Microsoft and OpenAI open up their partnership as AI relationship gets complicated
Microsoft and OpenAI are still partners, but their updated deal opens the door to other clouds and less exclusivity.
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Meta and Amazon team up to run agentic AI on Graviton chips at massive scale
Meta is going all-in on AWS Graviton chips, deploying tens of millions of cores to handle agentic AI workloads and rethink how large-scale AI infrastructure actually runs.
Google says Nest saved $14 billion in energy but Gemini could be eating it all
Google says Nest saved billions in energy, but its Gemini AI push raises a bigger question about how much power is being used elsewhere.
AI boom is driving a $445 billion data center buildout, and it is just getting started
AI is not just software. It is driving a massive $445 billion data center construction boom that could reshape infrastructure and energy use worldwide.
Albany lawmakers want to freeze data centers for three years, and that’s bad for business
New York lawmakers are pushing a bill that would freeze new large data centers for years while the state studies their impact. Supporters call it cautious. Critics say it sends investment, jobs, and innovation straight out of New York.
OpenAI and SoftBank pour big money into SB Energy to fuel massive US AI data center growth
OpenAI and SoftBank are jointly investing $1 billion in SB Energy to supercharge the rollout of new AI focused data center campuses in the United States. SB Energy will build OpenAI’s first 1.2GW facility in Milam County, with more multi gigawatt projects to follow starting in 2026. The companies say the plan adds jobs, power capacity, and the infrastructure needed to fuel the fast growing compute demands behind generative AI.
Meta bets big on nuclear energy to feed its AI appetite
Meta is committing billions to nuclear power so its AI ambitions do not stall out. The company announced new deals with Vistra, TerraPower, and Oklo, extending plant lifespans and funding next-generation reactors that could deliver up to 6.6GW of reliable power by 2035.
Palantir launches Chain Reaction to supercharge Americas AI infrastructure demands
Palantir has introduced Chain Reaction, a platform designed to coordinate energy and compute infrastructure as AI power demands surge.
OpenAI teams with Foxconn to build US-made AI hardware for the next generation of data centers
OpenAI and Foxconn are collaborating on US-made AI infrastructure hardware, aiming to strengthen supply chains and accelerate next generation data center development.
Meta is spending $600 billion on US data centers, and that’s going to reshape a lot of towns
Meta is preparing to spend $600 billion building and expanding US data centers for AI. The economic boost is real, but so are the risks.
OpenAI and Broadcom team up to build 10-gigawatt AI accelerator network
OpenAI is partnering with Broadcom to co-develop 10 gigawatts of custom AI accelerators, bridging AI model development and hardware innovation.
Canonical brings NVIDIA CUDA directly to Ubuntu Linux for easier AI development
Canonical is making NVIDIA CUDA easier to use by distributing it directly inside Ubuntu. Developers will soon be able to install CUDA with a single command.