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Nvidia DSX Platform Drives 40% Energy Efficiency Gains as Power Becomes AI Infrastructure's Biggest Constraint

Nvidia unveiled DSX MaxLPS and DSX Flex platforms at AI Infra Summit, addressing power grid limitations that threaten AI expansion. Lambda achieved 24% more token throughput within the same power budget, while Emerald AI demonstrated automated load reduction responding to 200+ grid signals from Silicon Valley Power without disrupting critical AI workloads.

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Nvidia DSX Platform Drives 40% Energy Efficiency Gains as Power Becomes AI Infrastructure's Biggest Constraint

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Cohere and Aleph Alpha Finalize $20 Billion Merger to Dominate Enterprise AI Market

Canada's Cohere and Germany's Aleph Alpha signed a definitive merger agreement valued at $20 billion, creating the first transatlantic foundation model developer. The combined company will focus on delivering secure and governable AI systems for governments and regulated industries, backed by €500 million from Schwarz Group.

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Cohere and Aleph Alpha Finalize $20 Billion Merger to Dominate Enterprise AI Market

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CoreWeave Scales Nvidia Vera Rubin to Multi-Rack Cluster, Hundreds of GPUs Now Unified

CoreWeave deployed a multi-rack Nvidia Vera Rubin NVL72 cluster connecting hundreds of Rubin GPUs into a single system for agentic AI workloads. The AI cloud provider also introduced cross-region write acceleration and Archive tier storage, addressing data movement bottlenecks that have stalled GPU performance across its infrastructure.

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CoreWeave Scales Nvidia Vera Rubin to Multi-Rack Cluster, Hundreds of GPUs Now Unified

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Twist Bioscience secures data pipeline role in Eli Lilly TuneLab's AI drug discovery ecosystem

Twist Bioscience announced a partnership with Eli Lilly TuneLab to provide antibody characterization data services for the AI/ML-driven drug discovery platform. The agreement positions Twist as a preferred data provider for AbLab, feeding high-quality wet lab data into Lilly's antibody developability prediction model used by over 75 participating biotech companies.

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Twist Bioscience secures data pipeline role in Eli Lilly TuneLab's AI drug discovery ecosystem

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Google, Nvidia, and Emerald AI Form Alliance to Deploy Flexible AI Data Centers

Google, Nvidia, and Emerald AI launched the AI Energy Management Alliance to promote flexible AI data centers that dynamically adjust electricity use based on grid conditions. The coalition aims to unlock 100 gigawatts of grid capacity by enabling data centers to shift compute workloads and reduce power during peak demand, addressing mounting public backlash over AI infrastructure's energy impact.

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Google, Nvidia, and Emerald AI Form Alliance to Deploy Flexible AI Data Centers

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Apple Plans Return to Server Market with M8 Ultra-Powered AI Servers Targeting 2029 Launch

Apple is developing an enterprise AI server powered by its future M8 Ultra chips, marking a potential return to the server market nearly two decades after discontinuing Xserve in 2011. The project could incorporate Nvidia NVLink Fusion technology and targets AI developers, businesses, and governments with a planned 2029 release.

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Apple Plans Return to Server Market with M8 Ultra-Powered AI Servers Targeting 2029 Launch

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House Passes Bill to Make AI Data Centers Pay for Grid Upgrades as Utility Costs Spark Voter Backlash

The House overwhelmingly passed the Ratepayer Protection Act with a 417-3 vote, requiring AI data centers over 100 megawatts to pay for grid upgrades. But the bipartisan bill hit a roadblock in the Senate as Democrats argue it relies too heavily on voluntary state adoption rather than mandatory federal enforcement.

