Anthropic Races to Build AI Compute Capacity in Asia-Pacific
Anthropic is hiring across Australia and Japan to expand its AI data center capacity in Asia-Pacific, as soaring demand for Claude strains its infrastructure.
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Immutable Cuts Game Teams to Bet on AI Marketing Platform
Web3 gaming unicorn Immutable cut 29 roles and gutted its in-house game studios to focus on Audience, an AI marketing platform for the broader games industry.
SK Hynix Files to Raise $29 Billion in Nasdaq ADR Listing
SK Hynix filed to raise about $29 billion through a Nasdaq ADR listing set for July 10, roughly double earlier estimates, to fund its AI memory expansion.
Qualcomm to Acquire AI Software Startup Modular to Challenge Nvidia
By
Samantha Reed
• 3 mins read
Qualcomm agreed to acquire Modular, the AI software startup led by Chris Lattner, to build a hardware-agnostic software layer and challenge Nvidia in data center AI.
ByteDance Seeks $20 Billion Loan to Fund Its AI Buildout
By
Samantha Reed
• 3 mins read
ByteDance’s record offshore loan would nearly double its 2024 facility and help fund capital spending that could reach $70 billion this year on AI data centers.
Anthropic May Require Some Claude Users to Verify Their Identity
By
Daniel Mercer
• 3 mins read
A new Anthropic privacy policy taking effect July 8 lets the company ask some flagged Claude users to upload government IDs and submit biometric selfies.
Nvidia and Firebird Just Signed a $10 Billion AI Deal With Kazakhstan
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Olivia Grant
• 3 mins read
Kazakhstan’s Data Center Valley would deploy 100,000 Nvidia GPUs near cheap power by 2027, though analysts flag execution risk after a history of stalled deals
Tech Layoffs Near 150,000 in 2026 as AI Wealth Surges
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Samantha Reed
• 3 mins read
Tech firms have cut close to 150,000 jobs in 2026 while citing AI, even as AI-driven IPOs mint vast new fortunes, sharpening questions about who benefits.
SK Hynix Targets $14 Billion US Listing as Early as August
By
Olivia Grant
• 3 mins read
SK Hynix, Nvidia’s largest memory partner and the HBM market leader, awaits SEC clearance for an ADR listing as its stock trades at a persistent Korea discount
SpaceX Pitches Vertically Integrated AI Stack, Including Data Centers in Orbit
By
Samantha Reed
• 3 mins read
SpaceX is pitching investors on a vertically integrated AI strategy spanning chips, data centers and even compute satellites in orbit, bankrolled by Starlink’s profits.