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Reliance Jio opens its cloud PC service to all Indian internet users
JioPC lets people run a powerful virtual computer through any internet connection, no new hardware required. At roughly $11 for two months, it is aimed at the millions of Indians whose ageing PCs cannot run modern AI software.
Lambda Borrows $1 Billion to Buy Nvidia Chips, Then Rents Them to Microsoft
The AI cloud company is using short-term debt to fund a chip-leasing deal with one of the world's biggest tech companies. Here is what that tells us about how the AI buildout is actually being paid for.
Amazon Is Buying Two Million More Nvidia Chips as AI Demand Blows Past Forecasts
The two companies are deepening a partnership that now covers warehouse robots and cloud software, not just the chips that power AI.
Nvidia's $20 Billion Groq Bet Goes Live: What It Means for AI Speed
Nvidia says its Groq 3 LPX racks are now in full production and will be online later this year, promising dramatically faster AI responses for everyday users.
Nvidia plans to raise AI server prices by more than 15% for major customers
The chipmaker is set to push up the cost of its most advanced AI server systems next year, hit by soaring memory chip bills it can no longer absorb alone.
Alibaba's Profit Falls 75% as the Company Bets Big on AI
The Chinese tech giant is pouring money into data centres and chips. Investors are nervous, and shares slid 4% on the news.
Planned London datacentre would emit more carbon per year than 27,000 transatlantic flights
Planning documents for a vast AI data facility on London's green belt show annual emissions topping one million tonnes of CO2, raising serious questions about whether AI infrastructure can ever be squared with net-zero commitments.
Groq raises $350 million after ditching its own chips for Nvidia's
Once an Nvidia rival, the startup is now an Nvidia customer. Here is what happened and what it means for the cloud companies racing to run your AI.
AI Agents Are Quietly Draining a Resource Nobody Saw Coming: the Humble CPU
Amazon Web Services is rationing CPU capacity, Intel has sold out of server chips, and AMD has doubled its forecast. The AI boom just got a new bottleneck.
Enterprises are buying AI computing power for speed, but most have no idea what it costs
A survey of 170 companies finds two-thirds are running live AI systems, yet fewer than half can rigorously track what that computing infrastructure actually costs them.
Anthropic signs a $10 billion cloud deal with startup Volta to power its Claude AI
A six-year agreement will see a brand-new Norwegian data centre feed computing power to Anthropic, backed by Nvidia's latest chips and a crypto-mining firm.
AWS Signs On With Vibe-Coding Startup Superblocks, and the Message to Big Tech Is Clear
Amazon Web Services is helping Superblocks bring 'vibe coding', the art of building apps by describing them in plain English, into the locked-down private clouds of major companies. It's a small deal with a loud signal.
SK Hynix surges 25%, Samsung jumps 20% as AI spending fears evaporate overnight
Blowout cloud results from Amazon and Microsoft sent Asian chip stocks soaring on Friday, wiping out a week of losses driven by fears that AI investment was running ahead of reality.
Microsoft soars, Meta sinks: AI spending is splitting Big Tech in two
Both companies are pouring billions into artificial intelligence. One set of investors cheered. The other hit sell.
Zuckerberg Wants to Sell Spare AI Computing Power, But Admits Meta Doesn't Know How Yet
Meta is sitting on enormous computing capacity and getting premium offers to lease it out. Zuckerberg says he's tempted, but selling too much now could kneecap the company's own AI plans.