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Key ChipsH100, B200, TPU v5, Trainium

Key PlayersNVIDIA, AMD, Broadcom, Cerebras

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Infineon Technologies raises 2026 outlook as AI demand for data centers surges

Infineon Technologies upgraded its 2026 financial outlook as AI demand for power supply solutions surged, expecting €1.5 billion in AI data center revenue. The German chipmaker posted Q2 revenue of €3.81 billion, up 6% year-over-year, while net profit rose to €301 million. CEO Jochen Hanebeck cited the AI boom as a key driver, though investors remain cautious about margin pressure and weakness in the electric vehicle segment.

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Infineon Technologies raises 2026 outlook as AI demand for data centers surges

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DeepSeek valuation surges to $45 billion as China's Big Fund leads first investment round

DeepSeek, the Chinese AI lab known for cost-effective large language models, is raising its first venture capital funding at a valuation that skyrocketed from $20 billion to $45 billion in just weeks. China's state-backed semiconductor fund is leading the round, signaling Beijing's strategic push for AI self-sufficiency amid US technology restrictions.

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DeepSeek valuation surges to $45 billion as China's Big Fund leads first investment round

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Alphabet challenges Nvidia for world's biggest company spot as AI investments pay off

Alphabet is closing in on Nvidia to become the world's most valuable company, fueled by explosive cloud growth and its own AI chip development. Google Cloud revenue jumped 63% in Q1 2026, while the company's custom processors are winning customers like Anthropic. The shift marks a dramatic change in market sentiment as Big Tech's AI spending begins to show returns.

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Alphabet challenges Nvidia for world's biggest company spot as AI investments pay off

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Samsung hits $1 trillion valuation as AI boom drives unprecedented demand for memory chips

Samsung Electronics crossed the $1 trillion market capitalization threshold on Wednesday, becoming the second Asian company to reach this milestone after TSMC. The South Korean tech giant's shares surged more than 10% following record quarterly profits driven by soaring demand for high-bandwidth memory chips essential to AI systems. With production capacity fully sold out through 2027 and memory shortages intensifying, Samsung stands at the center of the global AI infrastructure buildout.

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Samsung hits $1 trillion valuation as AI boom drives unprecedented demand for memory chips

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Rivian explores in-house lidar manufacturing to complete its autonomous driving stack

Rivian is considering manufacturing its own lidar sensors in the United States, potentially through a partnership with Chinese firms, as CEO RJ Scaringe revealed in a Reuters interview. The move would complete the EV maker's vertical integration strategy, adding in-house sensor production to its existing custom chip program and proprietary AI software for autonomous driving.

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Rivian explores in-house lidar manufacturing to complete its autonomous driving stack

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Anthropic weighs $50bn funding round for near $1tn valuation as revenue explodes to $45bn

Anthropic is considering raising tens of billions this summer to fund a massive expansion in computing capacity, potentially valuing the AI company at $900bn pre-money. The Claude maker's annualized revenue run rate is expected to cross $45bn imminently—a fivefold jump from $9bn at year-end 2025. CEO Dario Amodei revealed the company experienced 80x growth when it had planned for just 10x, creating severe compute constraints.

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Anthropic weighs $50bn funding round for near $1tn valuation as revenue explodes to $45bn

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Krutrim abandons AI model ambitions, pivots to cloud services after leadership exodus

Krutrim, India's first GenAI unicorn founded by Bhavish Aggarwal, is shifting from AI model development to cloud services after facing funding constraints and losing key leadership. The company laid off over 200 employees, scrapped its Bodhi 1 chip, and discontinued its Kruti AI assistant. Despite claiming ₹3 billion in revenue, questions remain about its reliance on parent company Ola's ecosystem.

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Krutrim abandons AI model ambitions, pivots to cloud services after leadership exodus

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Astera Labs unveils Scorpio X switch to tackle AI compute cluster networking bottlenecks

Astera Labs introduced Scorpio X, a vendor-agnostic AI fabric switch featuring 320 lanes of PCIe 6.0 connectivity and 5.12 TB/s bandwidth. The chip aims to solve networking bottlenecks in massive AI compute clusters by enabling GPUs to access distributed resources like local memory. Production is expected in the second half of 2026.

