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Alphabet locks in $811 billion for AI infrastructure as future spending jumps $500 billion

Alphabet revealed $811 billion in contracted future spending commitments at the end of Q2, surging nearly $500 billion from the previous quarter. The massive obligations cover AI infrastructure including chips, data centers, and power agreements, representing roughly four years of spending at current rates. Meanwhile, the company raised its 2026 capital expenditure guidance to $195-$205 billion.

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Alphabet locks in $811 billion for AI infrastructure as future spending jumps $500 billion

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Databricks and Microsoft extend Azure partnership through 2030s with custom chip focus

Databricks and Microsoft are expanding their strategic partnership through the 2030s, with the data analytics firm committing to increased use of Microsoft Azure and Azure Cobalt custom chips. The deal marks a significant win for Microsoft's cloud business as enterprise AI adoption accelerates, with Databricks valued at $188 billion and serving over 20,000 organizations globally.

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Databricks and Microsoft extend Azure partnership through 2030s with custom chip focus

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Inside the Data Centers Powering the AI Boom: Why Secrecy Is Fueling Public Backlash

A rare tour inside Digital Realty's Virginia facility reveals the massive physical infrastructure behind AI: gold-painted Nvidia racks worth $1 million each, nearly 40 diesel generators, and deafening noise. But industry secrecy around these data centers is sparking growing community concerns about power consumption and environmental impact.

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Inside the Data Centers Powering the AI Boom: Why Secrecy Is Fueling Public Backlash

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Nokia Q2 profit beats expectations as AI data-centre demand doubles cloud sales to €446 million

Nokia reported comparable operating profit of €434 million for Q2 2026, an 18% jump that beat analyst forecasts by over €50 million. The Finnish telecom equipment maker doubled its sales to AI and cloud customers, reaching €446 million, while booking €2.8 billion in new orders as hyperscalers race to build AI data centres.

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Nokia Q2 profit beats expectations as AI data-centre demand doubles cloud sales to €446 million

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Besi orders surge 128.8% as AI demand and hybrid bonding technology fuel semiconductor growth

Dutch semiconductor equipment maker Besi reported quarterly orders more than doubled to €292.9 million, driven by surging AI demand and hybrid bonding technology adoption. The company's customer base for advanced chip packaging expanded to 21 customers, with AI-related systems now accounting for 60% of first-half orders as data center infrastructure spending accelerates.

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Besi orders surge 128.8% as AI demand and hybrid bonding technology fuel semiconductor growth

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Intel and AMD lock Chinese customers into multi-year server CPU deals as prices surge over 40%

Intel and AMD are signing long-term purchase agreements with Chinese server customers for data center processors as prices surge over 40% since the start of the year. The deals lock in volumes but not prices, marking a shift for server CPUs that were once easy to obtain. The AI boom has spread demand beyond GPUs to every layer of the infrastructure stack, giving chipmakers unprecedented leverage.

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Intel and AMD lock Chinese customers into multi-year server CPU deals as prices surge over 40%

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Elon Musk hints at Tesla-SpaceX merger as AI spending drives company overlap

Elon Musk declined to dismiss a potential Tesla-SpaceX merger during Wednesday's earnings call, citing growing collaboration between the companies. Analysts now estimate a 90% probability of the merger happening within years. The companies already collaborate on AI integration, autonomous vehicles, and the Terafab chip factory, though regulatory approvals and governance complexities could pose significant hurdles.

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Elon Musk hints at Tesla-SpaceX merger as AI spending drives company overlap

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Texas Instruments says AI data center demand will stay strong as Q2 revenue jumps 23%

Texas Instruments reported second-quarter revenue of $5.46 billion, surpassing analyst estimates by $210 million, driven by surging demand from AI data centers and industrial markets. The chipmaker's data center revenue doubled year-over-year while industrial revenue climbed 30%, signaling broad-based momentum in analog and embedded chip demand tied to AI infrastructure expansion.

