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18 Mar 2026

Nvidia restarts H200 chip production for China as regulatory approvals finally clear the path

After months of regulatory standoff, Nvidia has received approvals from both US and Chinese authorities to sell H200 AI chips to China. CEO Jensen Huang announced the company is restarting manufacturing and has already received purchase orders from multiple Chinese customers. The move reopens a market potentially worth $50 billion, though Nvidia must share 25% of revenue with the US government.

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17 Mar 2026

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy doubles AWS sales projections to $600 billion by 2036 driven by AI boom

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy announced that artificial intelligence could propel AWS to $600 billion in annual sales by 2036, doubling his previous $300 billion estimate. The forecast came during an internal all-hands meeting where Jassy defended the company's $200 billion capital expenditure plan for AI data centers, citing strong demand signals despite investor concerns about the aggressive spending.

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Debt investors dump software loans as AI disruption fears trigger market selloff

Debt investors are offloading exposure to software companies at steep discounts as collateralized loan obligation managers brace for rating downgrades and defaults. The selloff follows Anthropic's AI tool release, which sparked fears of widespread disruption across the $1.8 trillion private credit industry. Software loans that traded at a premium months ago now sell for 89 to 98 cents on the dollar.

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Microsoft appoints new Copilot boss as AI leadership shakeup aims to unify fragmented assistant

Microsoft is restructuring its AI division, appointing Jacob Andreou to lead a unified Copilot experience across consumer and commercial products. Mustafa Suleyman, previously CEO of Microsoft AI, will shift focus to building frontier AI models and pursuing superintelligence. The move addresses years of fragmentation and sluggish adoption, with only 15 million 365 Copilot subscriptions sold despite over 450 million commercial customers.

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Alibaba and Tencent lose $66 billion as investors question AI agent monetization strategy

Chinese tech giants Alibaba and Tencent lost $66 billion in market value within 24 hours after failing to demonstrate clear paths to monetizing AI investments. Despite the OpenClaw-driven frenzy across China, investors remain cautious about rising AI spending without concrete revenue roadmaps, exposing tensions between ambitious AI development and immediate profitability demands.

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OpenAI secures AWS partnership to sell AI models across US government agencies

OpenAI has partnered with Amazon Web Services to provide AI products to multiple US government agencies for classified and unclassified work. The deal positions OpenAI to compete directly with Anthropic, which was recently designated a supply chain risk by the Defense Department after refusing to allow its technology for mass surveillance and autonomous weapons.

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Nordea Bank to cut 1,500 jobs as artificial intelligence drives €150 million cost savings

Helsinki-based Nordea Bank announced plans to cut up to 5% of its workforce—approximately 1,500 employees—over the next two years as artificial intelligence enables greater efficiency. The move is part of the bank's 2030 strategy centered on AI and data, with expected annual cost savings of at least €150 million from 2028. The bank will incur €190 million in restructuring costs.

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Memory shortage forces PC makers to raise prices up to 30% as AI demand drains supply

The RAM crisis deepens as MSI announces price increases of up to 30% on gaming products while Intel raises CPU prices by 10%. Semiconductor companies like Micron can only supply 50-67% of customer requirements, with SK Hynix chairman warning relief won't come until around 2030 as AI data centers consume half of all memory production.

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Trustpilot targets e-commerce partnerships as AI boom drives 1,490% click-through surge

Trustpilot's annual profit more than quadrupled as AI search tools drove a massive 1,490% surge in click-throughs. The review platform is now pursuing partnerships with major e-commerce players and expects margins to double by 2030, positioning itself as a critical data source for AI agents. The company was the fifth most cited domain globally on ChatGPT in January 2026.

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Google turns to Chinese suppliers for liquid cooling systems as AI data centers strain supply

Alphabet's Google is in talks with China's Envicool and other suppliers to purchase liquid cooling equipment for AI data centers, reflecting a global shortage of critical cooling components. The AI server liquid cooling market is projected to surge from $8.9 billion last year to over $17 billion in 2026, driven by demand from tech giants deploying high-density computing infrastructure.

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SK Hynix warns memory shortage could persist until 2030 as AI demand strains wafer supply

SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won said the global chip wafer shortage will likely last until 2030, far longer than earlier projections. The major DRAM supplier cited artificial intelligence's massive appetite for High Bandwidth Memory as the key driver, with the company expecting more than a 20% shortage of wafers and working on strategies to stabilize DRAM chip prices.

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16 Mar 2026

Krafton CEO used ChatGPT to dodge $250M bonus—Delaware court forces complete reversal

A Delaware judge ordered South Korean gaming company Krafton to reinstate Unknown Worlds Entertainment leadership after CEO Changhan Kim relied on ChatGPT to engineer their removal and avoid a $250 million earnout payment. The court ruling highlights critical concerns about AI in corporate decision-making and the need for human judgment in good faith business dealings.

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Nvidia's networking business overtakes Cisco as AI infrastructure dominance expands beyond chips

Nvidia's networking division generated $31 billion in annual revenue, surpassing Cisco to become the world's largest networking company. The business grew 267% year-over-year, driven by demand for AI data center infrastructure. This expansion signals Nvidia's push beyond chips into end-to-end AI solutions, challenging established players across multiple categories.

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OpenAI courts private equity firms with $10 billion joint venture to accelerate enterprise AI push

OpenAI is in advanced talks with TPG Inc., Bain Capital, and other private equity firms to form a $10 billion joint venture focused on enterprise AI products. The ChatGPT maker is offering a guaranteed 17.5% minimum return and early access to new models as it battles Anthropic for dominance in the lucrative enterprise market.

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Frore Systems reaches $1.64B valuation as chip cooling becomes critical for AI infrastructure

Eight-year-old Frore Systems has secured $143 million in Series D funding at a $1.64 billion valuation, achieving unicorn status with its liquid cooling technology for AI chips. Founded by former Qualcomm engineers, the company pivoted from air-cooling phones to liquid cooling systems after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang suggested they tackle data center thermal challenges. The startup's LiquidJet Nexus technology promises to unlock higher compute density and efficiency across AI infrastructure.

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