Chips & Data Centers

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

BharathCloud Opens First Sovereign Cloud Centre at CtrlS Hyderabad Facility

BharathCloud has launched its first AI-ready sovereign Cloud Centre at CtrlS Datacenters' Hyderabad DC1 facility, supported by JLL as the exclusive advisor. The move marks the beginning of BharathCloud's $100 million plan to expand cloud infrastructure across India.

May 22, 2026

WhiteFiber Signs $160 Million AI Compute Deal in France

WhiteFiber has signed a five-year agreement worth over $160 million to provide AI compute infrastructure for an investment-grade technology customer in the Paris region. The deployment will use NVIDIA GPU systems and begin service in July 2026.

May 22, 2026

SANY Group Showcases Smart and Green Mining Technologies at Global Summit

SANY Group presented its integrated smart mining and low-carbon solutions at the Global Mining Summit 2026 in Xi'an, unveiling autonomous systems, hybrid trucks, and renewable energy integration technologies.

May 21, 2026

Electric Era Introduces CoPower Platform for Data Center Power Expansion

Electric Era has launched the CoPower Platform, a modular battery-based power system designed to help data centers overcome grid capacity limits and meet the growing demand from AI workloads.

May 21, 2026

Google Invests $15 Billion in New Missouri Data Center and Energy Initiatives

Google announced a $15 billion investment in Missouri that includes a new data center in Montgomery County, energy affordability programs, and workforce training partnerships across the state.

May 21, 2026

Verkor Introduces VerTQ, TurboQuant Accelerator for LLM Inference

Verkor has launched VerTQ, a silicon IP accelerator implementing Google's TurboQuant algorithm to reduce large language model memory usage by over four times while maintaining performance. The chip was autonomously designed by Verkor's Conductor 2.0 AI platform and targets edge AI applications.

May 20, 2026

Universities Space Research Association Forms USRA Energy to Support DOE AI and Nuclear Goals

The Universities Space Research Association has created a new subsidiary, USRA Energy LLC, to advance the U.S. Department of Energy's initiatives in artificial intelligence, nuclear innovation, and workforce development.

May 20, 2026

Southeast University and Korea University Develop Advanced Copper Catalysts for CO2 Conversion

Researchers from Southeast University and Korea University have created advanced copper catalysts that improve the efficiency and stability of converting carbon dioxide into valuable fuels, using both experimental design and machine learning models.

May 19, 2026

Moment Energy Achieves UL Certification for Second Life Battery Management System

Moment Energy has received UL 60730-1 certification for its battery management system designed for repurposed EV batteries, marking the first such certification globally and setting a new standard for safety in second life battery storage applications.

May 19, 2026

ACI Mechanical and HVAC Sales Appoints Tyler Keller as Vice President of Data Center Solutions

ACI Mechanical and HVAC Sales has appointed Tyler Keller as Vice President of Data Center Solutions. Keller brings over 17 years of experience in HVAC and energy systems for hyperscale, colocation, and AI infrastructure environments.

May 19, 2026

DataBank Names Kevin Ooley as Next CEO, Raul Martynek to Become Executive Chairman

DataBank announced that President and CFO Kevin Ooley will become CEO effective January 1, 2027, as current CEO Raul Martynek transitions to Executive Chairman of the Board.

May 19, 2026

DriveNets Fabric Scheduled Ethernet Added to Dell AI Factory

DriveNets has announced that its Fabric Scheduled Ethernet solution is now available as part of the Dell AI Factory, expanding options for building high-performance AI clusters across multiple environments.

May 19, 2026

Corgi Semiconductor Photonics ETF Reaches $150 Million in Two Weeks

Corgi announced that its Lithography & Semiconductor Photonics ETF (EUV) has surpassed $150 million in assets under management less than two weeks after launch.

May 19, 2026

Corvex Reports Q1 2026 Results Following Transition to AI Cloud Computing

Corvex, Inc. reported first quarter 2026 financial results, marking its transition to an AI cloud computing business after acquiring Corvex OpCo and renaming from Movano Inc. The company posted revenue of $510 thousand and a net loss of $5.1 million.

May 19, 2026

Eco Wave Power Joins NVIDIA Inception Program to Advance AI in Renewable Energy

Eco Wave Power U.S., a subsidiary of Eco Wave Power Global AB, has joined the NVIDIA Inception program to develop AI applications for wave energy systems, focusing on optimization, predictive maintenance, and digital twin modeling.

May 19, 2026

EXEO Group Deploys BE Networks Verity Platform in Japan Data Centers

EXEO Group has completed a six-month proof of concept and placed a production order for BE Networks Verity platform, which will manage its SONiC-based data center infrastructure in Japan.

May 19, 2026

Leanpath Introduces Snap AI Mobile Food Waste Tracker for Off-Site Events

Leanpath has launched Snap AI, a mobile food waste tracking solution that uses computer vision to identify and quantify leftover food at off-site events, eliminating the need for scales or manual input.

May 19, 2026

Power Availability Now Drives AI Deployment Decisions, Flexential Finds

A new survey from Flexential shows that 89% of organizations now base their AI deployment locations on grid power availability, with electricity pricing and network performance emerging as major operational concerns.

May 19, 2026

AMI Launches Shift Left Initiative for Arm Total Design with Synopsys

AMI has announced a Shift Left initiative for Arm Total Design in collaboration with Arm and Synopsys, enabling earlier firmware validation during chip development to reduce risk and speed up production.

May 19, 2026

ChemTreat Named Strategic Provider in Dow Coolant Care Network for AI Data Centers

ChemTreat has been selected as Dow’s national strategic service provider and sole preferred provider in Virginia for the new Coolant Care Network, supporting AI data center cooling systems.

May 19, 2026

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