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AI chips, GPUs, data centers, cloud compute, and the hardware powering the AI revolution.

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NewsAMD earnings & AI chip demand

AMD forecasts revenue above expectations on strong AI demand, shares jump 12%

Advanced ​Micro Devices forecast second-quarter revenue above Wall Street expectations on Tuesday, helped by keen demand for its data-center chips as... reuters.com

NewsAI agent chip demand surge, Nvidia revenue, supply constraints

Bernstein Analyst: AI Agents Drive Chip Demand ‘Off the Charts,’ Supply Can’t Keep Up

Nvidia (NVDA) reported Q4 FY2026 revenue of $68.13B (+73.2% YoY) with Data Center at $62.31B and total supply commitments of $95.2B; Taiwan Semiconductor... 247wallst.com

NewsCerebras IPO — AI chip maker going public

AI chip provider Cerebras seeks to raise $3.5B in IPO at $26.6B valuation

Cerebras Systems Inc., a maker of supersized artificial intelligence chips, today disclosed the financial terms of its upcoming public offering. siliconangle.com

NewsAlphabet custom AI chips challenging Nvidia

Why Alphabet Stock Soared 34% in April -- One Catalyst Is Its Move to Challenge Data Center AI Chip Leader Nvidia

Alphabet will start selling custom AI chips, presenting a challenge to the leader in data center AI-enabling chips, Nvidia, and its graphics processing... fool.com

NewsChina AI server pricing / chip squeeze

China's US$1M Nvidia AI servers expose global chip squeeze

Prices for high-end AI servers in China are diverging sharply from global benchmarks, with systems built around Nvidia's B300 chips now fetching... digitimes.com

NewsChina semiconductor self-sufficiency

China's chip ambitions shake up global tech industry

US curbs on advanced chips pushed China to focus on its own semiconductor ecosystem. And while it trails at the very cutting edge, China's "good‑enough"... dw.com

Newsexport controls/policy

Nvidia sinks on report of global AI chip export rules

Nvidia sinks on report of global AI chip export rules ... Investing.com -- NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) fell 1.7% Thursday afternoon and Advanced Micro... investing.com

NewsAI chip procurement

Anthropic in Talks to Buy AI Chips From U.K. Startup

As Anthropic's sales explode, straining the servers it uses, the company is considering adding another source of AI server chips in addition to existing... theinformation.com

NewsNvidia defense/enterprise expansion

NVIDIA Extends AI Reach Into Defense Nuclear And Healthcare Sectors

NVIDIA (NasdaqGS:NVDA) has been selected by the U.S. Department of Defense to supply AI tools for classified military and intelligence environments. finance.yahoo.com

Newscloud compute & defense contracts

Pentagon inks deals with Nvidia, Microsoft, and AWS to deploy AI on classified networks

The deals come as the DOD has doubled down on diversifying its exposure to AI vendors in the wake of its controversial dispute with Anthropic over usage... techcrunch.com

Newscloud compute & military AI

Nvidia, Microsoft, AWS Expanding Classified Military AI Use

The Pentagon has struck agreements with more technology companies for expanded use of advanced artificial intelligence tools on classified military networks... bloomberg.com

Newscloud compute & defense contracts

Top AI Companies Agree to Pentagon Deals for Classified Work

Contracts give Defense Department more AI options after it declared Anthropic a supply-chain risk. wsj.com

NewsAI chip stocks & market impact

Nvidia, AI chip stocks fall on OpenAI funding concerns

Nvidia, AMD and other chip stocks tied to the buildout of data centers for artificial intelligence fell Tuesday on a report that ChatGPT creator OpenAI... msn.com

NewsAI chips & defense contracts

Google, Nvidia and other tech titans sign AI deal with the Pentagon

The Department of Defense said agreements with eight companies would help establish the 'United States military as an AI-first fighting force.' latimes.com

NewsHuawei vs Nvidia in China

Huawei’s AI chip sales surge as Nvidia stalls in China

Huawei is set to capture the largest share of China's AI chip market this year, with sales jumping by at least 60 per cent amid strong demand from Chinese... ft.com

NewsBig Tech custom AI chips / Nvidia competition

Big Tech firms look to make their own AI chips, threatening Nvidia's dominance

It's Big Tech week on Wall Street. On Wednesday, we got quarterly results from Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft, and Amazon. Shocker: They're all still spending a... marketplace.org

NewsBroadcom AI chip revenue growth

Broadcom’s AI Chip Revenue Just Doubled Year Over Year and the CEO Says $100 Billion Is Coming in 2027

Broadcom is up 112% in a year, just posted record quarterly revenue, and guided Q2 dramatically above what Wall Street expected. tikr.com

NewsHuawei AI chips / China market

Huawei expects AI chip revenue to jump at least 60% this year, FT reports

Huawei expects revenue from its AI chips to ​jump at least 60% ‌this year, boosted by strong demand for domestic offerings from ​Chinese companies,... reuters.com

NewsAmazon Trainium chip product sales

Amazon the chip company? Tech giant says it may sell AI chips as a product, not just a cloud service

Amazon plans to sell Trainium AI chips to external customers, putting the cloud giant in competition with Nvidia, a major supplier. businessinsider.com

NewsAmazon custom AI chips growth

Andy Jassy weighs in on the rapid growth of Amazon’s chips business

Amazon's chips business saw nearly 40% quarter-over-quarter growth in Q1, and it has momentum. aboutamazon.com