O governo federal anunciou a instalação de um supercomputador de IA de R$ 1 bilhão no Parque Científico Augusto Severo, em Macaíba (RN). Com 7.200 petaflops, o projeto visa reduzir a dependência tecnológica externa e fortalecer a soberania digital brasileira.
Framework is investigating reports that a small percentage of Framework Laptop 13 7040 Series BIOS updates cause non-bootable boards, offering replacements and introducing a new "Crisis Recovery Mode".
Chinese AI companies are optimizing software for inference tasks as restricted access to high-end Nvidia chips creates compute bottlenecks. While domestic hardware handles basic tasks, complex applications like coding still require advanced processors to meet demand.
Nvidia is deploying its record-breaking cash reserves to fund a $105 billion OpenAI data center in Ohio and partner with Wall Street firms to finance GPU infrastructure, aiming to maintain its AI market lead against rising competition from AMD and Google.
Nvidia announced a $1.5 billion investment in SB Energy to secure sole compute supply rights at an OpenAI-linked data center near Cincinnati, Ohio, while also offering up to $105 billion in credit.
Biren Technology forecasts 1,852% to 2,107% year-on-year revenue growth for H1 2026, driven by strong demand for AI-focused GPUs, with projected revenue of ¥1.15-1.3 billion (US$170.5-218 million) and narrowing net loss.
A Guardian investigation reveals an apparent discrepancy between Microsoft's stated AI capacity and the number of advanced AI chips actually operational in its global datacentres amid a massive infrastructure expansion.
The FCC's potential ban on Chinese optical transceivers highlights the slow and costly nature of US-China tech decoupling, impacting AI hardware and data centers despite security concerns over data theft and service disruption.
Die US-Regierung lehnt den Kauf chinesischer Speicherchips durch Apple ab. Handelsminister Howard Lutnick erklärte nach einer Fabrikbesichtigung mit Tim Cook, es müsse andere Lösungen für das Speicherproblem geben.
Five years after the Taliban's return to power in Afghanistan, international actors, aid agencies, and diplomats remain deeply divided over the most effective way to engage the regime amid severe restrictions on women's rights and a sprawling humanitarian crisis.
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation is planning to add equipment to its factories after surging demand for mature-node chips used alongside AI processors exceeded expectations.
SMIC and Hua Hong report substantial year-on-year profit increases of 261.7% and 385.9% to $479.2M and $38.6M, respectively, in Q2, driven by high demand for AI computing power, with Hua Hong's revenue reaching a record $717.5M.
CoreWeave's recent earnings report and executive commentary on the extended useful life of older AI chips like Nvidia's A100 provide strong validation for the artificial intelligence infrastructure trade, boosting data center stocks.
Chinese AI start-up ModelBest has initiated pre-IPO tutoring with Citic Securities for a mainland listing, leveraging its small-model strategy amid US chip shortages.
Chinese chipmaker Yangtze Memory Technologies secured third place globally in NAND memory shipments in the second quarter, according to Counterpoint Research data.
China is accelerating its brain-computer interface industry through coordinated state initiatives, highlighted by the nation's first commercial insurance policy for BCI surgery in Hangzhou.
ModelBest, a Chinese AI startup, has initiated its pre-IPO tutoring process for a mainland China listing, leveraging demand for compact AI models and navigating chip shortages with lightweight, domestically optimized systems.
As the US and China consolidate AI dominance, the 2026 Global AI Innovation Index and Stanford's report highlight a wide gap between the two superpowers and European nations.
Nvidia partners with Wall Street firms to raise $500 billion for AI infrastructure, amid rising Middle East shipping attacks and Japan's currency slide.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang partnered with six major asset managers to build a $500 billion financing pipeline for data centers, betting that GPUs will act as long-term productive assets rather than fast-depreciating electronics.
Nvidia has partnered with major Wall Street investors including BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, and KKR to raise $500bn for artificial intelligence infrastructure, treating AI hardware as an independent asset class for the first time.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. reported a 44.7% year-on-year increase in July revenue to 467.58 billion New Taiwan dollars, driven by strong demand for artificial intelligence-related chips.
Startup Discovered Materials has raised a $9 million seed round led by Lightspeed India Partners to use AI agent swarms and physics models to discover more efficient semiconductor materials that address AI hardware cooling challenges.
CXMT, China's leading DRAM maker, is fast-tracked into MSCI's main index 10 days post-IPO, expected to increase passive fund allocations and highlight China's semiconductor industry globally.