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Astera Labs unveils Scorpio X switch to tackle AI compute cluster networking bottlenecks

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AMD posts record Q1 results as data center revenue surges 57% on exploding AI chip demand

AMD delivered record first-quarter results with $10.25 billion in revenue, driven by a 57% surge in data center sales to $5.8 billion. The company now forecasts the server CPU market will reach $120 billion by 2030, more than doubling its previous estimate, as agentic AI shifts compute requirements. CEO Lisa Su predicts CPUs may soon match GPUs in importance for AI workloads.

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AMD posts record Q1 results as data center revenue surges 57% on exploding AI chip demand

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OpenAI fast-tracks AI phone with customized chip, aiming for 30 million shipments by 2028

OpenAI is accelerating development of its first smartphone, targeting mass production in early 2027. Supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reports the AI-focused smartphone will use a customized MediaTek Dimensity 9600 chip with an enhanced image signal processor for visual sensing. The ambitious project aims for 30 million combined shipments by 2028.

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OpenAI fast-tracks AI phone with customized chip, aiming for 30 million shipments by 2028

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Intel hires Qualcomm veteran Alex Katouzian to lead client computing and physical AI expansion

Intel has appointed Alex Katouzian, a 25-year Qualcomm executive, to lead its newly merged Client Computing and Physical AI Group. The leadership appointments signal Intel's strategy to align its traditional PC business with emerging AI-driven systems spanning robotics, autonomous machines, and edge devices under CEO Lip-Bu Tan's restructuring efforts.

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Intel hires Qualcomm veteran Alex Katouzian to lead client computing and physical AI expansion

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AMD Ryzen AI MAX+ 495 Gorgon Halo leaked with 192GB memory and Radeon 8065S GPU

AMD's next-generation flagship mobile APU, the Ryzen AI MAX+ 495 Gorgon Halo, has surfaced in PassMark benchmarks. The processor features 16 Zen 5 cores, a new Radeon 8065S GPU, and unprecedented 192GB memory support—exceeding the 128GB limit of its predecessor. Early tests show a 10% performance improvement, positioning it as a powerful solution for AI workloads and professional content creation.

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AMD Ryzen AI MAX+ 495 Gorgon Halo leaked with 192GB memory and Radeon 8065S GPU

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Anthropic explores UK startup's AI inference chips promising 100x speed boost at fraction of cost

Anthropic has entered early talks with London-based Fractile about purchasing the startup's novel AI inference chips. The UK startup's SRAM-based architecture promises to run large language models 100 times faster and 10 times cheaper than current solutions by eliminating memory bottlenecks. The move would add a fourth chip supplier alongside Nvidia, Google, and Amazon.

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Anthropic explores UK startup's AI inference chips promising 100x speed boost at fraction of cost

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UK firm plans to build distributed AI data center using 50,000 smart lampposts in Nigeria

Warwickshire-based Conflow Power Group has signed a deal with Nigeria's Katsina State to deploy 50,000 solar-powered iLamp units that double as a distributed AI data center. Each lamppost contains a low-energy Nvidia chip drawing just 15 watts, powered entirely by solar panels. While experts question whether these can replace traditional data centers for demanding AI workloads, the network could serve lighter AI tasks and provide surveillance, traffic enforcement, and public WiFi across the state.

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UK firm plans to build distributed AI data center using 50,000 smart lampposts in Nigeria

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AI chipmaker Cerebras targets $3.5 billion in IPO backed by massive OpenAI partnership

Cerebras Systems is preparing to sell 28 million shares at $115 to $125 each, targeting a $26.6 billion market cap in what could be 2026's largest tech IPO. The AI chipmaker's wafer-scale chips compete directly with Nvidia, and its $20 billion OpenAI deal anchors investor confidence despite customer concentration risks.

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AI chipmaker Cerebras targets $3.5 billion in IPO backed by massive OpenAI partnership

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