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Samsung Enters HBM4 Mass Production, Challenging SK Hynix's AI Memory Dominance
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Samsung Enters HBM4 Mass Production, Challenging SK Hynix's AI Memory Dominance
Samsung has begun full-scale HBM4 production, targeting a market where SK Hynix currently holds over 60% share and ev...
America's AI Buildout Has a Critical Weakness: The Transformers Are Missing — and China Makes Them
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America's AI Buildout Has a Critical Weakness: The Transformers Are Missing — and China Makes Them
Big Tech is spending $650 billion on AI infrastructure in 2026. The limiting factor isn't compute or power — it's a s...
Meta Bets 1 Gigawatt on Custom Silicon to Reduce Nvidia Dependency
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Meta Bets 1 Gigawatt on Custom Silicon to Reduce Nvidia Dependency
Meta has committed to deploying a staggering 1 gigawatt of custom MTIA chips with Broadcom in a deal that extends thr...
After a Decade in the Lab, Sodium-Ion Batteries Are Finally Ready for Your Car
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After a Decade in the Lab, Sodium-Ion Batteries Are Finally Ready for Your Car
CATL and BYD are deploying sodium-ion batteries at commercial scale in 2026, threatening to dislodge lithium-iron-pho...
World Quantum Day 2026: The Encryption Countdown Gets Closer
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World Quantum Day 2026: The Encryption Countdown Gets Closer
As World Quantum Day passes on April 14, experts warn that 'Q-Day' — the moment quantum computers can crack today's e...
Microsoft Commits $10 Billion to Japan's AI Future in Partnership with SoftBank
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Microsoft Commits $10 Billion to Japan's AI Future in Partnership with SoftBank
Microsoft has pledged $10 billion to Japan over four years, targeting AI data centers, national cybersecurity, and a ...
TSMC Accelerates Arizona GigaFab as 3nm Capacity Crisis Bites
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TSMC Accelerates Arizona GigaFab as 3nm Capacity Crisis Bites
TSMC is fast-tracking 3nm production at its Arizona facility to 2027 — a full year ahead of schedule — as AI demand d...
Microsoft Commits $10 Billion to Japan's AI Future in Partnership with SoftBank and Sakura Internet
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Microsoft Commits $10 Billion to Japan's AI Future in Partnership with SoftBank and Sakura Internet
Microsoft is investing $10 billion in Japan over four years to build AI infrastructure, deepen cybersecurity partners...
Anthropic's MCP Hits 97 Million Installs — AI's Agent Protocol Has a Winner
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Anthropic's MCP Hits 97 Million Installs — AI's Agent Protocol Has a Winner
Anthropic's Model Context Protocol crossed 97 million installs in March 2026, with every major AI provider now shippi...
The Grid Can't Keep Up: How America's Power Infrastructure Is Blocking the AI Buildout
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The Grid Can't Keep Up: How America's Power Infrastructure Is Blocking the AI Buildout
Half of planned US data center builds in 2026 face delays or cancellation — not for lack of capital, but because the ...
NVIDIA GTC 2026: Agentic AI Moves From Lab to Enterprise Stack
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NVIDIA GTC 2026: Agentic AI Moves From Lab to Enterprise Stack
Jensen Huang's GTC keynote marked a decisive shift: agentic AI is no longer a research project. NemoClaw, Vera Rubin,...
Upscale AI Targets $2B Valuation in Third Funding Round as AI Networking Race Heats Up
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Upscale AI Targets $2B Valuation in Third Funding Round as AI Networking Race Heats Up
Tiger Global-backed Upscale AI is in talks to raise $180–200M at a $2 billion valuation, betting that unified GPU clu...
Nuvacore Wants to Rebuild the CPU From Scratch for the AI Era — Sequoia Is Betting It Can
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Nuvacore Wants to Rebuild the CPU From Scratch for the AI Era — Sequoia Is Betting It Can
Founded by the architect behind Apple's M1 Firestorm core, Nuvacore is building a ground-up CPU designed for transfor...
NVIDIA's Ising Models Bring AI to Quantum Computing — and Markets Take Notice
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NVIDIA's Ising Models Bring AI to Quantum Computing — and Markets Take Notice
NVIDIA has open-sourced Ising, the first AI model family purpose-built for quantum computing, slashing calibration ti...
Microsoft Commits $10 Billion to Japan's AI Infrastructure in Its Largest Ever Single-Country Deal
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Microsoft Commits $10 Billion to Japan's AI Infrastructure in Its Largest Ever Single-Country Deal
Microsoft's $10 billion, four-year commitment to Japan — more than triple its 2024 investment — pairs GPU compute inf...
IBM Bets on Autonomous Security as Agentic AI Attacks Rewrite the Threat Landscape
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IBM Bets on Autonomous Security as Agentic AI Attacks Rewrite the Threat Landscape
IBM's new multi-agent security service and frontier model threat assessment aim to close the gap between automated at...
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America's Utilities Plan to Spend $1.4 Trillion by 2030 — AI Is Driving a Historic Grid Buildout
U.S. investor-owned utilities have raised their 5-year capital spending plans by 27%, to $1.4 trillion, as AI data ce...
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Amazon Buys Globalstar for $11.6B, Partners with Apple to Challenge Starlink
Amazon's $11.57B acquisition of Globalstar and a deep partnership with Apple reshapes the satellite connectivity mark...
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The USB of AI: How Anthropic's MCP Protocol Crossed 97 Million Installs and Became the Industry Standard
Anthropic's Model Context Protocol has crossed 97 million installs, with every major AI provider now shipping compati...