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NVIDIA announced a partnership with several financial institutions to fund AI infrastructure development through vehicles totaling over $500 billion. This move aims to help companies from frontier labs to hyperscalers access scarce compute resources, supporting the expansion of AI technologies. Part
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Google and NVIDIA have partnered with German data-robotics startup Microagi to provide computing power for training and deploying humanoids in factories. This collaboration grants Microagi access to NVIDIA GPUs and Google's AI models and cloud platforms, highlighting the growing demand for massive c
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South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix raised $26.5 billion in its New York IPO, becoming the largest-ever public raise by a foreign company in the US. This underscores investor appetite for tech stocks amid intense global competition in AI and semiconductors. Despite its massive valuation, SK Hynix faces
2026-06-27
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Qualcomm plans to bring its new chip technology originally developed for data centers into smartphones, aiming to enhance AI performance on mobile devices. In an interview, Executive Vice President Durga Malladi emphasized that while Qualcomm has lagged in data-center chips for years, its long-stand
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Apple raised prices across its flagship products due to soaring costs caused by a global memory chip shortage fueled by AI demand. This reflects the severe challenges facing the semiconductor industry, particularly amid rapid AI development driving unprecedented chip demand and supply constraints. C
2026-06-25
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SK Hynix is planning a $29 billion stock offering in the U.S., reflecting confidence in sustained demand for AI semiconductors. As a dominant player in the global memory chip market, SK Hynix has outpaced rivals like Samsung, while Micron recently reported a 15-fold profit surge. The broader semicon
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SK Hynix surpassed Samsung to become South Korea's most valuable company, driven by the AI-powered chip boom. Once a debt-ridden firm known as a 'penny stock,' SK Hynix's shares have more than quadrupled this year, joining rivals Samsung and U.S.-based Micron in crossing the $1 trillion valuation ma
2026-06-22
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As global demand for semiconductors continues to rise, the competitive landscape in the industry is undergoing significant shifts. TSMC, the world's largest chip manufacturer, has reached production capacity, while competitors like Samsung are actively securing new customers, including BYD and Googl
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NVIDIA's head of sustainability, Josh Parker, emphasized in an interview that while public skepticism toward AI development persists, the positive impacts of data centers outweigh their drawbacks. He highlighted that data centers contribute significantly to grid infrastructure upgrades and energy ef
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