Chips & Data Centers

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

Sep 29, 2026

Fortune Names Envision Energy to 2026 Change the World List

Envision Energy earned its third appearance on Fortune's Change the World list for projects combining renewable energy and AI computing infrastructure.

Sep 29, 2026

SEMIFIVE signs $52 million AI accelerator contract

SEMIFIVE signed a $52 million contract with an unnamed US fabless chip company to develop an AI inference accelerator. Tape out is planned for the first half of 2027, followed by mass production in 2028.

Sep 28, 2026

pgEdge Launches Starfleet Postgres Cloud Platform

pgEdge Starfleet combines Postgres hosting, AI development tools, database branching and flexible deployment options. It is available now with a trial that lasts 14 days.

Sep 28, 2026

Schneider Electric Unveils Software Defined Switchgear for AI Data Centers

Schneider Electric introduced new switchgear and power systems for AI data centers, including an architecture now deployed at an Equinix facility.

Sep 28, 2026

Spectrum Adds NVIDIA AI Compute to Its Edge Network

Spectrum is adding NVIDIA accelerated computing platforms to its Edge Compute Infrastructure, which connects more than 1,000 edge data centers across the United States.

Sep 28, 2026

Hut 8 Secures $1.07 Billion Revolving Credit Facility

Hut 8 closed a $1.07 billion revolving credit facility to fund development and working capital needs, including collateral for data center sites.

Sep 28, 2026

Aon Launches $2.5 Billion Insurance Program for Gas Power Projects

Aon's Power Lifecycle Program covers gas power projects serving data centers and the grid from construction through initial operations.

Sep 27, 2026

Anthropic Expands Akamai Cloud Deal to $11.6 Billion

Anthropic will spend $11.6 billion on Akamai cloud infrastructure over seven years, subject to delivery and service requirements.

Sep 27, 2026

Crusoe Ends $1.25 Billion Boom Turbine Deal

Crusoe and Boom Supersonic ended a $1.25 billion agreement for 29 Superpower turbines that were due to begin arriving in 2027.

Sep 26, 2026

Ault & Company Invests $55 Million in Hyperscale Data

Ault & Company invested $55 million in Hyperscale Data through convertible preferred stock and may purchase up to another $96 million.

Sep 26, 2026

ACL Digital Wins 2026 TSMC Design Service Award

TSMC recognized ACL Digital for design services supporting customers in AI systems, data centers, IoT and edge computing.

Sep 26, 2026

Brightray Signs Framework Agreement for Planned 40 MW Macao AI Data Center

Brightray Veridian signed a framework agreement to supply prefabricated modules for a planned 40 MW AI data center in Macao, subject to securing a tenant and a binding lease.

Sep 26, 2026

EnterpriseDB calls for data governance as AI energy demands rise

EnterpriseDB called for energy efficiency and data governance to be built into infrastructure for autonomous AI systems. Its survey found that 69% of respondents now give energy greater consideration when choosing data and AI platforms.

Sep 26, 2026

MeetKai Plans Sovereign AI Rollout Across Six Countries

MeetKai plans to deploy its sovereign AI platform in Brazil, Ukraine, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Bangladesh. The rollout includes a national scale AI data center in Ukraine with initial capacity planned for 2027.

Sep 26, 2026

Nscale Raises $3.36 Billion in Convertible Financing Before IPO

Nscale raised $3.36 billion through convertible loan notes led by Third Point, with backing from NVIDIA and other investors.

Sep 26, 2026

Overlord Labs Raises $7.25 Million for Battery Intelligence Chip

Overlord Labs raised $7.25 million in seed financing, bringing its total funding to $10 million as it validates its GENESIS battery intelligence chip.

Sep 25, 2026

Leopard Imaging and Lumotive Introduce Sirius Max 3D Perception Platform

Sirius Max combines programmable beam steering with RGB imaging and depth sensing for robotics, industrial automation and autonomous machines. It provides depth resolution of 1 MP and a stated sensing range beyond 20 meters.

Sep 25, 2026

MetaOptics Establishes US ADR Program on OTCQX

MetaOptics establishes a sponsored Level 1 American Depositary Receipt program on OTCQX, with J.P. Morgan serving as the depositary bank.

Sep 25, 2026

PrismML Brings Bonsai Model to Qualcomm Smart Glasses Platform

PrismML created a version of its compact Bonsai language model for smart glasses using Qualcomm's Snapdragon AR1 Gen 1 platform.

Sep 25, 2026

Oracle Issues Force Majeure Notice for New Mexico Stargate Data Center

Oracle issued a force majeure notice tied to Project Jupiter, its Stargate data center campus in New Mexico, but says the facility remains on schedule for 2028.

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