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Big Tech's AI ambitions fuel $300 billion borrowing boom as Wall Street shows investor fatigue

Major technology companies have borrowed over $300 billion to fund AI infrastructure, marking a dramatic shift from traditional financing. Oracle's record $16.3 billion data center deal required bond fund PIMCO to anchor $10 billion after US banks retreated, while Meta's latest bond offering drew less demand than previous sales. The surge reveals growing investor fatigue and concerns about whether massive AI spending will translate into profits.

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Big Tech's AI ambitions fuel $300 billion borrowing boom as Wall Street shows investor fatigue

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Michigan utility blocks water access to $1.2 billion nuclear weapons data center

The Ypsilanti Community Utilities Authority has approved a 12-month water moratorium targeting hyperscale data centers and artificial intelligence computing facilities. The decision directly impacts a planned $1.2 billion University of Michigan facility designed for Los Alamos National Laboratories' nuclear weapons research, which requires 500,000 gallons of water daily. Despite the ban, construction is set to begin next week.

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Michigan utility blocks water access to $1.2 billion nuclear weapons data center

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Tencent launches Hy3 AI Model with 40% efficiency gain and real-world product integration

Tencent unveiled Hy3 preview, a 295-billion-parameter Chinese LLM that improves inference efficiency by 40% while excelling at coding and agent workflows. Unlike typical model launches focused on benchmarks, Tencent is proving Hy3's capabilities through live integration across Yuanbao, CodeBuddy, and other products, where it reduced latency by 54% and handles complex tasks up to 495 steps.

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Tencent launches Hy3 AI Model with 40% efficiency gain and real-world product integration

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Meta signs multi-billion dollar deal with Amazon for millions of AWS Graviton chips for AI

Meta has inked a major multi-billion dollar agreement with Amazon to deploy tens of millions of AWS Graviton CPU cores across 32 data centers over three years. The deal highlights a critical shift in AI infrastructure as agentic AI workloads drive unprecedented demand for CPUs, not just GPUs, exposing supply constraints across the industry.

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Meta signs multi-billion dollar deal with Amazon for millions of AWS Graviton chips for AI

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Space and Time Launches Microsoft-Backed Dreamspace AI App Builder on Base Network

Microsoft-backed Space and Time has launched Dreamspace, an AI-powered app builder that lets users create and deploy blockchain applications without coding. The platform generated over 34,000 apps during beta testing and has already onboarded 140,000 students, with Indonesian schools building AI labs around the technology.

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Space and Time Launches Microsoft-Backed Dreamspace AI App Builder on Base Network

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SoftBank plans to manufacture batteries for AI data centers at converted Osaka factory

SoftBank is transforming part of its former Sharp LCD factory in Osaka into one of Japan's largest battery production facilities to power its own AI data centers. The mobile unit aims to bring production online within five years, initially supporting its infrastructure before offering batteries to other Japanese companies. The move completes a vertical integration strategy spanning chips, data centers, and energy storage.

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SoftBank plans to manufacture batteries for AI data centers at converted Osaka factory

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SAP cloud growth beats estimates as Europe's software giant doubles down on AI integration

SAP delivered solid first-quarter earnings with cloud revenue hitting €5.96 billion, surpassing analyst expectations despite broader software industry turbulence. The German enterprise software maker is betting heavily on Business AI and consumption-based pricing models, even as its stock faces pressure from fears that AI agents could disrupt traditional software subscriptions.

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SAP cloud growth beats estimates as Europe's software giant doubles down on AI integration

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Microsoft offers voluntary buyouts to 7% of workforce in first-ever move amid massive AI spending

Microsoft announced its first voluntary retirement program in 51 years, targeting about 7% of its US workforce—roughly 8,750 employees. The move uses a 'Rule of 70' formula and comes as the tech giant commits over $80 billion to AI infrastructure while facing investor concerns about commercializing its AI investments. The program follows more than 15,000 layoffs in 2025 and a hiring freeze exempting AI teams.

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Microsoft offers voluntary buyouts to 7% of workforce in first-ever move amid massive AI spending

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Applied Digital locks $7.5 billion AI data center lease with unnamed US hyperscaler

Applied Digital signed a 15-year, $7.5 billion lease agreement with an undisclosed US hyperscaler for 300 megawatts of computing capacity at its Delta Forge 1 campus. The deal pushes total contracted lease revenue past $23 billion and marks the company's second investment-grade hyperscaler tenant, strengthening its position as a data center provider for AI workloads.

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Applied Digital locks $7.5 billion AI data center lease with unnamed US hyperscaler

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Datadog launches GPU Monitoring as AI costs soar and GPU instances hit 14% of cloud compute

Datadog introduces GPU Monitoring to help organizations manage escalating AI costs as GPU instances now account for 14% of cloud compute spending. The observability platform provides unified visibility across AI infrastructure, linking GPU fleet health, cost, and performance to help teams identify inefficiencies, troubleshoot workloads faster, and reduce wasted spending on expensive silicon.

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Datadog launches GPU Monitoring as AI costs soar and GPU instances hit 14% of cloud compute

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Cloudsmith Secures $72M Series C as AI Coding Agents Outpace Human Code Review

Belfast-based Cloudsmith raised $72 million in Series C funding led by TCV, with Insight Partners participating. The investment comes just 13 months after its $23 million Series B, as enterprises struggle to manage the unprecedented volume of software generated by AI coding agents. The company's artifact management platform is positioning itself as the critical security layer when human review can no longer keep pace.

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Cloudsmith Secures $72M Series C as AI Coding Agents Outpace Human Code Review

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Europe risks falling behind US, China as AI data centre infrastructure lags, warns Nokia CEO

Nokia CEO Justin Hotard warns that Europe lacks the critical infrastructure needed for AI data centres and isn't investing enough to compete with the United States and China. With data centers' electricity consumption expected to surge and regulatory hurdles slowing expansion, businesses and developers may relocate to regions with better AI infrastructure.

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Europe risks falling behind US, China as AI data centre infrastructure lags, warns Nokia CEO

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Nokia earnings beat estimates as artificial intelligence and cloud demand fuel data center pivot

Nokia reported first-quarter adjusted operating profit of €281 million, surpassing analyst expectations of €244 million. The Finnish telecom giant's strategic shift toward connecting AI data centers and serving cloud customers is paying off, with AI and cloud sales surging 49% year-over-year. The company now expects its AI and cloud addressable market to grow at a 27% compounded annual growth rate through 2028.

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Nokia earnings beat estimates as artificial intelligence and cloud demand fuel data center pivot

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Microsoft commits $18 billion to expand Australia AI infrastructure and train 3 million workers

Microsoft announced its largest-ever investment in Australia, pledging A$25 billion ($18 billion) by 2029 to expand Azure AI supercomputing capacity by 140%. CEO Satya Nadella signed a memorandum with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, committing to train 3 million Australians in AI skills, enhance cybersecurity through the ASD Cyber-Shield program, and collaborate with the Australian AI Safety Institute.

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Microsoft commits $18 billion to expand Australia AI infrastructure and train 3 million workers

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Google confirms Gemini-powered Siri launches in 2026 through Apple Google partnership

Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian publicly confirmed that a revamped Siri built on Gemini AI will debut later in 2026, marking a strategic shift for Apple in the artificial intelligence race. The announcement came during Google Cloud Next, revealing details of the multi-billion dollar deal that positions Google as Apple's preferred cloud provider for next-generation Apple Intelligence features.

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Google confirms Gemini-powered Siri launches in 2026 through Apple Google partnership

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