major customers like Samsung and Marshall and the adoption of its Sparse Processing Unit platform across multiple sectors.

Jul 23, 2026

Acrab Introduces GELIX 1 SoC and Agent Box for Local AI Applications

Acrab has announced the GELIX 1 System on Chip and Agent Box platform, designed to power large AI models and enable local inference at the edge.

Jul 23, 2026

CPC Introduces Everis DC Full Flow Connectors for AI Cooling Systems

CPC has launched the Everis DC Series connectors designed to improve liquid cooling efficiency for AI and high-performance computing systems. The new connectors reduce pressure drop by up to 90 percent compared to traditional valved designs.

Jul 23, 2026

Vertiv Deploys Infrastructure for NVIDIA DGX GB300 at Naval Postgraduate School

Vertiv has installed integrated power, liquid cooling, and rack systems to support the Naval Postgraduate School’s new NVIDIA DGX GB300 system, creating an advanced AI environment for research and education.

Jul 23, 2026

Infinium Edge Unveils EdgeSites for Rapid AI Infrastructure Deployment

Infinium Edge has introduced EdgeSites, a new infrastructure model that enables AI compute deployment in existing industrial and commercial buildings without the need for new construction or grid interconnection.

Jul 23, 2026

GMI Cloud Commits $500 Million to Expand Compute Infrastructure with NVIDIA

GMI Cloud announced a strategic compute collaboration with NVIDIA, supported by a $500 million capital investment to expand its AI infrastructure and meet growing demand.

Jul 23, 2026

OpenAI Plans $750 Billion Infrastructure Spending Through 2030

OpenAI plans to invest $750 billion in infrastructure through 2030, increasing its earlier estimate by 25 percent. The spending includes a $20 billion data center project in Georgia known as Project Camellia, which will cover 1,400 acres northwest of Savannah.

Jul 22, 2026

China Southern Power Grid Showcases AI Power System at WAIC 2026

China Southern Power Grid presented its AI-based power system technologies at the 2026 World AI Conference in Shanghai, including MegaWatt Yunrui, an automated distribution network planning agent that produces full planning reports in ten minutes.

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