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Amazon Joins Quantum Race With New ‘Ocelot’ Chip
Amazon Web Services says new quantum computing chip Ocelot is a breakthrough in building fault-tolerant quantum computers
Nvidia FY25 Profit Rises 130 Percent, Amid AI Boom
Despite stunning financial results Nvidia shares were muted, as concern over new chip costs offset optimism over AI demand
EU ‘Unconditionally Approves’ Nokia’s $2.3bn...
As expected, European Commission approves Nokia’s $2.3 billion purchase of US data centre equipment provider Infinera
Apple To Invest $500bn In US As It Seeks Tariff Exemptions
Apple announces plans to spend $500bn in US over four years as it negotiates with US administration for exemptions to China tariffs
Microsoft Cancels Data Centre Leases In AI Shift
Analysts say Microsoft has cancelled data centre leases in US, scaled back international spending in shift on AI expansion plans
South Korea To Buy 10,000 GPUs For National AI Hub
South Korea hopes to gain leg up in international AI race with infusion of private investment for national AI computing centre
Nokia’s $2.3bn Infinera Deal Set For ‘Unconditional’...
Nokia's $2.3bn Infinera buy set to make company world's second-biggest vendor of optical networking gear for data centres
ARM Shares Rise Amid Report Meta Will Purchase Its First Chip
British chip designer ARM Holdings is reportedly developing its own chip, and Meta is one of its first customers
OpenAI ‘Finalising Design’ For In-House AI Chip
OpenAI reportedly set to finalise design for first in-house AI chip within months, putting it on track to come into use next year
DeepSeek Ends Promotional API Pricing Amidst Demand Surge
Chinese AI start-up DeepSeek discontinues promotional pricing for V3 large language model as demand surge strains resources
Alphabet Disappoints Investors, Despite Profit, Revenue Increases
Negative reaction from Wall Street, after Google parent Alphabet slightly missed Q4 revenue target, despite healthy overall growth
Microsoft Shares Sink After Cloud Unit Misses Projections
Microsoft's shares drop in after-hours trading after company says capacity constraints for AI cloud business to continue for months
Low-Cost Chinese AI Chatbot Roils Tech Stocks
AI chatbot from Chinese start-up DeepSeek jumps to top of iOS free downloads in US, shaving billions off tech stocks around world
Meta To Spend Up To $65bn On AI This Year
Meta plans to spend up to $65bn on AI infrastructure this year, as it faces competition from rival companies and 'Stargate' initiative
Tech Giants Announce $500 Billion AI Plan In US
OpenAI, SoftBank, Oracle and others form joint venture called 'The Stargate Project' – to build $500 billion AI infrastructure in US
Worldwide IT Spending Set To Rise 9.8 Percent In 2025 – Gartner
Spending on IT is forecasted to increase in 2025 according to Gartner, but price increases will absorb the increased CIO budgets
Biden Signs Order For Energy Provision For AI Data Centres
Executive order for AI signed by President Biden, to reduce bottlenecks to connect AI data centres to clean energy sources
Apple Creates Data-Processing Company In Shanghai
Apple forms data-processing venture in Shanghai amidst ongoing efforts to introduce AI offerings in mainland China
Databricks Raises $10bn In Huge AI Funding Round
Data analytics and AI start-up Databricks completes huge $10bn round from major venture capitalists as investors seek AI exposure
Elon Musk’s xAI Closes $6bn Funding, Plots Colossus AI Supercomputer...
SEC filing reveals that Elon Musk’s AI firm, xAI, has raised another $6 billion, as it pledges to expand Colossus supercomputer
Meta To Spend $10 Billion On Largest Data Centre To Date
Facebook parent confirms its 23rd data centre in the US will be located in Louisiana, and will be its largest facility to date
Meta Looks To Nuclear Energy For US Data Centres
Facebook parent Meta joins other big data centre operators and explores use of nuclear energy to help it meet AI and sustainability objectives
UK’s CMA Readies Cloud Sector “Behavioural” Remedies –...
Targetting AWS, Microsoft? British competition regulator soon to announce “behavioural” remedies for cloud sector
FTC Plans Investigation Into Microsoft Cloud Business – Report
Microsoft's cloud business practices are reportedly facing a potential anti-competitive investigation by the FTC
AMD Axes 4 Percent Of Staff, Amid AI Chip Focus
Merry Christmas staff. AMD hands marching orders to 1,000 employees in the led up to the Christmas holiday period
Nvidia, Meta Ask Supreme Court To Axe Investor Lawsuits
Nvidia, Meta bring cases before US Supreme Court this month seeking tighter limits on investors' ability to sue over inadequate disclosure
Nvidia Asked SK Hynix To Advance Next-Gen AI Memory Production
SK Hynix says Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang asked if production of next-gen HBM4 memory could be advanced, amidst explosive AI demand
Spotify, Paramount Sign Up To Use Google Cloud ARM Chips
Google Cloud signs up Spotify, Paramount Global as early customers of its first ARM-based cloud CPUs, as AI drives skyrocketing power costs
Alphabet Sees Jump In Advertising, AI Cloud Revenues
Google parent Alphabet sees strong demand for digital advertising, AI cloud services amidst stiff competition