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House Passes Bill to Make AI Data Centers Pay for Grid Upgrades as Utility Costs Spark Voter Backlash

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Activate Raises $105 Million Maiden Fund to Back AI Startups from Idea Stage

Aakrit Vaish's AI-focused venture capital firm Activate has closed its maiden fund at $105 million, just months after launch. The fund comprises an $85 million early-stage vehicle and $20 million in growth-stage allocation, closing 125% above target. With backing from Vinod Khosla and General Catalyst, Activate has already made 10 investments in AI-native startups.

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Activate Raises $105 Million Maiden Fund to Back AI Startups from Idea Stage

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Salesforce and Google Cloud Eliminate Data Silos with Unified AI Infrastructure at Dreamforce 2026

Salesforce and Google Cloud announced an expanded strategic partnership at Dreamforce 2026 to unify enterprise AI infrastructure and eliminate data silos. The collaboration brings Salesforce workloads to Google Cloud through Hyperforce, enables cross-platform agent reasoning between Agentforce and Gemini Enterprise AI, and accelerates enterprise AI adoption without custom integrations.

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Salesforce and Google Cloud Eliminate Data Silos with Unified AI Infrastructure at Dreamforce 2026

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Chinese AI Models Now Trail US Frontier Models by Just 4 Months, Costing 70% Less

Mozilla's latest report shows Chinese open AI models like Kimi K3 now trail frontier AI models from Anthropic by just 4.4 months in performance while costing only 30% as much. The narrowing performance gap between open and closed models is pushing companies like DoorDash to adopt cheaper open models for routine tasks, reserving expensive closed frontier models only for complex work requiring 8-12 hours of expert time.

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Chinese AI Models Now Trail US Frontier Models by Just 4 Months, Costing 70% Less

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Anthropic Signs First Australia Data Centre Deal Worth $31.9bn in Queensland

AI company Anthropic has secured its first data centre lease agreement in Australia, signing a deal for a 2.16-gigawatt facility in Queensland's Western Downs. The $31.9bn project positions Australia as a strategic AI infrastructure hub, following similar investments by OpenAI.

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Anthropic Signs First Australia Data Centre Deal Worth $31.9bn in Queensland

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Micron Demonstrates 512GB DDR5 Module at 9200 MT/s, Enabling 12TB Memory in Next-Gen AI Servers

Micron unveiled the world's first 512GB DDR5 RDIMM module reaching speeds of 9200 MT/s, validated by AMD and Intel for next-generation servers. The breakthrough enables up to 12TB of DDR5 memory in dual-socket configurations while reducing power consumption by over 60% compared to current solutions.

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Micron Demonstrates 512GB DDR5 Module at 9200 MT/s, Enabling 12TB Memory in Next-Gen AI Servers

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OpenAI and Anthropic Push Australia to Ease Copyright Laws for AI Training on Local Content

OpenAI and Anthropic are urging Australia to reconsider its ban on AI training using copyrighted content, proposing conditional access tied to investment. The debate pits AI datacentre investment against creatives' rights, as leaked government proposals suggest an opt-out system that would flip copyright protections.

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OpenAI and Anthropic Push Australia to Ease Copyright Laws for AI Training on Local Content

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OpenAI targets Canada for data centres as energy costs derail UK expansion plans

OpenAI is evaluating data center partnerships in Canada, drawn by available energy and land resources. The move follows the company's decision to pause its British Stargate project in April due to high energy costs and regulatory uncertainty, highlighting how infrastructure challenges are reshaping AI development strategies.

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OpenAI targets Canada for data centres as energy costs derail UK expansion plans

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Trump Unveils AI Force, Dismisses Safety Concerns as Hoaxes While Renaming AI Super Intelligence

President Donald Trump announced plans to create an AI Force and appoint an AI Czar, comparing the initiative to Space Force. He dismissed AI safety warnings as hoaxes and officially renamed artificial intelligence to super intelligence, rejecting global regulation efforts at the UN while pledging the U.S. will maintain its lead over China.

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Trump Unveils AI Force, Dismisses Safety Concerns as Hoaxes While Renaming AI Super Intelligence

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