The U.S. Commerce Department will let Nvidia export H200 AI chips to approved Chinese customers, with a 25% revenue share going to the U.S., despite Congressional concerns over national security.
Tata Electronics and Intel form a strategic alliance to build semiconductor fabs, AI PC solutions, and advanced packaging in India, targeting a top-five global market by 2030.
Nvidia partner Foxconn reports a 26% revenue increase in November as demand for next-generation AI infrastructure rises.
Chicago Tribune sues Perplexity for copyright violations, including scraping paywalled content and using it in AI search engine systems, amid broader legal battles over AI training data.
Security startup Verkada reaches a $5.8 billion valuation after a $100 million funding round led by CapitalG to expand AI-driven security solutions.
AWS introduced new tools for enterprise customers to build and fine-tune custom large language models, alongside AI infrastructure offerings for on-premises deployments.
AWS AI Factories bring dedicated AI infrastructure directly into customer data centers, enabling enterprises and governments to rapidly develop and deploy AI applications while meeting data sovereignty and regulatory requirements.
The surge in AI and cloud computing is straining data center cooling systems, highlighted by an outage at CyrusOne affecting CME Group trading. Companies are exploring liquid cooling and water-efficient designs to manage heat.
Baidu is scaling up its in-house AI-chip business via its Kunlunxin unit, unveiling a five-year roadmap with M100 and M300 chips and aiming to fill the gap left by restricted Nvidia GPU access in China.
Elon Musk’s xAI plans an 88-acre solar farm next to its massive Memphis data center as the company faces backlash for operating unpermitted gas turbines linked to rising air pollution.
Google and Accel will co-invest up to $2M in early-stage Indian AI startups through Accel’s Atoms program, offering capital, compute credits, and deep technical mentorship.
Meta is in talks to spend billions on Google’s TPUs for its data centers, a shift that would position Alphabet as a stronger competitor to Nvidia. The discussions include Meta potentially renting Google Cloud chips as early as next year.
Amazon is investing up to $50 billion to expand AI and supercomputing capacity for U.S. government agencies through AWS’s secure cloud regions, adding nearly 1.3 gigawatts of advanced computational infrastructure.
OpenAI has partnered with Foxconn to co-design and prepare U.S. manufacturing for next-generation AI data center hardware, strengthening domestic supply chains and accelerating deployment of advanced compute systems.
SoftBank plans to invest up to $3 billion to convert an Ohio EV plant into a facility producing modular data center equipment for OpenAI’s expanding U.S. infrastructure.