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Texas Instruments says AI data center demand will stay strong as Q2 revenue jumps 23%

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Framework Desktop brings Ryzen AI Max, 192GB RAM, and local AI power to a compact system

Framework unveiled its latest Desktop at AMD's Advancing AI event, featuring the Ryzen AI Max+ Pro 495 chip with 192GB of unified memory. The mini PC is designed specifically for running large AI models locally, including DeepSeek V4 Flash, and can pool up to 384GB of memory across two machines using high-speed networking.

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Framework Desktop brings Ryzen AI Max, 192GB RAM, and local AI power to a compact system

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AMD splits Zen 7 into three EPYC families for 2028 as it pushes deeper into AI server market

AMD announced its 6th Gen EPYC Venice processors at the Advancing AI 2026 event, revealing plans to split Zen 7 into three distinct EPYC families—Florence, Ferrara, and Fidenza—arriving in 2028. The Venice lineup features up to 256 cores and 512 threads, built on TSMC's 2nm process node, with support for PCIe Gen 6 and DDR5-8000 memory. AMD also extended its roadmap to 2030 with Zen 8 Ravenna.

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AMD splits Zen 7 into three EPYC families for 2028 as it pushes deeper into AI server market

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Nvidia donates GB300 AI supercomputer to Naval Postgraduate School for military AI education

Nvidia has donated its most advanced AI supercomputer to the Naval Postgraduate School, marking the first direct deployment of GB300 Grace Blackwell servers by the U.S. military. The system will power AI education and research for over 1,500 students and 600 faculty, supporting applications from weather prediction to drone warfare as the U.S. races against China in military AI capabilities.

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Nvidia donates GB300 AI supercomputer to Naval Postgraduate School for military AI education

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NVIDIA RTX Spark AI PC launches this fall with ASUS and MSI leading the charge

NVIDIA confirms its first RTX Spark laptops will arrive this fall, with ASUS and MSI leading the initial rollout, followed by Acer and Gigabyte. The AI PC platform combines a 20-core Grace CPU with Blackwell GPU and up to 128GB unified memory, promising one petaflop of AI performance alongside gaming capabilities at 100 fps in 1440p. Pricing is expected to start between $2,500-$3,000.

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NVIDIA RTX Spark AI PC launches this fall with ASUS and MSI leading the charge

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AMD invests $5 billion in Anthropic, deploying 2 gigawatts of AI chips to challenge Nvidia

AMD announced a strategic partnership with Anthropic that includes investing up to $5 billion and deploying 2 gigawatts of computing capacity using its next-generation MI450 AI GPUs. The deal positions AMD to compete with Nvidia in the AI hardware market while securing critical computing power for Anthropic's Claude AI model as the industry faces a semiconductor shortage.

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AMD invests $5 billion in Anthropic, deploying 2 gigawatts of AI chips to challenge Nvidia

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AI surge pushes data centers to consume 20% of US electricity by 2035 as demand skyrockets to 194GW

Data centers are projected to consume one-fifth of U.S. electricity by 2035, up from 5.9% today, according to BloombergNEF. The firm raised its forecast to 194 gigawatts—an 83% jump from seven months ago—driven primarily by AI training and inference workloads. Even at record grid connection rates, analysts predict a 19-gigawatt supply shortfall.

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AI surge pushes data centers to consume 20% of US electricity by 2035 as demand skyrockets to 194GW

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Samsung in talks to invest €1 billion in Mistral at €20 billion valuation

Samsung is in advanced discussions to invest up to €1 billion in French AI startup Mistral as part of a multibillion-euro fundraising round that could value the company at €20 billion. The move reflects growing demand for European AI alternatives and strengthens partnerships between AI developers and semiconductor suppliers amid an unprecedented chip crunch.

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Samsung in talks to invest €1 billion in Mistral at €20 billion valuation

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